Vocabulary

• Use standard technology vocabulary to identify  hardware
• Use standard computer terminology

Care and Maintenance

• Develop proper care and handling of technology hardware and software
• Keep work areas clean and free of food/drink, dust and magnets
• Sit appropriately at computer
• Use hands only to manipulate or operate hardware

Computer Skills

• Use the mouse for pointing, clicking, double-clicking and dragging
• Identify computer parts
• Identify parts of the desktop/front-end screen
• Open, use and quit programs with teacher direction
• Print work with teacher direction
• Locate and use letters, numbers, backspace/delete, return/enter, space bar
• Use the shift key
• Use correct spacing
• Manipulate windows independently
• Use the following computer skills independently:
• Select, open, use and quit a program; save and retrieve information; print; start and shut down a computer independently.
• Continue formal keyboarding, developing speed and accuracy
• Format disks with teacher direction

Networking

• Access and save to classroom/shared folders
• Locate library materials using networked card catalog system
• Use network to select printer.

• Follow the school Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) (locally established policies and procedures for acceptable use of resources)
• Respect the privacy of other students' work
• Respect copyright laws (Cite all electronic sources for any type of research report, assignment, stack or web page)
• Respect software licensing; do not bring software to school
• Use proper computing etiquette
• Use technology resources and information responsibly

• Sit appropriately at the computer.
• Perform  touch typing; use home row with correct fingering and reach
• Use letters, numbers, backspace/delete, alt/option, return/enter, caps lock, cursor/arrow and spacebar.
• Develop proper use of the space bar, punctuation and shift keys. 
• Improve touch typing to 20 WPM.

Word Processing

• Use delete and backspace
• Use arrow keys to move about in document
• Use different ways to select information (highlight text)
• Use various fonts, sizes and styles
• Use shift key to capitalize letters and access key tops
• Use alignment
• Select page setup to change orientation of page
• Understand word wrap feature
• Use I-beam to insert and delete letters, words, sentences, spaces and returns
• Use spell check
• Use automatic tab settings
• Use cut, copy, and paste
• Begin to use headers and footers
• Begin to use columns
• Begin to set document margins

Spreadsheet Introduction (optional)

• Use a template or class generated spreadsheet with assistance
• Identify components of a spreadsheet (e.g. cell, column, row)
• Add data to cells and edit as necessary
• Perform simple function on rows or columns of data (i.e. addition)
• Choose and produce appropriate graph to represent data

Graphics

• Create or use graphics in a document
• Insert a graphic from a graphic library found within a program with teacher direction
• Use graphic tools to create or modify a graphic
• Understand difference between graphics tool and text tool
• Manipulate graphics

Curriculum Related Software

• Use grade appropriate software to support and enhance curriculum

Databases

• Begin to recognize and understand some uses of a database

Multimedia Tools and Presentations

• Operate instructional equipment in the classroom, media center and computer lab to use/create materials
• Select appropriate instructional equipment relevant to a task
• Use multimedia CD-ROMs
• Use storyboarding to organize a presentation
• Use a multimedia presentation product
• Create multimedia presentations
• Use computer peripherals

Video

• Participate in videotaping

• Understand, interpret, analyze and apply what is seen and heard
• Recognize use of video in news formats and/or broadcast television

Information Access and Use

• Identify topic and formulate questions for information needs
• Use technology resources to locate information
• Select, evaluate, analyze and synthesize information
• Record and organize information
• Use bibliographic form to record sources of information
• Report findings in written, oral or visual presentations
• Access and use the on-line periodical index
• Access and use all information retrieval programs in the Media Center using Boolean searching strategies, subject and keyword searching with adult assistance
• Research and Information Retrieval
• Use appropriate curriculum based software

• Follow the school Safety/Acceptable Use Policy 
• Understand the purpose of telecommunications for research and communication
• Understand common terminology associated with telecommunications
• Expand usage of sources of information from beyond the school
• Compose and send e-mail message in groups or by individuals

• Plan scope and sequence of a project using project planner & storyboard
• Use color, text, styles and sound that are aesthetically congruent with goals of project
• Navigate using buttons or links
• Create fields, buttons, graphics, and/or links 
• Create, insert, import, edit and manipulate text & graphics
• Use peripherals, software and the web to acquire digital media (ex. video camera, digital camera, scanner, VCR, etc.) within limits of existing equipment.
• Record, edit and import sound into stack, slide, web page
• Use a VCR to start, stop, play and record
• Record video using a video camera (optional)
• Digitize and imports video into multimedia presentation (optional)