Grade 4
Unit 1: Advance Google Drive & Apps

Standards Assessed
(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:
(A) draft, edit, and publish products in different media individually and collaboratively.

(3) Research and information fluency. The student acquires and evaluates digital content. The student is expected to:
(B) collect and organize information from a variety of formats, including text, audio, video, and graphics.

(5) Digital citizenship. The student practices safe, responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using digital tools and resources. The student is expected to:
(F) practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

(6) Technology operations and concepts. The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of technology systems, concepts, and operations. The student is expected to:
(B) manipulate files using appropriate naming conventions; file management, including folder structures and tagging; and file conversions.

Enduring Understandings

Essential Questions
Overreaching…
  • Students should acquire information in various formats as part of any process.
  • Students work together using technology to create products for different media.
Tropical…
  • The way a student conducts him or herself using technologies has a significant impact on themselves and the lives of others.
  • Files should be saved in a manner that is easily navigable.
Overreaching…
  • How do I gather and categorize my information to evaluate it?
  • How can I collaborate with others to complete my product?
Tropical…
  • How do I work to take care of myself and others in the digital world?
  • Have I saved my project to a place I can find it on any computer in the district or at home and use it?

Knowledge 

Skills 
The student will know... 
  • How to evaluate and categorize information off the internet for reliable content.
  • How to correctly collaborate online as a valuable team member.
  • Understand and practice online social norms and etiquette.
  • Understand and practice good desktop management.
The student will be able to...
  • Be able to sort information off the internet and know what is reliable and what is not.
  • Be able to correctly edit shared documents on Google Drive.
  • Know how to be a good online citizen by showing respect and responsibly.
  • Know why it is important to use correct file names and to save their work in their folders.

Performance Tasks  (main subject integration: all subjects)

  • Goal: Students will be able to operate different Web 2.0 tools to complete academic tasks (homeroom collaboration).
  • Role: Student
  • Audience: Teachers, parents and student peers
  • Situation: Students will create user-generated content that demonstrates their learning and knowledge of the particular academic subjects.
  • Product: A well organized Google Drive that can be used an e-portfolio during student led conferences.
  • Standard: See Technology Standards.