6th Grade Technology Skills Development 



      Development Levels
      E=Exposure D= Development of Skill IU= Independent Use
Grade 6          
Operating Rules      
  Clean Hands     IU
  Food, Drink, and Magnets not allowed     IU
  Respect for others work and space     IU
    Networks - Privacy files and folders   D  
    Passwords   D  
  Body Posture   D  
           
           
           
           
Skills        
  Mouse Control     IU
    drop and drag     IU
    double click     IU
    right click to shortcuts   D  
  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   D  
    (Page -viewing page layout)   D  
           
    Page Orientation (portrait or landscape)   D  
    Create a Folder E    
    Page Setup E    
  View Menu   D  
    Header (title, author, date)   D  
    Footer (page number)   D  
    Toolbars   D  
  Show/Hide Button     IU
    Proper spacing and punctuation   D  
  Select All     IU
    Double line spacing     IU
  Tabs (paragraphing)   D  
  Introduce Shortcuts   D  
    Alt + F4 (closing)   D  
    F2 (edit) E    
    Shift or Ctrl key selecting multiple files and folders E    
    Highlighting Options E    
  Justification (Left, Center, Right, and Justify)     IU
  Highlight Text     IU
  Save and Scan Pictures   D  
    JPEG and BITMAP   D  
    GIF and TIFF E    
  Digital Camera   D  
    Video E    
    Editing Images E    
    Inserting Video Clips E    
  Networking   D  
    Logging On   D  
    Passwords   D  
    Navigating   D  
  Maximize, Minimize, and Restore     IU
  Zoom Control     IU
  Multiple Windows   D  
    Resizing   D  
    Tiling   D  
  Cut, Copy, Paste   D  
  Undo       IU
  Spell Check     IU
  Grouping   D  
  Ordering (send to back and bring to front)   D  
  Move/Copy Files   D  
  Scan floppies and zip drives for viruses   D  
  Format Disks   D  
  Saving to different file formats   D  
    Saving in Rich Text Format E    
  Proper naming of files   D  
  Insert Clipart   D  
  Create Graphs E    
  Columns E    
  Calendar   D  
  Hyperlink Buttons   D  
  Slide Animation   D  
  Thesaurus   D  
  Microphone and add sound E    
  Slide Transitions E    
  Frame, Shadow, and 3D to pictures E    
  Select Printer and Properties E    
  Proper Disk Usage E    
  Insert Key E    
  Page Up and Page Down keys E    
           
Internet Skills      
  Preset Bookmark Sites     IU
    Add their own   D  
  Back, Forward, Refresh, and Home Keys     IU
  Saving to the Desktop   D  
  Netiquette   D  
    Net Safety   D  
    Ethics   D  
  Enter the URL to locate specific sites E    
  Copy and Paste to a Word Processing Page E    
  Introduce Reliability and Authority E    
  Web Browsers E    
           
Library Skills      
  Athena (automated card catalog)     IU
    Title Search     IU
    Author Search     IU
    Subject Search     IU
    Advanced Search E    
    Visual Search E    
  Operating CD Rom Drive     IU
    Proper Care and Usage of CD's     IU
  Digital Camera   D  
  Electronic Periodical Database E    
  Multimedia Encyclopedia use of special features E    
           
Vocabulary        
  Web Browser E    
  MPEG E    
  toggle   E    
           
Software        
  Multimedia Encyclopedia   D  
  Publisher E    
  Microsoft PowerPoint   D  
  Jumpstart 5 E    
  Microsoft Word   D  
  MicroType Pro   D  
  MS Paint     IU
  Print Artist     IU
  Microsoft Excel E    
  Math Island E    
  MGI II E    
           
Portfolios        
           
Curriculum Integration      
           

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