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Elementary DPS Information Literacy and Technology Proficiencies©

In order to prepare students to succeed in a global, high-tech, information rich society, the mission of the DPS Information Literacy and Technology Plan is to ensure that all students and staff are effective users of tools, ideas and information to meet the goals and content standards of the Denver Public Schools. All instructional efforts to meet or exceed the DPS Information Literacy and Technology Proficiencies will be completed in partnership by classroom teachers, media specialists, technology teachers and building leaders.

The Student As Topic ECE Kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th …

• • • • • • • A. An Efficient 1. Computer talk about basic talk about basic vocabulary talk about and use basic introduce and use basic introduce and use basic introduce and use basic introduce and use basic vocabulary for (i.e. mouse, keyboard, vocabulary (i.e. icon, file, vocabulary (i.e. tools and vocabulary (i.e. printer vocabulary (i.e. network, vocabulary (i.e. file types, Information & Operations, technology monitor, printer, cursor) document, folder, hard drive, toolbars, palettes, Save As) cable, USB, Internet, search, Ethernet cable, search Help menu, LCD projector) Technology Electronic Tools, components (i.e. •What is “technology”? software, hardware menu, •discuss advantages/ server, font, style) engine, alias and shortcut, •send data from computer to User Terminology mouse, keyboard, •discuss various forms of save, print, quit, window, disadvantages of technology •cut, copy & paste text and scroll bars, minimize, AlphaSmart using Get monitor, printer, digital technology (i.e. trash or recycle bin) use in daily life graphics maximize, resize, alignment, Utility cursor) computers, cameras, •discuss common uses of •proper care and use of a CD •navigate to save and open format, columns, rows, cells) •use advanced editing tools •use a simplified scanners, printers) technology in daily life (i.e. •save and retrieve documents files on server •introduce use of scanners (i.e. thesaurus) desktop such as Kid •Wake-up computer from ATMs, cell phones, cash to and from specific •multi-task between multiple and digital cameras •use of templates for Desk or Finderella sleep registers) locations programs •use of microscopes to document creation •practice mouse skills: point •start a program •start and quit a program •refine mouse skills: •practice use of microscopes observe items •introduce use of calculators and click, double-click) •refine mouse skills: double- •insert and use a CD highlight and move text •use a four function •use a four function •practice use of microscopes click •delete and revise text •introduce use of calculator calculator •use a four function •use a four function •refine mouse skills: point, microscopes calculator calculator click & drag •use a four function •introduce use of calculator microscopes •use a four function calculator 2. Location Skills – •find easy fiction in the •visit, identify and use •organization of •introduce the use of •focus on locating •focus on locating •emphasis on Dewey Library and library the major areas of the materials – call numbers books by call numbers books by call numbers Decimal System library alphabetically by •properly re-shelve •introduce basic use of and with the Dewey •understand and use Internet author (first letter of materials Internet browser Decimal System web URLs to locate last name) or by •use “Favorites” or •introduce components information Dewey number “Bookmarks” and construction of URLs 3. Online, •awareness that books •understand the •know the difference •emphasis on •introduction to •use special subject •independent use of Electronic, and electronic difference between between an alphabetical order almanacs, periodicals, encyclopedia atlases, almanacs, resources are used to fiction and non-fiction encyclopedia and •introduction to maps newspapers •practice cross- periodicals,

Print and AV find information •know book parts – dictionary and atlases •obtain info from an referencing skills newspapers, Electric Research cover, spine, title page •awareness of table of •introduction to the encyclopedia •independent use of Library, World Book Tools contents and index internet - EBSCO •introduction to the encyclopedia – Online •awareness of Searchasuarus, Electric Library, World book and electronic •periodical indexes electronic research •use video or DVD as Book On-line forms – EBSCO Primary •practice Boolean tools info resources •use age- appropriate Search, ACLIN for Kids search strategies using search engines and the Heritage “and”, “or”, “not” Colorado Digitization •introduce strategies Project for refining/limiting •learn Boolean search searches on the strategies using “and”, internet and databases “or”, “not” – use quotation marks, + and * symbols, keywords vs. natural language 4. Library Catalog •awareness of •introduce use of •use spine labels to •introduction to use of •introduce Dewey •independently locate •access other library (LION)/Dewey alphabet and spine alphabet and spine locate books in Fiction call letters to locate Decimal System and books using Dewey databases through the labels labels to find books in and Non-Fiction books its 10 categories Decimal and LION LION Catalog system Decimal •awareness of library the Easy Fiction sections •introduce the LION Catalog systems

System organization section Catalog system using •identify Fiction and author, title and Non-fiction sections subject keywords 5. Keyboarding •Letter awareness • Letter awareness • Hunt & peck to type •Hunt & peck to type •Introduce two-handed •Two-handed typing •Two-handed typing •Number awareness •Number awareness words and short words and sentences typing with home row with home row •Upper & lower case sentences •Know tab key and awareness awareness letters •Know shift, return, internal punctuation end punctuation keys keys

• • • • • • • B. A 1. Copyright and emphasis on emphasis on emphasis on emphasis on introduce idea of introduce idea of practice creating original creating original creating original creating original intellectual copyright for both appropriate use of Responsible Plagiarism work work work work property print and electronic copyrighted Citizen resources materials – both print and electronic 2. Bibliographic •awareness of title, • awareness of • awareness of •create a simple •create a •refine •produce a Information author title, author, title, author, bibliography bibliography bibliographies to complete, illustrator, title illustrator, title including author, including author, include page alphabetic page page, place of illustrator, title, illustrator, title, numbers, volume bibliography of publication, publisher place of numbers, editions, more than two publisher, •introduce publication, web URLs print and non-print copyright date guidelines for publisher, •cite a periodical sources •create a simple citing books, copyright date •produce complete picture encyclopedias, and • be able to cite bibliographies of bibliography websites books or print and non-print indicating resource encyclopedia, sources type (i.e. book, websites following magazine, guidelines computer, video, etc.) 3. Care of Books •awareness of •awareness of •awareness of •awareness of •use proper •use proper •use proper & checkout checkout checkout checkout checkout checkout checkout procedures procedures procedures procedures procedures procedures procedures

Technology •develop and •practice proper •practice proper •practice proper •practice proper •practice proper •practice proper practice careful care and handling care and handling care and handling care and handling care and handling care and handling book and computer of books, CD’s, of books, CD’s, of books, CD’s, of books, CD’s, of books, CD’s, of books, CD’s, habits tapes, computers, tapes, computers, tapes, computers, tapes, computers, tapes, computers, tapes, computers, technology technology technology technology technology technology components components components components components components 4. Safety Issues •understand and •understand and •understand and •understand and •understand and •understand and •understand and agree to the agree to the agree to the agree to the agree to the agree to the agree to the

in a district’s district’s district’s district’s district’s district’s district’s Digital World Acceptable Use Acceptable Use Acceptable Use Acceptable Use Acceptable Use Acceptable Use Acceptable Use Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy •internet use is •internet use is •internet use is •internet use is •internet use is •internet use is •internet use is under the direct under the direct under the direct under the direct under the direct under the direct under the direct supervision of an supervision of an supervision of an supervision of an supervision of an supervision of an supervision of an adult adult adult adult adult adult adult •know and •know and •know and •know and •know and understand rules understand DPS understand DPS understand DPS understand DPS for password Student Guidelines Student Guidelines Student Guidelines Student Guidelines security for On-line Safety for On-line Safety for On-line Safety for On-line Safety

C. A 1. Research •use discussions •use discussions •participate with the •identify research topic •select a topic to •select a topic to •be able to divide Constructor Process and pictures to and pictures to class in identifying a and develop a research research, create a research, create a research information gather, collect and gather, collect and research topic or question – “I research question, plan research question, plan into appropriate share information share information question wonder…” research steps, skim and research steps, skim and paragraph structure •sort information •gather information •gather information scan for info from at scan for info from at •use tools of the text into graphic pertinent to topic with pertinent to topic least 2 sources least 2 sources (e.g. table of contents, organizers (e.g. teacher guidance •organize information •be able to divide •be able to divide chapter titles, charts, Kidspiration) •use the first letters of into an obvious research information research information diagrams, maps, tables the alphabet to locate organizational structure into appropriate into appropriate index headings and sub- books •identify main idea and paragraph structure paragraph structure headings) to locate and •sort info into major supporting details in •use tools of the text •use tools of the text select relevant categories using graphic text (e.g. table of contents, (e.g. table of contents, information organizers (e.g. •use table of contents chapter titles, charts, chapter titles, charts, •take notes using two- Kidspiration) and index to locate and diagrams, maps, tables diagrams, maps, tables column format •report info to others select relevant index headings and sub- index headings and sub- •select a topic to •use calculator to information headings) to locate and headings) to locate and research, create a develop, extend and •arrange information in select relevant select relevant research question, plan confirm numerical a meaningful format information information research steps, skim and

patterns (i.e. story, graphic or •introduce two-column •take notes using two- scan for info from at slideshow) note-taking format column format least 2 sources •report to others •arrange information in •select a topic to •arrange information in •use calculator to a meaningful format research, create a a meaningful format develop, extend and (i.e. story, graphic or research question, plan (i.e. story, graphic or confirm numerical slideshow) research steps, skim and PowerPoint) patterns •report to others scan for info from at •report to others •use calculator to least 2 sources •use calculator to develop, extend and •arrange information in develop, extend and confirm numerical a meaningful format confirm numerical patterns (i.e. story, graphic or patterns PowerPoint) •report to others •use calculator to develop, extend and confirm numerical patterns 2. Evaluation of •know what is true and •know what is true and •select a book from a •select a book from a •select a book or an •select books and •begin to evaluate the Information what is not true what is not true range of choices for a range of choices for a electronic resource from electronic content from accuracy, relevance, •determine what specific purpose specific purpose a range of choices for a a range of choices for a appropriateness and bias information is specific purpose specific purpose of information sources appropriate with teacher •begin to evaluate the guidance accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness of information sources

The Student As … Topic ECE Kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

• • • • • • • D. A Quality 1. Sharing of verbally share verbally share present information in present information in present information in present information in present information in information about one information about one an organized format of an organized format of an organized format of an organized format of an organized format of Producer Information topic in an organized topic in an organized choice (i.e. story, choice (i.e. story, choice (i.e. paper, choice (i.e. paper, choice (i.e. paper, way way graph, chart, picture) graph, chart, picture, graph, chart, picture, graph, chart, picture, graph, chart, picture, •discuss a topic in •discuss a topic in •discuss a topic in multimedia multimedia multimedia multimedia detail detail detail presentation) presentation) presentation) presentation) •orally present •discuss a topic in •orally present •orally present •orally present information to a group detail information to a group information to a group information to a group •orally present information to a group 2. Document •dictate labels for •create labels for •write a story using a •write a story using a •create a word •create a word •create a word Production – everyday objects everyday objects word processing word processing processing document processing document processing document •tell a simple sentence •write a simple program including title program or •understand simple •understand formatting •understand formatting

Word Processing or story to an adult to sentence or story and author AlphaSmart formatting (i.e. bold, (i.e. line spacing, (i.e. bullets, columns, be transcribed using a using phonetic spelling •introduce simple •know how to center italics, uppercase keys, paragraphs, fonts and sections, page word processing with a word processing formatting (i.e. single and indent text accent marks) sizes) numbers) program program space between words, •practice simple •introduce use of •use AlphaSmart for •use AlphaSmart for double space between formatting (i.e. single AlphaSmart (i.e. text composition, revision composition, revision lines, one return at the spacing, returns, upper entry and transfer) and publication and publication

end of a sentence) case letters) •introduce Spell Check •use Spell Check •use Spell Check and •introduce use of function function Thesaurus functions AlphaSmart (i.e. text •at the keyboard, •at the keyboard, •at the keyboard, entry and transfer) proofread and correct proofread and correct proofread and correct errors errors – using spell errors – using spell check, thesaurus check, thesaurus 3. Document •talk about concept of •recite rows (weeks) •understand difference •understand cell •understand cell •understand and use •understand and use Production – rows (weeks) and and columns (days) on between rows and identification (i.e. cell B5) identification (i.e. cell B5) appropriate cell appropriate cell identification columns (days) on a a wall calendar columns •collect survey data (e.g. •collect survey data and identification (i.e. cell B5) (i.e. cell B5)

Spreadsheets wall calendar •collect survey data daily temperature, absences, record in a spreadsheet using •collect data of 4 or more •collect data of 4 or more (e.g. favorite ice lunch counts) as a class and The Cruncher or other items and record in a items and record in a cream, pets, record in a spreadsheet using software spreadsheet using Excel or spreadsheet using Excel or transportation to Graph Club or other •convert data from a other software other software school) as a class and software spreadsheet into a graph or •convert data from a •convert data from a record in a simple •interpret data from a chart spreadsheet into a bar graph spreadsheet into a spreadsheet using spreadsheet •interpret data from a or pie chart appropriate visual Graph Club or other spreadsheet •interpret data from a representation software •use a spreadsheet to spreadsheet •interpret data from a •interpret data from a simple complete simple calculations •use a spreadsheet to spreadsheet spreadsheet (i.e. totals) perform calculations (i.e. •use a spreadsheet to perform •create a simple rubric chart sum, total, difference) calculations (i.e. count, •create a rubric chart average) •use AlphaSmart to create •basic cell formatting (e.g. tab delimited spreadsheets number, date, currency, autofill) •create a rubric chart 4. Document •create a picture using •create a picture using •create a document •create a simple •create a multimedia •create a multimedia •create a multimedia Production – Kid Pix Kid Pix using Kid Pix slideshow using Kid Pix presentation (using presentation (using presentation (using (e.g. Life Cycle of PowerPoint or other PowerPoint or other PowerPoint or other

Presentation Tools Butterfly, Plant Journal) appropriate software), appropriate software), appropriate software), that contains a that contains a that contains a minimum of 3 slides minimum of 4 slides minimum of 5 slides including text and including text, including text, graphics transitions, animations transitions, graphics and graphics imported from other electronic sources 5.Evaluation of •begin to evaluate self •begin to evaluate self •begin to evaluate self •create and use rubrics •create and use rubrics •create and use rubrics •create and use rubrics Process and and peer products and peer products and peer products to evaluate self and to evaluate self and to evaluate self and to evaluate self and using specific criteria using specific criteria using specific criteria peer products using peer products using peer products using peer products using Product specific criteria specific criteria specific criteria specific criteria

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