3rd Grade Technology Skills
Computer Operations, Electronic Tools, Terminology
- Vocabulary: cable, USB, Internet search, server, font style, cut, copy, paste text and graphics
- Advantages and disadvantages of technology in daily life
- Multi-task between programs
- Navigate to save and open files on a server
- Mouse skills: right click functions drag and drop, highlight and move text
Keyboarding
- Continue two-handed typing
- Know tab key and internal punctuation keys
A Responsible Digital Citizen
- Introduce the idea of intellectual property
- Cite use of websites following guidelines
- Know and use Internet Safety Guidelines
Knowledge Constructor
- Select a research topic and develop a research question
- Plan research steps, skim and scan for information from at least 2 sources
- Divide research information into appropriate paragraph structure
Evaluation of Information
- Select electronic content from a range or sources for a specific purpose
Quality Producer
- Present information in an organized format of choice (story, graph, chart, picture, multimedia)
Word Processing
- Create a word processing document.
- Understand simple formatting; bold, italics, uppercase, accent marks
- Use spell check function and proofread to correct errors
- Understand the use of font, color, size, and style
- Understand and use graphics to enhance written work
Spreadsheet
- Understand cell identification
- Collect data and record on a spreadsheet and create a chart
- Interpret data from a spreadsheet
- Create simple formulas such as sum and average
Presentation Tools
- Create a simple slideshow and share information with others
Evaluation of Process and Product
Create and use rubrics to evaluate self and peers using specific criteria