Technology Curriculum

Kindergarten Technology Curriculum

Students will:

· Identify and correctly use basic hardware computer components

· Use correct basic PC terminology, icons, single left mouse click, desktop, window, mouse cursor, ‘x’ to close a window

· Identify and open icons on the desktop with single left mouse click and ‘enter’ key

· Identify and use basic browser navigational icons and commands, home, links, back arrow, web address

· Apply word processing skills - type first and last names and copy a sentence using correct punctuation and capital letters, blinking cursor, enter, backspace, one space between words and after punctuation

· Keyboarding - use the shift key, identify each letter on the keyboard, correct home row finger placement

Content

· Hardware: mouse, keyboard, monitor, computer, head phones

· Browser: Internet Explorer

· Software: Microsoft Word

· Keyboarding: Dancemat Typing, stage/level 1

First Grade Technology Curriculum

Students will:

· Identify and correctly use intermediate hardware computer components

· Use correct intermediate PC terminology, double left mouse click, maximize, file, save, print

· Identify and open icons on the desktop with double left mouse click key

· Identify and use intermediate browser navigational icons and commands, address box, scroll bars, bookmarks

· Apply word processing skills - type and format sentences using color, center icon, enlarge, and font

· Keyboarding - correct top row and shift key finger placement

Content

· Hardware: mouse, speakers, printer

· Browser: Internet Explorer

· Software: Microsoft Word

· Keyboarding: Dancemat Typing, stage/level 2

Second Grade Technology Curriculum

Students will:

· Identify and correctly use intermediate hardware computer components

· Use correct intermediate PC terminology, double left mouse click, maximize, file, save, print

· Identify and open icons on the desktop with double left mouse click key

· Identify and use intermediate browser navigational icons and commands, address box, scroll bars, bookmarks

· Apply word processing skills - manipulate color, enlarge and change font, underline, bold, italics, align left icon, open, close, save

· Keyboarding - correct top row and shift key finger placement

Content

· Hardware: mouse, speakers, printer

· Browser: Internet Explorer

· Software: Microsoft Word

· Keyboarding: Dancemat Typing, stage/level 2

Third Grade Technology Curriculum

Students will:

· Use correct intermediate PC terminology, minimize

· Identify and open icons on the desktop with right click and choose open

· Identify and use intermediate browser navigational icons and commands, enter a web address save to bookmarks

· Apply word processing skills – word wrap, save vs. save as, open, new, tab key for indenting, bullets, numbering, right click on a photo to copy and paste, use picture toolbar through, spell check

· Keyboarding - correct finger placement for all letters on the keyboard and type at 15 wpm with 80% accuracy

Content

· Browser: Internet Explorer

· Software: Microsoft Word

· Keyboarding: Dancemat Typing, all stages/levels, keyboarding program

Fourth Grade Technology Curriculum

Students will:

· Use correct advanced PC terminology, to be determined

· Identify and use advanced browser navigational icons and commands, to be determined

· Apply word processing skills – view and toolbars, edit photographs, right click, grammar check, proper word processing techniques

· Desktop Publishing – basic Publisher skills, create a booklet and a greeting card

· Presentation – create a basic slide show presentation

· Keyboarding - type at 20 wpm with 85% accuracy

Content

· Browser: Internet Explorer

· Software: Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint

· Keyboarding: Dancemat Typing, all stages/levels, keyboarding program

Fifth Grade Technology Curriculum

Students will:

· Use correct advanced PC terminology, to be determined

· Identify and use advanced browser navigational icons and commands, to be determined

· Apply word processing skills – view and toolbars, edit photographs (reduce and enlarge), right click and grammar check, proper word processing techniques

· Desktop Publishing – intermediate Publisher skills, create a tri-fold brochure

· Presentation – create a slide show presentation with slide transition effects

· Keyboarding - type at 25 wpm with 85% accuracy

Content

· Browser: Internet Explorer

· Software: Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint

· Keyboarding: to be determined

Sixth Grade Technology Curriculum

Students will:

· Use correct advanced PC terminology, to be determined

· Identify and use advanced browser navigational icons and commands, to be determined

· Internet etiquette – copyright, bullying, social networking, emoticons, all caps

· Apply word processing skills – all toolbars, edit photographs (crop, contrast, replace, i.e.), right click and grammar check, practice proper word processing techniques

· Desktop Publishing – intermediate Publisher skills, create a tri-fold brochure

· Presentation – create a slide show presentation with slide transition effects and custom animation and background templates

· Spreadsheet – create a basic spreadsheet with addition formulas, create a graph from data

· Keyboarding - type at 30 wpm with 90% accuracy

Content

· Browser: Internet Explorer

· Software: Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint

· Keyboarding: to be determined

Seventh & Eighth Grade Technology Curriculum

Develop and Master/Review the major office programs in Office 2010 such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher etc.Students will use multi-skill sets will playing our "Building Homes Of Our Own" program.
Students will demonstrate research methods on the internet to gain a further understanding of internet usage and benefits.
Students will interact with key features and tools on the Internet.
Students will create directories and sub-directories on a shared student drive.
Students will follow verbal and/or written printed instructions.