Elementary Elementary Technology Grade 5
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Pricing Tier
1 - Premium
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Number of Credits
1.0
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Estimated Completion Time
32-36 weeks
Suggested Prerequisites
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Students will develop basic skills in computer science through engaging and age-appropriate content. The course will expose students to concepts such as problem-solving, algorithms, security/privacy/copyright, computer programming basics, and keyboarding skills. Students will learn block-based coding in offline environments. In addition, students will learn about using technology responsibly, being good digital citizens, recognizing cyberbullying, and communicating effectively and safely with technology.Module One: Robot Exploration
-Hardware parts inside a computer
-Maintaining a device
-Graphic organizers to help solve problems
-Accuracy and gross words per minute in keyboarding
-Computer software and application programs
-Instant and delayed communication
-Problem-solving strategies to solve a software problem
-Digital citizenship
-Advantages and disadvantages of social media
-Internet safety
-Boolean searches
Module Two: Communication Zone
-Impacts of social media
-Different types of cyberbullying
-Typing accuracy and gross words per minute
-Boolean searches
-Reliable informative texts
-Conducting research and modifying a list of resources
-Plagiarism
-Note-taking strategies
-Keyboard shortcuts
-Functions, events, loops, iterations, and conditionals in code
-Block-based code
-Debugding errors in code
-Touch-typing
Module Three: Be Social
-Facts and opinions
-Controlling idea
-Microsoft Word Online
-Proper technique when keyboarding
-Data and surveys
-Excel Online spreadsheets
-Publishing a digital artifact
-Keyboarding accuracy and speed
Module Four: Presentation Station
-Working and creating in Scratch
-Creating and editing presentations
-Finding reliable websites to conduct research
-Completing a graphic organizer
-Keyboarding techniques
-PowerPoint Online functions
-Balanced presentation slides
-PowerPoint Online presentations
-Citing source material
-Touch-typing
-Keyboard shortcuts
-Giving, receiving, and applying feedback
-Using proofing tools
-Presentation skills
-Keyboard symbols
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