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TEKS

Objectives for 7^th Grade

Date

Activities or Assessment

         N= Needs more time                        A= Apply (use with some assistance)

         D= Developing (with assistance)     M=Mastered (independent)

Review and use formal keyboarding skills to type.

Format documents (font size, tabs, margins, etc.) ; use help menu

Utilize font size, spell checker, & grammar checker

Adjust tabs, margins, columns, headers and footers

Compose and edit a multi-page document at the keyboard, using word processing skills and writing process.

Generate unique creations (i.e., write stories and poems, letters, brochures, formal lab report, and/or works cited)

Communicate with spreadsheets by entering data and setting up formulas, analyzing data, and creating graphs or charts to visually represent data.

Basic formula writing (i.e. average, add, subtract, multiply) using a spreadsheet

Sort data

Enter data/edit data, and name fields in a database    

Generate reports in a database        

Use advanced publishing software, graphics programs, and scanners to produce page layouts.

Search for clips online and download image into clip art gallery

Integrate databases, graphics, and spreadsheets into word-processed documents.

Download graphic images and insert into word processing documents

Use network services to save and print files

Participate in an online research project

Create and communicate a topic using multimedia presentation program

Explain ways technology is used for transfer of information.

Develop a webpage document.

Learn concepts of hypermedia, hypertext, and hypertext markup language (HTML).

Create a simple homepage using a hypertext markup language (HTML) editor and/or hypertext markup language.

Create a web page with hyperlinks to sites that support the purpose of the document

Learn the basic parts of computer hardware and their functions

Demonstrate understanding of application and hardware-related vocabulary.

Recognize the relative capacities and appropriate uses of storage devices.

Explain the differences in storage capacity needs for text graphic, video and multimedia images.

Understand how computers process information

Identify legal, personal safety, network etiquette, and ethical behaviors regarding the use of technology and information

Honor the right of individuals to ownership of their created work.

Respect the privacy of others' files and passwords

Use resources ethically and legally according to the school’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Explain and practice the rules of the AUP policies related to Internet and computer use.

Honor copyright laws and avoid plagiarism.

Independently select the appropriate tools to support or produce assignments from available technology resources or applications.

Use the Internet to access information

Use search strategies to retrieve electronic information

Use keywords and Boolean operators to retrieve information

Evaluate information for accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, bias, and comprehensiveness

Identify trends in data using a timeline.

Cite online sources appropriately for bibliography.

Create a calendar

Use simulation software with a computer in an interactive mode.

Learn networking terms; i.e., LAN, WAN, HTML, HTTP, …

Use Print Options

Use Save, Save As, and Close

Understand how advances in technology have affected our society and lifestyle

Learn about individuals who have played a significant role in the advancement of technology

Become familiar with careers in computer technology

Learn preventive maintenance; i.e., disk defragmenter & delete temporary Internet files