1. Chester School District
Computer Applications

2. Program Goals Promote 21st Century Skills:
Collaboration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Creativity using available web based resources and computing devices.

3. Curriculum Grades K-2 Developmental Practice in QWERTY Keyboarding
Developmental Practice in Word Processing
Digital Citizenship: Computer Etiquette and Online Safety
Essential Questions
How can I use a computer?
How can technology be useful in learning?
How can saved files be revised?

4. Curriculum
Grades 3-5
Continued emphasis on keyboarding skills and word processing applications.
Developing use of Digital Tools ( , Google Drive, Podcasting, Video, etc..)
Exposure to iPads, laptops, desktops
Digital Citizenship
Essential Questions
How can I learn to use the keyboard to type efficiently?
How can digital tools enhance communication?
How can technological tools be applied?

5. Curriculum
Grade 6
Technology Operations and Concepts (Touch Typing Method, SpeedSkin Practice, Parts of Computer, Computer Skills)
Digital Citizenship (Online Safety, Etiquette, Chester AUP, Multimedia Presentation)
Software Applications (Filing, Google Drive, Google Apps, Mapping Programs, Collaboration Activities)
Creativity and Innovation (Coding, Game Design, Online Global Problem Solving)
Problem Solving and Decision Making (Impact of Tech on Society, Troubleshooting, Data Collection, Graph Curation/Analysis)

6. Curriculum
Grade 7
Technology Operations and Concepts (Touch Typing Method, Becoming an Educated Consumer of Technology)
Digital Citizenship (Online Safety,Cyberbullying, Joining an Online Community)
Software Applications (Google Drive, Google Power Search Techniques)
21st Century Life and Careers (Financial Literacy)
Problem Solving and Decision Making (Using Database, Creating a Database)

7. Curriculum
Grades 8
Technology Operations and Concepts (In Depth Focus on Typing Skills, Google Drive Integration, Organization, and Collaboration)
Digital Citizenship (Etiquette, Safety, Accountability, Fair Use, Creative Common Guidelines)
Software Applications (Multimedia Presentations, Digital Tools, Video Creation and Editing, Computer Application Integration)
Creativity and Innovation (Image Editing, Online Learning Communities, Global Solutions)
Problem Solving and Decision Making Tools (Google Apps, Current and Emerging Technologies, Troubleshooting)

8. Tech Detectives

9. Wrap Up Curriculum has changed tremendously in the past three years:
student accounts
Google Drive
Web 2.0 tools via better Internet connection
Our district has been on track
We will continue to modify the curriculum as our students grow and new technologies develop