Technology Applications / Grade 4 Integrated Technology Curriculum

Technology Integrated Curriculum

Fourth Grade

Language Arts	Math	Science	Social Studies
Create and Collaborate in Daily 5 Digital Literacy Centers: Students will make meaning of text by understanding literary elements in stories and how they connect. 4.15A, 4.17A- Creative Writing Challenge 4.17A Creative Writing Challenge	Decimal Journal: Students will document their understanding and learning of decimals from concrete to pictorial to abstract in an ongoing Math Journal. 4.5A How Much Money?	Energy Causes Change: Students will create a Google Doc, insert a table, and place research results and images to support their findings. 4.7B Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition	Texas Regions: Student will create a Google presentation of Texas Regions to include a map and findings about each region using a main idea and detail structure. 4.1, 4.7 Texas Regions and Texas Indians
Create and Collaborate in Daily 5 Digital Literacy Centers: Use the game-based assessment tool Kahoot! to examine a personal narrative mentor text. 4.7A Fiction vs. Literary Non-Fiction	Expanded Form and Solving for Unknowns: Students use Google Slides / Models to provide a pictorial representation and place the link in their ongoing Math Journal. 4.4D Multi-Digit Multiplication Hyperdoc	Forms of Energy: Students run a virtual simulation to modify an electromagnet and use a Google Sheet to document and verify their findings. Mixtures and Solutions: Students work in groups to complete each lab and record the results of each mixture and solution. 4.5B Mixtures and Solutions 4.7A Properties of Soil	Required Cyber Safety Lesson: Teacher will need to verify the lesson completion on or after Oct. 2, 2017 and before Nov. 10, 2017. 4.2 A,B,C Explorers Wanted!
Create and Collaborate in Daily 5 Digital Literacy Centers: Students will work in groups to use an online tool such as Coggle to create a mind map. 4.4A Fall Magnetic Poetry Template	Partitioning and Division Models: Students use Google Slides to create images to model pictorial representations of partitioning / division and place the link in their ongoing Math Journal. 4.4 E,F,H Multiplication and Division Review	Scientific Investigation Photo Journal: Students work in groups to document an investigation using digital images and text to test the effects of force on an object. 4.8B Water Cycle	Texas Revolution: Students will use Google Apps Drawing to create a timeline sequencing the events of the Texas Revolution. 4.3B Facebook Template of Significant Individuals
CS Week! Celebrate Computer Science Education Week! Students will use beginning programming to connect basic computer science concepts to the writing process: brainstorming, prewriting, drafting, revising & editing, publishing. 4.15 Persuasive Writing	Perimeter and Area: Students use Google Slides to create images to model pictorial representation of Perimeter and Area and place the link in their ongoing Math Journal. 4.5 Area and Perimeter	4.6C Electrical Circuit Energy Flow 4.6B Conductors and Insulators 4.9B Flow of Energy in Food Webs	Essential Vocabulary: Student pairs use Google Drawing to create the Frayer Model for use with essential vocabulary. 4.2, 4.3, 4.6 Battles of Texas Revolution Research
Procedural Text and Create and Collaborate in Daily 5 Digital Literacy Centers: Students will use an online infographics creator to create a visually pleasing example of expository or procedural text. 4.13B Explain Factual Info. Hyperdoc	Decimals to Fractions: Students use Google Slides and tools to display a pictorial representation of decimals to fractions and place the link in their ongoing Math Journal. All Things Fractions and Decimals Gameboard	Physical Properties Soil Investigation: Students use digital imaging to investigate and document a soil sample. 4.7A Properties of Soil	Historical Research: Students use research sites in Clever to locate information on historical state figures and use Google Docs to take notes and citations. Students work in pairs to produce a Google Slides presentation. Intro to Immigration 4.12C
Create and Collaborate in Daily 5 Digital Literacy Centers: Students will collaborate on the writing process using Google Docs to focus on writing effective introductory and concluding paragraphs, word choice, sentence structure and good organization. February Reading Choice Board (Comparative Analysis)	Attributes and Properties of 2D figures: Students use Google Slides and tools to demonstrate their understandings of parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and angles to classify polygons. What is an angle?	Life Cycle Animations: Student teams (pairs) will construct a script in detailing their understanding of a plant life cycle and an animal life cycle and screen record to produce an original animation. 4.9A Compare Producers and Consumers 4.9B Flow of Energy in Food Webs	Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence: Students use Google Forms to create a “What Am I?” or “Who Am I” quiz for members of their class. Freedom Week Activities Declaration of Independence Hyperdoc The Constitution and Bill of Rights Hyperdoc
Create and Collaborate in Daily 5 Digital Literacy Centers: Students will use web-based applications or iOS apps to create original responses for comparative analysis. March Reading Choice Board (Comparative Analysis)	Stem and Leaf Plot: Student use Google Sheets to create Stem and Leaf Plots. Analyzing and Solving Problems with Graphs and Data Gameboard	4.10C Explore, Illustrate, and Compare Life Cycles	Texas' Population: Student will use data to construct a line graph to represent population trends from 1900 - 1950. 4.5C Notable Individuals from TX. History Hyperdoc
Create and Collaborate in Daily 5 Digital Literacy Centers: Students will research and create multimedia presentations as safe, smart, and responsible digital citizens. 4.24 Research Project: Product, Service or Company Related to Current Events in Texas	Fixed and Variable Expenses: Students use Google Sheets to calculate Income, Expenses and Profit. 4.10 Finding Sales Tax and Discounts	4.8C Shadow, Seasons, and Moon Over Time	Research Project: Select an Industry or Famous Person from Unit 8 and complete the research assignment. 4.20 Research Project: Product, Service or Company Related to Current Events in Texas