Fourth Grade Technology: A Comprehensive Curriculum

The 32-week technology curriculum is designed to be completed in about 45 minutes a week (though this may vary, depending upon your student group). Textbook includes:

* 244 images

* 20 assessments

*  30 pedagogic articles

* 20 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 walls

Each 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

* Common Core Standards

* 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

* ISTE Standards

*  materials required

* problem solving for lesson

* skills required for lesson and learned during lesson

* steps to accomplish goals

*  teacher preparation required

*  time required to complete

Scaffolded lesson plans include:

* Analyze Data and Excel Games

* Coding/Programming

*  Digital Citizenship

* Digital Storytelling

* Digital Tools in the Classroom

*  End-of-Year Challenge

* Google Earth

* Graphic Organizers

* Holiday Greetings

* Internet Research

*  Intro and Review

* Keyboarding

* Outlining

* Presentations

* Problem Solving

* Slideshows

* Tables

* Trifolds/Timeline

* Vocabulary Study

What's different from the 6th edition--why should you 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 month

* includes Hour of Code lesson for each grade

Want this book free? Purchase the student workbooks for this grade level. We'll send it to you. Questions? [email protected]