Computer+Technology+Curriculum

The following themes will be covered in Grades 1-8. The expectations for learning are listed below by grade level group. 1. Introduction 2. Computer Basics 3. Keyboarding 4. Word Processing 5. Desktop Publishing 6. Spreadsheets 7. Databases 8. Presentations 9. Communications || || ||
 * ESCUELA ANACO TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM GUIDE 2009-2010 **
 * ** Computer Hardware **
 * || |||||||||| ** Level Pre-K [Grade Pre-K] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows names of basic computer hardware (e.g., mouse, keyboard, touch screen)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows that different parts of the computer have different names ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows to what part of a computer "mouse" refers ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows to what part of a computer "keyboard" refers ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows to what part of a computer "touch screen" refers ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 2. ** |||| [|Uses basic computer hardware (e.g., hunts for specific keys on keyboard, uses mouse)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses a computer keyboard ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses a computer mouse ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level I [Grade K-2] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows basic computer hardware (e.g., keyboard and mouse, printer and monitor, optical storage device [such as CD-ROM, case for the CPU [central processing unit])]]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows that the keyboard and mouse are computer hardware ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows the computer printer and its use ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows the computer monitor and its use ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows an optical storage device, such as a CD-ROM, and its use ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows the CPU (central processing unit) case and its use ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level II [Grade 3-5] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows the basic functions of hardware (e.g., keyboard and mouse provide input; printer and monitor provide output; optical discs such as CD-ROMs provide storage; the CPU processes information)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows that some computer hardware is used for output ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows that some computer hardware is used for input ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows some computer hardware is used for storage ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows that the keyboard and mouse provide input ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows that the printer and monitor provide output ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Knows that optical discs such as CD-ROMs provide storage ||
 * || || || || || 7. || Knows that the CPU processes information ||
 * || || || || || 8. || Knows that some computer hardware processes information ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level III [Grade 6-8] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows the differing capacities and trade-offs for computer storage media (e.g., local, removable, remote)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows the differing capacities of computer storage media ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows trade-offs for computer storage media ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows the typical capacity of local storage ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows the typical capacities of removable storage ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows the typical capacities of remote storage ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Knows trade-offs for local storage ||
 * || || || || || 7. || Knows trade-offs for removable storage ||
 * || || || || || 8. || Knows trade-offs for remote storage ||
 * || || || || || 8. || Knows trade-offs for remote storage ||
 * ** Computer Operations ** ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level I [Grade K-2] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Powers-up computer, monitor, and starts a computer program (e.g., checks that printer is switched on and on-line; reboots the computer when necessary)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Powers-up the computer ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Powers-up the monitor ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Starts a computer program ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Operates a computer by checking that the printer is switched on and on-line ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows that when a printer is on-line it is ready to print ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Operates a computer by rebooting when necessary ||
 * || || || || || 7. || Knows that rebooting means to shut down the computer and restart it again ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level I [Grade K-2] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 2. ** |||| [|Uses basic menu commands and toolbar functions]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses basic menu commands ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses the toolbar ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses basic menu commands ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses the toolbar ||
 * || |||||||||||| ** Keyboarding **
 * || |||||||||| ** Level I [Grade K-2] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 3. ** |||| [|Knows the alphanumeric keys and special keys (e.g., function keys, escape key, space bar, delete/backspace, return/enter)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows the alphanumeric keys on a keyboard and their purpose ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows the special keys on a keyboard and their purpose ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows the function keys and their purpose ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows the escape key and its purpose ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows the space bar and its purpose ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Knows the delete key and its purpose ||
 * || || || || || 7. || Knows the backspace key and its purpose ||
 * || || || || || 8. || Knows the return/enter key and its purpose ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 4. ** |||| [|Knows proper finger placement on the home row keys]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows which row on a keyboard is the home row ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level II [Grade 3-5] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Uses proper keyboard techniques, beginning from the home row and maintaining proper posture]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses proper keyboarding techniques ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Begins from the home row when keyboarding ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Maintains proper posture while using the keyboard ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level III [Grade 6-8] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Types with some facility, demonstrating some memorization of keys]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Types with some facility ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Demonstrates some memorization of keys ||
 * Computer Applications **
 * || |||||||||| ** Level III [Grade 6-8] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows basic characteristics and functions of an operating system]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows basic characteristics of an operating system ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows the basic functions of an operating system ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level Pre-K [Grade Pre-K] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Understands that actions can control software programs]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows that a software program is something that is run on a computer (e.g., game, word processing) ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows that people use computer hardware (e.g., mouse, keyboard) when a computer software program is running ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 2. ** |||| [|Uses computers for a variety of purposes (e.g., playing games, listening and interacting with storybooks, working with numbers, drawing)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses computers to play games ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses computers to listen and interact with storybooks ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Uses computers to work with numbers ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Uses computers to draw ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level I [Grade K-2] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows basic features of computer software (e.g., file, open, save, help, preview)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows basic features of computer software ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows the concept of a file ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows the concept of opening a file ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows the concept of saving a file ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows that computer software has a help feature ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Knows that computer software has a preview feature ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level II [Grade 3-5] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows appropriate software for tasks (e.g., creating documents, performing calculations, audio-video projects)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows appropriate software for creating documents ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows appropriate software for performing calculations ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows appropriate software for creating audio-video projects ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows appropriate software for creating audio-video projects ||
 * Word Processing/Desktop Publishing **
 * |||||||||| ** Level II [Grade 3-5] ** ||  ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Uses a word processor to edit, copy, move, save, and print text with some formatting (e.g., centering lines, using tabs, forming paragraphs)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses a word processor to edit text ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses a word processor to copy text ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Uses a word processor to move text ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Uses a word processor to save text ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Uses a word processor to print text ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Formats text by centering lines ||
 * || || || || || 7. || Formats text by using tabs ||
 * || || || || || 8. || Formats texts by forming paragraphs ||
 * || || || || || 9. || Uses a word processor to apply formatting to text ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level III [Grade 6-8] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Uses advanced features and utilities of word processors (e.g., uses clip art, spell-checker, grammar checker, thesaurus, outliner)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses advanced features of word processors ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses advanced utilities of word processors ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Uses clip art in word processing ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Uses a spell-checker in word processing ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Uses a grammar checker in word processing ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Uses a thesaurus in word processing ||
 * || || || || || 7. || Uses an outliner in word processing ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 2. ** |||| [|Knows the common features and uses of desktop publishing software (e.g., documents are created, designed, and formatted for publication; data, graphics, and scanned images can be imported into a document using desktop software)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows the common features of desktop publishing software ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows the common uses of desktop publishing software ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows that documents can be created, designed, and formatted for publication using desktop publishing software ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows that data, graphics, and scanned images can be imported into a document using desktop publishing software ||
 * Spreadsheets/Databases **
 * ** Level II [Grade 3-5] ** ||||  ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows the common features and uses of databases (e.g., databases contain records of similar data, which is sorted or organized for ease of use; databases are used in both print form, such as telephone books, and electronic form, such as computerized card catalogs)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows the common features of databases ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows the common uses of databases ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows that databases contain records of similar data, which is sorted or organized for ease of use ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows that databases are used in print form such as telephone books ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows that databases are used in electronic form such as computerized card catalogs ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 2. ** |||| [|Uses database software to add, edit, and delete records, and to find information through simple sort or search techniques]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses database software to add records ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses database software to edit records ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Uses database software to delete records ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Uses database software to find information through simple sort techniques ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Uses database software to find information through simple search techniques ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level III [Grade 6-8] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows the common features and uses of spreadsheets (e.g., data is entered in cells identified by row and column; formulas can be used to update solutions automatically; spreadsheets are used in print form, such as look-up tables, and electronic form, such as to track business profit and loss)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows the common features of spreadsheets ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows the common uses of spreadsheets ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows that data is entered into a spreadsheet in cells identified by row and column ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows that formulas in spreadsheets can be used to update solutions automatically ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows that spreadsheets are used in print form, such as look-up tables ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Knows that spreadsheets are used in electronic form, such as to track business profit and loss ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 2. ** |||| [|Uses a spreadsheet to update, add, and delete data, and to write and execute valid formulas on data]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Uses a spreadsheet to update data ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Uses a spreadsheet to add data ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Uses a spreadsheet to delete data ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Uses a spreadsheet to write valid formulas on data ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Uses a spreadsheet to execute valid formulas on data ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 3. ** |||| [|Uses boolean searches to execute complex searches on a database]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Understands the concept of the boolean search technique ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Executes complex searches on a database ||
 * Ethics in Technology **
 * |||||||||| ** Level I [Grade K-2] ** ||  ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Understands that when an individual creates something on a computer, the created work is that person’s property, and only that person has the right to change it]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Understands that when an individual creates something on a computer, the created work is that person’s property ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Understands that when an individual creates something on a computer, only that person has the right to change it ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level II [Grade 3-5] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Understands the concept of software piracy (i.e., illegally copying software), and that piracy is a violation of copyright laws]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Understands the concept of software piracy ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows that software piracy is illegally copying software ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows that software piracy is a violation of copyright laws ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level III [Grade 6-8] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows examples of copyright violations and computer fraud (e.g., computer hacking, computer piracy, intentional virus setting, invasion of privacy) and possible penalties (e.g., large fines, jail sentences)]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows examples of copyright violations ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows examples of computer fraud ||
 * || || || || || 3. || Knows possible penalties of copyright violations ||
 * || || || || || 4. || Knows possible penalties of computer fraud ||
 * || || || || || 5. || Knows that computer hacking is an example of computer fraud ||
 * || || || || || 6. || Knows that computer piracy is an example of a copyright violation ||
 * || || || || || 7. || Knows that intentional virus setting is an example of computer fraud ||
 * || || || || || 8. || Knows that invasion of privacy is an example of computer fraud ||
 * || || || || || 9. || Knows that large fines and jail sentences are possible penalties of copyright violations and computer fraud ||
 * ** Level I [Grade K-2] ** ||||  ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows safe and responsible online behaviors]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows safe online behaviors ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows responsible online behaviors ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level II [Grade 3-5] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Understands the risks of sharing personal information online]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows information about self that is considered personal information ||
 * || || || || || 2. || Knows that sharing personal information with others can be risky ||
 * || |||||||||| ** Level III [Grade 6-8] ** ||
 * || || |||| ** Benchmark 1. ** |||| [|Knows etiquette rules when using the internet]  ||
 * || || || |||||| ** Knowledge/skill statements ** ||
 * || || || || || 1. || Knows there are rules and general courtesies to follow when using the internet ||