Technology

Grade 7 Technology

Teacher: Mr. Beltran

Technology is integrated across the curriculum in Grades PreK-8. The Massachusetts Department of Education Recommended Instructional Technology Standards can be found in here (https://goo.gl/j3wcAA). The following is a sampling of technology use and is subject to change based on new applications and curriculum.

 Students in Grade 7 use Chromebook computers in their classroom and have weekly technology classes.

This Year’s Technology classes include

·         Internet safety.

·         Development of Typing Skills Using Typing.com.

·         Classes, Videos, announcements, quizzes, other resources and all homeworkwill be available all through Google Classroom.

·         Following the MA Instructional Technology Standards, we will continue learning:

• • Word Processing (Goolge Docs).
  • Multimedia (Google Slides, Canva, SoundTrap).
  • Programming·         

We will begin with Introduction to programming (Code.org) and Sphero Lightning Lab to bring the programming to real life applications with the use of Sphero Robot by the end of the year.

Code.org

Launched in 2013, Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in more schools, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students of color. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. We believe computer science and computer programming should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra.

Sphero Edu

Sphero Edu provides a toolset that is unbounded in its potential. While coding and 21st century skills are necessary, our program also goes beyond code by incorporating robotics and technology with collaborative STEAM activities, nurturing students’ imaginations in ways no other education program can.