Business Standards and Benchmarks

 

Computer Skills I

 

Standard 1:  Use touch-keyboarding skills to enter and manipulate text and data

Benchmark:  Understand the basic formatting required to produce documents

a.       TLW recognize the use of the computer as a basic tool of business

b.      TLW use correct keyboarding techniques and proper posture for keying in information

Benchmark:  Compose at the keyboard

a.       TLW key letters and reports without oral or written information

Standard 2:  Select and use word processing, desktop publishing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics

Benchmark:  Apply basic computer skills

a.       TLW differentiate among database, spreadsheet, and word processing functions

b.      TLW use touch keyboarding techniques and word processing software to create, modify, store, retrieve, and print documents

c.       TLW recognize and define appropriate or content appropriate vocabulary (Reading S1B2-a)

d.      TLW use prior knowledge and experience to respond to new information (Reading S2B1-c)

e.       TLW use technology to gather data (Physical Science Basic S5B1-c)

Benchmark:  Use database software to plan, create, update, add and delete records

a.       TLW create and use forms

b.      TLW query, sort and establish relationships in a database

c.       TLW create and modify a report in a database

Benchmark:  Use spreadsheet software to design, create, manipulate, store, retrieve, update, add, search, sort, print, chart, and delete data

a.       TLW organize a worksheet

b.      TLW change the appearance of a worksheet

c.       TLW perform immediate and delayed calculations in a worksheet

d.      TLW use function formulas

e.       TLW design and enter formulas that permit users to ask “what if” questions to analyze spreadsheet data

f.        TLW interpret and apply numerical information (i.e., tables, graphs, and charts)

g.       TLW use basic computation procedures (Math S1B3)

h.       TLW use advanced computation procedures (Math S1B4)

i.         TLW graph and analyze data (Biology Basic S1B1-b/Math S2B3)

Benchmark:  Use presentation and multimedia software to design, create, import data/graphics, scanned images/sound, video, edit, format, sequence, and produce a variety of presentations

a.       TLW use menus and toolbars, apply a design template, insert clip art and change layout

b.      TLW build and modify organization charts, draw objects, scale and size objects

c.       TLW send a presentation via e-mail, insert hyperlinks, and publish presentation to web

Benchmark:  Use desktop publishing to design, create, import data/graphics, scanned images, format, and produce a variety of publications

a.       TLW format text into columns

b.      TLW insert graphics to enhance

c.       TLW use drawing toolbar