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Lessons and Ideas from 1st Grade

[|1st Grade Standard Course of Study]

1.01 Identify, discuss, and represent visually uses of technology (e.g., computers, cell phones, digital cameras) at school and home. 1.02 Identify and discuss physical components of a computing device (e.g., CPU, monitor, keyboard, disk drive, printer, mouse).
 * Review weekly in computer lab and reinforce in the classroom.
 * Introducing what the World Wide Web is using the following activity: Have students in a circle with 1 student in the middle. The student in the middle would have a picture of the world and the students in the circle would have a picture of a computer. The outside students will hold a piece of yarn that will connect to the student in the center- to look like a spicer web. Students will see that computers are networked together and can communicate to each other. Students will then go to their computer and log onto the internet. Go to [|www.lee.k12.nc.us], then the Schools link and explore other school webpages in Lee County to show how we are connected and can see others. Small groups will go to the server room to see how our school is networked. Computer terms covered: WAN- Wide Area Network, LAN- Local Area Network, WWW- World Wide Web, Server, Switches, Network Cable, Address Bar, Internet Filter.
 * Using Pictures from a bulletin board set introduce computer parts. We do this in a group together. When students go back to their computer play Simon Says with computer parts as a review. Each week as students come in class review with a quick game of Simon Says.
 * Using SmartNotebook. Have students drag a computer picture from the gallery to a blank page. Let them change the background color & use the "funky" pens to let students write the computer term. Print.

1.03 Recognize and discuss safe and responsible use and care of technology resources
 * Review weekly in computer lab and reinforce in the classroom

1.04 Discuss ownership of computer-created work.

1.05 Identify graphing as a tool for organizing information.
 * See 1.06

1.06 Identify and discuss graphing software terms/concepts (e.g., graph, patterns, display).
 * Teachers will introduce sorting in classroom using candy ( M&M's, Skittles, Starburst,etc.). Students will record color and how many of each to bring to the computer lab. Students will be introduced to Spreadsheets using NCDesk. They will create a spreadsheet using the data brought from class, create a graph, and print when done. Teachers will model an example BEFORE students come to lab so lab time is for review and working on the computer. Vocabulary covered: spreadsheet, cell, column, row, insert, chart.

1.07 Recognize the rights of ownership of computer-created work of others.

1.08 Recognize the characteristics of multimedia (e.g., text, audio, images, video).

1.09 Identify and discuss multimedia terms/concepts ( e.g., slide/card, link/button, text box, navigate, transition) as a class/group activity.

1.10 Recognize and discuss responsible use of multimedia resources.

1.11 Recognize, discuss, and cite various types of resources as a class.

1.12 Identify and discuss terms/concepts (e.g., bookmarks/favorites, information).

1.13 Identify and discuss ownership of creative work online of individuals/groups/companies and the importance of citing sources as a class.
 * Using the printed snowflake from activity under 2.08 have students write down the website and discuss the importance of citing sources. Vocabulary covered: WWW, Internet, Internet Filter, Copyright

2.01 Use common computing devices and resources in class activities.
 * Done weekly in computer lab and classroom.

2.02 Observe, discuss, and use software to enter, calculate, display data, and interpret results as a class/group.
 * Using the graph created in 1:06 have students analyze/ compare graphs in the class. Ask questions like- How would the graph change if there were 3 more reds? or 2 more greens?

2.03 Identify, discuss, and use word processing as a tool to enter numbers, words, and phrases.
 * Using MS Word have students type their spelling words for the week. If time permits have them also type computer component terms.

2.04 Identify and use basic word processing terms (e.g., file, open, close, menu bar, save, print).
 * Using MS Word students will create a Journal entry to be saved in their home folder. 1st Journal entry will be to type a couple of sentences and then save. Vocabulary covered: word processing, Shift, Enter, Space Bar, ".", File, Save, Home Folder.
 * 2nd Journal entry will be a follow up to class work on GingerBread Man. Students will write about where their GingerBread Man has traveled. Vocabulary covered: review from entry 1, File, Open, Retrieve

2.05 Locate and use letters, numbers, and special keys (e.g., arrow keys, space bar, insert Enter/Return, Backspace, Delete) on the keyboard.
 * See activity 2.03 & 2.04

2.06 Identify, discuss, and use menu/tool bar functions in word processing applications.
 * See activity 2.03 & 2.04

2.07 Use multimedia software to illustrate words/phrases/concepts.

2.08 Explore Internet resources and information using teacher-created bookmarks/favorites and discuss the variety and types of information found as a class activity.
 * Using the website [|www.popularfront.com/snowdays] Students will create their own snowflake and explore webite using their snowflake.

2.09 Use teacher-selected Internet resources/information to identify, discuss, and chart elements that make an online resource useful, appropriate, and safe as a class.


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