Galena School District 120

Digital Literacy

 

• Use computer terminology appropriately:

  • laptop parts – power button, screen, keyboard, touchpad, mouse button

  • Windows – desktop, icon (symbols used for a program), start menu

• Identify and use computer parts:

  • use the touchpad/mouse to point and click, double click, click and drag                                                  

  • use letters, numbers and special keys: enter, spacebar, arrows

  • recognize & use application icons

• Responsible use and understanding of safety:

  • follow rules and procedures for responsible use of devices

  • demonstrate knowledge of electrical safety

  • know how to use a password and the importance of privacy

  • explain how people use many types of technologies in their daily lives

• Keyboarding:

  • demonstrate proper hand-finger-body position

  • know the home row keys and finger placement

  • use correct finger reaches from home row to key letters (t, y, g, h, r, u, e, i)

  • perform touch typing of home row keys and key letters

  • demonstrate use of spacebar, enter, shift and backspace

• Application Programs:

  • start an application using desktop icon and start menu

  • create, name, save, print, open, modify, and exit documents

  • use ribbon tools

  • use vertical and horizontal scroll bar

• Painting/Drawing Programs:

  • demonstrate the use of tools: shapes, color, line size, pencil, fill, text, erase

  • know how to open, save, modify, print, exit

• Word Processing:

  • key words and sentences                             

  • know terminology – I beam pointer, cursor, clip art, open, save, modify, print, exit

  • reposition insertion point with arrow keys and touchpad/mouse I beam pointer

  • insert and size clip art

  • delete text using backspace​

  • change font typeface, size, and color

  • use bold, italic, and underline

• Internet:

  • know how to key in an internet address

  • understand that the internet connects computers around the world

  • know private information: name, address, phone number

  • understand web browser terms and demonstrate use: hyperlink, back, forward

  • collect and organize information

  • understand copyright law