Draft - Expo: Keyboarding

7th grade

One Semester

8/16/00

1. The student will keyboard using the touch method with speed and accuracy.

• 1.1 Uses proper posture and hand position.
• 1.2 Uses proper placement and position of fingers.
• 1.3 Uses home row.
• 1.4 Uses space bar properly.
• 1.5 Uses proper keyboard techniques for the control of alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys.
• 1.6 Keyboards for speed and accuracy (30 WPM in three minutes with less than three errors).

2. The student completes applications with word processing programs.

• 2.1 Sets and changes margins and tabs.
• 2.2 Sets and changes format styles (pull-down menu items) and sets up columns.
• 2.3 Saves, retrieves, and prints a document.
• 2.4 Keys and formats a modified-block and block letter, personal notes, a short report, and a simple table.
• 2.5 Cares for a disk: save to, format, copy, delete files, and storage.
• 2.6 Saves and retrieves documents to student folder on school server.

3. The student will be a responsible computer user.

• 3.1 Handles disks properly.
• 3.2 Boots the system and logs on and shuts down properly.
• 3.3 Uses and cleans the mouse regularly.
• 3.4 Keeps dust to a minimum.