2nd+Grade


 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * K-1**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * K-1**
 * Collaboration**
 * K-1**
 * K-1**
 * K-1**









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Grade appropriate vocabulary Print rich environment Text to picture association Letter sound recognition



Keyboarding skills Mouse control Internet image search Cut and paste Presentation skills PowerPoint skills Projects published on the Internet Blogging


 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**


 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 2nd Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 2nd Grade**
 * 2nd Grade**
 * 2nd Grade**
 * 2nd Grade**









Introduction to Internet Literacy Citing Resources Components of a non-fiction book: Table of contents Glossary Introduction and dedication Index Reading and understanding pictures Animal Research Fact versus opinion Scientific explanation Writing process Interpreting, Venn Diagrams



Keyboarding skills Mouse control Internet image search Cut and paste Presentation skills PowerPoint skills Word processing skills Internet search skills Recording voice Printing and scanning Projects published on the Internet Blogging


 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**


 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 3rd Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 3rd Grade**
 * 3rd Grade**
 * 3rd Grade**
 * 3rd Grade**









Validating sites Citing resources

Components of a non-fiction Weather Observation Interpreting illustrations Writing process Comparing and contrasting the way people live in different communities Geography skills Interview skills



Keyboarding skills Mouse control Internet image search Cut and paste Presentation skills Think.com skills Uploading picture, audio and files to webpage Google Earth 3D weather globe GLOBE program Using iPod Podcasting Blogging

Partnering with classes around the world Online global communication Skype e-pals Think.com Region 4 Website Blogging Web based Think.com Group Project 4th Grade









Information Literacy Validating sites Citing resources

Interpreting illustrations Writing process Comparing and contrasting the way people live in different communities Geography skills Interview skills Historical perspective

Using iPod Podcasting Blogging Think.com skills Uploading picture, audio and files to webpage iMovie

Region 4 Wiki e-pals Skype Blogging Think.com Group Project Region 4 Wiki 5th Grade









Information Literacy Validating sites Citing resources

Interpreting illustrations Writing process Comparing and contrasting the way people live in different communities Geography skills Interview skills



Cut and paste Presentation skills Think.com skills Uploading picture, audio and files to webpage Google Earth iMovie Movie Maker

Partnering with classes around the world Online global communication WebPlay.com Think.com Region 4 Website

Projects published on the Internet 5th Grade partner classes in England Think.com Group Project
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 6th Grade**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 6th Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 6th Grade**
 * 6th Grade**
 * 6th Grade**
 * 6th Grade**









Validating ownership Websites Archived websites Citing web resources Search engines Primary source documents Research skills Culture connections

Reading, analyze, synthesize Map skills (political, economic and geographical) Bloom’s taxonomy Project based learning Current events Develop higher order and critical thinking, compare and contrast, use and choose graphic organizers (T chart, compare/contrast, Venn Diagrams)

Map skills World history: Geography, Topography, Social, Cultural, Economics, Government Accessing Internet, Knowledge Community, PowerPoint skills, Office skills, Google Earth Knowledge Community, world-wide school partnerships, Blogs, ePals, Knowledge Community
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 7th Grade**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 7th Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 7th Grade**
 * 7th Grade**
 * 7th Grade**
 * 7th Grade**









Internet vocabulary, evaluation of websites, ownership of websites, history, url extensions, proper citation and documentation, copyright issues, issues of plagiarism and ownership, webquests Protocols for online communication, blogging, WebQuest format (introduction, task, process, resources, evaluation), creating and using rubrics,

Blogging, creating webpages, design issues, image editing, hyperlinking, file management, Skype, webquests, Internet safety Webquests posted on the Internet, Blogs, Skype, Sharing webquests, blogs between region 4 schools
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 8th Grade**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 8th Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 8th Grade**
 * 8th Grade**
 * 8th Grade**
 * 8th Grade**









Understanding a web address, evaluating websites, Internet searches, choosing appropriate search engine, copyright and plagiarism issues, citing sources, research skills Locating information using a variety of sources, writing process, writing for a specific audience, effective questioning techniques, creating storyboards and scripts, understanding multiple perspective, voice and diction, effective use of dialogue, images, visual perspective, and audio to communicate Social Studies and multidisciplinary Capturing, downloading and importing pictures, audio, video, creating and editing video using iMovie and MovieMaker, design techniques, word processing skills, presentation skills, data and file management, effective use of technology peripherals, use of video and digital cameras, recording narration, navigating the Internet, Internet safety, stages of video production Projects are published on the Internet Blogging, collaboration between technology specialists and classroom teachers, working with Marco Torres
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 9th Grade**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 9th Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 9th Grade**
 * 9th Grade**
 * 9th Grade**
 * 9th Grade**









Finding primary source documents, validating sites, proper citation of sources, determines accuracy, authenticity and relevance of information Answering document based questions, interpreting primary source documents, comparing and contrasting point of view, answering, supporting opinion with facts and examples, read and interpret data derived from multiple sources Global History 1 and 2, Geography Presentation skills, Google Earth, Blogging, data and file management Blog Blogging, Asking questions that support good discussion, Collaboration with teachers and students across Region 4
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 10th Grade**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 10th Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 10th Grade**
 * 10th Grade**
 * 10th Grade**
 * 10th Grade**









Finding primary source documents, validating sites, proper citation of sources, determines accuracy, authenticity and relevance of information Answering document based questions, interpreting primary source documents, comparing and contrasting point of view, answering, supporting opinion with facts and examples, read and interpret data derived from multiple sources Global Studies 3/4, Geography Presentation skills, Google Earth, Blogging, data and file management ePals Blogging, Asking questions that support good discussion, Collaboration with teachers and students across Region 4
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * Digital Documentaries**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * Digital Documentaries**
 * Collaboration**
 * Digital Documentaries**
 * Digital Documentaries**
 * Digital Documentaries**
 * Digital Documentaries**











Understanding a web address, evaluating websites, Internet searches, choosing appropriate search engine, copyright and plagiarism issues, citing sources, research skills Locating information using a variety of sources, writing process, writing for a specific audience, effective questioning techniques, creating storyboards and scripts, understanding multiple perspective, voice and diction, effective use of dialogue, images, visual perspective, and audio to communicate Multidisciplinary Capturing, downloading and importing pictures, audio, video, creating and editing video using iMovie and MovieMaker, design techniques, word processing skills, presentation skills, data and file management, effective use of technology peripherals, use of video and digital cameras, recording narration, navigating the Internet, Internet safety, stages of video production Projects are published on the Internet Blogging, collaboration between technology specialists and classroom teachers
 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * Math A**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * Math A**
 * Collaboration**
 * Math A**
 * Math A**
 * Math A**
 * Math A**






















 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * Foreign Language 1**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * Foreign Language 1**
 * Collaboration**
 * Foreign Language 1**
 * Foreign Language 1**
 * Foreign Language 1**
 * Foreign Language 1**






















 * Information Literacy**
 * Nonfiction Literacy**
 * Core Curriculum Content**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 12th Grade**
 * Technology Skills**
 * Global Communication**
 * Collaboration**
 * 12th Grade**
 * Collaboration**
 * 12th Grade**
 * 12th Grade**
 * 12th Grade**
 * 12th Grade**









Locate, evaluate and collect information from a variety of sources, Processing data and recording results, testing and observation, comparing, contrasting and interpreting results, evaluating cause and effect vs. correlation, interpreting causes for different results, interview skills, solving problems in the real world, drawing logical conclusions, putting data into your own worlds, Interdisciplinary led by Science Google Earth, Spreadsheets and tables All results are posted and blogged Blogs, collaboration between Region 4 teachers and students