TechnoKids‘ all-new TechnoMe course features exciting updates. Thanks to valuable feedback from teachers, we’ve added more digital literacy activities to better support your students. There’s now a strong focus on promoting responsible digital citizenship, helping kids make wise choices and collaborate effectively. Plus, we’ve introduced an entirely new session dedicated to computer science, designed to help students build essential data analysis skills in a fun, hands-on way! And there’s more:
New Digital Literacy Activities for Kids
The updated six-session format of the TechnoMe Teacher Guide and Student Workbook brings a fresh set of additional engaging activities your students will enjoy. Each of the sessions include Reviews, Skill Reviews, and Extension Activities. Read more about these activities and see samples of each below.
These optional activities give you the flexibility to tailor your lessons to your students’ needs. Here are just a few ways you might use them:
🧠 Assess Understanding
Check students’ knowledge of software tools and features.
🎨 Practice with Themes
Offer extra, theme-based projects to reinforce key skills.
🗓️ Customize Your Schedule
Adjust course timing or content to fit your plan.
🧩 Differentiate Instruction
Support different learning styles with targeted activities.
⏩ Challenge Fast Finishers
Keep early finishers engaged with meaningful tasks.
🚀 Enrich Learning
Offer advanced learners deeper challenges and enrichment.
Choose what works best for your class!
Updated Course Materials for Teachers
The newly revised TechnoMe course is now organized into six clear, easy-to-follow sessions—and it comes with even more support for teachers! Each session includes a Getting Started section filled with practical tools to help you plan and teach with confidence:
- Overview: A quick snapshot of what student will accomplish in the session.
- Materials: A handy list of everything you’ll need—software, templates, sample files for inspiration, and any optional extras.
- Teacher Preparation: Step-by-step guidance for anything you’ll want to prep before class begins.
- Teaching Strategy: Helpful tips and suggestions for presenting each assignment. You’ll also find key terms with definitions and ideas for class discussions, plus solutions to common challenges.
- Lesson Plan: An outline of each assignment to guide instruction.
- Learning Objectives: A detailed listing of content, technology, and applied learning goals covered in each session.
Updated Course Materials for Students
The latest version of TechnoMe includes features designed to support student learning and give more teaching options. Each session now comes with: Reviews, Skill Reviews, and Extension Activities.
Reviews
These short quizzes help students review their understanding of key tools and their functions.
Skill Reviews
These activities give students extra practice with the skills they just learned-often using the same tools in a new way. This helps reinforce learning while also showing different real-world applications.
Extension Activities
Designed to stretch thinking and encourage creativity, these optional tasks often introduce new tools and techniques. Extension activities also support foundational computer science and digital citizenship skills. They are ideal for enrichment tasks or to assign to students who have finished their assigned work early.
TechnoMe Favorites
For those who were fans of the original TechnoMe, you’ll be happy to know that all the fun activities are still in the course. That includes the Family Tree, Jigsaw Puzzle, and many more.
Digital Literacy Activities for Kids – A Fun and Skill-Building Head Start
Looking for a creative, fun way to kick off the school year? TechnoMe is designed especially for younger students, helping them build digital literacy, computer science, and collaborative skills as well as self-confidence through hands-on learning. Plus, they’ll gain a solid foundation in technology concepts that will support them in future projects all year long!