Computer Skills

9th Grade

INTERNET CONSCIOUSNESS: look at text from Internet and determine author, background, possible bias, and relate to reliability; understand Internet footprint idea and privacy and sharing personal information (identity theft), and strong vs. weak passwords

EXCEL or SHEETS: tables and graphs, X-Y scatter plots, and trendlines

WORD or DOC: all word functions—font, spacing, formatting, pictures, graphs, tables, saving formats, spell check, tools, and printing

PPT or SLIDES: slide layouts/themes, transitions, bullet points, pictures, graphs, and tables

EMAIL: attachments and signature

FILE MANAGEMENT: Google Drive

TROUBLESHOOTING: website FAQ’s, Help functions, Contact Us, and determine status of Internet connectivity

10th Grade

INTERNET CONSCIOUSNESS: difference between media (ex. Facebook, Twitter, discussion boards, blogs, Instagram, YouTube)

EXCEL or SHEETS: tables and basic equations

PPT or SLIDES: animations and sound

TROUBLESHOOTING: Internet connection diagnostics (ex. router or device issues)

11th Grade

INTERNET CONSCIOUSNESS: create blogs, participate in discussion board, create website

EXCEL or SHEETS: bar graphs, pie charts, scatter plots

12 Grade

HARDWARE: management and connectivity for presentations (audio-visual)

VOCABULARY: basic computer jargon (ex. software vs. hardware)