January/February
Ms. Hise: Computer Technology Skills
Ms. Jan Hise
Email: jhise@littleflowerparish.org
School:
353-2282
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Coming Soon |
Computer Skills K – 6
New Students: Little
Flower is very happy to welcome five new and one returning student for second
semester. Because of this, computer classes
will start the semester with a review of computer lab goals, procedures, and
routines. Details about the computer lab
curriculum from mid-January to mid-February are listed below.
Grades 4, 5 and 6: In addition
to the above review, students will review the goals and procedures for in-class
and at-home keyboarding practice, focusing on the target speed
and accuracy benchmarks for their grade level. Students will take a typing speed and
accuracy test during the first class and retake it at the end of the semester
to gage their progress toward the benchmark.
They will practice keyboarding and improve their word processing skills
by completing various multi-page word processing assignments in class in
January and early February. After that,
they will return to Excel, reviewing the spreadsheet and chart skills they
learned prior to Christmas, and using those skills to complete a spreadsheet
and chart on their own.
Grades 2 and 3: In addition
to the above review, students will review the goals and procedures for in-class
and at-home keyboarding practice, focusing on the target speed
and accuracy benchmarks for their grade level. Students will take a typing speed and
accuracy test during the first class and retake it at the end of the semester
to gage their progress toward the benchmark.
They will continue Type to Learn practice as
they begin a short unit on working with pictures in Word, leaning to import,
move, and resize clip art and photos without distortion. After this unit, students will complete an
Excel project to learn basic spreadsheet concepts and number pad skills.
Grades
1 and K: In addition to the above review, students
will review the goals and procedures for in-class and at-home keyboarding
practice, focusing on the target speed
and accuracy benchmarks for their grade level. Kindergartners
have learned to log on with a generic log on and they continue working with
text boxes to practice typing their names in preparation for logging on with
their personal usernames. First graders
continue learning PowerPoint and its clip art function. Kindergartners continue learning the slide
show features in KidPix.
Computer Lab Curriculum Overview for
K-8:
Students in kindergarten
through sixth grade attend a weekly computer lab class. In addition, students in grades two through
six regularly work on special technology projects in the lab with their
homeroom teachers. Technology
instruction for seventh and eighth grade students is integrated into the
curriculum for their core subjects.
Several times a month, they complete assignments in the computer lab
with teachers in math, science, language arts, social studies, and religion.
Grades K – 3: The focus of
instruction is on basic technology terms and concepts; computer components and
functions; and keyboarding, mouse and graphics skills. Students use Web sites such as Up to Ten and
graphics software such as KidPix, Paint, and Inspiration. They create and edit digital artwork and
begin to compile simple “slide” shows using KidPix and/or PowerPoint. They use Inspiration to create graphic
organizers such as bubble maps and to organize categories of information. Using KidPix and Word, students learn basic
word processing skills to produce paragraphs, letters, and other simple documents.
Grades 4 – 6: Students
review technology basics and learn intermediate and advanced skills, concepts,
and applications. Keyboarding
instruction focuses on learning auxiliary keys and improving speed and
accuracy. Students learn intermediate
word processing skills and use Word to create and format longer documents,
including simple Web pages. They use
desktop publishing and picture editing skills to create digital scrapbooks,
newsletters, etc., in Publisher. Intermediate
and advanced features of PowerPoint are used to create informational
presentations, and students explore digital storytelling with Moviemaker. Students also create and format Excel
spreadsheets and use data to create charts and graphs. Internet use and advanced search techniques
such as Boolean operators are emphasized.
Grades 7 – 8: With
teachers in their core subjects, students complete multiple research projects
to hone their Internet skills. They use
advanced word processing, desktop publishing, picture editing, graphics, and
presentation skills to produce multi-page documents and multi-media
presentations.
Although voice-recognition
software may someday make keyboarding obsolete, it will be years before such software
is both reliable and inexpensive enough for schools. Therefore, keyboarding is still emphasized at
Little Flower. Students practice at
least a few minutes almost every period using the software program, Type to Learn. Parents who want to provide their child with
additional practice are encouraged to check out the keyboarding websites below. The goal is for each child to use standard,
10-finger typing skills to type at least 30 words per minute at 90% accuracy
without looking at the keys by the end of their sixth grade year. See the color-coded keyboard below for
correct finger positions. The following table shows the goals and standards for
each grade:
|
Grade |
WPM* |
Accuracy |
Row and Key Knowledge |
Skill Assessments |
|
K |
---- |
80% |
Alpha keys only, emphasizing keys in students’ names, along with
personal and generic usernames and passwords, |
Using one or two fingers, looking at keyboard, log on without help. |
|
1st |
5 |
85% |
Alpha keys with emphasis on vowels and letters in user names and
passwords. TAB, ENTER, SHIFT, |
Looking at keys, use left index
finger for left keys, right index
finger for right keys to type 3- and 4-letter words. |
|
2nd |
10 |
85% |
Home row and special key locations memorized; proper use of shift key. |
10-finger typing of home row
and special keys with keyboard cover on. |
|
3rd |
15 |
85% |
Home row, Q row and Z row keys locations memorized |
10-finger typing of home and Q
row keys with cover on |
|
4th |
20 |
90% |
All home, Q, and Z row key locations, including punctuation keys and
number pad memorized. |
Use of number pad and
10-finger typing of home, Q, and Z rows with cover on. |
|
5th |
25 |
90% |
All home, Q, and Z row key locations plus number pad and all common
punctuation keys memorized. |
Use of number pad and 10-finger typing of common punctuation plus home, Q, and Z row keys--cover on. |
|
6th |
30 |
90% |
All home, Q, and Z row key locations plus number pad, common
punctuation keys, and number row memorized. |
Use of number pad and 10-finger typing of home, Q, Z, common
punctuation, and number rows--cover
on. |
ABC
Ya – Keyboard Challenge http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm
Click the above link. Click the style of keyboard you want to work
with. Have a neighbor time you. Drag the mixed up letters and numbers, one at
a time, to the correct place on the keyboard.
If the key fits, the game will let you drop the key into its place. If it doesn’t fit in that spot, you will not
be able to drop it. Report your time to
your teacher.
Choose the lowest level until you can
reach all the keys with the right fingers.
To start, click Level 1 on the left side of the screen.
Keyboarding Finger Positions
The color-coded keyboard below shows which
fingers to use for each key. Be sure to
use the thumbs only for the
spacebar. To make single capital letters,
press the SHIFT key opposite the
hand used for the letter you want to type.
Press the
Revised January
25, 2011