Aurora Quest 5th Grade Technology 5th Grade Technology Skills
Computer Operations, Electronic Tools, Terminology - Vocabulary: file types, Help menu, on-line help
- Use of digital still and video cameras
- Use advanced editing tools (i.e. thesaurus)
- Navigate to save and open files on a server or personal portable drive
- Send data from computer to a variety of sources such as portable personal drives, e-mail, file sharing
- Use of templates for document creation
- Understand and use web URLs to locate information
- Independent use of electric forms and resources
- Practice Boolean search strategies using “and”, “or”, “not”
- Introduce strategies for refining/limiting searches on the internet and databases – use quotation marks, + and * symbols, keywords vs. natural language
Keyboarding - Introduce two-handed typing with home row awareness
- Know tab key and internal punctuation keys
- Introduce character sets for mathematical or foreign words
A Responsible Digital Citizen - Practice appropriate use of copyrighted materials – both print and electronic
- Produce a complete, alphabetic bibliography of more than two print and non-print sources
- Know and use district Acceptable Use Policy Use guidelines for on-line safety
- Respect the rights of others when using digital capture devices (sound, digital images, and video)
Knowledge Constructor - Be able to divide research information into appropriate paragraph structure
- Use tools of the text (e.g. table of contents, chapter titles, charts, diagrams, maps, tables index headings and sub-headings) to locate and select relevant information
- Take notes using two column format
- Select topic to research, create a research question, plan research steps and scan for information from at least two sources
- Present information in an organized format of choice (i.e. paper, graph, chart, picture, multimedia presentation)
- Orally present information to a group
Evaluation of Information - Select electronic content from a range or sources for a specific purpose
- Begin to evaluate the accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness of information sources
Quality Producer - Present information in an organized format of choice (story, graph, chart, picture, multimedia)
- Orally present information to a group
Word Processing - Create a word processing document.
- Understand formatting (i.e. bullets, columns, sections, page numbers)
- Use Spell Check and Thesaurus functions use Spell Check function
- At the keyboard, proofread and correct errors – using spell check, thesaurus
Spreadsheet - Understand and use appropriate cell identification (i.e. cell B5)
- Collect data of 4 or more items and record in a spreadsheet using Excel or other software
- Convert data from a spreadsheet into a appropriate visual representation
- Interpret data from a spreadsheet
- Use a spreadsheet to perform calculations (i.e. count, average)
- Create a rubric chart
- Basic cell formatting (e.g. number, date, currency, autofill)
Presentation Tools - Create a multimedia presentation (using PowerPoint or other appropriate software), that contains a minimum of 4 slides including text, transitions, animations and graphics, interactivity, and links to outside sources
Evaluation of Process and Product - Create and use rubrics to evaluate self and peer products using specific criteria
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