Grades 1-2 Information Technology Grade Expectations

IT1-2:1 Basic Operations and Concepts
Use of Hardware
Use of Operating System and Standard Features of Applications
Organization and Navigation
Working with Files
IT1-2:2 Social, Ethical and Human Issues
Intellectual Property
Acceptable Use
Working with Content/Information
IT1-2:3 Productivity Tools
Word Processing
Databases
Spreadsheets
Paint/Draw
Visual Organizer
Calculators
IT1-2:4 Communication
Multi-media
World Wide Web
Email
IT1-2:5 Research, Problem Solving and Decision Making
Digital Resources
Searching and Search Engines
Browser
Problem Solving and Decision Making

IT1-2:1 Basic Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate proficiency in the effective use of technology by…

        Use of Hardware

            · Differentiating between right and left mouse click [Windows] or click, hold, and drag [Mac/Windows], recognizing and using keys letters, numbers, and space bar, shift, return/enter, punctuation, delete/backspace keys).

            · Using removable media (e.g., floppy disk, CD, DVD).

        Use of Operating System and Standard Features of Applications

            · Launching a program from the desktop using a shortcut or alias.

            · Minimizing applications.

            · Logging in and out of a computer.

            · Creating, opening, saving, and printing a document.

        Organization and Navigation

            No IT1-2:1 at this level

        Working with Files

            · Cutting, copying, and pasting within a document.

IT1-2:2 Social, Ethical and Human Issues
Students demonstrate responsible use of technology systems, information, and software by…

        Intellectual Property

            No IT1-2:2 at this level

        Acceptable Use

            · Describing and practicing responsible use of technology (e.g., taking turns using technology equipment).

        Working with Content/Information

            No IT1-2:2 at this level

IT1-2:3 Productivity Tools
Students use technology/ productivity tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity by…

        Word Processing

            · Entering, selecting, deleting text .

            · Manipulating styles (e.g., bold face, italicize and underline).

        Databases

            No IT1-2:3 at this level

        Spreadsheets

            No IT1-2:3 at this level

        Paint/Draw

            · Illustrating a simple concept using a paint application.

        Visual Organizer

            · Entering information into a teacher created template (e.g. concept map).

        Calculators

No IT1-2:3 at this level

IT1-2:4 Communication
Students demonstrate the use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences by…

        Multi-Media

            · Identifying components of multi-media presentations (e.g., title, transitions, sound effects, animation, text and graphics).

        World Wide Web

            No IT1-2:4 at this level

        Email

            No IT1-2:4 at this level

IT1-2:5 Research, Problem Solving and Decision Making
Students demonstrate use of technology for research by…

        Digital Resources

            No IT1-2:5 at this level

        Searching & Search Engines

            No IT1-2:5 at this level

        Browser

            No ITIT1-2:5 at this level

        Problem Solving and Decision Making

            No ITIT1-2:5 at this level

Differences between adjacent grades are underlined.

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