Teacher: Ms. Betsy Brady
PlanetBravo
PlanetBravo
About PlanetBravo
Egremont employs the services of PlanetBravo for our technology curriculum.
PlanetBravo partners with schools throughout Southern California to deliver a formal PK-8 technology curriculum while integrating common core standards in a computer lab or mobile cart environment.
Our technology teachers work onsite with your students on a weekly computer class schedule, once or twice a week per class, covering a wide range of important, relevant computing topics.
We like to say, "if you can think of a computer-based skill, we teach it at some point in our PK-8 curriculum." You will find everything from coding, podcasts, blogs and wikis, to 3D modeling and animation.
PlanetBravo partners with schools throughout Southern California to deliver a formal PK-8 technology curriculum while integrating common core standards in a computer lab or mobile cart environment.
Our technology teachers work onsite with your students on a weekly computer class schedule, once or twice a week per class, covering a wide range of important, relevant computing topics.
We like to say, "if you can think of a computer-based skill, we teach it at some point in our PK-8 curriculum." You will find everything from coding, podcasts, blogs and wikis, to 3D modeling and animation.
Curriculum Overview
Early-Kindergarten: Technology as a Tool for Coordination
First introduction to basic computer functions, mousing, keyboard recognition, academic games
(both online and locally-installed), digital art, and OS familiarity.
Kindergarten: Technology as a Tool for Introduction
Basic computer functions, mousing, keyboard recognition, academic games (both online and locally-installed),
word processing, digital art, and OS familiarity.
First Grade: Technology as a Tool for Integration
Academic games, keyboarding and mouse functions, word processing, graphing, basic internet use, OS navigation,
and computer ethics.
Second Grade: Technology as a Tool for Creation
Online creation tools, animated slideshows, intro to desktop publishing and templates, digital images on the web, copyright, formatting images in word processors, drawing, and basic narrative composition.
Third Grade: Technology as a Tool for Exploration
Responsible computer use, computer hardware, computer safety, troubleshooting, search engines, web quests, note-taking, word compositions, proofing tools, word processing shortcuts, research-driven PowerPoint slideshows, basic Excel, intro to proper keyboarding.
Fourth Grade: Technology as a Tool for Communication
Keyboarding, email, podcasting, Word/Excel/PowerPoint, sound/music creation, collaborative documents, digital camera use, thematic montages, wikis, and blogs.
Fifth Grade: Technology as a Tool for Presentation
Responsible internet use, multimedia file types, video editing, sound, web design, animation, multimedia slideshows, computer science intro, complex word processing with mail merges and spreadsheets.
First introduction to basic computer functions, mousing, keyboard recognition, academic games
(both online and locally-installed), digital art, and OS familiarity.
Kindergarten: Technology as a Tool for Introduction
Basic computer functions, mousing, keyboard recognition, academic games (both online and locally-installed),
word processing, digital art, and OS familiarity.
First Grade: Technology as a Tool for Integration
Academic games, keyboarding and mouse functions, word processing, graphing, basic internet use, OS navigation,
and computer ethics.
Second Grade: Technology as a Tool for Creation
Online creation tools, animated slideshows, intro to desktop publishing and templates, digital images on the web, copyright, formatting images in word processors, drawing, and basic narrative composition.
Third Grade: Technology as a Tool for Exploration
Responsible computer use, computer hardware, computer safety, troubleshooting, search engines, web quests, note-taking, word compositions, proofing tools, word processing shortcuts, research-driven PowerPoint slideshows, basic Excel, intro to proper keyboarding.
Fourth Grade: Technology as a Tool for Communication
Keyboarding, email, podcasting, Word/Excel/PowerPoint, sound/music creation, collaborative documents, digital camera use, thematic montages, wikis, and blogs.
Fifth Grade: Technology as a Tool for Presentation
Responsible internet use, multimedia file types, video editing, sound, web design, animation, multimedia slideshows, computer science intro, complex word processing with mail merges and spreadsheets.