Unit 1: Meeting Challenges (Tied to ISTE Standard 3)
Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks
d. Process data and report results
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks
d. Process data and report results
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Report Card Learning Targets
I can... • Engage effectively in conversations by coming prepared, following discussion rules, building upon other’s ideas, draw conclusions, and summarize key ideas • Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding by quoting accurately when referring to the text and drawing inferences • Recognize and compare structures in texts (e.g., sequence, character, digital sources) • Write informational texts to convey ideas with supporting details, quotations, and specific vocabulary • Use context clues, affixes, and roots to determine the meaning of vocabulary words and phrases • Recognize and apply grade-level phonics in multi-syllable words |
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Unit 2: Doing the Right Thing (Tied to ISTE Standard 6)
Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
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I can...
• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding by quoting accurately when referring to the text and drawing inferences • Identify and summarize main ideas and key details • Write narrative text to develop real or imagined experiences with a well-developed conclusion • Use grammar skills when writing or speaking • Apply grade level spelling when writing |
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Unit 3: Inventors and Artists (Tied to ISTE Standard 4)
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
a. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
d. Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions
a. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
d. Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions
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I can ...
• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding by quoting accurately when referring to the text and drawing inferences • Identify and summarize main ideas and key details • Write opinion pieces using ordered reasons supported by facts and details • Use technology to produce and publish writing • Use grammar skills when writing or speaking |
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Unit 4: Adapting (Tied to ISTE Standard 2)
Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures
d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures
d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
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I can ...
• Engage effectively in conversations by coming prepared, following discussion rules, building upon other’s ideas, draw conclusions, and summarize key ideas • Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding by quoting accurately when referring to the text and drawing inferences • Describe and analyze points of view • Use context clues, affixes, and roots to determine the meaning of vocabulary words and phrases • Recognize and apply grade-level phonics in multisyllable words |
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Unit 5: Adventures (Tied to ISTE Standard 5)
Digital Citizenship: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
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I can...
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Unit 6: The Unexpected (Tied to ISTE Standard 1)
Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
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Report Card Learning Targets
I can... • Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding by quoting accurately when referring to the text and drawing inferences • Identify and summarize main ideas and key details • Write narrative text to develop real or imagined experiences with a well-developed conclusion • Use grammar skills when writing or speaking • Apply grade level spelling when writing |
Suggested Technology Enabled Activities, Websites, Projects, Apps
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