3rd Grade
From FAS Curriculum
Introduced Technology Curriculum Page
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1. Basic Operations and Concepts.
a. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
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3. Students recognize and discuss the need for security applications (e.g., virus detection, spam defense, popup blockers, firewalls) to help protect information and to keep the system functioning properly.
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2. Social, ethical, and human issues.
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b. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
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2. Students discuss basic issues regarding appropriate and inappropriate uses of technology (e.g., copyright, privacy, file sharing, spam, viruses, plagiarism) and related laws.
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3. Technology productivity tools.
a. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
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2. Students know how to insert various objects (e.g., photos, graphics, sound, video) into wordprocessing documents, presentations, or web documents.
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4. Technology communications tools
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b. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
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1. Students use a variety of media and formats to create and edit products (e.g., presentations, newsletters, brochures, web pages) to communicate information and ideas to various audiences.
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2. Students identify how different forms of media and formats may be used to share similar information, depending on the intended audience (e.g., presentations for classmates, newsletters for parents).
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5. Technology research tools
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b. Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
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5c. Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
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2. Students compare and contrast the functions and capabilities of the word processor, database, and spreadsheet
for gathering data, processing data, performing calculations, and reporting results.
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Taught
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1. Basic Operations and Concepts.
a. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
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1. Students discuss ways technology has changed life at school and at home.
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b. Students are proficient in the use of technology.
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2. Students know proper keyboarding positions and touch-typing techniques.
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3. Students manage and maintain files on a hard drive or the network.
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4. Students demonstrate proper care in the use of hardware, software, peripherals, and storage media.
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5. Students know how to exchange files with other students using technology (e.g., e-mail attachments, network file sharing, diskettes, flash drives).
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6. Students identify which types of software can be used most effectively for different types of data, for different information needs, or for conveying results to different audiences.
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7. Students identify search strategies for locating needed information on the internet.
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8. Students proofread and edit writing using appropriate resources (e.g., dictionary, spell check, grammar check, grammar references, writing references) and grade level appropriate checklists both individually and in groups.
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2. Social, ethical, and human issues.
a. Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
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1. Students identify cultural and societal issues relating to technology.
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2. Students discuss how information and communication technology supports collaboration, productivity, and lifelong learning.
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3. Students discuss how various assistive technologies can benefit individuals with disabilities.
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4. Students discuss the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, and bias of electronic information sources.
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b. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
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1. Students discuss scenarios describing acceptable and unacceptable uses of technology (e.g., computers, digital cameras, cell-phones, PDAs, wireless connectivity) and describe consequences of inappropriate use.
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3. Students use age-appropriate citing of sources for electronic reports.
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4. Students identify appropriate kinds of information that should be shared in public chat rooms.
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5. Students identify safety precautions that should be taken while on-line.
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3. Technology productivity tools.
a. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
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1. Students know how to use menu options in applications to print, format, add multimedia features; open, save, manage files; and use various grammar tools (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, spell-checker).
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3. Students use a variety of technology tools and applications to promote their creativity.
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4. Students understand that existing (and future) technologies are the result of human creativity.
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4. Technology communications tools
a. Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
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1. Students use basic telecommunication tools (e.g., e-mail, WebQuests, IM, blogs, chat rooms, web conferencing) for collaborative projects with other students.
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6. Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools
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b. Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.
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1. Students use information and communication technology tools (e.g., calculators, probes, videos, DVDs, educational software) to collect, organize, and evaluate information to assist with solving real-life problems (personal or community).
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Mastery
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1. Basic Operations and Concepts.
a. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
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2. Students discuss ways technology has changed life at school and at home.
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