Information Technology Curriculum
The Dorset School
Goal: To facilitate the use of computers as information tools by providing skills and concepts.
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Concept / Skill |
Introduced |
Competency |
Advan |
| 1. Basic operations | |||
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*Typing |
3 |
Na |
Na |
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Using Windows |
K |
4 |
6 |
|
* Moving Information (Cut, Copy & Paste) |
3 |
5 |
6 |
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* Work with multiple windows/programs |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
Working with files (saving, finding, maintaining) |
2 |
4 |
5 |
|
Working collaborative with shared files |
4 |
6 |
8 |
|
2. Information Tools |
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* Word Processing |
K |
4 |
6 |
|
* Data manipulation (Spread sheet, Data base, Graphing) |
3 |
5 |
6 |
|
* Graphics |
K |
4 |
6 |
|
Page lay up |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
* Multimedia (Hyper Studio, PowerPoint, Web pages) |
4 |
6 |
7 |
|
Video Editing |
4 |
6 |
7 |
|
Electronic Communications |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
3. Social / Ethical use and practices |
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Online Edicit |
5 |
Na |
Na |
|
History of IT |
1 |
6 |
7 |
|
Uses and advantages/disadvantages of IT |
2 |
5 |
6 |
|
Computer Crime |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
Current developments in IT |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
Copyright |
2 |
5 |
6 |
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4. Research |
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Encyclopedia |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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* Online searching |
3 |
5 |
6 |
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5. Problem Solving |
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Programming |
4 |
6 |
7 |
|
Spread sheet as a problem solving tool |
3 |
5 |
6 |
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6. Advanced Computing |
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Hardware and maintenance/troubleshooting |
3 |
5 |
Optional |
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Robotics |
5 optional |
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* These categories are where the majority of time is spent.
In grades K-2 much of the students time is spent using computer programs to support general academic goals such as math and reading. By middle school, the emphases has changed to using information tools to research, organize, analyze and present information often in collaboration with other classes.