TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIONS KEY COMPETENCIES

 

Ethics, Email and Network Expectations

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Understand and comply with district network rules.

·         Understand rules and laws pertaining to plagiarism and ethics while adhering to district Acceptable Use Polices.

·         Use e-mail effectively and appropriately

·         Understand basic e-mail functions and tools

 

·         Understand elements of district network/Internet/email system, including ethical use of network resources

·         Demonstrate understanding of intellectual property and copyright law by properly crediting work of self and others

·         Send, receive, reply, forward, save, delete messages

·         Create folders and organize messages

·         Create short, simple, concise messages

·         Use appropriate e-mail etiquette, including subject line

·         Create, send and save attachments, using virus protection strategies

·         Use internal and external email addresses

·         Print messages, documents, files

·         Explain and actively follow school and legal guidelines for e-mail use

 

Keyboarding

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Develop proper keyboarding techniques and build basic speed and accuracy.

 

·         Keyboard at 30 WPM or better with 95% accuracy

·         Develop proper keyboarding techniques, including safety methods to avoid repetitive strain injury

·         Develop and apply proper keyboarding techniques to input and manipulate data, and produce personal and business documents

·         Apply ergonomic techniques to information technology tasks

 

Computer Basics and File Management

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Demonstrate knowledge of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity.

·         Perform basic personal computer operations.

·         Demonstrate moving around the BSD network, saving files to your home drive and the network public drives.

 

·         Explain the difference between systems software and applications software

·         Diagram, label and describe the function of the PC components

·         Turn systems on and off using correct procedure

·         Use printers and other peripherals such as scanners, zip drives and CD writers

·         Use correct log on and log off procedures

·         Use mouse to point, click, double click, drag and scroll, and right click

·         Move, copy, rename and delete files

·         Create, rename and delete folders

·         Move files between folders in network drives, including h:drive, class drop box and public drive

·         Back up files

·         Save to various drives, floppy disks, and CD’s

·         Switch between different files within the same application

·         Switch between different applications

·         Use online help and reference manuals to answer questions in specific programs

·         Demonstrate understanding of computer virus protection strategies

 

Word Processing
Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Demonstrate word processing skills, such as document formatting, editing and using tables

·         Create word processing documents such as letters, memos and basic reports

·         Use MLA style to format research reports

·         Create, save and print documents

·         Locate and open existing documents

·         Edit, copy and move text

·         Format text and paragraphs

·         Set and use tabs

·         Create bulleted/numbered items

·         Format a page, including setting margins, page numbers, header and footer

·         Use find and replace functions

·         Use navigation keys and functions

·         Know how to use and apply the toolbar functions

·         Use drawing toolbar

·         Insert graphics into a document

·         Create a hyperlink

·         Use utility tools, including spell checker, thesaurus, and grammar checker

·         Create, format and edit tables

·         Use print preview and print options

·         Create a memo using e-mail format

·         Format a research paper including in text citations and Works Cited page

 

Spreadsheet

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Design, create, modify, and troubleshoot spreadsheets

·         Illustrate data with graphs and charts

·         Apply spreadsheet principles to real-life situations and to solve problems

·         Create simple spreadsheets for personal and real-life applications

·         Locate, edit and save spreadsheets

·         Format spreadsheets for effective communication

·         Print spreadsheets using print options

·         Use simple spreadsheet formulas

·         Create graphs and charts

 

Career and Educational Planning

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Establish Personal Portfolio

·         Explore career areas corresponding to interest patterns.

·         Explore post-high school educational options for Graduation and Beyond Plan.

·         Develop a Personal Education Plan

·         Demonstrate skills required application for employment and post-high school educational process.

 

·         Establish portfolio to include Career and Educational Planning tools and “best works”

·         Utilize an assessment tool to guide career and educational planning.

·         Complete a Career Exploration Research project using digital and print resources

·         Identify post-high school education options:

o         On-the-Job Training

o         Apprenticeship

o         Military

o         4-year college/university

o         Community college

o         Technical college

o        Other

·         Identify educational options including dual high school/college credit classes and co-curricular activities.

·         Create Personal Education Plan (PEP) that includes 4-yr high school schedule, requirements for graduation, and preparation for post-high school education plan

·         Complete application, resume, and cover letter to use for employment and/or post-high school education.

·         Create a permanent electronic file for career and educational planning tools.

 

Search Skills and Using Databases

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Use the Internet as a research tool

 

·         Use basic search engines and explain search results

·         Refine searches to obtain more specific information

·         Choose the best search engine for a specific research assignment

·         Use the main functions of Internet browsers

·         Perform basic browser functions (navigation buttons, menus, etc.)

·         Move between Web pages using addresses and links

·         Save and edit text and images from Web pages using citations in MLA format

·         Use and distribute information from the Internet within the guidelines of the law and school rules

·         Identify databases available in your school and name the main uses for each

·         Describe search strategies and use them to solve common information problems

·         Locate information by key word, title, author and subject in library database

 

Publishing

Module Goals

Key Competencies

 

·         Create professional looking promotional documents in Microsoft Publisher which will enable you to reach a large audience with your ideas.

·         Use graphics tools, menus and functions

·         Use simple and advanced development tools, styles, templates and wizards

·         Import objects to and from other applications

·         Select the appropriate style of graphics based on the intended purpose

·         Create interesting product appealing to the target audience

 

Presentation

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Complete a professional looking PowerPoint graphics presentation and use it to communicate effectively with an audience.

 

·         Create presentation slides and handouts

·         Use the different templates and slide backgrounds

·         Use and modify the slide master

·         Apply different formats on a slide

·         Sort and organize slides

·         Use slide transitions and build effects

·         Apply the principles and fundamentals of graphic design in creating slides

·         Import graphics, including scanned and digital images

·         Create effective presentations which clearly communicate the topic

 

Web Design

Module Goals

Key Competencies

·         Complete professional looking Web Pages and use them to communicate effectively with an audience.

·         Use planning guidelines (storyboarding, site map, and identify purpose and audience)

·         Use various graphical applications and sources of graphic images

·         Use principles of layout and graphics

·         Write supporting code (HTML)

·         Write clear documents

·         Troubleshoot malfunctions/failures