STEM Resources
Teacher Robin Harley on the Tech Curriculum
As the Oxford technology teacher, I co-teach with the classroom teacher once a week during computer time for all second and third-grade students.
During this time, every student has their own Chromebook. I lead lessons in online safety and ethics (digital citizenship), computer programming (coding), Google Maps, and online research.
Students also get the opportunity to do independent online math and typing lessons that adjust and keep track of their level and progress. Since the teacher is in the classroom while I am there, we also use the independent student work time to check in and teach individual and small groups of students.
Third grade students learn to:
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Sign on to their own Google account
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Start to use the Google Apps for Education programs to write papers and make presentations
Each fourth and fifth grade teacher now has their own dedicated classroom set of Chromebooks. Students use the Chromebooks for online non-fiction current event reading (Newsela); for videos, maps and research for social studies; and for differentiated math programs (like Front Row, computer programming, Desmos). Students also use the computers for writing, collaboration and presentations. In the upper grades, the Chromebooks are an educational tool that supports all areas of the curriculum. Each teacher and classroom is different, so I support each teacher differently in their process of building a culture of problem solving, persistence, and peer collaboration in their students with appropriate use of technology.
Fourth and fifth grade students learn to:
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Be safe, respectful and responsible when online through 3 Digital Citizenship Lessons
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Use Google Drive and Google Classroom to share and organize their work
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Type one page in a single sitting (15-20 wpm) and develop Keyboarding skills
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Format and edit in order to peer edit, respond to comments, and publish writing using Google Docs
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Research using online library resources
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Organize thinking and make presentations using Google Slides
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Engage in online collaboration through peer comments in Google Docs and Slides
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Use online graphing calculator and differentiated math programs
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