Grade 6 Technology Applications Utah Standards

Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.

Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use.

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Basic operations and concepts

Use content-specific tools, software and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research.

Technology Foundation Standards for Students K-12

Social, ethical, and human issues

Design, develop, publish and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources concerning real-world problems.

Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.

Students use technology tools to process data and report results.

Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in information technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace and society.

Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.

Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works.

Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and practical applications to learning and problem solving.

Students are proficient in the use of technology.

Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.

Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.

Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.

Technology productivity tools

Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

Technology research tools

Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.

Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.

Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

Technology communications tools

Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss consequences of misuse.

Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools

The student will achieve minimum keyboarding competency on one- or two-minute timed writings.

On the 10-key pad, the student will demonstrate correct techniques in keying the numbers, decimal, enter, and arithmetic keys.

Grade 6 Keyboarding

The student will demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques while increasing speed and maintaining accuracy.

Key at 2 or fewer errors per minute.

Demonstrate correct fingering for each number on the key paid.

Key without using the backspace/delete key on timings.

Key from copy that has been corrected using common proofreader's marks

Key at a minimum speed of 27 words per minute (WPM) on at least 3 one- or two-minute timings.

The student will be able to identify and use the following common proofreader's marks: <ul><li>Transpose</li><li>Insert</li><li>Lowercase</li><li>Capitalize</li><li>Paragraph</li><li>Add a Space</li><li>Move Left</li><li>Move Right</li><li>Delete</li><li>Insert a Period</li></ul>

The student will be able to use common proofreader's marks.

The student will be able to identify and use proofreader's marks.

Use common proofreader's marks to correct keyed copy

The student will use the computer 10-key pad.

Demonstrate correct fingering the the arithmetic keys.

Demonstrate correct fingering for decimal and enter keys.