Grade Cluster 1-2 On-going

The Grade Cluster & Task #: Grade Cluster 1-2, On-going

The Product/Performance: No Product/Performance

The Components: Basic Operations, Social, Ethical & Human Issues, Communications

The Task: No Task

Rationale:

The following Grade Expectations could be assessed over time. We suggest that you assess these purposefully at various points during the grade cluster and record the results each time. You may find that some are easily embedded into another task.

IT1 - Basic Operations & Concepts

· Using removable media (e.g., floppy disk, CD, DVD)

· Minimizing applications

· Logging in and out of a computer.

IT2 - Social, Ethical & Human Issues

· Describing and practicing responsible use of technology (e.g., taking turns using technology equipment)

IT3 - Productivity Tools

IT4 - Communication

· Identifying components of multi-media presentations (e.g., title, transitions, sound effects, animation, text and graphics).

IT5 - Research, Problem Solving & Decision Making

Glossary

Removable Media: Transportable drives or disks that can be moved easily from one computer to another.