Grade 1
Unit 2: Intro to Pages

Standards Assessed
(1) Creativity and innovation. The student uses creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge and develop digital products. The student is expected to:
(D) create and execute steps to accomplish a task; and
(E) evaluate and modify steps to accomplish a task.

(3) Research and information fluency. The student acquires and evaluates digital content. The student is expected to:
(B) use research skills to build a knowledge base regarding a topic, task, or assignment.

(6) Technology operations and concepts. The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of technology systems, concepts, and operations. The student is expected to:
(E) use proper keyboarding techniques such as ergonomically correct hand and body positions appropriate for Kindergarten-Grade 2 learning.

Enduring Understandings

Essential Questions
Overreaching…
  • Identifying the steps will help you accomplish the task.
  • Self-assessment and revision are necessary to ensure a finished product.
Tropical…
  • Research is a process of creating and answering a question or solving a problem.
  • Workstation setup and student postures contribute to increased productivity.
Overreaching…
  • What do I have to do to complete this project?
  • In what ways is my project good?


Tropical…
  • What skills do I need to use to answer the question or problem?
  • How does the way I sit and use my hands help finish the assignment?

Knowledge 

Skills 
The student will know... 
  • Every project requires use of keyboard and mouse skills.
  • Students word process the Grade 1 research task final document.
  • Determine the benefits of a wide range of digital tools by using them to solve problems.
The student will be able to...
  • Demonstrate effective input of text and data using an input device.
  • Create a document with text formatting and graphics using a word processing program.
  • Creating, saving and printing Pages files with text and images.

Performance Tasks  (main subject integration: Literacy)

  • Goal: The goal is to provide personalized learning to each student, each student will write a letter to Santa Claus.
  • Role: Student
  • Audience: The target audience is the Santa Claus.  The letter to Santa that will be display on the Winter Arts Day.
  • Situation: Students will learn and master a specific content learned in class.
  • Product: She/He will write a letter to Santa in Pages, using the correct font/size and color. Student will insert images into the letter.
  • Standard: See Technology Standards