GRADES 7 AND 8

COVER | INTRODUCTION | PHILOSOPHY

CUMULATIVE PROGRESS INDICATORS

Technology Awareness | Keyboarding | Word Processing | Spreadsheets | Multimedia | Database | Graphics | Communications

GRADES 5 AND 6

GRADES 7 AND 8 | Resources

Vocabulary
NJ Technology Standards
ISTE Standards
CIPA
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Instructional Focus: Technology Awareness/Skills

CCCS: 8-1 (Computer and Information Literacy)

All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

CCCS: 8.2 (Technology Education)

All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Goal: Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, connectivity, and of practical applications to learning and problem solving. (NET Standards 1.1, 1.9,2,3, 5.8, 6.8, 6,9)

Objective: The learner will…

Assessment Choices

Integrated Projects

Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts, underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and the practical applications to learning and problem solving. Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish and support a variety of tasks and solve problems. Recognize, discuss, and follow acceptable use guidelines for use of personal and copyrighted media as a class/group.

Teacher observation Student activities

(Skills integrated in other area projects)

Instructional Focus: Word Processing

CCCS: 8-1 (Computer and Information Literacy)

All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

CCCS: 8.2 (Technology Education)

All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Goal: Develop effective and efficient use of word processing applications. (NET Standards 2.3, 3.4, 4.6, 5.4, 5.6, 6.6)

Objective: The learner will…

Assessment Choices

Integrated Projects

Design, develop, publish, and present products using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts. Utilize content-specific tools and software to support learning and research. Recognize, discuss, and follow acceptable use guidelines for use of personal and copyrighted media as a class/group.

Rubric/checkbric Oral response Teacher observation Peer conferencing

Business letter Defend body parts Letters to the editor-persuasive Personal letter Thank you notes Research paper Diseases, country reports Biographies Narrative/essay Restaurant review, personal narrative, persuasive essay Current events Poetry Popup poetry, biographies of poets, publish a poetry portfolio Outlines Research papers and debates Footnotes Book projects Create a book jacket Bibliographies Lab Reports

Instructional Focus: Spreadsheets

CCCS: 8-1 (Computer and Information Literacy)

All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

CCCS: 8.2 (Technology Education)

All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Goal: Develop effective and efficient use of spreadsheet applications. (NET Standards 2.3, 3.4, 3.5, 6.5, 6.8, 6.9)

Objective: The learner will…

Assessment Choices

Integrated Projects

Create/modify spreadsheets and graphs/charts to analyze and interpret data for content assignments. Use spreadsheet and graphing terms/concepts to present and explain and support content area assignments. Recognize, discuss, and follow acceptable use guidelines for use of personal and copyrighted media as a class/group.

Rubric/Checkbric Oral response Teacher observation

Lab report data Live goldfish lab Census results Population charts Budgeting Travel expenses Personal budget Calculate formulas Math and science formulas Graphic organizers Prewriting tool e.g. venn diagram Compare and contrast Create various charts to analyze data Health, science, math using bar, pie and Line graphs

Instructional Focus: Multimedia Presentations

CCCS: 8-1 (Computer and Information Literacy)

All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

CCCS: 8.2 (Technology Education)

All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Goal: Develop effective and efficient use of multimedia/presentation applications. (NET Standards 2.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.6, 4.7)

Objective: The learner will…

Assessment Choices

Integrated Projects

Plan, design, and create a multimedia project to present content information. Demonstrate knowledge of multimedia by evaluating and using terms/concepts to describe and explain content projects/products. Recognize, discuss, and follow acceptable use guidelines for use of personal and copyrighted media as a class/group.

Rubric/Checkbric Oral response Student activity Teacher observation

Research Project Presentation Country report, disease report Book project Commercials World Language – advertise a country Travel brochure World Language LA – tie into books Talk shows Presidential election Literature circle, book circle day Advertisements Persuasive writing, anti-drug commercial, proper ways to exercise Rap video Cell theory rap

Instructional Focus: Database

CCCS: 8-1 (Computer and Information Literacy)

All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

CCCS: 8.2 (Technology Education)

All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Goal: Develop effective and efficient use of database applications. (NET Standards 2.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.6, 5.4, 5.8, 6.8, 6.9,)

Objective: The learner will…

Assessment Choices

Integrated Projects

Demonstrate knowledge of why databases are used to collect, organize, and report information in a variety of settings. Cite and evaluate sources of information used in content area databases. Use database terms, concepts, functions and operations to compile, analyze, and report information and problem solve in content area assignments. Recognize, discuss, and follow acceptable use guidelines for use of personal and copyrighted media as a class/group.

Rubric/Checkbric Oral response Teacher observation

Review database LA – Book reviews Inventory database Science – organisms in land Lab data database Science labs Math database Social Studies database Middle Eastern Countries Health disease information Surveys (as part of persuasive writing)

Instructional Focus: Graphics Applications

CCCS: 8-1 (Computer and Information Literacy)

All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

CCCS: 8.2 (Technology Education)

All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Goal: Develop effective and efficient use of graphics applications. (NET Standards-2.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.6, 4.7, 6.8)

Objective: The learner will…

Assessment Choices

Integrated Projects

Integrate word and graphic images in print and electronic media. Demonstrate a working knowledge of computer software programs, digital photography, and scanner technology. Create/Modify graphical images to be used in content related projects. Recognize, discuss, and follow acceptable use guidelines for use of personal and copyrighted media as a class/group.

Rubric/Checkbric Oral response Teacher observation

Web Page Research reports Current events – download pictures Newspapers Book Reports Time Periods or historical events Book illustrations Book reports and children’s books Maps Bookmarks Timeline Time periods, book projects, evolution Cartoons/comic strips Editorial cartoons, book project Graphic organizers Book projects Collage Book project, poetry, restaurant review, election, autobiographical Scale drawings geometry, ratios and proportions, maps, Art-CAD Create a menu Travel brochure ABC organizer Book projects

Instructional Focus: Communications

CCCS: 8-1 (Computer and Information Literacy)

All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

CCCS: 8.2 (Technology Education)

All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Goal: Develop effective and efficient use of communications applications. (NET Standards-2.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.10, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10).

Objective: The learner will…

Assessment Choices

Integrated Projects

Evaluate the quality of published documents/projects for content, design, and appropriate use of resources. Evaluate internet resources and information for content usefulness in content area assignments. Recognize, discuss, and follow acceptable use guidelines for use of personal and copyrighted media as a class/group.

Rubric/Checkbric Oral response Teacher observation

Scavenger hunts Social studies Health/PE Language Arts Web Quests Research papers Oral presentations Current events Biographies