4th Grade Technology Skills
Computer Operations, Electronic Tools, Terminology
- Vocabulary: network, Ethernet, search engine, shortcut, scroll bars, minimize, maximize, resize, alignment,format, columns, rows, cells
- Introduce use of cameras and digital cameras
- 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
- Introduce two-handed typing with home row awareness
- Know tab key and internal punctuation keys
A Responsible Digital Citizen
- Copyright for digital resources
- Know and use proper citation of websites
- Know and use district Acceptable Use Policy
- Use guidelines for on-line safety
Knowledge Constructor
- Select a research topic and develop a research question
- Plan research steps, skim and scan for info from at least 2 sources
- Divide research information into appropriate paragraph structure
- Use table of contents, chapter, titles, charts, diagrams, maps, headings to locate information
- Take notes using two column format
- Select topic to research, create a research question, plan research steps and scan for information from at least two sources
- Arrange information is a meaningful format
- Report to others
- Select electronic content from a range of choices for a specific purpose
Evaluation of Information
- Select electronic content from a range or sources for a specific purpose
- Begin to evaluate the accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness of information sources
Quality Producer
- Present information in an organized format of choice (story, graph, chart, picture, multimedia)
- Orally present information to a group
Word Processing
- Create a word processing document.
- Understand formatting (i.e. line spacing, paragraphs, fonts and sizes)
- Use spell check function and proofread to correct errors
- Use Spell Check function
- At the keyboard, proofread and correct errors – using spell check, thesaurus
Spreadsheet
- Understand and use appropriate cell identification (i.e. cell B5)
- Collect data of 4 or more items and record in a spreadsheet using Excel or other software
- Convert data from a spreadsheet into a bar graph or pie chart
- Interpret data from a spreadsheet
- Use a spreadsheet to perform calculations (i.e. sum, total, difference)
- Create a rubric chart
- Create tab delimited spreadsheets
Presentation Tools
- Create a multimedia presentation (using PowerPoint or other appropriate software), that contains a minimum of 4 slides including text, transitions, animations and graphics, interactivity and links to outside resources
Evaluation of Process and Product
- Create and use rubrics to evaluate self and peers using specific criteria