Ask a Tech Teacher

1st Grade Technology Ask a Tech Teacher

Second in a series designed to teach technology by integrating it into classroom inquiry. The choice of hundreds of school districts, private schools and homeschoolers around the world, this nine-volume suite is the all-in-one solution to running an effective, efficient, and fun technology program for kindergarten-eighth grade (each grade level textbook sold separately) whether you're the lab specialist, IT coordinator, or classroom teacher. The 236-page year-long technology curriculum (the 6th edition of the curriculum) is designed to be completed in about 45 minutes a week (though this may vary, depending upon your student group). Textbook includes: * 301 images* 4 assessments* 14 pedagogic articles* 24 posters* Grade K-5 wide-ranging Scope and Sequence* Grade K-5 technology curriculum map* 32 weeks of lessons* Certificate of Completion* monthly homework (3rd-8th only)* posters ready to print and hang on your wallsEach lesson is aligned with both Common Core State Standards and National Educational Technology Standards and includes: * academic applications for lessons* additional resources* assessment strategies* big idea* class exit tickets* class warmups* domain-specific vocabulary* emphasis on comprehension/problem-solving/critical * thinking/preparing for career and college* essential question* examples* focus on transfer of knowledge and blended learning, collaboration and sharing * grading rubrics* homework* how to extend learning* materials required* problem solving for lesson* skills required for lesson and learned during lesson* steps to accomplish goals* teacher preparation required* time required to completeScaffolded lesson plans include: * Architecture and Design* Coding/Programming* Cover Pages* Digital Letter Writing* Digital Tools in the Classroom* Fills* Habitats* Holiday Projects* Internet and Digital Citizenship * Internet Pictures * Intro * Intro to Operating Systems* Intro to Spreadsheets Intro to Google Earth* Open House* * Pre-Keyboarding* Problem Solving* Reading on Digital Devices* Shapes * Slideshows* Software* Stories with Comics* Symbols* Tools and Toolbars* Visual Learning and Reading* Word Processing-Intro and projectsIf you purchased the fifth edition of the 1st Grade Technology Curriculum, here's why you should invest your money in an upgrade? Consider these changes: * aligned with computers, iPads, Chromebooks* perfect for both classroom and tech teachers* calls out higher order thinking skills* lists new and scaffolded skills in each lesson* shows academic applications for projects* perfect for project- and skills-based learning* highlights collaboration* warm-up and exit tickets for each lesson* includes a comprehensive list of assessments* lots more images and how-to's* includes curriculum map-by year and m