The table below outlines how specific computer hardware and software skills progress as students progress through the school.
At the end of each school year, students will be able to...
| Year |
Chart Making |
| Kindergarten |
- Identify different types of categories, measurements and maps with teacher assistance.
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| Grade 1 |
- Create basic flowcharts or brainstorming as a whole class.
- Read and explain simple tables.
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| Grade 2 |
- Create basic flowcharts or brainstorming diagrams individually.
- Create simple tables/graphs with teacher assistance.
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| Grade 3 |
- Create flowcharts with different organizational structures.
- Create tables.
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| Grade 4 |
- Create graphs.
- Create simple maps.
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| Grade 5 |
- Manipulate flowcharts or brainstorming diagrams into outlines
- Create specialized maps based on teacher assigned criteria with teacher assistance
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| Grade 6 |
- Insert a chart into a word processing or multimedia file and provide appropriate explanation.
- Create custom charts to meet specialized needs.
- Create specialized maps based on teacher assigned criteria independently
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| Grade 7 |
- Create specialized maps based upon given criteria.
- Create custom tables from available information and interpret the data from them.
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| Grade 8 |
- Export chart information to various formats for various presentation styles.
- Import charts into various application files.
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| Grade 9 |
- Create basic charts from firsthand research
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| Grade 10 |
- Create maps, tables and graphs to illustrate points in written assignments and presentations.
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| Grade 11 |
- Use embedded variable values, functions or calculations to create specialized charts.
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| Grade 12 |
- Use various chart formats to support a persuasive argument.
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