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The main focus of the kindergarten computer curriculum is to introduce beginning mouse and keyboarding skills using educational resources online. Guided and modeled instruction will be followed by guided and assisted activities. Students will regularly and consistently work with letters and numbers to strengthen letter recognition and basic keyboard literacy.
The main focus of the first grade computer curriculum is to further develop students’ mouse and keyboarding skills using educational resources online. Guided and modeled instruction will be followed by guided and assisted activities. Students will regularly and consistently work with letters and numbers to strengthen language arts and math abilities. Students will begin the process of navagating websites and web browsers.
In second grade the computer curriculum begins to focus on learning about the keyboard. Students will actively engage in a variety of lessons that strengthen their computer literacy skills while complementing students regular second grade curriculum. Student begin testing online in second grade, and a goal of the computer science curriculum is to make sure that their test scores reflect their natural ability, and are not hindered by the use of technology. Students also begin to learn about computer science and how computers work.
In third grade student begin training with our typing program in hopes that they can, with guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills), as well as to interact and collaborate with others. Keyboarding instruction will take place in a guided classroom setting. Curriculum will be supported by several interactivities online, and students will begin using Microsoft word to showcase their writing abilities.
The fourth grade curriculum focuses on keyboarding. Students are encouraged to practice independently both during class and at home. Each student will have an account that will record their progress. Students will be able to use technology to produce and publish writing using keyboarding, as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 4th grade curriculum will be supported by several activities, but the main focus of 4th grade is keyboarding.
The fifth grade curriculum continues teaching keyboarding, encouraging students to practice independently both during class and at home. Student accounts will be saved from the previous year, and progress will continue to be tracked. Students will be introduced to several intermediate concepts of Google classroom and Google documents. Fifth grade curriculum will be supported by several online activities, and fifth graders will be able to join Mr. Radowski's Computer Science club, which will me after school starting in April.