The K
to 8th Power Technology Courseware
Integrating Academics and Technology
for Standards based Computer Literacy
- Includes over 600 interactive, self-paced online lessons integrating technology with Language Arts and Math lessons – academic objectives aligned to academic standards in each state
- Includes an integrated four part Technology Assessment to evaluate each student's level of technology
literacy and prescribe lessons to
address deficiencies.
- Enables classroom teachers and computer lab teachers to correlate classroom instruction with computer lab lessons to teach technology and reinforce academic concepts
- Provides complete lesson plans, lesson rubrics, and activity instructions for all lessons to maximize teacher effectiveness
- Teaches technology literacy and computer skills using Language Arts and Math content
- Utilizes unique self-paced ShowHowTM Technology videos to teach new computer skills
- Includes lessons that are adapted for English Language Learners to accommodate all students
- Helps all teachers become more confident and proficient in supplementing academic lessons with technology skills
- 100% Internet based
means there is no software to install or maintain. Students and teachers
have 24/7 access from school or home
Included in the
subscription fee
- Access to all lessons for each subscribing student. Any lesson can be assigned to any student regardless of the student’s grade level or the lesson’s grade level allowing students to work on, above, or below grade level.
- Access to all lessons for all teachers and administrators
- Access to the Learning Management System, lesson plans, and electronic grade book for all teachers
- Telephone support during implementation - E-mail support throughout the year
- Automatic maintenance updates covering modifications or corrections to existing lessons
- Access to all new lessons developed during the contract year
How to Learn More about K to the 8th
Power
The links below will
allow you to take Sample Lessons, take the Technology Literacy Assessment Part
1, Browse All the Lessons, view sample lesson resources, and download lesson
guides. NOTE: Configure your web browser to allow pop-up windows from www.kto8.com or many of the links will not
open.
1) Sample Lessons:
Go to http://www.kto8.com/se/
and select one of the “Sample Lesson” tabs on the left of the page. There is
one sample lesson for each grade level K though 8. Clicking the lesson picture
will begin the lesson. Clicking the Lesson Plan link will open a PDF lesson
plan for that lesson. NOTE: If you
click the lesson picture and nothing happens or the lesson tries to load but
doesn’t, it is because your browser had a pop-up ad blocker preventing the
lesson from loading. You must configure your browser to allow pop-ups from www.kto8.com.
Recommendation: After
you have had an opportunity to preview the lessons, let your students click on
some of the sample lessons in the lab or classroom and see how they like them.
2)
Technology
Literacy Assessment Part 1: Based on individual student
results, this four part assessment will prescribe lessons to address student
deficiencies.
Go
to: http://www.kto8.com/Lessons/Assessment/6/1_PublicDemo/Assessment.htm
Recommendation: After you have had an opportunity
to take Part 1 let some of your 6th, 7th, and 8th
graders take the quiz to test their technology literacy. They will receive a printable
certificate at the end of the quiz.
3) Browse All Lessons: Go
to http://www.kto8.com/se/ and select the
“Browse All Lessons” tab on the left of the page. This will open a new browser
window and allow you to scroll through all of the lessons. You will see a
Lesson Summary that gives a brief description of the lesson’s academic
objective and a Technology Summary that briefly describes the technology skills
taught in the lesson. When the lesson browser first opens you will be seeing
All 8th Grade Lessons. You can select a different grade to view by
clicking the corresponding grade number at the top of the page. You can select
a specific content category by clicking on
Recommendation: Open
the Lesson Resources window and review all of the supporting documents provided
with the lesson.
4)
Download
Lesson Guides: Go to http://www.kto8.com/se/
and select “Downloads”. You will be able to download individual guides for K
through 8 or you can download the Overview of All Grades. Individual grade
lesson guide file size is about 300K (9 or 10 pages). The Overview of All
Grades is about 2.7MB (50 pages) so it may take a few minutes depending on your
connection speed.
Recommendation: Print the individual overviews for
each grade and circulate them among your teachers. Ask them to indicate the
lessons that apply to their classroom objectives.
Supported Computer Environments
Windows PC’s: Operating
Systems: Windows 98, NT, Windows 2000, XP
Supported
Browsers: Microsoft IE 5.5+, Netscape 7.1+, Firefox 1.0.6+
Macromedia Flash Player,
Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Kid Pix,
Kidspiration
Apple Computers: Operating
System: Mac OS X 10.3 or later
Supported
Browsers: Firefox 1.0.6+
Macromedia Flash Player,
Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Kid Pix,
Kidspiration
If you have questions
please send an email to: support@kto8.com
For more information or to schedule an online web
demonstration contact: info@kto8.com