TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM
for Grades 2-5

Ms. Rosen, Technology Teacher

PS 9

 

This serves as a guide only.
Ms. Rosen reserves the right to change/edit/move curriculum units around to adapt to current classroom activities.

 
GRADE 2
GRADE 3
GRADE 4
GRADE 5

September

 
  • Introduction to the Powerbook laptop computer
  • Logging into personal accounts
  • Creating and Saving simple drawings

Reviewing:

  • Logging in
  • Saving and retrieving work
  • STORY ELEMENTS
  • Write a short story and illustrate in MicroWorlds
  • Introduction to the new Macbook laptop computer
  • Exploring some of the new software and features of the Macbook
  • Introduction to the new Macbook laptop computer
  • Exploring some of the new software and features of the Macbook

October

 
  • MicroWorlds paint
  • Simple MicroWorlds text
  • Webquest on HABITATS
  • Exploring software
  • Keyboarding
  • Webquest on WATER
  • Story writing continued
  • Keyboarding
  • Reviewing Internet search skills
  • NEW YORK STATE
  • Reviewing desktop publishing skills by redesigning the New York State seal
  • Creating NY State trivia questions and answers
  • Reviewing Map Skills
  • Keyboarding
  • Reviewing Microsoft WORD desktop publishing skills by creating a middle school porfolio cover
  • MAP SKILLS
  • "Good and Bad Uses of Technology" discussion and writing

November

 
  • NYC Geography research
  • Note taking
  • Keyboarding
  • CHINA/JAPAN exploration
  • Keyboarding
  • NATIVE AMERICANS research
  • Note taking

 
  • Keyboarding
  • POWERPOINT
  • Photobooth activities

December

 
  • NYC Geography research
  • Creating a booklet on NYC
  • Keyboarding
  • CHINA/JAPAN research
  • Creating an AppleWorks poster on China
  • Keyboarding
  • Creating a comparison chart using WORD on NATIVE AMERICANS
  • EXCEL GRAPHS & CHARTS
  • Keyboarding
  • MATH activitiees

January

 
MicroWorlds MUSIC
  • Keyboarding
  • CHINA/JAPAN research
  • Creating an AppleWorks poster on China
  • Keyboarding
  • MATH activities
  • EXCEL FUNCTIONS
  • Keyboarding
  • MATH activitiees

February

 
  • Keyboarding
  • MATH activities
  • Keyboarding
  • MATH activities
  • Keyboarding
  • AUTHOR STUDY
  • Keyboarding
  • EXCEL FUNCTIONS
  • Research

March

 
  • Keyboarding
  • MicroWorlds ANIMATION
  • Keyboarding
  • MEXICO/EGYPT exploration
  • Keyboarding
  • EXPLORERS
  • Keyboarding
  • EXCEL TIMELINE

April

 
  • Keyboarding
  • POETRY exploration
  • Keyboarding
  • MEXICO/EGYPT research
  • Keyboarding
  • EXPLORERS
  • Keyboarding
  • iWeb WEBPAGE Design

May

 
  • Keyboarding
  • Writing and illustrating POETRY
  • Keyboarding
  • Creating a MEXICO/EGYPT presentation in AppleWorks
  • Keyboarding
  • FLASH and SCRATCH
  • Keyboarding
  • FLASH and SCRATCH

June

 
GAME CREATION
GAME CREATION

GAME CREATION,FLASH, GARAGE BAND
GAME CREATION,FLASH, GARAGE BAND