Technology+Fluency+Skills

=Grade Level Skills:=

Creativity & Innovation:
===‍Communication and Collaboration:=== ===‍Research and Information Fluency:=== ===‍Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:===
 * Uses existing knowledge to create new ideas
 * Create original art works in Tool Factory
 * Participate collaborative projects with your classroom
 * Participate in joint projects in the lab
 * Introduce to various software applications and Web 2.0 tools
 * Use of various educational software products and web sites that involve problem solving and decision making.

‍Digital Citizenship:
===‍Technology Operations and Concepts:=== See below
 * Learn & follow the Computer Class Rules
 * Participate in lessons on Internet Safety

Fifth & Sixth Grade Technology Skills:

 * **Parts of the Computer** ||
 * || Hardware ||
 * || Mouse--2 buttons, scroll bar ||
 * || How parts connect ||
 * || Take computer apart, put it together ||
 * || I/O design ||
 * || Use of flash drives to save documents ||


 * **Problem solving** ||
 * || Clearing 'Program shut-down' dialogue--'Don't Send' ||
 * || Ctr+S, Ctr+P, Ctr+Z, Ctr+V, Ctr+C ||
 * || Each student will answer a question from question board ||
 * || If computer doesn't work ||
 * || If program/document gets lost ||
 * || Keyboard shortcuts ||
 * || Use help files to solve problems ||


 * **WP** ||
 * || Copy-paste graphics ||
 * || Copy-paste-move text within document ||
 * || Ctr+I, Ctr+B, Ctr+U, ||
 * || Dbl-space, text box, autoshape, call-out ||
 * || Drop-down menus--tools-options ||
 * || File name protocol ||
 * || Grammatik ||
 * || Headers and footers ||
 * || How word wrap works ||
 * || Macro ||
 * || Numbered list ||
 * || Org Chart ||
 * || Page layout (under file)--margins, etc ||
 * || Pretype paragraph--format, move text, thesaurus, spell-check ||
 * || Spell-check ||
 * || Tables ||
 * || Thesaurus ||
 * || Bulletted list ||
 * || Toolbars, margins, tabs ||
 * || Use embedded link (ctrl+click) ||
 * || Word Art, border, center ||
 * || Word pad, Notepad ||


 * **Internet** ||
 * || Basics ||
 * || Copy-paste ||
 * || Elements of a web address---www, http, .com ||
 * || Favorites--bookmark every site we visit ||
 * || Google search tricks ||
 * || How to evaluate websites-- identify a reliable website ||
 * || Organize bookmarks into file folders--5th, science, etc ||
 * || Search, images ||


 * < **Web 2.0 Tools** ||
 * <  ||< Blogs ||
 * <  ||< Etiquette ||
 * <  ||< For school only ||
 * <  ||< Sharing information ||
 * <  ||< Uploading files ||
 * <  ||< Wikis ||