Presents:IMYM

Interdisciplinary Middle Years Multimedia - Grade 5

“date”“my name” “my email address”

““Our” Middle SchoolOur” Middle School

Technology as a Foundation Skill

(TFS)

visualizingIMYM (video)

instructional model

Prairie Tour(CD-ROM)

Technology as a Foundation Skill (TFS)

by Manitoba Education, Training & Youth ©1998

IMYM is based on...

Technology As a Foundation Skill Technology As a Foundation Skill The VisionThe Vision

“The use of information technology (IT) will help enable all students to solve problems, improve their personal performance, and gain the critical and abstract thinking skills necessary to become lifelong learners and contributing members of their communities.”

use information technology (IT) to structure inquiries, solve problems, and gather, organize, validate, and communicate information on a local and global scale

manage information technology (IT) by making creative, productive, and efficient technology choices for the tasks at hand

understand information technology (IT) and reflect upon the ethics and impact of its use, synthesizing new insights and making well-considered decisions as information technologies evolve

Achieving the TFS Vision with IMYMAchieving the TFS Vision with IMYMStudents will:

IMYMstudentachievements

Use IT

Manage IT

Understand IT

The Information Technology-Literate Student will...The Information Technology-Literate Student will...

1. develop knowledge, ability, and responsibility in the use of information technology

2. acquire, organize, analyze, evaluate, and present information utilizing appropriate information technology

3. expand the range and effectiveness of their communication using information technology

4. solve problems, accomplish tasks, and express creativity, both individually and cooperatively, using information technology

5. understand the role and impact of information technology and apply ethical, responsible, and legal standards in its use

In IMYM the computer is NOT the focus of study but rather a tool used in teaching, learning, and assessment.

TFS Learning Stages

4

S1

Exploratory

Grades 1, 2, 3The first stage is characterized by exploratory activities that focus on the use of educational software in the context of subject area content

Development

Skill

5, 6, 7, 8Students will be expected to acquire specific information technology skills and knowledge in the context of core curriculum

Applicationand Extension

S2, S3, S4Students will apply,

consolidate, and extend the skills, knowledge, and experiences acquired earlier across the full range of subject areas

IMYM concentrates on IT skill

development

Math

Science

EnglishLanguage

Arts

IMYM integrates information technology with curriculum

Social Studies

Core Curriculum

Math

SocialStudies

Science

Language Arts

Integrateables

Aboriginal perspectives

DI

Sustainabledevelopment

Genderfairness

RBL

Anti- racist

Humandiversity

Ageportrayals

IMYM

Foundations ProblemSolving

Human Relations

Literacy &CommunicationsTechnology

Projected TimelinesProjected TimelinesSept 01 - Jun 02Sept 01 - Jun 02 Ongoing Learning Ongoing Learning

ExperiencesExperiences

Oct-Dec 2001Oct-Dec 2001 IT integration IT integration with curriculumwith curriculum

Jan-March 2002Jan-March 2002 ‘Prairie Tour’‘Prairie Tour’ unitunit

April-June 2002April-June 2002 IT integrationIT integrationwith curriculumwith curriculum

teacher computer 5 student multimedia computers 32” TV with encoder, VCR & cart digital still camera digital video camera printer CD-Recordable drive scanner classroom networked to

school network

Information Technology - hardwareInformation Technology - hardware

Production (MS Office, WebPainter, QuickTime Pro)

Presentation (PowerPoint, Inspiration, Netscape Composer)

Communication &Research (Netscape/Explorer)

Reference (Canadian Encyclopedia, Cartopedia, Encarta, World Book)

Content (Prairie Tour,...)

Electronic Portfolio (CD-R)

Information Technology - softwareInformation Technology - software

Math

SocialStudies Science

Language Arts

Data Management

CanadianGeography

Reading, Writing,Listening, Speaking,Viewing, Representing

Francais

Weather

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/metks4

Web Site Support

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/metks4/tech/currtech/imym/index.html

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