Grade 7 Computers

Unit Plans
Curriculum Overview: Survival - Life Skills
05 Collaboration
01 Keyboarding
Students learn to use collaborative tools
Students focus on correct posture and while doing group work. They become
finger placement technique, while doing
lessons and tests in typing.com At the end
05 proficient in sharing files with multiple
editors, as well as understand levels of
of grade 7, students target typing speeds visibility of their files and folders. Students
of average 25 wpm above 90% accuracy also begin to use tracking and version
history.

01 04 04 File Management
Artificial
02 Research Intelligence Students achieve ability to manage their
work across multiple devices.
Research skills weave into all units.
Students learn to use internet search
engines, mainly Google. They also use
generative AI tools like chatGpt, Copilot,
03 Google Workspace
etc.
02 03
Students gradually become adept at using
various tools of the workspace, shared
drives, groups, etc.
02B Presentation & Design
Basic Graphic Design principles
Cloud design tools like Canva
Publisher, Presentation, documentation
Keyboarding 7 Lesson plans:

Students work their way through lessons for 5 min

Objectives: at the start of each class.
➢ Keyboarding skills help students to be more Home row, correct fingers, not looking down, and
effective and productive. correct posture are the main 1:1 discussions and
➢ Keyboarding skills help students to free up feedback.
cognitive energy.
➢ Keyboarding skills help students to improve
their computer-based test scores.

Assessments:

Students give a 5 min typing test at the end of each

quarter.
Tools/ Resources Overall student effort is also recorded
Typing.com is integrated into our Google At the end of grade 7, students should have completed
Workspace. Each student is part of a class on basic lessons, and demonstrate basic familiarity with
Google Classroom, and the teacher can review the keyboarding and can type 25 wpm with greater
progress.. than 90% accuracy.
 Keyboarding 7
Correct finger placement
15 wpm > 90% acc
Good posture
Introduction to Keyboarding
20 wpm > 90% acc Beginner to Intermediate lessons
technique

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

20 wpm > 90% acc 25 wpm > 90% acc

20% Correct finger placement
New students are required to work extra at
home or after school in the labs to catch up
to class standards
File & Folder Management 7 Lesson plans:

File and folder management skills weave into all

Objectives: the curriculum units.
Students learn to use links to files, download when
Students learn to save and retrieve their work in files needed, and submit files into Google Classroom.
and folders. Students begin to organize their Google Drive, and
Students become proficient in managing cloud based use Bookmarks, shortcuts.
storage. Students learn to switch between local and cloud
storage regularly as per needs
Students use different file formats and start changing
formats as per the needs.

Assessments:

These skills are rarely assessed, instead they are

Tools/ Resources reinforced repeatedly, especially for the newer and
struggling students.
Windows 11 Explorer, local drives Lab: Google Drive inspection
Google Drive Lab: Bookmarks & shortcut
Canva cloud storage
 Files and Folder Management 7
Beginning proficiency in managing
Introduction to Google Drive
Better file naming their digital work and information
Public folders.
Use links to share across various applications, devices
Submitting links
Ability to copy, move, rename, organize and cloud storage.
content; Ability to download images

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Descriptive file names

Bookmarks
Ability to download, and upload to Google drive
Embedding files into web pages
from PCs.
Change file formats
Cloud tools and Google Workspace 7 Lesson plans:

File and folder management skills weave into all

Objectives: the curriculum units.
In grade 6, students begin naming files
descriptively and are mindful of their storage
Students are proficient in managing their work across locations and folders.
multiple devices and applications. Students learn to use links to files, download when
Students use Google Workspace and other cloud tools needed, and submit files into Google Classroom.
with ease. Students begin to organize their Google Drive.
Students begin to use Bookmarks, shortcuts

Assessments:

These skills are rarely assessed, instead they are

Tools/ Resources reinforced repeatedly, especially for the newer and
struggling students.
Windows 11 Explorer, local drives Lab: Google Drive inspection
Google Drive Lab: Bookmarks & shortcut
Canva cloud storage
 Google Workspace 6
Beginning proficiency in managing
Google Drive, Gmail,
Google Slides, Google Sites their digital work and information
Classroom, /Google Docs
across various applications, devices
and cloud storage.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Google Drawings
Google Sheets
Collaboration 6 Lesson plans:

Objectives: Collaboration skills weave into all lesson plans.

Students begin with creating and using a ‘public’
folder and share their work.
Students will be able to share work with others, as
well as restrict certain files. Students do several group projects by adding
specific members as collaborators
Students will be able to collaborate with others over
folders and files using various applications

Assessments:

These skills are rarely assessed, instead they are

Tools/ Resources reinforced repeatedly, especially for the newer and
struggling students.
Windows 11 Explorer, local drives Lab: Adding collaborators
Google Drive
Canva cloud storage
 Collaboration 6
Beginning proficiency collaborating
Google Drive file and folder
submitting links., correcting errors in with others and managing their digital
permissions, public folder,
sharing due to file restrictions., sharing work and information across various
links in canva applications, devices and cloud storage.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Reviews and strengthening of Q1-Q3 skills

Viewing and commenting modes
Version history
Restoring older versions of files.
Research and AI tools 6 Lesson plans:

Objectives: Research skills weave into all lesson plans.

Students begin with finding simple text and images
on topics varying from technology, to science to
Students begin using search tools and AI tools to find
digital citizenship.
information.
Students begin to give urls as credits for sources of
Students appreciate the use of organizers like mind
text and visuals.
maps and diagrams.

Assessments:

These skills are assessed mainly in the form of

internet scavenger hunts on various topics
Tools/ Resources

Google Chrome Browser

 Research 6
Bookmarks, poems and Beginning proficiency in using search
Plagiarism and sources. Internet
quotations. Research on and AI tools to find information. Give
scavenger hunts on: Digital Citizenship.
emerging technologies. credit in its basic form.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Reviews and strengthening of Q1-Q3 skills;

Give due credit for text, images, videos, Internet search engines; AI prompts
diagrams, etc.; Internet scavenger hunts on:
Computer systems. Research on stories. What
are search engines.
 Curriculum Overview:
Media
Literacy

Information Design
Literacy Literacy

Digital Data
Citizenship Literacy
Programming Technology
Literacy Literacy

Robotics
Digital Citizenship
Objectives Lesson plans
➢ Finding Balance in a Digital World How do we balance
Children are growing up with the power of digital digital media use in our lives?
➢ Don't Feed the Phish How can you protect yourself from
media and technology to explore, connect, create,
phishing?
and learn in new ways. With this power, young ➢ Who Are You Online? What are the benefits and
people have great opportunities, but they also face drawbacks of presenting yourself in different ways
challenges and dilemmas. Students research issues online?
➢ Chatting Safely Online How do you chat safely with
such as online safety, cyberbullying, privacy, hate people you meet online?
speech, misinformation, and digital distraction. ➢ Digital Drama Unplugged How can you de-escalate
digital drama so it doesn't go too far?
➢ Finding Credible News How do we find credible
information on the internet?
Tools/ Resources

Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship curriculum Assessments

Research presentation.
toolkit; Google Slides, Docs, Google Search, ChatGpt Internet scavenger hunts
 Digital Citizenship 6
Internet scavenger hunt on Beginning proficiency in citing source
Plagiarism and sources. Internet
Cyber safety topics. urls of text and visuals in all their
scavenger hunts on: Digital Citizenship.
Group work on creating presentations work.
on Digital Citizenship topics

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Reviews and strengthening of Q1-Q3 skills;

Give due credit for text, images, videos,
diagrams, etc.; Improve upon their digital
citizenship presentation with sources of text, as
well as ensure that each topic is covered by
supporting video, images, diagrams and
infographics - with url sources given for each.
Technology
Lesson plans
Students begin to appreciate the basics of ➢ Students explore a khan academy course on basics of
computers, their parts, types, applications, and a computers.
little bit about networks. ➢ They document and present their understanding in the
form of a presentation made using canva
➢ Introduction to computers
➢ From electricity to bits
➢ Logic gates and circuits
➢ Computer components

Tools/ Resources

Khan academy course on computing - unit 2: Assessments

Research presentation.
computers; browser, Google docs and slides, canva Internet scavenger hunts
 Technology 6
What is AI Students appreciate how a computer
Web sites, Media, AI tools …
works, its components, and get
exposed to the underlying digital
electronics.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Students explore a khan academy course

Students watch videos on how computers work on basics of computers. ; they create a
presentation using canva
 Design 6
Principles and Elements of Design Students are exposed to some of the design principles
at work in digital creations like Web sites, postcards,
Death by Powerpoint
posters, presentations, videos and animations.
3D design tools introduction
Students create starting 3D designs

Assessments Assessments
Google slides, sites. Improved presentations on Digital citizenship,
3D tools like Paint 3D, Tinkercad design component of every work submitted.
 Design 6
Reinforced in work. Discussions on
how content begins its journey without Feedback on work. Thought on Students begin applying the principles
look and feel. Then it needs to be
designing for an audience. of design in their work regularly.
presented in multiple media and forms
to suit different audiences.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Students explore internet scavenger hunts

Students improve upon their work based on on design principles.
feedback on design and content. Students create more 3D art using
Student make their first 3D structures in Paint Tinkercad
3D
Media 6: Web site EPortfolios
Objectives Lesson plans
➢ What are ePortfolios
Students begin creating their first web sites about ➢ Design for multiple audiences
➢ Writing About Me.
themselves. Gradually they begin adding digital
➢ Use of AI tools to help with creative writing.
content of their works in classroom and labs, as ➢ Adding visuals about me.
well as showcase their achievements, hobbies, and ➢ Showing one’s work and interests on web pages
interests. ○ Computer research and class work, digital
stories
○ Teach new topics of interest
○ Art gallery
○ Performing arts - Dance, Drama, etc.
○ Creative writing
Tools/ Resources

Google Sites, Slides, Docs, Google Search, ChatGpt Assessments

Web site assessed every second quarter for gradually
increasing content requirements.
Media 6: Web site EPortfolios Students have taken first steps in a
published ePortfolio that will improve
Web site blank structure. Students add more content, especially
over a lifetime! Students can also
Write About me in copies and embedding videos and presentations, giving
create other web sites of interest as a
in Google Docs/ Slides sources for pictures and text.2
means to reach certain distributed and
unknown audiences.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Web sites achieve a starting sense of a Students are able to present their websites as
basic introduction to oneself. Web sites ePortfolios. Final assessments focus on the student
are assessed for text and images. work, interests etc.
 Lesson plans

6 Digital Storytelling ➢ Research project: Science fair presentation

➢ Research project: Digital Citizenship presentation
➢ Death by Powerpoint.
➢ Animation features and improvements in presentation.
Objectives ➢ Making videos using screen recordings.
➢ Story structures and how to tell a story
Students learn to tell well planned, well researched ➢ Storyboarding
factual and fictional stories in a variety of ways, using ➢ Khan Academy course - Pixar in a Box (optional home)
a range of digital tools. ➢ A Look at stories
➢
➢ Basic Animation features
Students get a hint of what real animation is all ➢ Using AI tools to write stories
about.l ➢ First short animated stories using Google slides and
Canva
➢ Flipa clip animation software - primitive bouncing ball,
todo……

Tools/ Resources Assessments

Docs and presentations on Science projects and on Digital
Canva, Google Sites, Slides, Docs, Google Search, Citizenship, videos in canva on own interests.
ChatGpt Postcards, My favorites as starting animations using Google
Slides. Storyboard and story of first story using Canva tools
6 Digital Storytelling Students have taken first steps in
learning how to tell engaging stories in
Q3: Students create their first animations using a variety of ways, that are well planned
Q1: First stories - web based
presentation software tools like Google Slides. and well researched.
introduction to oneself,school
Students improve earlier work with a better
and family and friends.
understanding of design principles, audiences,
and animations.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Q2: Web sites get first looks, and first Students are able to tell engaging stories. They also
stories emerge as factual researched have exposure to telling stories programmatically
presentations on their Science project using Scratch based animations.
and on Digital Citizenship topics.
 Lesson plans

6 Programming ➢ Scratch run throughs at every step

➢ Create first animated stories/ messages.
➢ Make a drawing feature
➢ Bouncing balls simulation
Objectives ➢ First game
➢ Snake game??
Students learn to use programming constructs to
achieve needs that include animation - storytelling;
simulation and graphics.

Tools/ Resources Assessments

Scratch animated story
Scratch, Alice Mouse drawing program
Bouncing ball simulation
First game
6 Programming Students are able to create their first
programs and appreciate algorithmic
Q3: Scratch introductions. First program based thinking. They also get exposed to a
Q1
animated story; Mouse drawing program; wide range of programming
Bouncing ball simulation; first game applications as well as away to write
programs to model and improve real
world applications.;

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Q2 Q4: Alice?? Or Tinkercad electronics simulator to

write automation software for simplest tasks.
 Lesson plans

6 Data Literacy ➢ Read and analyse their grade book.

➢ Create first graphs
➢ Look at infographics - add these as researched pieces to
their existing work.
Objectives ➢ Data survey, collection and analysis using Google Forms:
… todo…
Students learn to use spreadsheet features to collect,
view data and to add and analyse information.

They also create their first graphical representations

of data

Students design surveys and collect and analyse the

results using Google Forms and Sheets.l.

Tools/ Resources Assessments

Gradebook analysis - averages, conditional formatting,
Google forms, Sheets Google forms assignment - todo…
6 Data Literacy Students can use spreadsheet tools to
collect, view and analyse data.
Q3: First 2gradebo2ook analysis. Add Students appreciate visual
Q1
infographics from internet to improve earlier representations of data via
work. infographics

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Q2 Q4: A Google forms project - todo