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Welcome to Delton-Kellogg Elementary School computers.  Throughout the school year we will be working on a variety of projects and applications.   Below are the class overviews for the grade levels. 

Class Overviews:

Kindergarten – 2^nd Grade Computers

Michigan Benchmarks and Standards

understand that people use many types of technologies in their daily lives (e.g., computers, cameras, audio/video players, phones, televisions)

• identify common uses of technology found in daily life

• recognize, name, and will be able to label the major hardware components in a computer system (e.g., computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer)

• identify the functions of the major hardware components in a computer system

• discuss the basic care of computer hardware and various media types (e.g., diskettes, CDs, DVDs, videotapes)

• use various age-appropriate technologies for gathering information (e.g., dictionaries, encyclopedias, audio/video players, phones, web resources)

• use a variety of age-appropriate technologies for sharing information (e.g., drawing a picture, writing a story)

• recognize the functions of basic file menu commands (e.g., new, open, close, save, print)

• proofread and edit their writing using appropriate resources including dictionaries and a class developed checklist both individually and as a group

 Course Description and Goals

This class will teach students the fundamentals of touch-typing.  Students will use appropriate posture, and hand positions when sitting at the keyboard. 

• Goal.  Students will complete the lessons in Type to Learn Jr.  This program covers all alpha and numeric keys.  Students will touch-type at 8 - 10 wpm. 

• Goal.  As the result of using proper posture and keyboarding skills, students will see an increase in their words per minute keyboarding and choose to continue keyboarding using good skills.

This class will also learn basic presentation applications.  Students will produce a simple presentation using appropriate backgrounds, transitions, sounds, and graphics. 

• Goal.  Students will demonstrate the ability to use basic editing skills such as: new, open, save, spell check, and editing. 

• Goal.  Students will create and produce a quality slide show.

This class will also use online resources to improve their skills in math and English.  The class will have a web site where students will have selected sites they will use during class time to enhance the learning they are doing in their academic classrooms.

• Goal.  Students will use computers for learning across the curriculum.

• Goal.  Students will use the resources at school and at home.

Skills Learned

1. Students will have basic keyboarding skills.
2. Students would know and understand the importance of using the computer to improve their academic classroom skills.
3. Students will be able to maneuver through the class web site.
4. Students will understand that technology is a tool to help complete a task
5. Students will understand that technology is a source of information, learning, and entertainment
6. Students will know the basic elements to word processing.

1. know how to use a variety of productivity software (e.g., word processors, drawing tools, presentation software)

2. to convey ideas and illustrate concepts

3. be able to recognize the best type of productivity software to use for certain age-appropriate tasks (e.g., word processing, drawing, web browsing)

4. be aware of how to work with others when using technology tools (e.g., word processors, drawing tools, presentation

5. software) to convey ideas or illustrate simple concepts relating to a specified project

3^rd & 4^th Grade Computers

Michigan Benchmarks and Standards

• discuss ways technology has changed life at school and at home
• discuss ways technology has changed business and government over the years
• recognize and discuss the need for security applications (e.g., virus detection, spam defense, popup blockers, firewalls) to help protect information and to keep the system functioning properly
• know how to use basic input/output devices and other peripherals (e.g., scanners, digital cameras, video projectors)
• know proper keyboarding positions and touch-typing techniques
• demonstrate proper care in the use of hardware, software, peripherals, and storage media
• identify which types of software can be used most effectively for different types of data, for different information needs, or for conveying results to different audiences
• identify search strategies for locating needed information on the internet
• proofread and edit writing using appropriate resources (e.g., dictionary, spell check, grammar check, grammar references, writing references) and grade level appropriate checklists both individually and in groups

Course Description and Goals

This class will teach students the fundamentals of touch-typing.  Students will use appropriate posture, and hand positions when sitting at the keyboard. 

• Goal.  Students will complete the lessons in Type to Learn.  This program covers all alpha and numeric keys.  Students will touch-type at 10 - 12 wpm. 

• Goal.  As the result of using proper posture and keyboarding skills, students will see an increase in their words per minute keyboarding and choose to continue keyboarding using good skills.

 This class will also learn basic word processing applications.  Students will produce small written documents using appropriate functions.

• Goal.  Students will demonstrate the ability to use basic skills such as: double spacing, tabulation, bold, italics, and underlining. 

• Goal.  Students will create and produce a small written document.

This class will also use online resources to improve their skills in math and English.  The class will have a web site where students will have selected sites they will use during class time to enhance the learning they are doing in their academic classrooms.

• Goal.  Students will use computers for learning across the curriculum.

• Goal.  Students will use age appropriate search engines to find appropriate homework help sites.

Skills Learned

1. Students will have basic keyboarding skills.
2. Students will know and understand the importance of using the computer to improve their academic classroom skills.
3. Students will use Web search engines and built-in search functions of other various resources to locate information
4. Students will describe basic guidelines for determining the validity of information accessed from various sources (e.g., web site, dictionary)
5. Students will know how to independently use existing databases (e.g., library catalogs, online dictionaries, encyclopedias) to locate, sort, and interpret information on an assigned topic
6. Students will use a variety of media and formats to create and edit products (e.g., presentations, newsletters, brochures) to communicate information and ideas to various audiences
7. Students will identify how different forms of media and formats may be used to share similar information, depending on the intended audience (e.g., presentations for classmates, newsletters for parents)
8. Students will know how to use menu options in applications to print, format, add multimedia features; open, save, manage files; and use various grammar tools (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, spell-checker)
9. Students will know how to insert various objects (e.g., photos, graphics, sound) into word processing documents, presentations, or web documents
10. Students will use a variety of technology tools and applications to promote creativity
11. Students will understand that existing (and future) technologies are the result of human creativity

Students will be working on a variety of programs throughout the school year, some of the programs include: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Kid Pix, Typing Time Jr., and Internet Explorer.  The class work will align with Michigan Standards and Benchmarks for K-4 students.  Michigan Standards and Benchmarks. 

Grades

Elementary students will do a self assessment for computer class, along with teacher input.  This assessments will be included with student reports. 

Supplies

Students are welcome (encouraged) to bring their own personal headphones to computer class. 

Questions

Please email Mrs. Methvin with any questions or concerns.  I check my email regularly during my plan time.

Mrs. Methvin    jmethvin@dkschools.org

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Last modified: Wednesday September 17, 2008.