Kidergarten Outline:
Engrained throughout the course will be class discussions on current events, kindergarten interests, technological vocabulary and other supporting subject area material.
Unit 1: 4 classes
Understand the characteristics and scope of technology
a. Nature of technology (creativity & Innovation)
Language Arts, Technology education and Education Technology
1. Good Technology
2. Creating Name Tags
3. Computer Basics
Unit 2: 4 classes
Apply the Design Process
b. Design (critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making)
Science, Engineering and Design
1. Compass Directions
2. Shapes and sizes
3. Build paper houses
4. Organize personal booklet
Unit 3: 4 classes
Recognize political and social effects of technology
c. Citizenship (technology smarts, ethics, society)
Science, Visual and Performing Art
1. Illustrate a Story
2. Roar of the Crowd
3. Safety in Technology
4. Lets help children
Unit 4: 4 classes
Use and maintain technological products and systems
d. Systems (research and information fluency)
Mathematics, Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
1. Creativity and Innovation
2. Critical Thinking
3. Decision Making
4. A Technological Society
Unit 5: 4 classes
Identify the role of society in the use of technology
e. Culture (communication and collaboration)
Social Studies and World Languages
1. Research Design
2. Collaboration
3. Adding Resources
4. Show Design
Understand the characteristics and scope of technology
a. Nature of technology (creativity & Innovation)
Language Arts, Technology education and Education Technology
1. Good Technology
2. Creating Name Tags
3. Computer Basics
Unit 2: 4 classes
Apply the Design Process
b. Design (critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making)
Science, Engineering and Design
1. Compass Directions
2. Shapes and sizes
3. Build paper houses
4. Organize personal booklet
Unit 3: 4 classes
Recognize political and social effects of technology
c. Citizenship (technology smarts, ethics, society)
Science, Visual and Performing Art
1. Illustrate a Story
2. Roar of the Crowd
3. Safety in Technology
4. Lets help children
Unit 4: 4 classes
Use and maintain technological products and systems
d. Systems (research and information fluency)
Mathematics, Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
1. Creativity and Innovation
2. Critical Thinking
3. Decision Making
4. A Technological Society
Unit 5: 4 classes
Identify the role of society in the use of technology
e. Culture (communication and collaboration)
Social Studies and World Languages
1. Research Design
2. Collaboration
3. Adding Resources
4. Show Design