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Second Grade Technology Competency Skills Checklist
I-Introduce

Use keyword searches to acquire information (ex. Internet and Library Managment System) Access and Navigate information for research Exposure to online help Create a project using electronic tools and research skills Use software features to evaluate final products such as print preview or slide show previews Publish information using printed copy or monitor display Evaluate products to be electronically stored (home folder) or discarded Assess product for relevance to task

R - Reinforce Produce documents at the keyboard proofread and correct errors. Add graphics to a composition Use appropriate items on a menubar. Use the following tools icons: bold, italicize, underline, justification Understand and use cut, copy and paste Add text boxes Use spell check Use the Internet for locating and retrieving information Print with supervision Record Sound Use Multimedia Software Exposure to a scanner, digital camera, and/or video camera Shows respect for computer hardware Shows respect for computer software Understand and comply with the District Acceptable Use Guidelines Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling word division adn use of numbers and symbols as grade level appropriate.

M-Mastery

Use terminology appropriate to the task "Log in" and "Log out" Use the mouse to control the cursor Open a program by double clicking on an icon Identify the components of the computer system: keyboard, mouse, monitor, CPU, speakers Open, close, minimize and restore windows Keyboarding posture, hemisphers, spacebar, shift, enter, delete, backspace, caps lock, home row. Use the arrow keys to control the cursor Use correct spacing between words Use correct spacing following punctuation Use Graphic software programs to draw and resize pictures Name and save a file to home Open a saved file Access files in Home and Student Shared Change font, size and color Access data on a CD Rom and other storage devices