Introduction of Skills

Pacheco Union Elementary School District Technology Continuum Of Skills K-8

INTRODUCTION OF SKILLS

KINDERGARTEN

K.1 Student will experience using a computer and disks Can start, restart, and shut down a computer Can treat disks and computer with respect Demonstrates acceptable behavior at the computer and in the lab Can insert a floppy/CD into the computer Understanding basic ethics of computer usage Introduction to file management K.2 Student will experience using painting and drawing tools Can select and use drawing and painting tools Can use shape tools Can use mouse

FIRST GRADE

1.1 Student will experience using a computer and disks Can choose a command from the menu bar using a mouse Can demonstrate basic keyboarding skills 1.2 Student will experience using painting and drawing tools Can draw a picture using basic tools Can create a graphic to illustrate an idea in a story 1.3 Student will experience keyboard skills appropriate to grade level Can identify relative position of the keys on a keyboard Can identify and use letter and number keys 1.4 Student will experience basic word processing skills Can launch and use a word processing program Can control insertion point, cursor, and word wrap Can save and retrieve work processing files Can demonstrate simple usage of point and click

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GRADE TWO

2.2 Student will experience using painting and drawing tools Can change the size or shape of a graphic using the edge handles 2.3 Student will experience keyboard skills appropriate of grade level Can apply keyboarding skills (Using both hands and both sides of keyboard, thumb on spacebar) Can use shift, arrow keys, special keys, and spacebar 2.4 Student will experience basic word processing skills Understands the concepts of insertion point, cursor, and word wrap Can enter, delete, cut copy and paste text Can save and retrieve word processing files 2.5 Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using a variety of sources Can create single and multiple screen projects Plan and create a linear sequence, which tells a story using text and/or graphics

GRADE THREE

3.2 Student will experience using painting and drawing tools Can highlight a graphic using the lasso or frame/marquee tool Can move a graphic to another location on the screen Can apply special effects such as rotate, stretch, shrink, etc. Can change a graphics pattern Can move and duplicate an object 3.3 Student will experience keyboard skills appropriate to grade level Can identify and use the punctuation and special symbol keys 3.4 Student will experience basic word processing skills Can format a document using different fonts, text size, styles, etc. 3.5 Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using a variety of sources Can add a button or menu to view all or selective screens

GRADE FOUR

4.2 Student will experience using painting and drawing tools Can move and copy objects between paint and draw layers Can export graphics to another program 4.3 Student will experience keyboard skills appropriate to grade level Can use formal keyboarding skills with home keys and correct posture Can touch type at speed equal to handwriting rate (5-15 words per minute) 4.5 Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using a variety of sources Can include Hyper Studio and Power Point 4.6 Student will experience planning and creating video projects Can operate a video camera Can make a smooth camera pan with video camera 4.7 Student will experience using computer file management functions Can create, organize, and delete files and folders Can write protect a disk and lock a folder Demonstrates understanding and respects copyright laws related to computer software 4.8 Student will experience advanced word processing functions Can use the spell check function within a word processor Can use keyboard shortcuts for formatting and file management Change the margins, columns, spacing and page breaks Can import a graphic into a document 4.9 Student will experience electronic encyclopedias Can use atlas, timeline, and gallery functions of encyclopedia 4.10 Student will experience network access and resources Can identify components of network and telecommunications system Can explain terminology related to network access and use Demonstrates understanding of the concepts of network citizenship and etiquette Can log on and off the network Can print documents to network printers

GRADE FIVE

5.3 Student will experience keyboard skills appropriate to grade level Can touch type at rate faster than handwriting (10 to 20 words per minute) 5.5 Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using a variety of sources

5.6 Student will experience planning and creating video projects Can record with smooth camera tilt and zoom in and out 5.8 Student will experience advanced word processing functions Can create and use indents and tabs in word processing document Can use the find and replace functions Can move and copy text and graphics between two word processing documents 5.9 Student will experience electronic encyclopedias Can use keyword searches 5.10 Student will experience network access and resources Can upload a file to a network Can access CD-ROM’s on a network 5.11 Student will experience electronic mail system Can send and receive mail within the school campus (ex: Gagglenet) 5.12 Student will experience desktop publishing fundamentals Can use the attributes of size and type classification for emphasis 5.13 Student will experience simple spreadsheet functions Can describe the parts of a spreadsheet Can move to and select specific cells in a spreadsheet Can add new text or numbers to a spreadsheet Can save an updated spreadsheet to disk

GRADE SIX

6.3 Student will experience keyboard skills appropriate to grade level Can touch type at sustained rate of 15 to 30 words per minute 6.5 Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using a variety of sources Can add music or sound effect CD audio to multimedia project 6.6 Student will experience planning and creating video projects Can use zoom and focus controls for video interview 6.8 Student will experience advanced word processing functions Can insert footers and headers Use the thesaurus function 6.10 Student will experience network access and resources Can differentiate between various types of on-line services 6.11 Student will experience electronic mail system Can upload and download files attached to messages 6.12 Student will experience desktop publishing fundamentals Can create a design for gaining and keeping attention, and making a lasting impression Can use proportions, contrast, and balance for impact 6.13 Student will experience simple spreadsheet functions Can build a formula into a cell Can format cells Can copy and paste values and formulas into cells Can sort a selection of rows in the spreadsheet Can insert or delete rows, columns, or blocks of cells 6.14 Student will experience electronic resources Can use appropriate information resources in the media center Can select the resource that best matches the need

GRADE SEVEN

7.5 Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using a variety of sources Can use various elements in multi-screen branching multimedia project 7.6 Student will experience planning and creating video projects Can record a series of shots using in camera editing Can compose shots with appropriate headroom and exposure 7.8 Student will experience advanced word processing functions Can enter and modify page numbers Can use the hyphenation function 7.10 Students will experience network access and resources Can use a variety of Internet data retrieval tools Can capture a screen and capture a file 7.11 Student will experience electronic mail system Can use various client tools to send and receive mail 7.12 Student will experience desktop publishing fundamentals Can use contrast, lines, white space, and apparent motion effectively 7.13 Student will experience simple spreadsheet functions Can realign and modify the contents and appearance of numbers in cells Can protect cells from changes Can set page breaks for printing spreadsheets 7.14 Students will experience electronic resources Can use an existing database to retrieve specific records Can capture information from a reference CD- ROM and transfer to a word processing document Can conduct research by focusing on specific questions to be answered Can use resources to access words, terms, methods, facts, concepts, and specific information 7.15 Student will experience design and creation of database file Can retrieve record based on “and” and “or” match techniques Can retrieve record based o “greater than” or “less than” criteria

Can sort and print specific records in a data file 7.16 Student will experience simple electronic presentations Can explain terminology of templates, masters, backgrounds, and color schemes Can move between elements (slide, sorter, and outline) of electronic presentation Can use the tools to create master elements Can develop and modify color schemes

GRADE 8

8.5 Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using a variety of sources Can create a coherent series of screens that depict dynamic relationship (changes over time) 8.6 Student will experience planning and creating video project Can plan a video presentation using a storyboard technique 8.8 Student will experience advanced word processing functions Can create and import spreadsheets and database files into word processing documents 8.10 Student will experience network access and resources Can download files from an Internet server to local hard drive Can transfer files from a remote computer to a local hard drive 8.11 Students will experience electronic mail systems Utilize E-mail to aid research 8.12 Student will experience desktop publishing fundamentals Can demonstrate value of the unity of graphical elements Can incorporate a variety of graphical techniques and principals 8.13 Students will experience simple spreadsheet functions Can create charts from spreadsheet data Can modify types, titles, scales and legends for charts 8.14 Student will experience electronic resources Can conduct a single field word search and a Boolean search using a CD-ROM Can incorporate key words and phrases into descriptions of electronic searching Can effectively use search engines and web directories 8.15 Student will experience design and creation of database files Can determine data items to be used in a new database Can determine the type of information needed for a new database

Can determine the order and layout for a new database based on how the database will be searched Can name, save, test, and edit the new database Can use a database to suggest trends in data 8.16 Student will experience simple electronic presentations Can add text, clip art, graphs and video clips to a slide