Second Grade students will experience the following skills with assistance: 

September/October

• Use standard technology vocabulary
• Develop proper care of handling technology hardware and software
• Identify parts of the computer
• Identify parts of the desktop/screen
• Using a mouse for pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging
• Develop opening, using, closing and quitting a program
• Manipulate windows with teacher direction
• Develop saving and printing independently

November/December

• Develop keyboarding skills
• Locate numbers, letter, and symbols on a keyboard
• Develop proper use of the space bar, punctuation, and shift keys
• Use various fonts, sizes and colors of text
• Insert and delete characters
• Demonstrate appropriate behavior while working independently
• Continue to develop keyboarding skills

January/February

• Continue to develop skills using various computer programs
• Develop Internet skills with adult assistance
• Follow school Safety/Acceptable Use Policy

March/April

• Develop skills used in navigating a web page with adult assistance
• Insert graphics found on the Internet or in a graphic library with adult assistance
• Begin to use technology resources to locate information with adult assistance
• Explore Primary multimedia and other developmentally appropriate material
• Begin the use of safe search engines with adult assistance

May/June

• Begin to use a multimedia presentation tool
• Develop their own ideas using multimedia presentation tools