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Soc8. Using Technology

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Child engages with a variety of forms of technology. Screen usage is recommended with caregiver support and supervision. *Technology includes videos, music, computers, tablets, television, smart phones, toys with lights and sounds, voice assistance, etc.
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Age Range Activiites
0-1 Year 1-2 Years 2-3 Years 3-4 Years 4-5 Years K Alignment
  • Soc8.1

    Shows an initial awareness of technology (e.g., turns towards mobile device when the device is activated).
  • Soc8.2

    Engages with technology using non-verbal communications (e.g., eye contact and facial expressions), as well as verbal, including labeling familiar items seen on screen.
  • Soc8.3

    Engages with technology to connect socially to familiar people through video chats, recorded videos, and photos with a caregiver.

  • Soc8.4

    Explores properties and functions of objects with a caregiver.

  • Soc8.5

    Substitutes one object for another (e.g., uses an object to imitate talking on a phone).
  • Soc8.6

    Begins to understand that the content in digital media is used for specific purposes.

  • Soc8.7

    Explores all tools, including technology, to enhance learning with support from a caregiver.
  • Soc8.8

    Knows when, how, and why to use a variety of digital and non-digital tools for learning (e.g., knows that a key opens a lock or a passcode unlocks a mobile device).
  • 0.3.3.1

    Create written, oral, and digital content that communicates knowledge and ideas in a variety of presentation styles, with prompting and support. (2020 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in English Language Arts, Computer Science)

  • 0.3.3.2

    With prompting and support, create an individual or shared multimedia work for a specific purpose (ex. to share lived or imagined experiences, to present information, to entertain, or as artistic expression), considering digital footprint. (2020 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in English Language Arts, Computer Science)