Seventh Grade (semester class, Computer 1, required)

The students will:

• Demonstrate correct keyboarding skills through keyboarding software
• Be able to key 30 wpm with 90% accuracy (Teacher discretion may lower standard if other competencies are successfully met.)
• Proofread and edit to 100% accuracy (use spell/grammar check)
• Access  different drives and media to open files and save documents
• Rename files
• Delete files
• Demonstrate printing all or part of a document
• Use menus, commands, and/or toolbar to do the following: set margins, set page orientation, cut, copy, and paste, set line spacing, change fonts and styles
• Create headers and footers
• Create columns
• Insert page breaks, dates, page numbers, and art/pictures
• Set tab stops: left, right, decimal, center, and dot leader
• Create tables in a document
• Use horizontal and vertical centering functions
• Key memos
• Key block letters for personal and business use
• Key reports in appropriate format using proper citations to avoid violation of copyright laws
• Use the 10 key pad to enter numbers using correct technique and fingering
• Key envelopes correctly
• Recognize computer errors and take appropriate action
• Understand and use correct computer terminology
• Understand the four functions of a computer (input, output, store, and process)
• Understand character, paragraph, and page formatting in a word processor
• Access and use the Internet to find information using different search engines and search techniques
• Complete the required list of competencies before the conclusion of the eight grade year
• Students not successfully completing the required proficiencies will be required to repeat Computer 1 and be retested.