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In technology class students work on keyboarding goals and basic computer skills.
The keyboarding goals for each grade level are:
- 2nd grade—introduction
- 3rd grade—15 words per minute (wpm)
- 4th grade—25 wpm
- 5th grade—30 wpm
- 6th grade—35 wpm
- 7th & 8th grades—35+ wpm
The basic skills students learn in technology are:
- Logging in using school account
- Logging in using personal account
- Logging into web-based tool accounts
- Finding keys on the keyboard to type their name and sentences
- Saving a file
- Opening a file
- Locating a file and navigating file paths independently
- Organizing files
- Navigating a browser
- Becoming familiar with basic menus within applications
- Using a drawing program independently
- Inserting photos and clipart in a project
- Downloading/uploading photos
- Composing and formatting longer stories using Word Processing software
- Creating basic presentations using tools like PowerPoint
- Knowing basic technology vocabulary
- Gaining a basic understanding of copyright