Computer/Technology Skills Curriculum
AND
Document on the 8th Grade Computer Skills Test
Context
This artifact is a printout of the North Carolina computer technology
skills curriculum for grades K-6. I got this printout from the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The web site for this
printout is http://www.ncdpi.org. On this web site, I clicked on
curriculum and read and printed out competencies.
This artifact also includes a document on the 8th grade Computer Skills Test. This document came from the Internet at http://www.ncpublicschools.org. I read and then printed a copy of this document.
Impact
I am going to be licensed to teach grades K-6 in North Carolina and
I will incorporate these computer skills into my classroom. I am
now aware that there are six strands in computer skills for all public
school students in North Carolina:
1. Societal
Issues
2. Keyboard
Utilization/Word Processing/Desk Top Publishing
3. Database
4. Spreadsheet
5. Telecommunications
6. Multimedia/Presentation
Alignment
This printout of the North Carolina Computer Skills aligns with competency
10.1-as
a future North Carolina public school teacher; I now know and will incorporate
these skills into my classroom.
The printout on the 8th grade Tests of Computer Skills aligns with competency
10.5.
In my FDN 3100 class, we discussed that every 8th grader in North Carolina
will be assessed on computer proficiency before he/she may graduate.
It is important that every student have sufficient computer skills and
the 8th grade assessment is how North Carolina ensures these skills in
every student.