Curriculum Overview

• Basic Operations: Powering up & closing down the computer, mousing, opening and closing windows and applications, familiarity with menus.  Logging in and out of the network, accessing and organizing folders and files, ability to name and save documents.

• Drawing/Painting: Create and manipulate images, become familiar with painting and drawing tools.

• Graphics: Create graphics, combine text and graphics, and import graphics from a variety of resources.

• Menu Bar: Understanding and familiarity with open, print, close, quit, cut, copy, paste, and shortcuts.

• Keyboarding: Focusing on appropriate left- and right-hand location of the home row keys with increasing accuracy and speed.

• Internet Use: Use of web browsers to navigate, locate, and research information on the World Wide Web using appropriate bibliographic citations of resources used.

• Multi-tasking: Opening and switching among multiple applications.

• Presentation: Create presentations involving sound, and graphics, using presentation applications.

• Publishing: Demonstrate the ability to create layouts for presentation purposes.

• Spreadsheet:  Design and produce a chart using real life data; ability to manipulate between a spreadsheet and a graph so data can be interpreted.

• Word Processing: Create, manipulate, and edit documents using the computer.

Skill	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Basic Operations	exp	intro	gp	gp	gp	gp	ip	ip	ip
Drawing/Painting	intro	intro	gp	gp	gp	gp	gp	ip	ip
Graphics			intro	gp	gp	gp	gp	ip	ip
Menu Bar		exp	intro	gp	gp	gp	ip	ip	ip
Keyboarding		exp	intro	gp	gp	gp	gp	gp	ip
Internet		exp	intro	gp	gp	gp	gp	gp	ip
Multitasking				exp	exp	intro	gp	gp	ip
Presentation				exp	exp	intro	gp	gp	ip
Publishing				exp	exp	intro	gp	gp	ip
Spreadsheets					intro	gp	gp	gp	ip
Word Processing	exp	exp	intro	gp	gp	gp	gp	gp	ip

 

Explore	exp	Students learn concepts & skills informally
Introduce	intro	Students learn concepts & skills with formal teacher direction
Guided Practice	gp	Students develop skill using technology as a tool for communication, research, and problem-solving with significant support
Independent Practice	ip	Students are self-directed using technology as a tool for communication, research, and problem-solving with limited support