Grade 6 - Computers

Keyboarding

Reinforce and encourage proper keyboarding skills to develop touch typing mastery.

Word Processing

Use the Grammar feature
Apply borders and shading to paragraphs
Create and format tables
Add borders and shading to tables
Revise tables (insert and delete rows and columns, change cell formats)
Modify table structure (merge cells, change height and width)
Rotate text in a table

Multimedia

Add (record) narration to project if equipment is available
Print various views of project - slides/cards etc.

Database

View single and multiple records
Insert records
Delete records
Modify format properties; font, style, size, color, etc.
Preview and print a report

Spreadsheets

Apply number formats (currency, percent, dates, comma)
Adjust the decimal place
Modify alignment of cell content
Cut, copy, paste, paste special and move selected cells using clipboard
Work with series (Auto Fill)
Enter formulas in a cell and using the formula bar
Revise formulas
Enter functions using formula bar (function menu)
Clear cell formats
Insert and delete selected cells
Rotate text

Research and Communications

Communicate using the Internet:
Chat Rooms: Elements
(students should know what they are but need not use them in school)
Newsgroups: Elements
(students should know what they are but need not use them in school)
Discuss ethics of web content: violence, hate, etc.
(Note – In a URL the information after a ~ is ones personal opinion)
Discuss ethics of creating your own site
Evaluate a website for accuracy, comprehensiveness, relevance, bias, point of view, etc.