Grade 1
Unit 3: Intro to Keynote

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:
(A) apply prior knowledge to develop new ideas, products, and processes.

(2) Communication and collaboration. The student collaborates and communicates both locally and globally using digital tools and resources to reinforce and promote learning. The student is expected to:
(D) select, store, and deliver products using a variety of media, formats, devices, and virtual environments.

(3) Research and information fluency. The student acquires and evaluates digital content. The student is expected to:
(A) use search strategies to access information to guide inquiry; and
(C) evaluate the usefulness of acquired digital content.

Enduring Understandings

Essential Questions
Overreaching…
  • Every new breakthrough is grounded in prior knowledge.
  • Knowledge of numerous media formats is essential; the end product determines the format used.
Tropical…
  • The effectiveness of the result is dependent on the search.
  • The relevance or helpfulness of the information is dependent upon the question or problem.
Overreaching…
  • How do I use what I know to explore something new?
  • What is the best way to reach my audience and why?

Tropical…
  • What is the best way to find information?
  • Can I answer the question or problem based on the information I found?

Knowledge 

Skills 
The student will know... 
  • How to use tools to create a presentation.
  • Who their target is and how to communicate to them.
  • How to create a visually pleasing presentation.
  • How to enhance their presentations with visual content.
The student will be able to...
  • Create, save, share and present presentations create in Keynote.
  • Customize their presentations to be appropriate for their audience.
  • Select correct font style types and color for appropriate use.
  • Know how to insert images from Google and Desktop by dragging and dropping.

Performance Tasks  (main subject integration: Social Studies)

  • Goal: The goal is for each student to create a Keynote on Communities.
  • Role: Student
  • Audience: The target audience is the technology and homeroom teacher.  Students will show their Keynote to parents at student lead conferences.
  • Situation: Students will learn and master how to create, save and present a Keynote presentation.
  • Product: The finish Keynote on Communities will include different fonts, size and colors as well as images from  Google.
  • Standard: See Technology Standards