BASIC SKILLS
Vocabulary
Become familiar with and utilize grade level appropriate instructional technology vocabulary

1 • Use standard technology vocabulary to identify hardware
Computer hardware
For example: monitor, disk drive, computer, keyboard, mouse, printer
Audiovisual hardware
For example: cassette tape recorder, overhead projector, filmstrip projector, videocassette recorder/player, camcorder, television, headsets, screen, microphone, record player
2 • Use standard technology vocabulary appropriately
Computer terminology
For example: , menu, click, double click, icon, font, window, drag, desktop, tool palette, graphics, cursor, file, menu bar, delete, open, close, highlight, save, disk, software
Audiovisual terminology
For example: pause, play, forward, rewind, volume, audio cassette, videocassette, filmstrip, CD
Care and Maintenance
Demonstrate proper care and maintenance when using instructional technology
3 • Develop proper care and handling of technology hardware and software
4 • Keep work areas clean and free of food/drink, dust and magnets
5 • Use hands only to manipulate or operate hardware

Ethics
Adhere to proper instructional technology ethics
6 • Observe locally established policies and procedures for acceptable use of resources

COMPUTER SKILLS
Learn basic computer skills
7 • Identify parts of the computer
8 • Use the mouse for pointing, clicking, double-clicking and dragging
9 • Identify parts of the desktop/front-end screen
10 • Open, use and quit programs with teacher direction
11 • Save work and retrieve saved work with teacher direction
12 • Print work with teacher direction
13 • Locate and use letters, numbers, backspace/delete, return/enter, and space bar
14 • Begin using correct spacing
15.• Sit appropriately at computer

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Word Processing
Use a word processor to produce a document
16 • Begin using delete and backspace
17 • Begin using arrow keys to move about in document
18 • Recognize that the shift key capitalizes letters
19 • Begin to understand the word wrap feature
20 • Begin inserting and deleting letters, words and spaces

Graphics
Create or use graphics in a document
21 • Insert a graphic from a graphic library found within a program with teacher direction
22 • Use graphic tools to create or modify a graphic

Curriculum Related Software
Use grade appropriate software to support and enhance curriculum
INFORMATION ACCESS AND USE
Beginning in Kindergarten, students will be introduced to the steps used in the research process. These steps will be modeled by the teacher and gradually followed independently by the students. The steps of the Gwinnett County research process guidelines are found in Appendix A.
23 • Observe use of the computer as a research tool
24 • Develop an awareness that the online catalog is used to locate materials in the school media center.
25 • Develop an awareness that primary multimedia reference resources such as electronic encyclopedias and dictionaries are available
COMMUNICATIONS
Multimedia
26 • Operate various instructional equipment in the classroom, media center and computer lab including, but not limited to, cassette player, record player, language master, filmstrip projector,CD player with teacher assistance
Video
27 • Recognize a camcorder and its uses
Visual Literacy
28 • Begin to attend to what is seen and heard