Standards
Keyboarding
Can touch type with all correct fingerings 5+ WPM with 90% accuracy
Word Processing
Understands and uses the following keys correctly: backspace, shift, period, comma, question mark, enter/return, space bar, plus can use tab key to indent, can properly use alignment and highlighting tools, understands red/green squiggly line, and can insert clip art
Can type multi-paragraph essay with proper format/grammar
Presentation Software
Can create individual presentations, including the following skills: add slides, font, textboxes, backgrounds, insert clip art
Spread Sheet
Can input data and understands basic vocabulary (cells, columns, rows)
Basic Computer Skills
Can perform these skills:
Right-clicking,
Creating a folder, Renaming a file/folder,
Moving a file/dragging (organization skills)
Copy, cut, paste
Digital Literacy and Citizenship
How do digital citizens take responsibility for themselves, their communities, and their world ?
How can a strong password help protect your privacy?
How does what I post online affect my identity?
What should you do when someone uses mean or hurtful language on the internet?
Why do people alter digital photos and videos?
About The Class
Most children, and many teenagers, view the computer as a toy. The intent of my instruction in the computer lab is to help my students learn how to use the computer as tool. By the time your students leave Maloney they will be able to touch type more than 20 wpm, they will have strong foundation in word processing, creating slideshows, or working with spreadsheets. They will also have a basic knowledge of web design, graphic design, and coding logic.
Your students will work on the following assignments during their first grade year:
Word Processing: Students will make an informational flyer on a person that they admire.
Slide Shows: Students will make three slideshows including an introduction of themselves, directions on how to compete a skill, and the description of a mystery object.
Sheets: Students will track and chart class surveys in a spread sheet.
Google Drawing: Students will use shapes to a robot digitally.
Keyboarding: Third graders will start focusing on increasing their typing speed while maintaining a high standard of accuracy. They will be expected to touch type 5+ WPM with all correct fingerings with 90% accuracy.
Internet Skills: Students will continue working with websites to find information.
Code.org: Students will continue working on block coding during the second half of the year.
Digital Citizenship: We will complete several assignments designed by Common Sense Media.