- Riverdale Grade School
- Embracing Technology
Grade school use of technology
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The lower and middle school students make use of our computer lab and classroom mobile laptop carts for much of their research, document development and presentation work.
- Kindergarteners experience whole group instruction using interactive whiteboard technology.
- Our 1st-3rd graders learn to navigate various computer platforms and focus on keyboarding and word processing skills.
- Our 4th grade students build upon these skills, learn the proper way to conduct online research and begin to develop spreadsheets and multimedia presentations.
- In 5th grade, students are introduced to email and how to safely use this tool. Throughout science and social studies, 5th and 6th graders begin creating internet-ready content – developing web pages and multimedia presentations for online collaboration.
- Our 7th and 8th graders produce most of their core school work using computer-based tools, and have opportunities to take web design and computer graphics classes in which they use digital cameras, document scanners and photo editing software.
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Here are some examples of technology-rich curriculum units and projects:
Kindergarten
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Circle Center times (choice time)
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Free exploration
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Literacy Centers
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Whole group instruction using interactive whiteboard
1st Grade
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Dinosaur unit
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Life Cycles unit
2nd Grade
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Writers’ Workshop
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Native American unit
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Ocean unit
3rd Grade
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Writers’ Workshop
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Egypt unit research
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African-American History unit
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Bridge design research
4th Grade
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Writers’ Workshop
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Invention Convention
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Biographies
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Oregon project
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States project
5th Grade
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Keyboarding class (lab time)
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Library time
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SS – Biography, Slavery mini-essay
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LA/SS – writing assignments, essays, research papers
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Science – Planets, Earthquakes/Volcanoes
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Independent student presentations
6th Grade-
Keyboarding class (lab time)
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LA/SS – research papers
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Science – Biome project, Simple Machines project, Atmosphere/Environmental unit
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Math
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Independent student presentations
7th/8th Grades
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LA – Book Reviews, Research, Essays
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SS – Current Events research project, Diary entries, Research project of choice, Political Party, Revolutionary War, Weather project
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Science – Travel Brochure, Genetics research project, Body Systems, Bacteria project, Work samples, Experiments
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Math – Graphing
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Spanish – Calaca project, Before/After project, Cultural activity, Spring project (changes year to year)
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Art – Digital photography, Art elective
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All Classes - Homework
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