Collinsville Unit 10 School District
5th Grade Scope and Sequence Benchmarks

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1.  Basic Operation and Concepts 2.   Social, Ethical and Human Issues 3.  Productivity Tools
4.  Communication Tools 5.  Research Tools 6.  Problem-Solving and Decision Making Tools
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1.   Basic Operations and Concepts

Activities

Demonstrate proper use of storage devices... D   1.3 Demonstrate use of CD ROM drive, Floppy Disk drive and removeable USB flash or zip drive
Understand and use keyboard functions S   1.8 Keyboard Functions - handoutt
Enter password for network access D S c 1.9 Applied by student
Locate program menu bar and select menu item D f 1.9 Applied by student
Save and retrieve work with a removeable storage media (floppy disk or flash drive) D i 1.9 Applied by student

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2.   Social, Ethical and Human Issues

Activities

Describe technology used in society D   2.1 Technology at Work - web site
Appropriate copyright laws D a 2.2 Copyright and the Internet - web site
Hardward/software licensing agreements I b 2.2  
Established district, school, classroom and computer lab policies D c 2.2 Discussion by teacher
Computer Rules -  handout
Respect privacy of staff and student files D   2.3 Discussion by teacher
Understand appropriate Internet communication social and safety issues... D   2.5 Internet Safety - web links
Faux Paw movie - (from www.ikeepsafe.org)
Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others when using technology D   2.6  

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3.   Productivity Tools

Activities

Enter text D c 3.1  
Edit the alignment/justification of document... S i 3.1  
Edit the line spacing of a document D j 3.1  
Manipulate a document's layout by changing margin settings I k 3.1  
Cut, copy and paste text in a document D l 3.1  
Use the Spelling checker D m 3.1  
Use the Grammar checker I n 3.1  
Import and manipulate graphics D p 3.1  
Use the thesaurus I t 3.1  
Import a digital camera image I D y 3.1  
Select and manipulate a graphic using tools to resize, copy, paste, rotate, flip and delete. D f 3.2  
Use a scanner or digital camera to capture an image I g 3.2  

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4.   Communication Tools

Activities

Identify the main components of an electronic mail message, including To, From, CC, BCC, Subject line, Body and Attachments D a 4.1  
Understand the concepts forwarding and replying to an email D b 4.1  
Understand the importance of saving and delete email D c 4.1  
Add bulleted and numbered text to a slide D e 4.2  
Insert relative graphics from a variety of sources to a slide D f 4.2  
Add student-produced graphics to a slide I g 4.2  
Add video and/or digitized movie clips to a slide I h 4.2  
Add background elements to a slide S i 4.2  
Add transitions to a slide S j 4.2  
Add sound effects to a slide S k 4.2  
Record and insert student-created sounds to a slide D l 4.2  
Add animation to a slide S m 4.2  
Use various View options D n 4.2  
Reorganize the slides using the slide sorter view D o 4.2  
Create a presentation consisting of a series of slides/screens D a 4.3  
Run a presentation S b 4.3  
Set a presentation to auto-run I c 4.3  

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5.   Research Tools

Activities

Use the tool bar in the Web browser D d 5.2  
Access and use search engines D a 5.3  
Use Boolean expressions to refine searches D b 5.3  
Capture information from an online article and transfer notes to MS Word with proper reference citation I c 5.3  
Capture and save non-copyrighted graphics with proper reference citation I d 5.3  
Print a page from an Internet site D e 5.3  
 
6.   Problem-Solving and Decision Making Tools

Activities

Recognize the elements of a spreadsheet D b 6.1  
Enter text and numbers into a spreadsheet D d 6.1  
Select a cell or block of cells in a spreadsheet D e 6.1  
Insert and delete rows and columns I f 6.1  
Format a cell or block of cells D g 6.1  
Save and retrieve spreadsheet files D h 6.1  
Reorder columnar data by sorting D i 6.1  
Insert and format column and row headings D j 6.1  
Change column widths I S k 6.1  
Print a spreadsheet I r 6.1  
View and contribute to a group-created graph... D a 6.4  
Understand the type of graph to use based on the type of data to be displayed D b 6.4  
Create a bar graph D f 5.4  
Create a pie graph D g 6.4  
Create a line graph D h 6.4  
Add a title to a graph D i 6.4  
Add a legend (key) to a graph D j 6.4  
Add data labels to a chart D k 6.4  
Save a graph D n 6.4  
View and contribute to a group-created concept map D a 6.5 Inspiration - software
Access and open a concept-mapping program S b 6.5 Inspiration - software
Enter text to represent a main concept of the map S c 6.5 Inspiration - software
Enter data that supports a main concept D d 6.5 Inspiration - software
Change main and supporting concept box shapes D e 6.5 Inspiration - software
Convert a concept map into a text outline S f 6.5 Inspiration - software
Save a concept map S g 6.5 Inspiration - software
Print a concept map S h 6.5 Inspiration - software
Create a chronological timeline I i 6.5  
Save a chronological timeline I j 6.5  
Print a chronological timeline I k 6.5  

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