SCIS Technology Skills Scope and SequenceUpdated - 20 August 2008

Technology Skills at Grade Levels: Pre- School, Pre-Kinder and Kindergarten

Name basic computer components (CPU, LCD, printer, mouse, cables, etc) Take appropriate care of technology equipment (talk & demonstrate the dangers, cables, electricity, touching

buttons, etc) Operate CD software with teachers assistance (hold, put in & take out) Manipulate mouse: move, left click and drag items Follow rules established in the classroom and computer lab for using equipment and programs (talk &

demonstrate the dangers, cables, electricity, touching buttons, no eating/drinking, clean hands, tidiness, etc) Work cooperatively when using technology Key/letter recognition (Kids Pix Letter/Number Sort; Writing Name Print Artist) Key identification (Copy a piece of pros or short poem in MS Word; Put numbers into a 100 number square,

MS Word) Use correct body position at keyboard Manipulate Objects – click, drag & move using ‘handles’. Change color/size and font. (Print Artist) Recognize and use icons - Understand and use drop down menus from tool bar Access and use graphics tools (Kids Pix, Paint, Print Artist) Change the appearance of objects (color, shape, line thickness, fill, size, pattern, etc.) Duplicate and move an object Develop illustrations or representations of problems and ideas using technology (ex. sorting objects in Kid Pix,

matching and patterning in MS Word, Pages, etc) Use software for drill and practice (How Many Bugs, Jump Start Pre-School, Baileys, Fun House) Use appropriate grade-level on-line interactive games/activities to answer questions and solve problems

First Grade (in addition to the skills above) Demonstrate appropriate care and handling of technology equipment (laptops, printers, etc) Follow rules established in the classroom and computer lab for using equipment and applications (set at the

start of the year and presented as a document for students to sign) Create original document and save to file (MS Word) Access and use graphics tools (Kid Pix, MS Paint, etc) Recognize and locate all letter and number keys on keyboard Demonstrate ability to use both hands when using the keyboard Model correct body position Move between two applications. (create a picture in MS Paint and move into MS Word) Open a bookmarked site (predetermined by teacher) Develop illustrations or representations of problems and ideas using technology (Kid Pix to create rubric

stories)

Second Grade (in addition to the skills above) Save documents to correct location (student u-drive or s-share) Retrieve documents from server (s-share or resource drive) Use correct startup/shut down procedures (Mac and PC) Use correct finger placement, home row and all reaches Apply touch typing skills in other applications (Pages) Use special keys such as space bar, delete, shift, caps lock, enter Use drop-down menus, scroll bars, open and close windows Use spell checker appropriately Incorporate enhancements such as fonts, style, and size into documents Type sentences unassisted, using correct capitalization, punctuation, and spacing Create a first draft entry at computer, edit and finalize through printing Insert clip art from within programs (Pages, Keynote, etc) Identify rows, columns, cells Enter data into a spreadsheet Use spreadsheet data to create bar graph Locate information on-line (Firefox) Maneuver within electronic media with teacher assistance

Discuss and demonstrate on-line safety at all timesThird Grade (in addition to the skills above)

Create organized file structure on server (personal file folders on u-drive) Explain and demonstrate an understanding of plagiarism Use spell check, grammar and thesaurus independently Select (highlight) text – use cut, copy and paste techniques Create a first draft entry at computer, edit and finalize through printing (using spell/grammar check and

thesaurus) Develop illustrations or representations of problems and ideas using technology (ex. use Pages to create a

postcard from Autumn Festival) Use clipboard to transfer graphics between programs Identify and manipulate rows, columns, cells Use headers for titles, names, etc. Use spreadsheet data to create bar, pie and line graph (class survey and record results) Create a multimedia project that includes graphics, text, sound, and transitions (iMovie, Garage Band, etc) Navigate Internet with a browser (Firefox) including use of go, back, forward, home, save and print (tool bar) Identify ways that Internet and software applications promote a global community

Fourth Grade (in addition to the skills above) Recognizing and report computer misuse Use correct finger placement, home row and all reaches (10 wpm/85% acc.) Use shortcut keys when appropriate (Apple shortcut key combinations) Independently use a digital equipment for class projects (camera, scanner, etc) Use tab to indent paragraph Manipulate layout of document: use margins, alignment, and line/paragraph spacing Wrap text around inserted graphics Paste or insert graphic into another document (digital camera, other sources) Enter formulas for calculation (create a simple personal budget) Change attributes in charts (change colors, fonts and backgrounds) Use appropriate grade-level simulation and problem-solving resources to answer questions and solve

problems (Internet activities like BBC Wordmaster) Develop a plan or storyboard for individual multimedia project Communicate using Web 2.0 tools Use appropriate search engines to perform a basic search Evaluate web sites for ease of use, appropriate information, presentation, etc.

Fifth Grade (in addition to the skills above) Use basic troubleshooting techniques (restart, force quit) Credit sources (bibliographic information) Use correct finger placement, home row and all reaches (15 wpm/85% acc.) Create final draft entry at computer, edit and finalize through printing (using spell/grammar check and

thesaurus) Create columns of text Create a table and enter data Arrange objects (rotate, alignment, flip, group, white spacing, etc) Display data in charts and graphs (make charts, change chart options, edit or move charts) Insert spreadsheets and/or charts into other programs (Insert chart to Keynote presentation) Use appropriate grade-level simulation and problem-solving software and resources to answer questions and

solve problems (ex. participate in an Internet scavenger hunt or interactive activity such as National Geographic Lewis and Clark Journey)