1st Grade

1st Grade Technology Skills

Computer Operations, Electronic Tools, Terminology

• Vocabulary: icon, file, document, folder, hard drive, menu, save, print, quit, window, recycle bin
• What are common uses of technology in daily life? Cell phone, computer, etc
• Insert and take out a CD
• Start, quit, delete and revise text
• Mouse skills: right click functions (copy, paste, edit features) drag and drop

Keyboarding

• Hunt and peck to type words and short sentences
• Know shift, return, and end punctuation keys
• Begin two-handed typing skills

A Responsible Digital Citizen

• Create original work
• Internet use under adult supervision
• Understand safety practices on the Internet

Knowledge Constructor

• Uses discussions and pictures to gather, collect, and share information
• Sort information into graphic organizer (Kidspiration)
• Report information to others

Evaluation of Information

• Determine what information is appropriate with teacher guidance

Quality Producer

• Present information about in an organized way (story, chart, picture, multimedia)
• Discuss a topic orally in detail

Word Processing

• Write a story using a word processing program
• Simple formatting, space between words, return at end of paragraph

Spreadsheet

• Recognize rows and columns on a spreadsheet