Technology

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