Technology Skills Scope and Sequence Technology Skills at Grade Levels Kindergarten Manipulate mouse: move, click, point Use drag feature of mouse Work cooperatively when using technology Use technology responsibly Enter and delete text Access and use graphics tools (paint & draw) Change the appearance of objects (color, shape, line thickness, fill, size, pattern, etc.) Duplicate and move an object Develop illustrations or representations of problems and ideas using technology (ex. sorting objects in Kid Pix, matching and patterning in AppleWorks) Use appropriate grade-level simulation and problem-solving Web interactive games and activities to answer questions and solve problems First Grade (in addition to the skills above) Demonstrate appropriate care and handling of technology equipment Access and use graphics tools (paint & draw) Open a bookmarked site Develop illustrations or representations of problems and ideas using technology (ex. use Kid Pix to create rubric stories) Second Grade (in addition to the skills above) Select text   Use menus Use scroll bars, open and close windows Identify uses of technology in home and community Third Grade (in addition to the skills above) Print document Save and retrieve word processing files Select text Use the spell checker Copy/paste needed information Identify ways that telecomputing promotes a global community Navigate the WWW with a browser including use of go, back, forward, home, save and print commands (tool bar) Develop illustrations or representations of problems and ideas using technology (ex. use Appleworks to create a postcard from a Winter Festival) Fourth Grade (in addition to the skills above) Use file management skills (open, close, save, delete) Demonstrate proper skills to keyboard formatted text from copy Use tab to indent paragraph Manipulate the layout of document: use margins, alignment, and line spacing Paste or insert graphic into another document (original creations, clip art, CD-ROM, scanned, or other sources) Enter and modify data into a spreadsheet Copy text and graphics from Internet sources Access keyword search from a search engine (Yahooligans, Kids Click) Use appropriate grade-level simulation and problem-solving resources to answer questions and solve problems (Zoombinis, Math Trek, Internet activities like BBC Wordmaster) Fifth Grade (in addition to the skills above) Create, move, and delete folders Save work to a folder on the server Use basic troubleshooting techniques (restart, force quit) Credit sources (bibliographic information) Manipulate the layout of document: use margins, alignment, and line spacing Insert tabs correctly Create columns of text Change the appearance of objects (color, shape, line thickness, fill, size, pattern, etc) Arrange objects (rotate, alignment, flip, group, white spacing, etc) Display data in charts and graphs (make charts, change chart options, edit or move charts) Label data and axis information in charts and graphs Enter and modify data in a database Communicate using school e-mail Copy text and graphics from Internet sources Evaluate and select electronic resources appropriate for topic Use appropriate grade-level simulation and problem-solving software and resources to answer questions and solve problems (ex. participate in an Internet scavenger hunt or interactive aactivity such as National Geographic Lewis and Clark Journey) Use of the Computer Lab Use of the Computer Lab It is important that each teacher comes to the lab with a purpose that is related to what is happening in the classroom. The integration of technology should serve to guide, expand and enhance learning objectives. Curriculum integration with the use of technology involves the infusion of technology as a tool to enhance the learning in a content area. Effective integration of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to help them obtain information, analyze and synthesize the information, and present it.  Students do not have to be all working on the same activity in the computer lab. Consider a lab setting where each student is actively engaged in an activity to enhance or support the learning that has happened in the classroom.  The resources available in the lab include: Internet research Skill practice in math and language arts on the Internet. Every class page on the Longfellow web site has links to these types of activities. The technology page also has links to skill activities. Word processing Spreadsheets and databases Presentation applications Appleworks activities designed by Ms. Hammond LCD projector for laptop or DVD presentation Access to unitedstreaming.com, a library of online educational videos Teachers need to communicate with Ms. Hammond before arriving at the computer lab door. They need to advise her of the content of the lesson, as well as some of the skills the students need to practice. “Free” time n the Internet is not a useful activity. There are, however, interesting and enjoyable sites that have general educational value. Many of these are linked to our web page. Teachers should work with Ms. Hammond to expand their own technological skills. They can take advantage of the time in the lab to ask questions. Ms. Hammond has a license in k-8 computer instruction. She has taken a class on the best practice in keyboarding instruction and will have a recommendation for a keyboarding program at Longfellow soon.