Content Area: Technological Literacy

 

Index: 8.1A Grade 4 CPI 6

 

Standard:8.1 - Computer and Information Literacy

 

Strand: A - Basic Computers Skills and Tools

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 6 - The student will create and present a multimedia presentation using appropriate software.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       Solar System: students research a topic related to the solar system. Students and teacher cooperatively work to develop a rubric for assessing the multimedia presentation to be developed. Students create a storyboard for the presentation, develop the multimedia presentation, present the presentation, and critique student presentations. The teacher may need to model, using the software available, the various steps needed to compete the project.

 

·       Mr./Ms. Z's company has decided to relocate the employee and the family overseas. The employment opportunities exist in Australia, Brazil, China, Kenya, and Switzerland. Your family must make the decision as to the country of preference with a backup alternative. Provide a justification to the human resource department. Be prepared to negotiate a contract that meets career, financial, and personal needs.

 

·       The town has decided to build a new school. Prepare a presentation to convince the local board of education.

 

·       Earth is becoming uninhabitable.

 

·       Current transportation systems consume natural resources and add to pollution and congestion.

 

·       Each content area is emphasized in a joint project by the classroom teacher.  Two students are grouped to present a topic such as a historical person through development of a four to six slide multimedia presentation.

 

·       Caribbean Island Adventure: http://www.nj.gov/njded/aps/cccs/tech/frameworks/

 

 

·       Resources   

Multimedia: World Wide Weather: http://138.47.70.2/FMPro

Multimedia:  You were there! http://138.47.70.2/FMPro

Home Sweet Home: http://cnets.iste.org/students/pf/pf_home_sweet_home.html

Post C@rds from the Net: http://cnets.iste.org/students/pf/pf_postcards_net.html

Communities: http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_book.html

Inventions: http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_book.html

States: http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_book.html

Chocolate Chip Cookies:  To eat or not to eat! http://collier.k12.fl.us/weblessons/cookiewq/index.htm