Smarter than a 7th Grader?
The Minimum Computer Literacy Expectations for a 7th Grader - February 4th, 2008

       
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1.0  Microsoft Word
   1.1 Word Processing
   1.2 Simple Web Pages
   1.3 Drawing Tools
   1.4 Word Activity

2.0  Microsoft PowerPoint
   2.1 Day at School Show
   2.2 Peer Evaluations
   2.3 PowerPoint Activity

3.0  Microsoft Excel
   3.1 Formulas and Formats
   3.2 Graphing
   3.3 Excel Activity

4.0 Internet
   4.1 Internet Moments
   4.2 Research

5.0 Computer Skills Inventory

6.0 Works Cited

    4.1 Internet Moments
Almost every computer class starts with an "Internet Moment Actvity" where the students are show an specific website or type of website to explore.  Below is a sample of websites that are used:
  1. http://news.google.com/  -  Google News for current events and news archives
  2. http://www.google.com/books?hl=en & http://catalogs.google.com/   -  Scanned Books and Catalogs websites that are under development
  3. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/  -  National Weather Service for weather data
  4. http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en  -  Google language tools & domains
  5. http://www.shopzilla.com/, http://www.google.com/prdhp?hl=en&tab=wf and http://www.pricegrabber.com/  -  Internet commerce and shopping resources
  6. http://maps.google.com/ and http://maps.yahoo.com/  - Online maps, directions and street level photos
  7. http://www.google.com/moon/ and http://www.google.com/mars/  -  Mapping other planets
  8. http://www.newseum.org/  -  Online current events and views of front pages
  9. http://www.howstuffworks.com/  -  Resource for online information
  10. http://ocw.mit.edu/  -  Learn about college by taking free online courses at MIT
  11. http://www.earthcam.com/  -  Webcams, online surveillance and privacy rights
  12. http://local.alkemis.com/local/index.htm  -  Google map mash-ups and traffic cams
  13. http://www.baidu.com/  - Chinese internet censorship and image searching at school
  14. http://www.drcalculator.com/  -  Internet calculators and financial vocabulary
  15. http://www.freerice.com/  -  Vocabulary and global awareness

 

     

Next:  4.2 Internet Research

 

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