STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY

COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY SKILLS :: GRADE 4

GRADE 4

Focus Areas

Using databases
Using spreadsheets
Responsible and safe use of online resources
Locating information on the Internet
Evaluating information found through telecommunications
Developing word processing documents
Exploring e-mail
Identifying ways technology has changed North Carolina

Strands: 1= Societal/Ethical Issues; 2 = Database; 3 = Spreadsheet; 4= Keyboard Utilization/Word Processing/Desk Top Publishing; 5 = Multimedia/Presentation; 6 = Telecommunications/Internet; number in parentheses after each objective below indicates the strand under which it falls.

Competency Goal 1: The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.
Objectives: 1.01 Identify, discuss, and visually represent ways technology has changed the lives of people in North Carolina. (1) 1.02 Recognize, discuss, and use network terms/concepts (e.g., stand alone, network, file server, LANs, network resources). (1) 1.03 Recognize, discuss, and use responsible, ethical, and safe behaviors when using technology resources (AUP/IUP). (1) 1.04 Recognize that Copyright Laws protect creative work of individuals/groups/companies by citing sources. (1) 1.05 Identify and discuss the benefits of non-networked and networked computers. (1) 1.06 Explore and discuss occupations/careers that use computers/technology tools in North Carolina. (1) 1.07 Identify, discuss, and visually represent how and why databases are used in North Carolina (e.g., schools, government, business, and science) to collect and organize information. (2) 1.08 Identify and discuss how spreadsheets are used to calculate and graph data in a variety of settings (e.g., schools, government, business, industry). (3) 1.09 Recognize and discuss the importance of citing sources of copyrighted materials in documents. (4) 1.10 Use published documents (e.g., letter, memo, newspaper) to identify and discuss document design and layout as a class. (4) 1.11 Identify and discuss the use of multimedia tools to report content area information. (5) 1.12 Recognize, discuss, and use multimedia terms/concepts (e.g., navigation buttons, transitions, links/hyperlinks, animation). (5) 1.13 Recognize, discuss, and use Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines in multimedia projects by explaining selection and use of resources as a class. (5) 1.14 Recognize and discuss telecommunications terms/concepts (e.g., browser, keyword, URL, hypertext, www). (6) 1.15 Recognize, discuss, and model responsible and safe behavior using online resources as a class/group/individual. (6)
Competency Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
Objectives: 2.01 Sort and search/filter a prepared content area database for information and use correct terms/concepts to explain strategies used as a class activity. (2) 2.02 Plan and use two criteria to search/filter prepared databases to locate and organize information for content assignments. (2) 2.03 Identify, discuss, and use the spreadsheet terms/concepts (e.g., cell, column, row, values, labels, graph, formula). (3) 2.04 Enter/edit data in prepared spreadsheets to perform calculations using simple formulas (+, -. *, /) and observe the changes that occur. (3) 2.05 Use spreadsheets and graphs to organize, calculate, and display data in content areas. (3) 2.06 Identify, discuss, and use terms/concepts of menu/tool bar (e.g., print preview, WYSIWIG, page setup, Spell Check, thesaurus) in word processing documents as a class. (4) 2.07 Recognize, discuss, and use proper keyboarding techniques. (4) 2.08 Use menu/tool bar features (e.g., print preview, Spell Check, thesaurus) to edit and make corrections to documents as a class/group activity. (4) 2.09 Recognize and discuss guidelines for media (e.g., personal information, images, content, language) to consider in developing multimedia projects as a class/group. (5) 2.10 Storyboard and modify multimedia projects with menus, branching and/or multiple outcomes for content areas, citing sources as a group activity. (5) 2.11 Recognize, discuss, and use rubrics to evaluate elements (e.g., content, organization, appropriateness of materials, citations) of multimedia projects/products. (5) 2.12 Plan, discuss, and use search strategies with two or more criteria to find information online about North Carolina as a class/group. (6) 2.13 Identify, discuss, and use online collaborative tools (e.g., email, surveys, videoconferencing) to collect data for content area assignments/projects. (6)
Competency Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
Objectives: 3.01 Select and use technology tools (e.g., probeware, digital camera, scanners) to collect, analyze, and display information for content assignments. (1) 3.02. Use databases to analyze and evaluate information in content areas and cite sources. (2) 3.03 Discuss, plan, and develop simple databases in content area to enter/edit, collect, organize, and display content data as a class. (2) 3.04 Enter data into prepared spreadsheets and select graph to best represent data and cite sources of data. (3) 3.05 Use spreadsheet data and graphs to make predictions, solve problems, and make decisions in content areas as a class/group. (3) 3.06 Use word processing as a tool for writing, editing, and publishing paragraphs, stories, and assignments. (4) 3.07 Locate, select, organize, and present content area information from the Internet for a specific purpose and audience, citing sources. (6) 3.08 Use a rubric as a guide to select and evaluate digital resources and information for content and usefulness in content area assignments as a class. (6)

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