Brookwood Resources
Technology in the Curriculum
Brookwood strives to engender in its students a technological literacy:
"knowledge about what technology is, how it works, what purposes it can serve, and how it can be used efficiently and effectively to achieve specific goals."
~ from North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Additionally Brookwood hopes to instill in its students a moral and ethical
foundation for the use of computer technology and telecommunications.
All Brookwood Graduates should be able to:
- A. Basic Computer skills
Identify basic computer parts and functions
Print, use save and “save as” to a networked drive, local hard drive and temporary device such as a flash drive or CD-R
Execute basic operational commands [e.g. open, close, new, quit]
Know and use basic keyboard shortcuts
Use both MacOSX and WindowsXP operating systems
Know the proper care and handling of CDs, DVDs, USB flash drives and floppy disks
Demonstrate the proper care and use of computers and computer accessories
Cut and paste graphics and text between different applications
Select items from within different environments [e.g. windows, applications, desktop, etc]
Identify and use the parts of a keyboard [e.g. command/option/control/escape/shift etc.]
Execute basic mouse skills [e.g. click, double-click, click & drag, click to select, right-click or Control-click]
- B. Keyboarding skills
Use finger memory rather than visual cues to type at least 40 wpm
Properly use home keys
- C. Word Processing
Recognize and use typical word processing menu items [e.g. edit, format, insert, save, print]
Use the toolbar and items therein
Use basic editing techniques
Use basic layout and formatting tools [e.g. center, left justify, indent, double-spacing]
Use graphics in a text environment
Use text as a graphic element in a word processing environment
Use spell check and other writing tools
- D. Spreadsheet
Format a document
Format cells within a document
Use basic calculations within a spreadsheet [e.g. AVG, SUM, basic math functions]
Graph selected cells of data and manipulate the various components of a graph
- E. Database
Understand the basic language of databases [e.g. field, radio button, pop-up menu, record]
Create a database and enter data
Create new layouts in a database
Manipulate fields in a database for a newly required output
Search and sort data within the database
- F. Multimedia
Build a project using a hypermedia program employing the use of graphics, text, audio, animation, interactive buttons [Hyperstudio - Roger Wagner publishing]
Import graphics, text, video, audio files, etc into the hypermedia and presentation environment
Use PowerPoint to create an animated presentation containing multiple slides, text and graphics
Use iMovie to build a video project
G. Graphics [KidPix, AppleWorks, Powerpoint]
Understand and use basic graphics tools
Create slide shows or presentations
- H. Internet
Use web browsers and their features [e.g. Bookmarks, clearing cookies, blocking pop-ups]
Understand and use various online search tools effectively and efficiently
Locate and use specific internet tools such as rhyming dictionaries and calculators
Capture graphics and text from a web browser into a word processer *see ethics below
Evaluate internet sources for value, validity, and legitimacy
Understand the language/hierarchy of web addresses and email
- I. Information Management
Create folders/directories in a logical manner to facilitate organization, storage and retrieval of information
Evaluate all sources of information for accuracy, bias, currency, difficulty, and scope.
Connect to a file server to deposit and/or retrieve files from a student-owned folder or public folder
- J. Ethics and Legal Issues
Understand Brookwood’s Acceptable Use Policy
Recognize and respect basic copyright laws
Recognize that reference materials must be put in own words or cited properly
Respect people’s privacy in an electronic and telecommunications medium
Recognize that relationships between people extend into the virtual world as well as what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate behavior in these virtual relationships
Understand the risks associated with revealing too much personal information online
Deal in an appropriate manner if they feel uncomfortable in an online situation
Model ethical behavior relating to security, privacy, passwords, and personal information
Employ appropriate methods to protect their privacy and themselves online
- K. Programming [MicroWorlds]
Primitives
Set commands
Procedures, flip side
Super-procedures
Repeat statements
Animation
- L. Music Publishing
Use Garage Band to create music
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- Additionally, the following skill sets are available to students wishing to pursue them. These opportunities are available during All Write, occasional special classroom projects and study hall time:
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- M. Web Publishing and Multimedia
Design & develop basic web pages using the language of HTML
Use web graphics in the design and development of web pages
Use a flatbed scanner and digital camera
- N. Graphic Design
Ability to use basic features of Adobe Photoshop Elements in order to manipulate graphics and photos
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