Second Grade - Digital Learning

Overview

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Second-grade students experience Digital Learning primarily as an integrated part of the school day. Digital learning integration can help students create, think critically, communicate, collaborate, and have ownership over their own learning. While students may use technology frequently outside of class, most need to be explicitly taught how to use technology actively rather than passively. Digital Learning is intended as a set of tools and mindsets, integrated into all content areas, that support students’ learning journey and learner identity by:

  • Engaging students in deeper learning
  • Empowering students through agency, voice, identity, and choice
  • Supporting access to content in rich, multimodal ways
  • Closing access, achievement, and opportunity gaps to enable future success

Priority Standards

What students will know, what students will do, and what thinking skills students will develop to apply and transfer digital learning understandings that endure within the discipline, leverage deeper understandings, and/or support readiness for success at the next grade level.

In second grade, focus on these critical areas:

Instruction: Signature Elements

Below are signature elements of SFUSD Digital Learning instruction that students should experience regularly throughout second grade as they develop as digital learners.

Devices

All K-3 classrooms should have access to a cart of Chromebooks for students to use. If you are missing any devices, please first contact your site administrator or your site’s DLeaF. If they are unable to resolve the issue promptly, please contact your Cohort Partner from the SFUSD Digital Learning and Enablement Team.

Clever Badges - Clever, SFUSD's Single Sign-on tool, provides easy and secure access to our digital learning resources. Students in 2nd Grade will use their “Clever Badge” to log in to their Chromebooks.

Digital Backpack- The SFUSD Digital Backpack is the collection of applications which have been vetted for student data privacy and supporting district curriculum and content standards. Apps that are not in the Backpack have not been reviewed and should not be used. 

Units

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2nd Grade- Digital Learning Getting Started Guide 

Digital Agency - A guide with ready-made learning materials for teachers and students to promote healthy, positive online interactions and behaviors to participate respectfully.

Topics - K-2

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Overview of Student Learning

Culminating Project Ideas

Media Balance & Well Being

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Students go beyond screen time to explore the impact their digital lives can have on their well-being and relationships while learning to balance media in their everyday lives.

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Privacy & Security

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Students learn how to protect personal information and gain a deeper understanding of their data privacy rights so they can advocate for themselves and others.

Digital Footprint

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Students learn the benefits and risks of online sharing and explore how a digital persona can affect one's sense of self, reputation, and relationships

Relationships & Communications

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Students reflect on how to build positive relationships, avoid risky online talk, and understand why some topics and conversations can best lend themselves to certain mediums.

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech

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Students take on these tough topics and play the active role of an upstander to build positive, supportive online communities and combat online cruelty.

News & Media Literacy

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Students identify credible and trustworthy information sources and reflect on their responsibilities as thoughtful media creators and consumers.

 

Planning Guide

Explore the 2nd Grade Getting Started Guide to support your classroom's digital learning experience.  Learn how to incorporate digital learning tools to enable Equitable Access & Demand, Inquiry, Collaboration and Assessment for Learning into your everyday teaching. 

SFUSD’s Digital Learning Scope & Sequence identifies digital learning competencies that help prepare students to meet SFUSD’s Graduate Profile and the ISTE Standards for Students.

Reflection Questions

  1. How are students' developmental needs, communities, and experiences being reflected and honored, or how could they be?
  2. What opportunities do you see for developing equitable access & demand, inquiry, collaboration, and assessment for learning?
  3. What are the implications for your own practice? What strengths can you build upon? What will you do first?

Want More?

Contact the Digital Learning and Enablement Team

Find your Cohort Partner’s contact info on this sheet.

This page was last updated on May 17, 2023