Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Priority Standards November 19-29

4th grade:
Electronics Recycling PSA continued
-Students will learn about the importance of recycling electronics and then create a public service announcement to share with the community.

Guiding Questions:

What types of materials that people throw away are actually recyclable?
What are recycling companies doing to help reduce the impact of human garbage?
This video was a starting point to get us thinking about what we throw away:

21.3-5.TL.1 Use technology resources to create original projects, identify patterns, make predictions, and propose solutions.
*I can choose from a variety of resources to add content to a project.
*I can work individually and collaboratively to create, display, publish, or perform technology projects.
21.3-5.TL.2 Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area.
*I can use technology to work with others.
21.3-5.TL.4 Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation
*I can use more than one source.
*I can find information online to solve problems.

5th grade:
Check out Seesaw, students posted (in groups) about the Curiosity Gap.
You Won’t Believe This! What is Clickbait? continued
-Define the curiosity gap. Explain how clickbait uses the curiosity gap to get your attention. Use strategies for avoiding clickbait.
21.3 -5.TL.3 Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real–world issues, answer questions, or solve problems.
-I can evaluate website content.
21.3-5.TL.5 Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning.
-I can be safe online and keep personal information private.

6th grade:
National Parks Research & Evaluation Websites
21.6-8.TL.3 Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
-I can locate and utilize information from a variety of sources.
-I can evaluate resources for usefulness and validity.
21.6-8.TL.5 Understand the legal and ethical issues of technology as related to individuals, cultures, and societies.

-I can use copyrighted materials responsibly.

Questions we are looking at to evaluate websites used in our research:
1. Who wrote the information on the website? What is their background?
2. Is the information current; can you tell when the websites was last updated?
3. Is the source truthful and unbiased? Can you verify the information in another website/book/article?
4. What is the purpose of the information? (to inform, teach, sell, entertain, persuade)


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