Pre-school and Pre-kindergarten

Software: Riverdeep House Series (Bailey’s Book House, Millie’s Math House, Sammy’s
Science House, Trudy’s Time and Place House)

Identify basic computer parts & how they are used to help people work & play; identify the mouse & how it works; point & click using the mouse; work in programs to support language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies curriculum.

Kindergarten

Software: Riverdeep House Series (Bailey’s Book House, Millie’s Math House, Sammy’s
Science House, Trudy’s Time and Place House), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Paint, KidPix Deluxe

Identify basic computer parts & how they are used to help people work & play; log on and off the school network using student username and password; identify the mouse & how it works; point & double click using the mouse; click & drag items in a program; identify and select icons to start programs; create artwork in graphics programs; work in programs to support language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies curriculum.

First Grade

Software: Riverdeep House Series (Bailey’s Book House, Millie’s Math House, Sammy’s Science House, Trudy’s Time and Place House), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Paint, KidPix Deluxe

Properly start & shut down a computer; log on and off of the school network using student username and password; open and close a program; enter, delete, and change the size of text in a Word document; create artwork in graphics programs; work in programs to support language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies curriculum.

Second Grade

Software: Bailey’s Book House, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Paint, KidPix Deluxe, Type to Learn 3, Internet

Describe the capabilities and limitations of computers; describe the main parts of a computer; use a mouse to save files & locate submenus; begin learning effective use of the keyboard and proper typing technique; create artwork using graphics programs; insert slides, text, and clip art into a PowerPoint presentation; use Internet search engines for research.

Third Grade

Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Paint, KidPix Deluxe, Type to Learn 3, Inspiration, Internet

Enhance formal keyboarding skills while using proper technique; save documents to appropriate files; create, store, and access graphics using a graphics program; select and format text using bold, underline, italics, and color; use spell check tool to improve accuracy of documents; insert slides, text boxes, clip art, word art, and backgrounds into a PowerPoint presentation; enhance Internet research skills using Internet search engines.

Fourth Grade

Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Paint, KidPix Deluxe, Type to Learn 3, Inspiration, Internet

Define hardware and software terms; create, move, and copy files; enhance formal keyboarding skills and use proper technique; apply stretch, perspective, flip, and
rotate special effects to graphics; improve word processing efficiency by learning to cut, copy, and paste text; improve PowerPoint presentations using slide transitions and custom animation; understand the function and security of the web and e-mail; improve Internet research with the use of narrowed searches and bookmarks

Fifth Grade

Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Paint, Type to Learn 3,
Inspiration, Internet

Define software and hardware terms; identify function of the physical components of a computer; polish and enhance formal keyboarding skills; duplicate an object in a graphics
program and apply special effects; import graphics into a word processing document; manipulate layout of a word processing document using margins; move or copy text between two or more word processing documents; develop a PowerPoint presentation
using transitions effectively; improve Internet research with the use of narrowed searches and bookmarks.

Sixth Grade

Software: Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Microsoft Paint, Type to Learn 3,
Inspiration, Internet

Research the history of the computer including important people, inventions, & innovations; improve keyboarding skills to type 15 words per minute with 90% accuracy; import graphics from the Internet to enhance documents and presentations; insert, position, and remove tabs; use thesaurus to enhance documents; enter data into an Excel spreadsheet to create charts and graphs; insert headers and footers into documents; insert buttons for easy navigation in a PowerPoint presentation; add prerecorded sounds and movie clips to presentations.

Seventh Grade

Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Microsoft Paint, Internet, Type
to Learn 3, Inspiration

Improve keyboarding skills to type 25 words per minute with 90% accuracy; create, manipulate, and import student created graphics; build charts, graphs, and formulas in an
Excel spreadsheet; develop PowerPoint presentations using appropriate background elements, slide transitions, clip art, and graphs; create and understand the importance of a database; add digitized sound to PowerPoint presentations; use a digital camera to import a digital image into a document or presentation; scan an image into a document or presentation.

Eighth Grade

Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Paint, Internet, Type to
Learn 3, Inspiration, Microsoft Expression Web

Improve keyboarding skills to type 35 words per minute with 90% accuracy; build charts, graphs, and formulas in an Excel spreadsheet; develop PowerPoint presentations using
appropriate background elements, slide transitions, clip art, video clips, and imported graphs; create and understand the importance of a database; edit and add digitized sound to PowerPoint presentations; evaluate web pages and understand the legal and ethical issues surrounding the Internet.