Director of CIA
Professional Development
Professional Development
The Vermont Department of Education, in concert with teachers across the state, developed a list of skills students should have by grade cluster to be prepared for higher learning and the workforce. These are the Information Technology Grade Expectations. The goal is to have students learn these skills by modifying existing curriculum to use technology. A group of teachers developed a serious of content neutral projects that can be used to combine content and technology called Performance Tasks.
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Grades PreK-K |
Grades 1-2 |
Grades 3-4 |
Grades 5-6 |
Grades 7-8 |
Grades 9-12 |
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IT1 Basic Operations and Concepts |
Mouse and keyboard skills |
Mouse and keyboard skills Starting programs Simple Editing |
Proper Keyboarding Navigating around files Multiple windows Digital tools |
Contextual menus Proper keyboarding Advanced navigating with files Multiple applications Advanced Digital tools |
Proper keyboarding Advanced navigating with files Compressing files Advanced Digital tools Using help Organizing files Backing up |
Advanced digital tools Compressing files Using help to learn something new Backing up |
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IT2 Social, Ethical and Human Issues |
Respecting Equipment |
Respecting Equipment |
Documenting Sources Appropriate personal use of technology |
Citing sources Copyright and Fair Use Appropriate interpersonal use Evaluating Internet resources |
Citing sources Copyright and Fair Use Appropriate societal use Evaluating Internet resources |
Citing sources Advanced Copyright and Fair Use Appropriate community use Evaluating Internet resources |
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IT3 Productivity Tools |
None |
Simple Editing and Styles Painting Entering Information |
Documents with text, pictures and shapes Looking at databases Making graphs with spreadsheets Painting Simple visual organizers Calculators |
Documents with text, pictures, shapes and tables. Database formats Simple spreadsheet formula Painting Modifying images Advanced visual organizers Calculators |
Documents with different styles and formats Database reports Advanced spreadsheets Importing objects into paint programs Advanced image manipulation Advanced visual organizers Graphing calulators |
Documents with different styles and formats Mail merge Database reports Advanced spreadsheets Advanced image |
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Last Updated (Wednesday, 20 April 2011 11:29)

