Introduction Instructions An Outcomes Approach Suggested Skills and Experiences Example Activities Credits
Suggested Skills and Experiences - Year 5 (...assuming all from Levels 1-4)
Computer and Operating Systems
  • Guided saving to a computer directory.
  • Navigate to find specific items in the home directory (to open files or insert into their work).
  • Use naming conventions to organise files.
  • Use menus and commands to utilise more advanced features of software. 
Peripherals and Multimedia
  • Use digital still camera, import photos into the computer.
Word Process
  • Produce documents with appropriate font styles and layout, add and resize images. Guided spelling and grammar checking, page orientation and layout, borders and shading.
Publishing
  • Produce simple cards or a brochure with the aid of help and software wizards/templates, which includes text and picture frames with clip art, text with fonts suited to purpose.
Spreadsheet
  • Add basic information to a prepared simple spreadsheet template to watch graph generate automatically and print for classroom use. 
Database
  • Add basic information to a prepared simple database with support from teacher for a particular purpose.
Drawing/Painting
  • creating and modifying images with paint software.
  • inserting/pasting into working image.
Problem Solving
  • become familiarised with a mind-mapping program as part of a class activity to map out a project.
  • Use simulation software related to curriculum topic.
Presentation
  • Contribute to a class project or take part in a small group project - a slide show which includes, text sound, voice recording, photos, animations.
Web Publishing
  • Create a simple web page with a ready made temple and teacher support.
  • Web pages include text, photos, clip art.
Internet/Communication
  • Use a set of teacher-provided web links for investigation activities.
  • Become familiar with aspects of observing copyright with materials accessed from the web.
  • Send an email as part of a group/under teacher guidance.
  • Take part in a collaborative email project with other schools with whole class.
  • Take part in a curriculum-related web quest with guidance from the teacher.

These are suggestions of possibilities only and not 'prescriptive' for all situations. Skills and experiences should be aligned to activities associated with units of work in the schools' curriculum plan. Some schools may have as part of their mission a focus on developing computer skills - for which these lists may be used as a guide to what students may achieve.

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