District Technology Skills Matrix Guidelines for
Grade Five: 


INTRODUCTION OF SKILLS: (The number to the left of the decimal point refers to one of sixteen technology topics. The number to the right of the decimal point refers to the grade level.)
3.5 • Student will experience keyboard skills appropriate to grade level • touch type at rate faster than handwriting rate (10 to 20 words per minute)
5.5 • Student will experience designing and creating multimedia projects using • a variety of sources • create an animation sequence from a series of screens and convert to a digitized movie
6.5 • Student will experience planning and creating video projects • demonstrate smooth camera tilt and zoom in and out
8.5 • Student will experience advanced word processing functions • create and use indents and tabs in word processing document • use the find and replace functions • move and copy text and graphics between two word processing documents
9.5 • Student will experience electronic encyclopedias • use keyword searches
10.5 • Student will experience network access and resources • identify components of network and telecommunications system • explain terminology related to network access and use • understand the concepts of network citizenship and etiquette • log on and off the network • print documents to network printers
11.5 • Student will experience electronic mail system • send and receive mail within the school campus
12.5• Student will experience desktop publishing fundamentals • use the attributes of size and type classification for emphasis
13.5 • Student will experience simple spreadsheet functions • describe the parts of a spreadsheet • move to and select specific cells in a spreadsheet • add new text or numbers to a spreadsheet • save an updated spreadsheet to disk
CONTINUATION OF SKILLS: (INDEPENDENT AND GROUP ACTIVITIES)
Topic 1: Student can use a computer and disks Topic 2: Student can use painting and drawing tools Topic 4: Student can use basic word processing skills Topic 7: Student can use computer file management functions
GRADE LEVEL SOFTWARE ClarisWorks Cruncher Groliers Multimedia Encyclopedia Hyperstudio Student Writing Center US Atlas World Atlas Writing Center 


Cornerstone Lab Software:
Flying Colors, JumpStart  FifthGrade,JumpStart Typing, Creative Writer 2.0, On-line Encyclopedia,  Math for the Real World,Math Workshop Deluxe,  HyperStudio,  Super Solvers Mission T.H.I.N.K., Web Layout Design, Internet Exploration