STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY
STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY
COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY SKILLS :: K-8 :: KEYBOARD UTILIZATION/WORD PROCESSING/DESK
TOP PUBLISHING STRAND
K-8 KEYBOARD UTILIZATION/WORD PROCESSING/DESK TOP PUBLISHING STRAND
| Kindergarten | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.08 Identify basic word processing terms (e.g., file, menu bar, cursor, open, save, print). | 1.07 Recognize the rights of ownership of computer-created work of others. | 1.09 Recognize an individual's rights of ownership to computer-generated work | 1.09 Identify and use formatting terms/ concepts (e.g., font size/ style, line spacing, margins, italic). | 1.09 Recognize and discuss the importance of citing sources of copyrighted materials in documents. |
| 2.02 Identify, discuss, and use word processing as a tool to enter letters, numbers and words. | 2.03 Identify, discuss, and use word processing as a tool to enter numbers, words, and phrases. | 2.05 Recognize, discuss, and use word processing as a tool to enter/ edit, print, and save assignments. | 1.10 Recognize that Copyright Laws protect creative works of individuals/ groups/ companies. | 1.10 Use published documents (e.g., letter, memo, newspaper) to identify and discuss document design and layout as a class. |
| 2.03 Identify, locate and use special keys, (e.g., arrow keys, space bar, Shift, Enter/ Return, Backspace, Delete) letters, and numbers on the keyboard. | 2.04 Identify and use basic word processing terms (e.g., file, open, close, menu bar, save, print). | 2.06 Use and discuss basic word processing terms/ concepts (e.g., desktop, menu/ tool bar, document, text). | 2.07 Demonstrate correct finger placement for home row keys. | 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. |
| 2.12 Use teacher selected Internet resources to locate, discuss, and compare information about your local community as a class/ group. | 2.05 Locate and use letters, numbers, and special keys (e.g., arrow keys, space bar, insert, Enter/ Return, Backspace, Delete) on the keyboard. | 2.07 Identify and use correct finger placement for home row keys. | 2.08 Use menu/ tool bar functions (e.g., font size/ style, line spacing) to format and change the appearance of word processing documents as a class/ group. | 2.07 Recognize, discuss, and use proper keyboarding techniques. |
| 2.06 Identify, discuss, and use menu/ tool bar functions in word processing applications. | 2.08 Identify and use menu/ tool bar features/ functions in word processing documents. | 3.03 Use word processing as a tool to write, edit, and publish sentences, paragraphs, and stories. | 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. | |
| 3.06 Use word processing as a tool for writing, editing, and publishing paragraphs, stories, and assignments. |
| Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.10 Recognize and explain the advantages and disadvantages of using word processing to create content area projects/ products. | 1.09 Identify, discuss and use WP/ DTP terms/ concepts (e.g., minimize document, resize document, toggle between two open documents on the desktop). | 1.12 Demonstrate knowledge of the advantages/ disadvantages of using word processing to develop, publish, and present information to a variety of audiences. | 1.12 Demonstrate knowledge of the advantages/ disadvantages of using word processing to develop, publish, and present information to a variety of audiences. |
| 1.11 Demonstrate appropriate use of copyrighted materials in word processing documents used for content projects/ assignments. | 1.10 Demonstrate appropriate use of copyrighted materials in word processing documents used for content projects/ assignments. | 1.13 Demonstrate knowledge and use of WP/ DTP terms/ concepts (e.g., columns, tables, using multiple files and/or applications) to create and publish assignments/ projects. | 1.13 Review and use WP/ DTP terms/concepts to describe and explain how assignments/projects were created. |
| 2.07 Identify, discuss and use WP/ DTP menu/tool bar terms/ concepts (e.g., import, portrait, landscape, copy and paste between two documents) to describe assignments/projects. | 2.04 Use proper keyboarding techniques to improve accuracy, speed and general efficiency in computer operation. | 1.14 Demonstrate appropriate use of copyrighted materials in word processing documents used for content projects/ assignments. | 1.14 Demonstrate appropriate use of copyrighted materials in word processing documents used for content projects/ assignments. |
| 2.08 Use proper keyboarding techniques to improve accuracy, speed and general efficiency in computer operation. | 2.05 Use WP/ DTP menu/ tool bar features to publish for a specific audience and purpose. | 2.03 Use proper keyboarding techniques to improve accuracy, speed and general efficiency in computer operation. | 2.05 Use proper keyboarding techniques to improve accuracy, speed and general efficiency in computer operation. |
| 2.09 Demonstrate knowledge of WP/ DTP tools to develop documents which include data imported from a spreadsheet/ database as a class/ group. | 3.09 Demonstrate knowledge of the advantages/ disadvantages of using word processing to develop, publish, and present information to a variety of audiences. 4 | 2.04 Demonstrate knowledge and use of WP/ DTP features (e.g., columns, tables, headers/ footers) to format and publish content projects/ products . | 3.05 Select and use WP/ DTP features/ functions to develop, edit/ revise and publish documents/ assignments. |
| 2.10 Select and use WP/ DTP menu/ tool bar features to edit/ revise and change existing documents/ projects/ assignments. | 3.10 Select and use WP/ DTP features/ functions to design, format, and publish assignments/ products. | 3.07 Demonstrate use of WP/ DTP features/ functions to design, format, layout, and publish assignments. | 3.06 Develop and use rubrics to evaluate the quality of published documents/ projects for content, design, and appropriate use of resources. |
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