Grade 4 Technlogy Operations: Tech Skills Checklist & Performance Tasks

Grade 4 Technology Operations

Tech Skills Checklist and Performance Assessment Tasks

Unit Overview

This is a brief description of the unit. It explains the unit's focus and/or theme and provides a summary of what students will learn.

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Content Standards

2007 ISTE Standards Students Links to an external site.

2016 ISTE Standards Students Links to an external site.

Maryland Digital Literacy and Computing Pre-K - 8 Framework **DRAFT** Links to an external site.

Transfer

T1. Students leverage technology to take an an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings	Essential Questions
U4. Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use an troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.	How can I use technology to be productive and solve problems?

Acquisition

Students will know...	Students will be skilled at...
Hardware, Software and OS Basics	Create a duplicate file i.e. Save As, Duplicate, Make a Copy Save file in a different format - i.e. .pdf, .jpg, .mov, .doc, .txt Select and use an appropriate template Multitask to increase productivity - i.e. keyboard shortcuts, multi-function keys, minimize/maximize, trackpad/touchscreen gestures, split screen Use multiple ways to accomplish the same task (i.e.: keyboard shortcuts vs. icons vs. menus) Understand options to view file structure - i.e. icon, list, column
Formatting, Editing, Publishing	Choose appropriate page/slide formatting features - margins, page/slide numbers Digitally share work with others Modify an image in a document
Multimedia	Insert objects such as graphs, charts, and spreadsheets Print multimedia presentations in a variety of formats Select transitions and animations
Spreadsheets and Information Organization	Create a chart or graph Format cell - decimal places, currency, date/time, percent Use filter tool to find specific data/information by field Use sort tool (ascending and descending) Select, move, copy, insert, delete, and format cells, rows, or columns i.e. width, height Select appropriate graph & elements to display data
Peripherals	Download or import digital images or video from a device Use projection devices - i.e.: LCD Use audio devices such as speakers, microphones (including setting input and output sound)
Keyboarding	Type or enter text/numbers combinations Type using two hands Type at least 15 WPM Type words and paragraphs with accuracy and precision

Assessment Evidence

The students will demonstrate their understanding through consistent computer use and by completing a performance task in Google Slides and Google Sheets.
The teacher will collect and evaluate the students responses on the performance tasks to determine if the student is able to apply each technology skill.
The teacher will keep anecdotal records of the observable skills to determine if the student is able to apply each technology skill.
The Grade 4 Technology Skills Checklist will be used to evaluate whether the student is able to apply each technology skill.
The focus of the Grade 4 Performance Task is to provide the teacher a means in which to assess the technology skills checklist as well as help develop students who are productive and problem solvers when using technology in the classroom setting.

Performance Task

Understandings/Skills	Assessment Evidence
Create a duplicate file i.e. Save As, Duplicate, Make a Copy	The student will be able to open the Google Slides/Google Sheets template and make a copy to use.
Save file in a different format - i.e. .pdf, .jpg, .mov, .doc, .txt	The student will be able to download the presentation in a different format.
Select and use an appropriate template	The student will be able to insert a slide, choosing a slide layout that has space to insert two images.
Multitask to increase productivity - i.e. keyboard shortcuts, multi-function keys, minimize/maximize, trackpad/touchscreen gestures, split screen	The student will be able to multitask in a variety of ways to increase productivity.**
Use multiple ways to accomplish the same task (i.e.: keyboard shortcuts vs. icons vs. menus)	The student will be able to visit Google Drive, use the shortcut shift + command + 4 to take two screenshots of Google Drive. One viewing Drive as a list, and the other as a grid. Then insert the screenshots into the Google Slide Presentation.
Understand options to view file structure - i.e. icon, list, column	The student will be able to explain the differences and reasons to view Google Drive as a list or grid.
Choose appropriate page/slide formatting features - margins, page/slide numbers	The student will be able to insert slide numbers for each slide
Digitally share work with others	The student will be able to share the new Google Slides/Google Sheets document with the teacher.
Modify an image in a document	The student will be able to crop the images inserted to show a part of the image.
Insert objects such as graphs, charts, and spreadsheets	The student will be able to select data, choose an appropriate chart type, and insert a chart onto Sheet 1.
Print multimedia presentations in a variety of formats	The student will be able to print the Google Slides presentation with six slides per page.
Select transitions and animations	The student will be able to add transitions to the slides and animations to the objects.
Create a chart or graph	The student will be able to select data, choose an appropriate chart type, and insert a chart onto Sheet 1.
Format cell - decimal places, currency, date/time, percent	The student will be able to format the data cells so that all temperature on Sheet 1 has one decimal point.
Use filter tool to find specific data/information by field	The student will be able to filter the data on Sheet 2 to display only the months that have snowfall.
Use sort tool (ascending and descending)	The student will be able to sort the data so that the first month is on top.
Select, move, copy, insert, delete, and format cells, rows, or columns i.e. width, height	The student will be able to change the width of Column G so that all of the URL address fits on one line.
Select appropriate graph & elements to display data	The student will be able to select data, choose an appropriate chart type, and insert a chart onto Sheet 1.
Download or import digital images or video from a device	The student will be able to download or import digital images or video from a device. (i.e. iPad, Digital Camera)**
Use projection devices - i.e.: LCD	The student will be able to connect to an LCD projector.**
Use audio devices such as speakers, microphones (including setting input and output sound)	The student will be able to set up and use audio devices (i.e. speakers, headsets with microphone) **
Type or enter text/numbers combinations	The student will be able to type their name in the subtitle text box.
Type using two hands	The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to type using two hands with attention to correct hand placement.**
Type at least 15 WPM	The student will be able to type at least 15 Words Per Minute (WPM) on a typing prompt, using typing software, or when completing work where typing is required.
Type words and paragraphs with accuracy and precision	The student will be able to type words and paragraphs with accuracy and precision when completing work where typing is required.
	**Assessment Evidence is Observable

Lesson Plan

The applied skills found on the Grade Four Tech Skills Checklist are designed to be embedded into technology infused lessons taught by both the Technology Teacher and Classroom Teacher. When planning lessons from existing Grade Four curriculum that incorporate technology, the teacher should refer to the Tech Skills Checklist and provide instruction and monitor student progress for developing skills and applied skills. Teachers should collaborate to continue to provide opportunities to practice these skills when appropriate in the Grade Four Curriculum. Below are links to the existing Technology curriculum units as well as other curricular units for Grade Four.

Instructional Resources

Instructional Resources included are all relevant materials for the Grade 4 Tech Skills Checklists and Performance Tasks. This includes:

Document Overviews
Tech Skills Checklist - Multiple Versions, Recording Tools, Data Collection Tools
Performance Tasks - Teacher Directions, Student Directions, Student Samples, Scoresheets
- Task A is Google Slides
- Task B is Google Slides and Google Sheets
- Task C is Google Sheets