Grade 4 Technology Applications BC Learning Standards

knows strategies to increase the accuracy of his/her keyword searches and is able to make inferences about the effectiveness of the strategies

communicates and collaborates with others in accordance with codes of conduct appropriate to the context

Balanced Attitude Towards Technology

Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creat

understands the difference between hardware and software and how they work together

understands that children's websites must protect their private information and how to identify these secure sites by looking for their privacy policies and privacy seals of approval

Creative Credit And Copyright

determines criteria for rating informational websites and apply them to an assigned site and understands that all websites are not equally good sources of information

understands and interprets data, and reports results

Self-image And Identity

judges the validity of content found on the Internet, how to find appropriate material, and what sources can be trusted

knows what spam is, the forms it takes, and can identify strategies for dealing with it

Relationships And Communication

understands that the digital environment can make things better or worse depending on how we use it

uses digital media to learn and develop

understands not to reveal private information to a person they know only online.

can design, write, and debug simple computer programs

knows how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online

Information Processing And Management

collects and analyzes data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions

uses a digital environment for lifelong learning (formal or informal)

General Knowledge And Functional Skills

develops cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures

Information Literacy

collaborates with others to outline common expectations in order to build a strong digital citizenship community

Research and Information Literacy

Privacy And Security

understands how the media can play a powerful role in shaping our ideas about girls and boys

Technology Mediated Communication And Collaboration

Technology Operations and Concepts

understands what it means to be responsible to and respectful of his/her offline and online communities as a way to learn how to be a good digital citizen

is able to build meaningful knowledge through interaction with digitally available resources

understands that he/she should stay safe online by choosing websites that are good for him/her to visit, and avoids sites that are not appropriate for him/her

understands that he/she may get online messages from other kids that can make him/her feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful

Learning About And With Digital Technologies

Legal And Ethical Aspects

Digital Literacy Framework Grade 4

applies existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes using digital technology

Specialized And Advanced Skills For Learning

Use in Everyday Life

uses basic applications to edit and create content (text, numeric, images)

uses a variety of digital media (text, images, audio, and movie) to express him/herself creatively

understands that anyone can publish on the Web, so not all sites are equally trustworthy

Communication and Collaboration

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

is aware that photographic images can be digitally manipulated for positive purposes or to mislead us, and can distort of our perceptions of beauty and health

Cyberbullying

Digital Citizenship

understands the concept of plagiarism, and when and how it is okay to use the work of others

Specialized And Advanced Skills for Creative Expression

Internet Safety

creates original digital works as a means of personal or group expression

understands how it feels to be cyberbullied, how cyberbullying is similar to or different than in-person bullying, and strategies for handling cyberbullying when it arises

understands the different parts and components of a computer and/or other digital devices and can solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts

understands the importance of citing all sources when they do research and is able to write bibliographical citations for online sources

demonstrates responsibility and respectfulness in his/her online communications and communities.

Big Ideas

Applied Design

Applied Skills

Applied Technologies

Use familiar tools and technologies to extend their capabilities when completing a task

Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner, and with an awareness of the safety of others, in both physical and digital environments

Decide on how and with whom to share their product

Construct the final product, incorporating planned changes

Test the product

Outline a general plan, identifying tools and materials

Generate potential ideas and add to others' ideas

Choose tools and materials

Gather information about or from potential users

Understanding context

Designs can be improved with prototyping and testing

Choose appropriate technologies to use for specific tasks

Identify the skills required for a task and develop those skills as needed

Demonstrate their product and describe their process

Gather peer feedback and inspiration

Construct a first version of the product, making changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed

Screen ideas against the objective and constraints

Identify key features or user requirements

Defining

Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action

Demonstrate a willingness to learn new technologies as needed

Determine whether their product meets the objective and contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment

Make changes and test again, repeating until satisfied with the product

Record iterations of prototyping

Choose an idea to pursue

Ideating

Identify the main objective for the design and any constraints

The choice of technology and tools depends on the task

Reflect on their design thinking and processes, and their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group, including their ability to share and maintain a co-operative work space

Prototyping

Identify new design issues

Testing

Making

Sharing