Catlin Gabel

Technology 4

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Unit	Essential Questions	Content	Skills and Processes	Assessment	Resources	Multicultural Dimension
Computer Networks	What is a computer network? What can you access with a network account? What makes a good password? Where is the file server?	Computer networks Ethernet cabling Password complexity and security Catlin Gabel website resources Print status window	Access the file server Log into the network access system Authenticate when printing Distinguish between local and network folders Set a private, secure password	Require some project work to be submitted to the students's file server folder Require some project work to be submitted to the class website Require students to log into various network resources using their new accounts	Campus map showing underground data cable pathways insideCatlin website Moodle course website software Windows file server
Desktop Publishing	What do I hope to accomplish in this course? What work do I think may be challenging? How do I create a printed, multimedia document? Why do computers save files in different formats? How do I find information on the World Wide Web?	Personal reflection about hopes and potential obstacles for the year How to create a multimedia printed document Image file transfer and management A computer integrated digital camera DIfference between file formats for editing and publication (Word doc, ComicLife, PDF) Standard file upload form Detailed information about one northwest native plant Search engines and search terms	Take one or more self-portraits Reflect on one's own learning goals and challenges Create a document in ComicLife and save it to the file server Create a document in Microsoft Word and save it to the file server Transfer image files from website to desktop to application Add digital photos to ComicLife or MS Word document Access and make meaning of a provided website Search for websites of appropriate reading level and relevance using Google Type content into text fields Save document as PDF Post document to class Moodle website	Assess completed work against project rubric (individual projects) Provide formative and summative feedback to students	ComicLife application Moodle website software King County Native Plant Guide website Google	Expression of one's own identity through pictures and words
Graphing Data	How do we analyze data using a computer? What is spreadsheet software? How may we best communicate useful information using graphs?	Definition of a website database Distinction between website and local data storage Excel formulas Different types of graphs (pie, bar, etc.) Differences among productivity applications (word processor, email client, spreadsheet, presentation software) Personal and class reading habits Economics of running a bakery	Add a record to a website database View records in a website database Download data from a website database to Excel Summarize data by counting manually and using the COUNTIF function Write arithmetic functions in Excel to calculate income, expenses and profit/loss Graph data in Excel	Assess Excel spreadsheets and graphs against project rubrics	insideCatlin website Microsoft Excel, including the function reference
Typing	How may we type with speed and accuracy?	Key placement Hand position Common key combinations	Type with speed and accuracy (goal: 10 WPM for fourth grade) Practice common key combinations	Report of progress, speed, and accuracy in All the Right Type activities	All the Right Type application
Email	How may we use email? How may we use email to do great things? What are some common pitfalls of using email?	Outlook Web Access interface Email header fields Responsible use of email Anatomy of an email address	Send and receive email using Outlook Web Access Send to individuals and group lists Identify chain mail and avoid forwarding it Demonstrate awareness of the loss of control of email content once sent	Students are required to submit some class work using email.	Outlook Web Access Common Sense Media "Guiness book" chain email hoax
Presentation Software	How may we use a computer application to best support an oral presentation?	Effective slide design strategies Presentation software applications	Compose a multi-slide, multimedia presentation using Keynote or PowerPoint Deliver an oral presentation to a group, using presentation software as a complement	Presentation documents assessed according to a project rubric	Presentation Zen book and website Apple Keynote software
Programming	How may we use computers to create an interactive animation?	Programming constructs in Scratch: loops, conditional statements, motion, sound, user input, sensing, and others Integrated with the immigration storyline project	Create a simple interactive animation	Work file assessed against a project rubric	Scratch website, instruction cards, tutorials, and examples