In today's world, technology skills are a must. Some elementary schools require the regular classroom teacher to teach technology, while others have technology staff available. Technology goes hand in hand with everything we do. This course focuses on how to teach technology while encompassing the curriculum from the regular classroom. These technology activities will strengthen each student's technology ability from the student who knows little to the student who is an expert. Activities are fun and motivating, so all students can experience the success which is vital to keeping their interest.

A variety of programs are used in this course. Many of these programs, schools already have available. Programs used in this course include: Kid Pix Deluxe (any version will do), Internet Explorer (or other browser), Keynote (PowerPoint may be used in its place), iMovie, AppleWorks (or Microsoft Word), and HyperStudio.

Many templates are also included with this course. Templates may be downloaded for students to use and manipulate. All activities in this course have been used with students at the suggested grade level. Technology is not just a course of its own. Technology is all about integration.

Table of Contents:

Grade 1

1. Introduction to Computer Components and Software
2. The Five Senses
3. Weather
4. Alphabet Book
5. Light and Sound
6. George Washington
7. Bats
8. Communities
9. Authors
10. Dinosaurs
11. Mother's Day
12. Animals

Grade 2

1. All About Me
2. Numerals
3. The Writing Process
4. My Home State
5. Biographies
6. Penguins
7. Adjectives
8. States
9. Famous Americans
10. Landforms

Grade 3

1. Server Log-in
2. Our Community
3. Map Making
4. Washington, D.C.
5. The White House
6. Our Government
7. The Titanic
8. Plants
9. Food Pyramid
10. Native Americans
11. Fractions

Grade 4

1. Remote Server Log-in
2. Pioneers
3. Volcanoes
4. Country Studies
5. Geometry
6. Simple Machines
7. Native Americans
8. Weather
9. Inventions
10. Landforms

Course materials cover a full year with daily support for all aspects of instruction. The Teacher’s Edition includes a syllabus; correlation to standards; pacing guide; daily lesson plans; teacher’s workbook; CD with daily class notes in PDF (for use as color overheads) and/or PowerPoints; complete assessments. Classroom sets includes 25 Student Workbooks and Teacher Edition with CD. After purchase of Teacher’s Edition, additional Student Workbooks are available for individual purchase. Click here for details.