Endpoints for Middleschool Computer students.
By the end of grade 8 grade students should be able to do all of the following:
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Word
Processing:
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Microsoft Word : |
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Create, name and save new document |
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Change font style, size and colour |
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Cut, copy, paste, drag and drop |
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Use Undo, tabs and alignment function |
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Use numbers and bullets |
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Use Spellcheck |
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Add graphic object |
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Change format, page size, use columns, breaks |
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Add headers and footers |
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Use letter wizards, mail merge etc. |
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Multimedia:
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Powerpoint: |
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Lay out a slide |
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Develop a sequence of slides |
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Add graphics |
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Use animation |
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Use transitions |
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Use timing / automatic presentation |
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Graphics: |
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Adobe Photoshop: |
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Experiment with tools and functions |
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Use filters and views |
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Use actions and history |
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Use layers, channels and paths |
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Alter colour, swatches and brushes |
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Windows
and file management:
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Windows Explorer: |
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Make a new file, open and save |
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Organise file into subfiles |
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Locate files on a server |
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Change drives |
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Spreadsheet:
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Microsoft Excel: |
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Make a new table, select a cell |
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Change width of columns and rows |
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Add and delete columns and rows |
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Print table with borderlines |
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Sort data |
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Make charts/ graphs |
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Make calculations, sum, average … |
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Database:
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Microsoft Access: |
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Create, save and open database |
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Enter data, edit and delete |
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Find and sort records |
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Create a form |
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Create a query |
7. |
Subject
based:
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Locate, open, and use commercial content based programs |
8. |
Internet:
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Open own internet account, send email |
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Use search engines, power search |
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Understand structure of URLS |
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Learn basic html |
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Make simple web page |
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Programming:
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Logo: |
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Use basic Logo commands |
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Make squares, triangles, polygons, circles |
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Use repeat |
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Use procedure mode, new and edit |
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Work with more than one variable |
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Link shapes |
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Use colour |
10. |
Scanning
and Image Editing:
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Adobe Photoshop: |
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Scan and modifying image |
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Use filters and other effects |
11. |
Animation:
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Flash and Ulead GIF Animator: |
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Creating an image |
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Animate and edit the image |
12. |
Hardware:
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Name basic components of the computer |
Visit the contexts within which these skills can be taught.
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