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1.1 Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

K-2

1a

With guidance from an educator, students consider and set personal learning goals and utilize Virtual Reality to demonstrate knowledge and reflection of the process.

Samples of student performance (by the end of grade 2):

Students collect work samples in virtual reality or downloaded VR video and conference with teacher and parent to set a goal for improvement.

Connected Standard 

ELA W6

With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. ELA W6 (K-2)

K-2

1b

With guidance from an educator, students learn about various technologies that can be used to connect to others or make their learning environments personal and select resources from those available to enhance their learning.

Samples of student performance (by the end of grade 2):

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Students participate in teacher-led connections with current events both in and outside the student’s community (e.g., virtual field trips).

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With guidance and support from adults, students use virtual reality to make content accessible.

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Students know how to use social virtual reality communication tools in a secure environment.

Connected Standard 

ELASL5 (2)

Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. ELA SL5 (2)

K-2

1c

With guidance from an educator, students recognize performance feedback in Virtual Reality, make adjustments based on that feedback and use age-appropriate technology to share learning.

Samples of student performance (by the end of grade 2):

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Students work collaboratively with another grade level to produce and publish (within school) a virtual storyboard with feedback provided from other grade bands to improve the final product.

Connected Standard 

ELA W6

With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. ELA W6 (K-2)

K-2

1d

With guidance from an educator, students explore a variety of technologies that will help them in their learning and begin to demonstrate an understanding of how knowledge can be transferred between tools.

Samples of student performance (by the end of grade 2):

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Students develop basic skills for locating and using information with digital tools like Google Earth to location positions on the planet.

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Students learn how to choose and transfer information from one digital platform to another (e.g., take a screen shot or video in Virtual Reality and transfer to PC using a link cable.)

Connected Standard 

ELASL5 (2)

Select and operate appropriate software to perform a variety of tasks, and recognize that users have different needs and preferences for the technology they use. CS 1A-CS-01

Connected Standard 

ELASL5 (2)

Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware). CS 1A-CS-02

Connected Standard 

ELASL5 (2)

Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware). CS 1A-CS-02

Connected Standard 

ELASL5 (2)

Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them. C3 D3.Geo.2 (K-2)

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