Preston Elementary Technology Competency Goals

First Grade

Concepts • Begin formal keyboard training. • Identify fundamental computer terms (Disk, software, CD-ROM, etc.) • Given a topic, and with assistance, use CD or Internet encyclopedia resources to locate information. • Move around the desktop and use the menu bars. • Create and name a new document, save work and open an existing document with assistance. • Locate and use period, comma, tab, question mark, and exclamation mark keys. • Demonstrate an awareness of letter location on the keyboard. • Recognized the ownership of ideas with teacher assistance. • Respect others ideas and information. • How to recognize tools in a program. • Able to start and shut down a computer properly. • Able to use basic computer vocabulary correctly when explaining a project. • Able to print to a network printer. • Select, use, and create graphics. • Students will learn answers to questions: ----------How is a computer used? ----------What is software? Vocabulary arrow keys: Keys on a keyboard that move the cursor left or right, up or down. backspace/delete key: Key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the left one space at a time and, on some keyboards and with most word processing software, deletes characters. caps lock key: Key on a keyboard that is used to key all capital letters. cursor: A highlighted or bright (sometimes blinking) line or other mark that shows where information is being input; that is, where the next letter or character will appear. Sometimes the cursor is a special picture or icon. delete/backspace key: Key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the left one space at a time and, on some keyboards and with most word processing software, deletes characters. ESC key: Key on a keyboard that is used to "move around" with a program. home row keys: 1. The starting point for your hands when beginning to keyboard using common keying techniques. The keys on the keyboard a, s, d, f, j, k, l, ; are home row keys. 2. Keys on a keyboard which contain the letters a, s, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, ; and used for positioning the hands in typing. 3. The row of keys called the "middle row" in some keying technique methods. insert: Key on a keyboard or function of word processing software that is used to insert text without deleting previously keyed text. keyboard: An input device resembling a typewriter and consisting of a standardized layout of buttons or keys with symbols, such as letters or numbers, that can be entered into a computer by pressing on the keys. letter keys: Keys on a keyboard which contain the letters of the alphabet. number keys: Keys on a keyboard which contain the numbers 0-9. posture: The position of the body or of parts of the body. printer: A mechanical output device that can print text, and sometimes graphics, on paper. return/enter key: Key on a keyboard that is used to enter information into a microcomputer or to return the cursor to the beginning of a new line. shift key: Key on a keyboard that is used to capitalize letters when pressed with that letter key. space bar: Key on a keyboard that spaces the cursor forward one space at a time and produces a blank space when pressed. starting: The process of loading the operating system software into memory to start up a computer. Also called booting. tab key: 1. Key on a keyboard that is used to move the cursor directly to a tab stop. 2. A key on the keyboard that causes the cursor to jump to a specific place such as to indent paragraphs or make columns. text: The actual structure of words in a piece of writing or printing. log off: The act of signing off of and disconnecting from a computer system. log on: the act of connecting with a computer system and entering your user identification and password.

Second Grade

Concepts • Continue formal keyboard training. • Identify the function of the physical components of a computer. • Use phone etiquette when answering the classroom phone and taking a message. • Use electronic reference materials, with assistance, to read, gather and analyze information. • Identify a topic and locate information using appropriate technology resources to accomplish a given task with assistance. • Use on-line circulation system and catalog to locate books and references to accomplish a given task. • Given a book-marked telecommunications location, student will access appropriate information on a topic. • Select text and utilize cut, copy, move, and paste commands to revise writings with assistance. • Use a spell checker to edit writings. • Use age appropriate software to write a paragraph using correct capitalization, spacing, and punctuation. • Use a calculator to find sums and differences of whole numbers. • Use age appropriate presentation software or authoring software to communicate information. • Use age appropriate critical thinking software. • Identify ways that technology is integrated into daily life. • Able to navigate the operating system with some assistance. • Able to understand that technology goes beyond just computers. • Able to work independently on the computer. Vocabulary computer: An electronic machine that can perform calculations and can process a large amount of information accurately and much more rapidly than the human brain. cursor: A highlighted or bright (sometimes blinking) line or other mark that shows where information is being input; that is, where the next letter or character will appear. Sometimes the cursor is a special picture or icon. delete/backspace key: Key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the left one space at a time and, on some keyboards and with most word processing software, deletes characters. hardware: The physical equipment of a computer, such as the screen/monitor, the keyboard, the Central Processing Unit, and the storage devices. keyboard: An input device resembling a typewriter and consisting of a standardized layout of buttons or keys with symbols, such as letters or numbers, that can be entered into a computer by pressing on the keys. load: To enter a program or file into a computer's memory. printer: A mechanical output device that can print text, and sometimes graphics, on paper. save: To store a file on diskette or hard drive for future use. software: Program material for computers; instructions to the CPU to tell it what to do with the data it receives. Software programs are usually stored on disks until needed. Sometimes a disk, with its program, is called software. word processing: A process using a computer to input and edit text; a computer application that resembles typewriting but allows instant correction of errors, moving text to different locations, and other editing functions.

Third Grade

Concepts • Continue formal keyboard training. • Identify input, output, and processing devises. • Use the menu bar for print options, and find. • Able to follow the school's acceptable use policy when using the computer. • Given predetermined telecommunications location, a student will locate and download appropriate information. • Save an existing document using the "save as" command as part of the writing process. • Independently select text and change font, style, and size. • Post a document on a local or global network. • Use function keys, Control, Alt. and caps lock. • Save and delete files. • Apply appropriate search strategies. • Use interactive technology environments, such as simulations, electronic science, or mathematics laboratories, virtual museum field trips, or online interactive lessons. • Determine the success of strategies used to acquire electronic information. • Use age appropriate presentation software or authoring software to communicate information, which includes sound and graphics, to achieve a specific learning goal. • Collaborate using technology to solve problems. • Collect appropriate data in a spreadsheet and communicate results in a graph. • Use technology resources responsibly and independently. • Demonstrate proper care of hardware and software in daily work. • Identify ownership of others’ ideas independently. • Use a grammar checker to edit writing with assistance. Vocabulary computer: An electronic machine that can perform calculations and can process a large amount of information accurately and much more rapidly than the human brain. copyright law: Law granting a legal right to a copyright holder which requires the permission of the copyright holder to make non-archival copies of the work in question. edit/editing: 1. To change or make corrections in a document. 2. To make any change to the contents of a database. file: 1. A collection of related records in a database. 2. A word processing document. hardware: The physical equipment of a computer, such as the screen/monitor, the keyboard, the Central Processing Unit, and the storage devices. input: 1. The process of entering information into a computer. 2. The information entered or put into a computer for processing. keyboard: An input device resembling a typewriter and consisting of a standardized layout of buttons or keys with symbols, such as letters or numbers, that can be entered into a computer by pressing on the keys. laser printer: A printer that produces high quality images using a method similar to that of a photo copying machine. monitor: A display screen designed as an output device for a computer and usually composed of a Cathode Ray Tube. output: 1. The process of displaying, printing, or storing information produced by a computer. 2. The information produced by the computer, as a result of processing, that is sent to devices that display, print, or store it. print: To produce a copy of the document onto paper, computer screen, or diskette. printer: A mechanical output device that can print text, and sometimes graphics, on paper. retrieve: To open a file from a diskette or hard drive. software: Program material for computers; instructions to the CPU to tell it what to do with the data it receives. Software programs are usually stored on disks until needed. Sometimes a disk, with its program, is called software. tab key: 1. Key on a keyboard that is used to move the cursor directly to a tab stop. 2. A key on the keyboard that causes the cursor to jump to a specific place such as to indent paragraphs or make columns.

Fourth Grade

Concepts • Identify some basic trouble shooting strategies with some assistance from teacher. (Control alt delete, checking the plugs , etc) • Continue formal keyboard training. • Use electronic reference materials to read, gather, and analyze information. • Identify a topic and locate information using appropriate technology resources to accomplish a given task. • Create a document using a word processing program with correct capitalization, spacing, and punctuation. • Format a document manipulating margins, line spacing and justifications with assistance. • Use an electronic thesaurus to revise writing with assistance. • Use age appropriate desktop publishing software to create a document containing more than one column and utilizing graphics. • Use age appropriate presentation software or authoring software to communicate information, which includes sound, digitized video, graphics, to achieve a specific learning goal. • Select appropriate software to solve mathematics problems. • Using a calculator, multiply and divide whole numbers. • Collaborate using technology to solve problems. • Use spreadsheets to collect organize and display data in order to analyze and solve problems. • Create a database to organize data for analysis, problem solving and task completion. • Create and print a timeline to achieve a specific learning goal. • Use manuals to answer questions about software and hardware. • Select appropriate data for a problem or task. • Collaborate using technology to solve problems. • Assume ownership of personal ideas. • Use security measures relating to technology systems. • Abide by copyright laws. Vocabulary computer accessible news sources: A computer database of news and information which is updated frequently, usually daily, and available to be searched by dates and keywords. data: A general term for pieces of information that a computer processes. database (computer, current, print): A collection of data organized for search and retrieval. Computer databases are accessed by computer; print databases are available in printed format. A current database is a collection of data updated frequently (hourly, daily, weekly, etc.) and is usually a computer database. Word processing Using keyboarding skills to produce documents such as letters, reports, manuals, and newsletters. Clip art Drawings you can add to your documents or presentations. Clip art includes items such as cartoons, maps, symbols, and flags. Some software packages include clip art. Clip art can be purchased separately. Illustration Clip art, graphics or drawings on a computer. download: Transferring information electronically from another computer, to your computer. e-mail: Electronic mail that are sent and received over a computer network. information highway: A term used when discussing information networks of the future which will likely carry video and audio as well as computer data. Internet: A global network of thousands of other computer networks that offers e-mail and information retrieval services to millions of people. Home page An introductory screen on a web page on the World Wide Web, used to welcome visitors. A home page can include special text or graphics on which you click to jump to related information on other pages on the Web. upload: Sending a disk file from your computer to another computer. processing: The manipulation of data by a computer in accordance with its instructions, or programming. copy: To highlight a section or whole document and leave it unaffected but make a duplicate and put it in another place.

Fifth Grade

Concepts • Identify telecommunication terms (uploading, download, email, etc). • Employ electronic research strategies combining two or more key words in a single search to locate specific information and Boolean search. • Use telecommunications search tool to locate and download appropriate information on a topic. • Demonstrate an awareness of special purpose key functions (alt, option, tab, cap locks). • Collect, organize, and display data in a spreadsheet in order to analyze and solve problems. • Create a database to organize data for analysis, problem solving and task completion. • Use probe ware to achieve a specific learning goal. • Identify the use of technology in careers. • Understand the impact of technology on society and the environment. • Explain the impact that technology has when integrated into daily life. • Work with more than one software application at the same time. • Use on-line help and documentation. • Deliver product electronically in a variety of media. • Use presentation software to communicate with a specific audience. • Use technology to facilitate evaluation of communication, process and product. • Adhere to licensing agreements and respect the work of other individuals. • Record data collected by incorporating probes. Vocabulary and: A connector/term used in searching databases which indicates that for two statements/rules/criteria only records satisfying both statements/rules/criteria should be selected. arrange (sort): A process of organizing the records in a database in a specific order, either alphabetically (from A to Z or reverse alphabetically from Z to A) or numerically (from 0 to 9 or reverse numerically from 9 to 0). centering: To place text horizontally or vertically in the middle of a page. computer-related vandalism: Act of damaging, altering, or destroying a computer, computer peripherals, computer software, or computer service. connectors: A term used in searching databases which indicates which records satisfying one statement/rule/criterion or both should be selected. The two most common connectors are "and" and "or." edit/editing: 1. To change or make corrections in a document. 2. To make any change to the contents of a database. enter/entering: To type an item of information into a field in a database. field/category: 1. An item of information in a record of a file in a database. 2. In hypermedia, an object or area on a card or page where text is entered. file: 1. A collection of related records in a database. 2. A word processing document. information accessing: Process of searching for information, usually located in a database. Most commonly used when a computer database is to be searched. or: A connector/term used in searching databases which indicates that for two statements/rules/criteria all records satisfying either one statement/rule criterion or both statements; rules/criteria should be selected. record: A collection or listing of related fields or categories in a database file. report: A display (on the screen or printed onto paper) of the records or parts of the records of a database that satisfy a particular search or sort. select/search: A process of choosing all records of a database that meet or satisfy a statement, rule or criterion. A search may be based on a single statement, rule or criterion or a combination of statements, rules, or criteria joined by a connector of "and" or "or." This process is called also find, match, or query in some database software. sort (arrange): A process of organizing the records in a database in a specific order, either alphabetically (from A to Z or reverse alphabetically from Z to A) or numerically (from 0 to 9 or reverse numerically from 9 to 0). Telecommunication The act of sending and receiving information, such as data, text, pictures, voice, and video. The exchange of information can be within a building or around the globe. Acceptable Use Policy A set of rules and guidelines that are set up to regulate Internet use and to protect the user. Online Safety Precautions taken to protect personal information and images from being misused by others.

Sixth Grade

Concepts • Connect peripheral devices to a computer (printer, laser disc, modem, VCR, scanner, etc). • Load programs on the computer. • Identify terms related to computer generated productions (clip art, art , hypertext, multimedia). • Use a thesaurus and a grammar checker to revise writing independently. • Apply all formatting features of word processing to format a document including tabs, header, and page break. • Use short-cut keystrokes to improve efficiency. • Continue formal keyboard training; touch type a minimum of 20 words per minute. • Create a desktop publishing document (newsletter, brochure, flyer, program, web page). • Create and end an appropriate electronic mail message using telecommunications or local networks. • Use calculators to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, decimals, and fractions to solve real-world problems. • Select and use appropriate technology to measure quantities in order to achieve specified degrees of accuracy in a problem situation. • Use age appropriate technology to show understanding of geometric concepts of congruency, similarity, symmetry, reflections, perpendicularity, parallelism, and transformation. • Analyze real-world data and organize collected data in a quality display, using appropriate technology, including calculators and computers. • Claims ownership for personal ideas and sites others for their ideas. • Increase awareness of technology prerequisites for careers. • Explain the civic, social, and economic impact of technology on society and the environment.  Vocabulary Application/Software Programs that allow to you accomplish certain tasks such a swrite letters, analyze numbers, sort files, manage finances, draw pictures, and play games. CPU (Central ProcessingUnit)The main chip that allows computers to do millions of calculations per second and makes it possible for users to write letters and balance your checkbook. Multimedia To use a combination of text, pictures, sounds, movies, and/ or animation in a presentation. Numeric Keypad The portion of a keyboard, set up like an adding machine or calculator used to enter numbers and equations quickly into the computer. Vandalism The intentional act of destroying computer files or computer networks. Internet Term given to the network of computers that provide information world-wide Select or Highlight To choose part of a document by clicking and dragging over it with the mouse to highlight the text. Database A simple database might be single file containing many records, with the same set of fields. Data can be sorted and searched by one or more criteria Desktop The background on the windows, menus, and dialog boxes on a PC. It is supposed to represent a desk. Desktop publishing Using features of word processing/DTP software to format and produce documents, letters, reports, flyers, and newsletters with graphics. Hyperlink or Hypertext Special text when clicked jumps the user from one related topic to another. Linear Moving in a straight line or path; a multimedia presentation that moves in a straight line from image to image. Links Connections that bridge one image, page, or word to another by clicking on a highlighted word or phrase. Non-linear Not moving in a straight line or path; a multimedia presentation that transitions from one image to another in an order that is preset, but not necessarily in a straight path - Example: a non-linear presentation can transition from image 1 to image 3 and back to image 1 using menus/branching. Online Resources Internet information available to a computer user. Page Set-up Portrait: The default page setup that prints the document vertically. Landscape: The page setup that permits a document to be printed in a horizontal position. Virus A computer program designed to damage computer files.