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Andover Public Schools 36R Bartlet Street Andover, Massachusetts 01810
Technology Curriculum Competencies Grades K-8
Raymond Tode Director of Educational Technology & Information Systems May 2003
Technology Curriculum Council Membership
Scott Besterman Bancroft Elementary Instructional Technology Specialist June Blake Sanborn Elementary School Instructional Technology Specialist Candace Borrello Doherty Middle School Instructional Technology Specialist Maura Bresnahan Shawsheen Elementary School Media Specialist Susan Cookson South Elementary School 4th Grade Teacher Carol Green Shawsheen Elementary School Early Childhood Teacher Beth Kennedy South Elementary School Instructional Technology Specialist Ken Kwajewski West Middle School Instructional Technology Specialist Liz Lamoreaux Shawsheen Instructional Technology Specialist Charlotte Lynch West Elementary School 5th Grade Teacher Kathleen McDermott West Middle School Physical Education Teacher Melissa Nussbaum South Elementary School 5th Grade Teacher Gail Ramsay High Plain Plain Instructional Technology Specialist Suzanne Rech South Elementary School 4th Grade Teacher Walter Rossini West Middle School 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher Alberta Sensale Shawsheen Elementary School Kindergarten Teacher Raymond Tode Director Educational Technology and Information Systems Barbara Worcester Technology Associate Evelyn Wrobel West Elementary School Instructional Technology Specialist
Technology Curriculum Competencies
General Technological Awareness . 7
General Technological Awareness 8 Paint, Draw, and Graphics .. 8
General Technological Awareness 10 Paint, Draw, and Graphics .. 10
General Technological Awareness 12 Paint, Draw, and Graphics .. 12 Information Systems/CD-ROM ... 13
General Technological Awareness . 14 Information Systems/CD-ROM . 15 Internet/Telecommunications .. 16 Electronic Presentation .... 16
Paint, Draw, and Graphics .. 19 Information Systems/CD-ROM .. 19 Internet/Telecommunications . 20
Internet/Telecommunications . 23
Paint, Draw, and Graphic .. 25 Internet/Telecommunications . 26
Internet/Telecommunications .. 28
Andover Public Schools Technology Competencies
ST K.1. The student will communicate that computers can be used to visit far off places and learn new things. ST K.2. The student will recognize that cyberspace travel should include adult supervision
ET K.1. The student recognizes that objects, including computer equipment, have owners. ET K.2. The student demonstrates respect for the property of others.
GT K.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of what a computer is, what the different parts are, and how they operate.
GT K.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of the dos and don'ts of using a computer. GT K.3. The student can start, shut down, and restart a computer. GT K.4. The student can use the mouse. GT K.5. The student demonstrates an understanding of the rules for using technology.
KB K.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the relative position of the keys on a keyboard. KB K.2. The student can identify and use letter and number keys. KB K.3. The student can identify and use the space bar and return/enter keys.
ST 1.1. The student will communicate that computers can be used to visit far off places and learn new things. ST 1.2. The student will recognize that cyberspace travel should include adult supervision.
ET 1.1. The student recognizes that objects, including computer equipment, have owners. ET 1.2. The student demonstrates respect for the property of others.
GT 1.1. The student can start, restart, and shut down a computer. GT 1.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of how a computer operates and how a floppy disk works. GT 1.3. The student can move, point, click, drag, and double-click the mouse. GT 1.4. The student can open and close windows and files using a mouse. GT 1.5. The student demonstrates an understanding of the rules for using technology.
KB 1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the relative position of the keys on a keyboard. KB 1.2. The student can identify and use the letter and number keys. KB 1.3. The student can identify and use the punctuation and symbol keys. KB 1.4. The student can use the space bar, return/enter, and delete/backspace keys. KB 1.5. The student can use informal keyboarding skills to type word, phrases, and sentences.
PDG 1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how to use paint and draw program features such as the pencil, eraser, paintbrush, spray can, and paint bucket. PDG 1.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of how to change the color or pattern of the paintbrush, paint bucket, or spray can in a paint program. PDG 1.3. The student demonstrates an understanding of how to use some of the more advanced features of paint and draw programs such as the line tool, shape tools, and text tool. PDG 1.4. The student can draw a picture and type in a descriptive word in a paint program.
WP 1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how to access and open a word processing program. WP 1.2. The student can enter text in a word processing program. WP 1.3. The student can delete text using the delete key or backspace key. WP 1.4. The student can use the spacebar. WP 1.5. The student can change the text size. WP 1.6. The student demonstrates an understanding of the insertion point and the cursor.
ST 2.1. The student can identify information that should be kept private.
ST 2.2 The student knows and follows rules for safely sharing information in cyberspace.
ET 2.1. The student can identify the work of others as property. ET 2.2. The student demonstrates respect for computer-related property. ET 2.3. The students understand and apply netiquette.
GT 2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how a hard drive works and what it is used for. GT 2.2. The student can identify active and non-active commands and locate submenus using the mouse. GT 2.3. The student can open and save files using the mouse. GT 2.4. The student can use basic keyboard shortcuts. GT 2.5. The student demonstrates an understanding of the rules for using technology.
KB 2.1. The student can identify and use the shift, caps lock, tab, and arrow keys. KB 2.2. The student can use informal keyboarding skills to type words and phrases. KB 2.3. The student can use informal keyboarding skills to type sentences and paragraphs.
PDG 2.1. The student can use paint and draw program features such as the pencil, eraser, paintbrush, spray can, and paint bucket. PDG 2.2. The student can change the color or pattern of the paintbrush, paint bucket, or spray can in a paint program. PDG 2.3. The student can use more advanced features of paint and draw programs such as the line tool, shape tools, and text tool. PDG 2.4. The student can draw a picture and type in a descriptive sentence in a paint program.
WP 2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how to use special keys such as shift, punctuation, and return/enter. WP 2.2. The student can save and retrieve word processing files. WP 2.3. The student can highlight text. WP 2.4. The student can format the text of the document by changing text size, font, and style. WP 2.5. The student demonstrates an understanding of the concept of text/word wrap.
ST 3.1. The student can identify information that should be kept private. ST 3.2 The student knows and follows rules for safely sharing information in cyberspace.
ET 3.1. The student can identify the work of others as property. ET 3.2. The student demonstrates respect for computer-related property. ET 3.3. The students understand and apply netiquette
GT 3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how to use a mouse and can explain how it operates. GT 3.2. The student can select, open, close, and save files. GT 3.3. The student can move, resize, and change the view of windows, using a mouse. GT 3.4. The student can change the name of an icon.
KB 3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the relative positions of the keys on a keyboard and uses the home-row finger position. KB 3.2. The student can identify and use letter keys, using the proper fingering technique. KB 3.3. The student can identify and use the space bar, return/enter, and delete/backspace keys, using the proper fingering technique. KB 3.4. The student can identify and use the special keys (command, option, and control). KB 3.5. The student can use shift, caps lock, tab, and arrow keys. KB 3.6. The student can use formal keyboarding skills to type words and sentences.
PDG 3.1. The student can open, close, and save paint and draw files. PDG 3.2. The student can use basic paint and draw program features. PDG 3.3. The student can use more advanced features of paint and draw programs. PDG 3.4. The student can position, manipulate, and duplicate graphics.
WP 3.1. The student can open, close, and save word processing files. WP 3.2. The student can use basic word processing program features. WP 3.3. The student can use more advanced features of the word processing program. WP 3.4. The student can format the text of a document. WP 3.5. The student can cut, paste, and delete text. WP 3.6. The student can use the spell checker feature. WP 3.7. The student can use the "Tab" key to indent paragraphs.
IS 3.1. The student can load and unload a CD-ROM. IS 3.2. The student can browse through the contents of a CD-ROM. IS 3.3. The student can use an electronic encyclopedia. IS 3.4. The student can perform a basic search on an electronic encyclopedia. IS 3.5. The student can create an electronic bookmark.
NA 3.1. The student has an understanding of what a network is and how it operates. NA 3.2. The student can access and open programs and CD-ROMs on a network. NA 3.3. The student can access, save, and retrieve files on a personal or shared network space. NA 3.4. The student can print documents from the network.
MM 3.1. The student has an understanding of the basic elements of multimedia. MM 3.2. The student can place text and graphics in multimedia documents. MM 3.3. The student can independently add photos and images to multimedia documents.
ST 4.1. The student can identify situations where requests for private information is appropriate/inappropriate and could be very dangerous. ST 4.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of the importance of password secrecy. ST 4.3. The student recognizes the dangers of arranging a meeting in person with anyone with whom they chat on the internet.
ET 4.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of Andovers acceptable use policy (AUP) and the responsible behavior its rules look to enforce. ET 4.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of when it is appropriate and/or inappropriate t make use of the works of others (copying / copyright / respecting the law). ET 4.3. The student can identify and apply the many dos and donts of good manners when communicating with others online (netiquette) ET 4.4. The student will understand that it is his/her responsibility to report any inappropriate web site/ content to the nearest trusted adult.
GT 4.1. The student can choose files to delete and delete them. GT 4.2. The student can create a folder. GT 4.3. The student can move files to a folder. GT 4.4. The student can delete a folder. GT 4.5. The student can copy files to another disk. GT 4.6. The student can back up files.
KB 4.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the relative positions of the keys on a keyboard and uses the home-row finger position. KB 4.2. The student can identify and use letter keys, using the proper fingering technique. KB 4.3. The student can identify and use the space bar, return/enter, and delete/backspace keys, using the proper fingering technique. KB 4.4. The student can identify and use the special keys (command, option, and control). KB 4.5. The student can use shift, caps lock, tab, and arrow keys. KB 4.6. The student can use formal keyboarding skills to type words and sentences.
PDG 4.1. The student can highlight a graphic using the frame/marquee or lasso tool in a paint program. PDG 4.2. The student can duplicate an object in a paint program. PDG 4.3. The student can apply special effects to a graphic, such as rotate, stretch, and perspective in a paint program. PDG 4.4. The student can use the line tool, shape tools, and text tool in a draw program. PDG 4.5. The student can change the size or shape of an object using the edge handles in a draw program. PDG 4.6. The student can change an object's pattern or color in a draw program. PDG 4.7. The student can move an object in a draw program.
WP 4.1. The student can save and retrieve word processing files. WP 4.2. The student can format the text of the document by changing text size, font, and style. WP 4.3. The student has a clear understanding of the concept of text/word wrap. WP 4.4. The student can cut, copy, and paste text. WP 4.5. The student can use the spell checker. WP 4.6. The student can manipulate the layout of a document using margins, justification, line spacing, and tab settings.
NA 4.1. The student can independently access, save to, and retrieve files from a personal network space. NA 4.2. The student can independently explain what a network is. NA 4.3. The student can independently explain how a network operates. NA 4.4. The student can independently choose a different printer. NA 4.5. The student can independently access, save to, and retrieve files from a shared network space. NA 4.6. The student can independently explain the operation of a network server.
MM 4.1. The student has an understanding of the basic elements of multimedia. MM 4.2. The student can place text and graphics in multimedia documents. MM 4.3. The student can independently add photos and images to multimedia documents. MM 4.4. The student can independently create a graphic using basic graphics tools and place it into a simple |