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Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
| Basic Operations |
§ Start up and shut down computer system and peripherals
§ Identify and use icons, windows, menus
§ Start an application and create a document
§ Name, save, retrieve, revise a document
§ Use printing options
§ Insert and eject floppy disk and CD |
§ Copy document from hard disk to floppy disk and vice versa
§ Create and name/rename subdirectories/folders
§ Save, open, place documents inside subdirectories/folders
§ Recognize and use a flash drive
§ Open and work with more than one application at a time |
§ Storage capacity of floppy/hard disks, CDs, flash drives
§ Burn CDs
§ Knowledge of terms such as graphical user interface, document, application, kilobyte, hierarchical file system, directory, operation system, system software, RAM |
Word Processing |
§ Enter and edit text and copy and move a block of text
§ Copy and move blocks of text
§ Change text format and style, set margin, line spacing, tabs
§ Check spelling, grammar, word usage |
§ Create a header or footer
§ Insert date, time, page number
§ Knowledge of terms such as cursor, format, font, style, header, footer, spelling checker |
§ Add columns to document
§ Insert clip art into document
§ Insert picture files into document
§ Format images from within document |
Spreadsheets |
§ Knowledge of terms such as spreadsheet, cell, data entry bar, formula, function
§ Interpret and communicate information in an existing spreadsheet
§ Enter data in an existing spreadsheet |
§ Create a spreadsheet with rows, columns, headings
§ Create/copy formulas and functions to perform calculations
§ Create a graph from spreadsheet data
§ Insert a spreadsheet into a word processing document |
§ The user will utilize functions of spreadsheet applications including interpreting data, entering data, creating a spreadsheet and using formulas and functions, graphing, and inserting spreadsheets into a word-processed document |
Internet & Network Basics |
§ Knowledge of terms such as download, local area network, wide area network, Ethernet
§ Log in/out, use the application launcher, access and save to network drives |
§ Use the server to retrieve a specific document and save it to a specified location
§ Share files with others on a network |
§ Locate evaluate and select appropriate technology resources for the curriculum
§ Utilize technology resources to facilitate teaching strategies within the classroom |
PowerPoint |
§ Produce print-based products and electronic slides/overheads |
§ Plan/produce a linear presentation
§ Use a file compression utility |
§ Plan/produce a non-linear presentation
§ Input and digitize pre-recorded and live audio |
HyperStudio |
§ Use a linear/non-linear multimedia presentation
§ Insert graphics, sound, and video into a project
§ Knowledge of terms such as media, multimedia, hypermedia |
§ Plan/produce a linear multimedia presentation
§ Plan/produce a non-linear, hypermedia presentation |
§ Use a file compression utility
§ Input and digitize sound from microphone
§ Create simple animations |
Databases |
§ Use information from an existing database
§ Sort a database by specific fields, add and delete record |
§ Sort data, create a database, insert fields
§ Knowledge of terms such as database, field, record, layout, sort/arrange, search/filter, mail merge |
§ Create database with multiple fields and records
§ Create custom layouts including columnar reports
§ Insert database fields into word processing document |
Multimedia Equipment |
§ The user will use video output devices, painting and drawing tools, a digital camera, and a scanner |
§ The user will use image editing software to manipulate pictures they take on a digital camera |
§ The user will be able to create a video presentation using a variety of multimedia equipment |
