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We make every opportunity to take the NJCCCS for Technology and correlate them with Social Studies and Science units and create developmentally appropriate programs for each grade level.

Use basic technology vocabulary

Use basic features of an operating system – (ex: accessing programs, identifying and selecting a printer, finding help)

Create and present a multimedia presentation using appropriate software.
Use a graphic organizer
Identify and use web browsers, search engines, and directories to obtain information to solve real world problems.

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Understand the rules of the computer lab
Discuss the common uses of computer applications and identify their advantages and disadvantages
Use basic technology vocabulary

Identify the parts of a computer: keyboard, numeric keypad, monitor, tower, mouse, scrolling button, mouse pad, floppy drive, floppy disk, CD-ROM drive, CD, hard drive, speakers, microphone, volume controls, power buttons, printer, and scanner. Understand the difference between hardware and software.

Use a computer mouse to click, double-click, right click, and drag & drop.
Understand when to click, double-click, or right click.

Use basic features of an operating system: accessing programs, identifying and selecting a printer, finding help

Input and access text and data, using appropriate keyboarding techniques or other output devices
Use a graphic organizer

Produce and interpret a simple graph or chart by entering and editing data on a prepared spreadsheet template.

Create and present a multimedia presentation using appropriate software.

Suggested Links:	R.I.F. Read Aloud Stories	Highlights for Kids
ABCya	ABC Match	Rhyme Time This may take a moment
Flower Presentation	Honey & Bees	Dance Mat Typing

2nd Grade:

Second grade we continue with -

Use basic technology vocabulary
Input and access text and data, using appropriate keyboarding techniques or other output devices

Use basic features of an operating system including -accessing programs, identifying and selecting a printer, and finding help
Use a graphic organizer
Produce and interpret a simple graph or chart by entering and editing data on a prepared spreadsheet template
Identify and use web browsers, search engines, and directories to obtain information to solve real world problems
Locate specific information by searching a database
Create and present a multimedia presentation using appropriate software

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Printing Press
from: Read, Write, Think

Yahoo Kids

My President's Research:
Smithsonian - Presidents		Presidents
Presidents' Biographies	Social Studies for Kids - Presidents
My President was the first president to:	A secret about my president: Jan Brett Computer Games		My president's kids:

3rd Grade:

The third grade curriculum continues to build upon skills taught in K - 2 and includes units entitled: Then & Now - which focuses on a study and comparison of Native American cultures of yesterday with our own culture today. Students will learn to use a word processing program to fulfill most of this units requirements. Simple Machines – which examines different types of simple machines and how they are used in the real world. In this unit students will be introduced to a spreadsheet application. Rain Forest – Students will study rainforest plants and animals as they learn a presentation application. In addition, at 3^rd grade, we continue to build upon the skills covered in grades K-2; including the basics in keyboarding, how to save our work by creating folders in My Documents, and opening and closing programs, etc…
Helpful Sites	Native American Chart
Edheads Simple Machines		What Is A Simple Machine-
Lift the Baby Hippo
Rainforest Scavenger Hunt		Passport to the Rainforest
Biomes

4th Grade:

The fourth grade curriculum continues to build upon skills taught in K - 3 and includes units entitled:

· Inventions - Students will continue with their word processing skills, internet research and be introduced to a publishing application. Students will learn alternative uses for a spreadsheet application.

· Money, Money, Money - Students will continue to develop their skills in word processing, internet research,

· Undersea Excursion - Students will conduct research and then expand on their skill from last year for a presentation on different ocean habitats.

· Regions of the USA - Students will apply all of their skills as they travel to a different region of the United States.

In addition students continue to build upon the skills covered in grades K-3; including keyboarding skills, creating and saving files in My Documents and scanning and skimming internet pages for information.

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How well do you remember the buttons in Microsoft Word?

All About Me!

	Stately Knowledge	Fifty States
	NJ Kid's Hangout	The US 50


Invention Scavenger Hunt
Question 1	Question 2a & 2b	Question 3	Question 4
Question 5	Question 6	Question 7	Question 8
Oceanography
Monterey Bay Aquarium		Planet Ocean
E-Nature Field Guide		Enchanted Leaning Oceans
Kids Do Ecology
Biomes		Ocean Habitats

5th Grade:

The fifth grade curriculum continues to build upon skills taught in K - 4 and includes units entitled:

· Reporting the Weather - Students will conduct research on hurricanes as they publish a newsletter.

· The Incredible Journey ( Solar System) - Students will do research as they extend their skills for working on a presentation of their given topic.

· Creating Revolutionary War WebPages - After conducting research students will use one of the applications to create a webpage.

· Biomes - Students will strive to use all of their skills in this unit which encompasses all of the applications they have been working on in their elementary career.

The Solar System

Solar System Scavenger Hunt

Kids Cosmos

Space Today

Sites for Research

Windows To the Universe

The Nine Planets

Views of the Planets

Constellations SkyMap

Star Child

Ancient Greek Gods & Goddesses

Stories of the Zodiac

Constellations

Astronomy and the Universe

Kids Konnect Constellations

Pictures of the Planets

Cool Cosmos

Solar System

Environmental Links
Biomes	E-Nature Field Guides		Plants
Enchanted Learning	National Geographic		Kids Planet
Tree Identification	GCU Pinelands		Pinelands Plants
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in New Jersey		Oceans, Wetlands, Coral Reefs, Rivers

Weather Links
Weather Wiz Kids	Severe Weather Worksheets		Deadliest & Costliest Hurricanes
FEMA for Kids	NASA's Hurricane		NOAA Hurricanes
NOAA Hurricane Preparedness	Into the Eye of a Hurricane		Tornado!
NASA Hurricane Image Catalog			NOAA Hurricane Image Catalog
Weather Eye - Climate		Web Weather for Kids
Nor'eastern		Weather Channel - Climate

Science of Sports Links
Aerodynamics In Sports Equipment		The Science of Skateboarding
Roller Coaster Science	The Science of Baseball	Roller Coaster Physics

Social Studies Links
Colonial Williamsburg	Colonial Kids	Smart Fun
Liberty Kids	Ben's Guide to US Government
History Place	Early America	America's Story
Spies of the American Revolution		Revolutionary War

This page last updated:

09/05/2010

Kate Honan

Manchester Township School District

Technology Teacher

Gifted & Talented Teacher

Contact:

Ridgeway

732-323-0800

Whiting

732-350-4994

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My President's Research:

Invention Scavenger Hunt

Oceanography