Technology Curriculum

Technology Objectives

Primary Curriculum (Kindergarten – 2nd Grade)
Upon completion of the 2nd grade, students at Zion Lutheran should be able to perform the following objectives.

Computer Literacy

  1. Computer Ethics
    1. Practice the basic policies in Zion’s Acceptable Use Agreement
    2. Follow technology lab rules
    3. Follow directions given by technology teacher
  2. Hardware
    1. Identify computer components
    2. Demonstrate proper care of hardware components
    3. Use the mouse to navigate the desktop and software applications
    4. Identify letters and numbers on the keyboard
  3. Software
    1. Demonstrate proper care and handling of compact discs
    2. Load, start, and navigate software
  4. Operating System
    1. Start computer
    2. Navigate the desktop
    3. Turn off computer

Project Based Learning

  1. Educational Software
    1. Use drill and practice software to reinforce and enrich academic objectives taught in classrooms
    2. Use internet websites to reinforce and enrich academic objectives taught in classrooms
  2. Presentation software
    1. Understand basic slideshow concepts
    2. Create an electronic book with audio

Creativity

  1. Touch typing
    1. Demonstrate correct hand placement on the keyboard
    2. Locate most letters on the keyboard by touch
    3. Type select words by touch
  2. Word processing
    1. Use the keyboard to capitalize, punctuate, and edit text
    2. Compose short stories or poems
    3. Save and print work
  3. Graphics program
    1. Use menus to save and print work
    2. Use text tools to insert and edit text
    3. Use graphic tools to paint pictures
    4. Produce a greeting card

 

Intermediate Curriculum (3rd – 5th Grade)

Upon completion of the 5th grade, students at Zion Lutheran should be able to perform the following objectives.

Computer literacy

  1. Computer Ethics
    1. Sign and practice the policies in Zion’s Acceptable Use Agreement
    2. Understand copyright laws
  2. Hardware
    1. Identify computer components
    2. Explain the function of computer components
  3. Software
    1. Demonstrate proper care and handling of compact discs
    2. Load, start, and navigate software
    3. Save and print files
  4. Operating System
    1. Log on with user name
    2. Open, save, and rename files from windows
    3. Use folders to organize, delete and move files
    4. Turn off computer

Information Access

  1. Reference Software
    1. Use encyclopedia software to locate and retrieve information
    2. Cite reference material
  2. Internet
    1. Use the Internet in a safe and God-pleasing manner
    2. Navigate a web browser
    3. Use bookmarks
    4. Use search engines to locate information
    5. Use available data to answer research questions and create a report

Project Based Learning

  1. Education Software
    1. Use drill and practice software to reinforce and enrich objectives taught in classrooms
    2. Use internet websites to reinforce and enrich objectives taught in classrooms
  2. Presentation Software
    1. Create a multimedia presentation
    2. Add audio to a slideshow
  3. Spreadsheet
    1. Enter data to produce a table
    2. Create bar graphs
    3. Understand how formulas update data entries

Creativity

  1. Touch typing
    1. Locate letters on the keyboard by touch
    2. Form sentences and paragraphs by touch
  2. Word processing
    1. Use the text ruler to set alignment and paragraph indents
    2. Format text font, size and style
    3. Copy, cut and paste text
    4. Use spell checker to correct spelling
    5. Create a numbered list
    6. Create tables to organize information
    7. Compose short stories or poems

 

  1. Graphics program
    1. Add clipart to word processing documents
    2. Add Internet images to word processing documents

Upper Grade Curriculum (6th-8th Grade)

Upon completion of the 8th grade, students at Zion Lutheran should be able to perform the following objectives.

Computer Literacy

  1. Computer Ethics
    1. Sign and practice the policies in Zion’s Acceptable Use Agreement
    2. Understand copyright laws
  2. Hardware
    1. Explain proper care and maintenance of hardware components
  3. Software
    1. Install and remove programs
    2. Use keyboard shortcuts
  4. Operating System
    1. Log on with user name
    2. Open, save, rename and locate files
    3. Use folders to organize, delete and move files
    4. Backup files to a floppy disk
    5. Run desktop utilities (calculator, disk cleanup, defragmenter)
    6. Run virus checking software

Information Access

  1. Reference Software
    1. Use encyclopedia software to locate and retrieve information
    2. Cite reference material
  2. Internet
    1. Use the Internet in a safe and God-pleasing manner
    2. Navigate a web browser
    3. Use bookmarks
    4. Use search engines to locate information
    5. Understand the difference between search engines and directories and use each appropriately
    6. Use available data to investigate, draw conclusions, and present findings
    7. Cite web material

Project Based Learning

  1. Educational Software
    1. Use internet websites to reinforce and enrich objectives taught in classrooms
  2. Presentation Software
    1. Create a multimedia presentation
    2. Add audio to a slideshow
    3. Research, product and present a multimedia project
  3. Spreadsheet
    1. Create bar, pie and line graphs
    2. Write formulas to calculate quantities
  4. Database
    1. Explain simple database management terms
    2. Store, sort and search data

Creativity

  1. Touch typing
    1. Form sentences and paragraphs by touch
    2. Use the number keypad to enter numerical data into documents
  2. Word processing
    1. Compose short stories, poems and articles for publication
    2. Format document with specified margins and line spacing
    3. Set tabs
    4. Create bulleted and numbered lists
    5. Insert page numbers and date into header or footer
    6. Create a numbered outline
    7. Create tables to organize information
    8. Use a thesaurus for word selection
    9. Use find and replace
    10. Show invisible text formatting characters
    11. Produce a document with a multiple page layout
    12. Integrate spreadsheet data, graphics and other features into a coherent report or presentation
  3. Graphics program
    1. Use draw tools to add graphics to documents
    2. Import clipart into documents and slideshows
    3. Import Internet images into documents and slideshows
    4. Scan images and import into documents and slideshows
    5. Create and import digital photos into documents and slideshows.
  4. Video production
    1. Use still images to create a video presentation
  5. Web page
    1. Create a personal web page
    2. Create web page material for the school