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, CD-ROM drive
Audiovisual hardware
For example: cassette tape recorder, overhead projector, filmstrip projector, videocassette recorder/player, camcorder, television, headsets, screen, microphone, record player, camera
2 • Use standard technology vocabulary appropriately
Computer terminology
For example: restart, menu, click, double click, icon, font, window, drag, desktop, tool palette, graphics, cursor, file, menu bar, delete, open, close, highlight, save, disk, copyright, software, online catalog
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
7 • Observe copyright laws
8 • Paraphrase; avoid plagiarism
COMPUTER SKILLS
Learn basic computer skills
9 • Identify parts of the computer
10 • Use the mouse for pointing, clicking, double-clicking and dragging
11 • Identify parts of the desktop/front-end screen
12 • Locate and use letters, numbers, backspace/delete, alt/option, return/enter, caps lock, cursor/arrow and spacebar
13 • Start, reboot/restart the computer with some teacher direction
14 • Develop proper use of space bar, punctuation and shift key
15 • Develop opening, using,closing and quitting a program independently
16 • Develop saving and printing independently
17 • Develop keyboarding skill using left hand for left side of keyboard and right hand for right side of keyboard
18 • Manipulate windows with teacher direction
19.• Sit appropriately at computer

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Word Processing
Use a word processor to produce a document
20 • Use delete and backspace
21 • Use arrow keys to move about in document
22 • Use various fonts, sizes, and styles
23 • Use shift key to capitalize letters
24 • Begin to use the shift key to access key tops
25 • Use alignment (center)
26 • Begin selecting page setup to change orientation of page
27 • Begin to use the I-beam to insert and delete letters, words, sentences, spaces and returns
28 • Understand word wrap feature
29 • Begin to use the tab key to indent

Graphics
Create or use graphics in a document
30 • Insert a graphic from a graphic library found within a program
31 • Use graphic tools to create or modify a graphic
32 • Begin to select and deselect a graphic
33 • Begin to manipulate 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.
34 • Use technology resources to locate information with adult assistance
35 • Locate books by searching the online catalog by author, subject, or title with assistance
36 • Locate appropriate information in multi-media reference sources such as a general electronic encyclopedia with assistance
37 • Cite the sources of information used with adult assistance

COMMUNICATIONS
Multimedia
38 • Operate instructional equipment in the classroom, media center and computer lab
39 • Begin to select appropriate instructional equipment relevant to a task
40 • Begin to browse multimedia CD-ROMs
41 • Begin to develop the use of storyboarding
42 • Begin to use a multimedia presentation product which includes text, graphics, and sound capabilities

Video
43 • Participate in videotaping

Visual Literacy
44 • Begin to understand what is seen and heard