I.  MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY

    

Content Standard:  Students in the Appleton Area School District will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems.

Kindergarten
By the end of Grade Four (4), students will…

A.     Students will use common media and technology and terminology and equipment.

·                    Students will be able to demonstrates proper care of books

 

B.     Students will identify and use common media formats

·        Identifies a book

 

Grade One
By the end of Grade Four (4), students will…

A.     Students will use common media and technology and terminology and equipment.

·    Students will be able to practice proper care of books

 

B.     Students will identify and use common media formats

·    Identifies sound recordings and videos

 

C.    Computers

·        Generically logon and logoff

·        Use the mouse

 

Grade Two

By the end of Grade Four (4), students will…

A.     Log on with generic account, knowledge of some keyboard keys, identify parts of a book, etc.

B.     Log on to the Internet, locate Favorites and answer questions on a Webquest

 

Grade Three

By the end of Grade Four (4), students will…

A.   Students will use common media and technology and

                   terminology and equipment

·    Log on using generic account

·    Knowledgeable of specific keyboard keys (i.e. alt, ctrl, shift, delete, backspace, num lock, cap lock and enter/return, space bar, home, end, tab)

 

B.   Students will identify and use common media formats

·    Differentiates between types of media including recorded books, audio cassette and /or CDs

·                Locates and describes parts of a book

·                Awareness of magazines

 

C.    Students will use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·                Use Kid Pix, Kidspiration, and Student Writing Center

·    Demonstrates how to open and run a software program

 

D.    Student will use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information (clarify communications software and transmit)

·    View pre-selected sites on the Internet

 

E.     Students will use media and technology to create and present information

 

F.     Students will evaluate the use of media and technology in a production or presentation (Unclear. Evaluate by teachers and/or students?)

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Grade Four

By the end of Grade Four (4), students will…

A.  Students will use common media and technology and terminology and equipment

·    Log on and off using personal account

·    Use proper keyboarding skills

·    Can save a document to the H drive

·    Knowledgeable of basic computer terminology and functions of basic components

 

            B.  Students will identify and use common media formats

·    Use an on-line encyclopedia, SIRS or Badgerlink/Searchasaurus database for research

·    Consult dictionaries, thesauruses to find synonyms and spell words

·    Access information using electronic reference resources:  iPAC, encyclopedias, almanacs and indexes

 

G.    Students will use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·    Create a Word document

·    Uses correct Word terminology

·    Create and edit a word document

·    Explore formatting features

·    Identify and use simple search engines & directories

 

D.        Student will use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

·    Save information on diskettes

·    Use the interactive features of the Internet

 

E.         Students will use media and technology to create and present information

 

F.         Students will evaluate the use of media and technology in a production or presentation 

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Grade Five

By the end of Grade Eight (8), students will…

A.  Students will use common media and technology and terminology and equipment

·        Identify common computer and networking terms

·        Create and save files on computer disk, drive server, or other storage device

·        Understands the way a network operates

 

B.        Students will identify and use common media formats

·        Recognize and use the operating and file management software of a computer (e.g. desktop, file, window, folder, directory, pull-down menu, dialog box)

·        Identify the various organizational patterns used in different kinds of reference books

·        Use electronic and print encyclopedias, almanacs, indexes, and catalogs to retrieve and select information

·        Students use Badgerlink to locate magazine articles. Students can decode the bibliographic reference.

 

C.    Students will use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·        Use basic word processing functions (menu, tool bars, dialog boxes, radio buttons, spell checker, page layout, tabs)

·        Move textual and graphic data from one document to another

·        Use graphics software to import pictures, images, and charts into documents

·        Use a graphical organizer program to construct outlines or webs that organize ideas and information

·        Compose a class report using various text formats and layout styles (e.g. single and double spacing, different size and style of fonts, indents)

·        Use a presentation program

 

D.    Students will use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

·        Can save a website in Favorites

·        Can organize sites in the Favorites

·        Can use interactive websites

 

E.     Students will use media and technology to create and present information

 

F.     Students will evaluate the use of media and technology in a production or presentation

 

Grade Six

By the end of Grade Eight (8), students will…

A.  Students will use common media and technology and terminology and equipment

·        Awareness of how to scan, crop, and save a graphic using a scanner, digital camera or other digitizing equipment

 

B.  Students will identify and use common media formats

·        Create, save, move, copy, retrieve, and delete electronic files

·        Use a graphic organizer as a study tool

 

C.       Students will use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·        Math – Spread sheets

·        PowerPoint

 

D.       Students will use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

·        Students use Google, Yahoo, Online Resources (World Book, Badgerlink, etc.)

 

E.        Students will use media and technology to create and present information

 

·        A.8.5 Design and produce a multimedia program plan and deliver a presentation using media and technology appropriate to topic, audience, purpose, or content

 

F.        Students will evaluate the use of media and technology in a production or presentation

·        A.8.6 Determine the purpose of a specific production or presentation

·        Criteria for judging the technical quality of a production or presentation

·        Judge how well the production or presentation meets identified criteria recommend ways to improve future productions or presentations

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Grade Seven

By the end of Grade Eight (8), students will…

A.     Use common media and technology and terminology and equipment

·        Use scanner, computer, digital camera and electronic catalog

B.     Identify and use common media formats

·        Use table of contents, electronic reference, guide words, index, atlas, pull-down menu, dialog box

C.    Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·        Perform operation of saving to diskette or h drive, install printer, copy, cut, and paste

·        Use Word with formatting, Excel, PowerPoint, Clip Art, and Inspiration

D.    Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

·        Use Internet, district web page software such as BadgerLink, SIRS Discover and Researcher, Discovering Series, and Wilson Biographies

 

Grade Eight

By the end of Grade Eight (8), students will…

A.     Use common media and technology and terminology and equipment

·        Perform basic troubleshooting of computer problems, including connections, printer paper, etc

·        Use basic content specific tools such as graphing calculators, video editing

·        Scan, crop and save a graphic

B.     Identify and use common media formats

·        Use electronic encyclopedias, almanacs, indexes, and online catalog to select and retrieve data

C.    Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·        Use productivity software programs (e.g. word processing, database, spreadsheet, presentation, communication, drawing, desktop publishing)

·        Move text and graphic data from one document to another

 

 

 

D.    Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

·        Use basic on-line searching and Internet terminology (e.g. website, home page, hypertext link, bookmark, URL/web address, search engine and directories)

·        Access information using a network connection to the Internet or other online information service

·        View, print, save and open a document from the Internet or other on-line sources

·        Use directories to locate resources on a specific topic

·        Use basic Internet navigation

 

Grade Nine

By the end of Grade Twelve (12), students will...

           A.  Use common media and technology and terminology and 

                 equipment.

·        Will organize files (“file management”)

·        Define online and computer terms

B.        Identify and use common media formats

·        Use online reference databases

·        Be familiar with Microsoft Office Suite

·        Be proficient in basics of online catalog

·        Use variety of sources for research

C.       Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·        Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite to create meaningful products

·        Demonstrate how to import and export text and graphic files

·        Proofread and edit a document using the spell-check/grammar function

·        Use formatting features in word documents (tabs, indents, fonts, size of fonts, spacing, alignment)

D.       Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

·        Able to use Internet search engines to locate information

·        Introduce website evaluation

 

Grade Ten

By the end of Grade Twelve (12), students will . . .

A.   Use common media and technology and terminology and 

         equipment

·        Able to use h and j drives to store data

·        Use specialized reference books

 

 

B.      Identify and use common media formats

·        Know that advanced/specialized features are available in searching iPAC

C.   Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information.

D.   Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

 

Grade Eleven

By the end of Grade Twelve (12), students will . . .

A.   Use common media and technology and terminology and equipment

·         Learn use of primary sources

B.   Use common media formats

C.   Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·         Edit, import, and export movie or video files

·         Manipulate graphics in a word processing document (move, delete, modify)

D.    Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

·         Use desktop publishing and graphics software to produce page layouts in different formats (e.g. brochure, tri-fold, newsletter)

·         Analyze data from a database and present conclusions in a document or report

 

Grade Twelve

By the end of Grade Twelve (12), students will  . . .

A.   Use common media and technology and terminology and equipment

·         Use video camera, digital cameras, and scanner for class project

·         Proficiency in use of research tools

            B.   Identify and use common media formats

·         Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

·         Demonstrate proficiency in search strategy

·         Be knowledgeable of organization of print material

·         Able to identify the various media formats (books, reference, videos, cassettes, CDs, etc)

            C.  Students will use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

·         Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite to create meaningful projects

·         Demonstrate proficiency in use of formatting procedures

C.     Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

D.     Demonstrate proficiency in use of AASD databases on internet

 

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