SAD #4 5-8 Computer Curriculum

BENCHMARKS: 5-8

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT #4
UNITY OF PURPOSE

CORE CURRICULUM: BENCHMARKS

DEPARTMENT: Computer Technology

GRADE: 5-8

CONTENT STANDARD: BASIC OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: The learner will...

1. Demonstrate proficient keyboarding skills (e.g. keyboarding correctly at 30 wpm)

2. Independently operate

Computer hardware and software for class or personal use
Classroom media devices

3. Use appropriate terminology related to computers and technology in written and oral
communications

Physical components of a computer system as input, output, or processing devises
Computer-generated productions (e.g. clip art, hypertext, multimedia, CD-ROM, scanner, digital camera)
Data communications (e.g. physical connection, upload, download, world wide web, e-mail, etc.)

4. Demonstrate proficient file management skills associated with

Opening, closing, saving, and deleting files
Formatting, copying, transferring, and downloading files
Personal drop boxes on the sever
Teacher’s drop boxes on the server

5. Solve basic technological problems encountered during regular use of a computer system

Interpret basic system error messages or commands
Describe and implement basic troubleshooting techniques for multimedia computer systems with related peripheral devices

6. Identify the functions and purposes of a computer operating system

Identify and use drivers/extensions needed to interface with peripheral devices
Make memory management adjustments as needed to operate software

7. Demonstrate basic networking skills

Understand the difference between local computer resources and networked resources

• resources: storage issues - local hard drives versus server
• local printers versus networked printers
• local CD-ROM's versus networked CD-ROM's

Access network services

• changing passwords
• remembering user ID
• remembering password (case sensitive)

Utilize drop boxes
Pass work into teacher drop boxes on file server
Log off file server or other networked resources

CONTENT STANDARD: SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND HUMAN ISSUES

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: The learner will...

1. Continue to demonstrate the proper care and handling of technology equipment and software

2. Identify the computer as a machine that helps people work and plan

3. Identify uses of the computer at home, at school, and in the community

4. Identify ways that telecommunications promote a global community

5. Identify the role of technology in a variety of careers and identify the technological skills
required for various careers

6. Model ethical behavior and acceptable practice in the use of technology and technological
resources

7. State the need for protection of software and hardware from

Computer viruses
Vandalism

8. Identify, as intellectual property, work created using a computer; and describe the right of an
individual to ownership of his/her created computer work

9. Demonstrate an understanding of copyright laws by

Understanding that violation of the copyright law is a crime
Modeling ethical behavior relating to copyright laws
Explaining that the copyright law protects what a person or a company has created and placed on a diskette
Identifying examples of copyright-law violations and possible penalties

10. Discriminate between public and private types of data

11. Demonstrate knowledge of safe and ethical procedures related to sharing personal
information

12. Contribute to a group project generated technologically and value everyone’s
contributions/ideas

13. Identify the ways in which technology has changed or will change the

Lives of people in communities
Lives of people in the United States
Future of home, work, entertainment, school, and society-at-large

CONTENT STANDARD: PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: The learner will…

1. Operate independently various components of an integrated productivity software package
and determine mote effective component to complete a specific task, e.g. ClarisWorks
for Kids™, AppleWorks™, Microsoft Office™, etc.
• Word Processing Module
• Drawing Module
• Painting Module
• Database Module
• Spreadsheet Module
• Presentation Module

2. Use a wordprocessing module to produce a final product
• Edit text - enter text, edit, copy, cut, paste, delete, undo, move text, drag and drop
• Format text - justify text, change fonts, sizes, styles and colors, change line spacing, set
and use tabs, number pages, set margins, set page, column and section breaks, insert
headers and footers
• Understand the difference between return and auto wrap
• Insert clip art/graphics
• Proper use of spell checker an thesaurus
• Add clip art/graphics
• Write reports using proper MLA format

3. Use a drawing/painting modules or programs to produce a final product
• Understand the difference between draw and paint and their uses
• Select/deselect objects and multiple objects
• Resize/reshape objects
• Change colors, patterns, line styles and line weights
• Shuffle location of objects (sent to back, bring to front)
• Lock, unlock, group and ungroup objects
• Rotate and flip objects
• Insert, edit, and combine clip art
• Create text blocks and edit them
• Set up and use rulers and grids - turn auto grid off and on
• Use the alignment tools
• Import/export graphics

4. Use a spreadsheet module to produce a final product
• Understand the difference between columns, rows and cells
• Set up a chart for use
• Set up a chart and fill in the columns to make a graph
• Make and edit graphs
• Set up equations to provide calculations in cells
• Know how to navigate around cells
• Insert clip art/graphics
• Create a form (e.g. bill, receipt, inventory, etc.)

5. Use a database module to produce a final product
• Understand the basic difference between a spreadsheet and a database
• Know the difference between fields, layouts and records
• Understand that each single field contains a single piece of information
• Search, find and sort a database

6. Use a presentation module or program to develop multimedia projects
• Understand how several drawing pages can be put together into a slide show
• Navigate through a slide show and edit
• Storyboard and create a slide show with an introduction, body and conclusion
• Add buttons, animation, and hyperlinks as necessary

7. Know how to use encyclopedia via server, CD, and Internet

8. Know how to access and use various online databases (e.g. Info Trac, Winnebago, Eric,
etc.)

9. Effectively use e-mail to communicate
• Logon and logoff
• Create new message and send
• Attach file
• Upload and download
• Reply to individual, all, conference
• Reply with quote
• Appropriately use online chat
• Understand the difference between conferences and individual mail

10. Use a web browser to access information on the Internet
• Understand what the Internet and the World Wide ‘”Web are
• Understand what is considered an acceptable us of the Internet in school
• Read, understand the ramifications of,and sign an Acceptable Use Policy
• Know what a URL is and understand that it must be spelled and punctuated correctly
• Know how to use a browser to navigate around the web
• Know how to use multiple search engines well
• Understand the difference between a search engine and an index
• Know how to bookmark frequently used sites
• Know how to properly document resources in MLA format
• Show Internet proficiency through completion of Internet Scavenger Hunt
• Receive an Internet License and present it on all occasions of Internet use

CONTENT STANDARD: TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND DECISION-MAKING

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: The learner will…

1. Use technology to develop and illustrate thoughts, ideas, stories and problems
• Use hyperlinked multimedia tools to design and publish or present group projects
• Develop individual WWW pages
• Integrate resources from various media (e.g. Internet, e-mail, scanned info, photos, drawings, etc.) into a cohesive product that communicates ideas or research
• Utilize course specific programs to simulate and explore real world problems.

2. Investigate curriculum-related concepts, issues and information
• Access various resources on the Internet independently for individual use or class projects to extend learning activities and to pursue self-directed learning
• Properly document research sources found online in their work using MLA format
• Independently explore the credibility of information obtained through a variety of resources
• Analyze information gathered from multiple sources and present findings in a coherent and organized fashion

3. Collaborate electronically with others to gather and disseminate information

4. Compare the process of using technology to do work versus doing things the “old
fashioned” way (e.g. e-mail versus snail mail, word processed reports versus hand written
reports, paper encyclopedias versus CD-ROM's)

5. Identify, select and apply appropriate technology tools to address tasks commonly
encountered.

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