7th Grade Technology Skills Development 



      Development Levels
      E=Exposure D= Development of Skill IU= Independent Use
Grade 7      
Operating Rules      
  Clean Hands     IU
  Food, Drink, and Magnets not allowed     IU
  Respect for others work and space     IU
    Networks - Privacy files and folders     IU
    Passwords     IU
  Body Posture   D  
           
           
Skills          
  Mouse Control     IU
    Drop and drag     IU
    Double click     IU
    Right click to shortcuts     IU
  Listening to Directions   D  
  Opening and Closing Programs     IU
  Navigate within a program     IU
  Crop       IU
  Resizing Pictures     IU
  Font       IU
    Color     IU
    Size     IU
    Bold, Italic, Underline     IU
  File Menu     IU
    Locating Folder     IU
    Saving Files     IU
    Printing Files     IU
    Print Preview Page -- viewing page layout     IU
    Page Orientation (portrait or landscape)     IU
    Create a Folder     IU
    Page Setup   D  
  View Menu     IU
    Header (title, author, date)     IU
    Footer (page number)     IU
    Toolbars     IU
  Show/Hide Button     IU
    Proper spacing and punctuation     IU
  Select All     IU
    Double line spacing     IU
  Tabs (paragraphing)     IU
  Introduce Shortcuts   D  
    Alt + F4 (closing)     IU
    F2 (edit)     IU
    Shift or Ctrl key selecting multiple files and folders     IU
    Highlighting Options     IU
  Justification (Left, Center, Right, and Justify)     IU
  Highlight Text     IU
  Save and Scan Pictures     IU
    JPEG and BITMAP     IU
    GIF and TIFF   D  
  Digital Camera   D  
    Video   D  
    Editing Images   D  
    Inserting Video Clips   D  
  Networking     IU
    Logging On     IU
    Passwords     IU
    Navigating     IU
  Maximize, Minimize, and Restore     IU
  Zoom Control     IU
  Multiple Windows     IU
    Resizing     IU
    Tiling     IU
  Cut, Copy, Paste     IU
  Undo       IU
  Spell Check     IU
  Grouping     IU
  Ordering (send to back and bring to front)     IU
  Move/Copy Files Move/Copying files to multiple
locations (network folder, floppies, zips, etc.)
IU
  Scan floppies and zip drives for viruses     IU
  Format Disks     IU
  Saving to different file formats   D  
    Saving in Rich Text Format   D  
  Proper naming of files   D  
  Insert Clipart     IU
  Create Graphs   D  
**    Word Processing -- Columns   D  
  Hyperlink Buttons   D  
  Slide Animation   D  
    Animaiton Settings - transition settings   D  
  Thesauras   D  
  Microphone -- Adding Sound to Applications   D  
  Slide Transitions   D  
  Frame, Shadow, and 3D to pictures   D  
  Select Printer and Properties     IU
  Proper Disk Usage     IU
  Insert Key     IU
  Page Up and Page Down keys     IU
    Multi-tasking     IU
Internet Skills      
  Preset Bookmark Sites     IU
    Add their own     IU
  Back, Forward, Refresh, and Home Keys     IU
  Saving to the Desktop     IU
  Netiquette   D  
    Net Safety   D  
    Ethics   D  
  Enter the URL to locate specific sites   D  
  Copy and Paste to a Word Processing Page   D  
  Introduce Reliability and Authority   D  
  Primary Source E    
  Online Encyclopedia   D  
  Multiple Web Browsers   D  
   Search Engines   D  
Library Skills      
  Athena (automated card catalog)      
    Title Search     IU
    Author Search     IU
    Subject Search     IU
    Advanced Search     IU
    Visual Search     IU
  Operating CD Rom Drive     IU
    Proper Care and Usage of CD's     IU
  Digital Camera     IU
  Electronic Periodical Database     IU
  Multimedia Encyclopedia use of special features     IU
    Web Page Evaluation   D  
    Boolean Searches   D  
    Primary Source E    
Grade 7 Vocabulary      
    DVD E    
    File Extensions E    
    Hyperlink E    
    TIFF E    
    Wrapping Text E    
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
Software        
  Multimedia Encyclopedia     IU
  Publisher   D  
  Microsoft PowerPoint   D  
  Microsoft Word   D  
  MicroType Pro   D  
  MS Paint     IU
  Microsoft Excel   D  
  MGI II or Photo Editing Program   D  
           
Portfolios        
           
Curriculum Integration      
           

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