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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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