Skills across the Stages


	Skills across all stages in the Primary School


	These skills are not to be seen as a Scope and Sequence but rather a suggested list of some of the skills developed in the Primary school which will enable all students to make an informed decision when choosing the correct tool to complete a task.

Early Stage 1

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Recognise computer terminology - start up, shut down, monitor, keyboard, mouse, cursor, window. menu bar.

Access a school network and be aware of the need for password security.

Take responsibility for maintaining a personal folder on a server, opening, saving and deleting files.

Trouble shoot basic problems, assist with basic maintenance and tutor peers.

Use icons on the Launcher/ At Ease / Desktop to open programs.

Use menus to open a file, run / quit software and other options as needed.

Use pull-down menus to use all options and help menus.

Use help menus and tutorials to gain access to information.
Locate a file using the search facility.

Use pictorial clues in menus to quit, print and select other options as needed.

Save work to correct place eg disk, folder on a server and retrieve saved work.

Select printer and change printing options.

Change preferences e.g. default folder for saving, page setup.

Use special keys - shift, spacebar, option and control.

Recognise the purpose and use of specific keys - caps lock, return/enter, arrow keys, delete/ backspace.

Use special keys as required by program. Know the purpose and use of specific keys e.g. tab, option, command.

Use special key combinations for specific purposes eg capture screen shots.

Use the mouse as a drawing tool and to select, drag and move the cursor.
Use a combination of mouse and keys for special purposes.

Scroll through documents and dialogue boxes.
Use arrow keys to move the cursor in a document.

Compare the use of keyboard short cuts with pull-down menus.

Use keyboard commands for trouble shooting - force quit, restart, rebuild the desktop.

Locate numbers and letters on the keyboard and recognise case.

Use two hands on the keyboard.

Use a keyboarding program to develop touch typing skills.

Use touch typing skills for all word processing tasks.

Recognise, name and use common paint / draw / graphics tools to create images.

Use the clipboard and scrapbook to store/retrieve images
Resize, flip, rotate an image.

Gather and use images from a variety of sources - Internet, CD, folder on server and acknowledge source.

Modify graphics, create backgrounds, rules and bullets for web pages.
Create animated gifs.

Understand the difference between images created in paint and draw applications.

Understand picture format used in web pages. Convert (or save) picture files to gifs or jpegs.

Use a word processor to write simple sentences.

Use a word processor to publish stories, poems, reports etc and import graphics.
Understand word wrap - using return only for paragraphs.

Add borders to texts.
Change page orientation and margins.

Use columns or tables to enhance text.
Use the find and replace feature.
Insert headers and footers.

Highlight text to change fonts, size, style and alignment.

Cut, copy and paste within a document.

Copy and paste between different documents and programs.

Use Spell Checker.

Use Spell Checker and Thesaurus.

Be aware of desk top publishing skills - placement of text and graphics on a page.

Critically analyse, experiment and improve design layout.

Understand that a computer can access information on another computer.

Open a web browser and use simple navigation tools to locate pages on a school intranet including web -whacked sites.

Use a links page on a schools intranet or bookmarks in a browser to access information on the Internet.

Conduct an Internet search using keywords, refining a search when necessary.

Create text and graphics to be used in web pages with teacher and/or peer support.

Create web pages adding backgrounds and images with support.

Create web pages with links to other files and use appropriate features - rules, animated gifs.

Insert anchors, tables, links to URLs, and quicktime movies (sound and movies).

Create non linear, multimedia documents.

Construct branching stories (hypertext) incorporating text, graphics, sound and animations.

Create a slide show.

Create a slide show which includes voice and sound effects.

Choose appropriate software to create slide shows. Include movies and animations.

Create slide shows and animations. Save slide shows as Quicktime movies to use in web pages.

Use a digital camera to take photos.

Use a video or digital camera to capture still shots and/or movies.

Manipulate photos taken with digital camera - resize, crop, sharpen.

Create and edit quicktime movies.

Use a scanner to capture drawings, photos etc to be used in documents.

Manipulate scanned images.

Navigate through a simple CD ROM.

Insert and remove a CD ROM.

Use key words to search for information on a CD ROM.

Capture text or pictures, from a CD ROM, for later use and be aware of copyright restrictions.

Use graphics software to create picture graphs.

Use graphing software (Compute-A-Graph) to construct a range of graphs.

Use a spreadsheet to record and graph data collected.

Use the draw features of a Logo based program.

Add text to drawings created in a Logo based program

Create simple animations in a logo based program.

Create simple shapes using logo language.

Write a simple procedure using Logo based software.

Use prepared databases to gather information.

Prepare a database for specific purposes.

Use a spreadsheet to record numerical data.

Use spreadsheets to make calculations.

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Lesson Ideas

Early Stage 1	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
Recognise computer terminology - start up, shut down, monitor, keyboard, mouse, cursor, window. menu bar.	Access a school network and be aware of the need for password security.	Take responsibility for maintaining a personal folder on a server, opening, saving and deleting files.	Trouble shoot basic problems, assist with basic maintenance and tutor peers.
Use icons on the Launcher/ At Ease / Desktop to open programs.	Use menus to open a file, run / quit software and other options as needed.	Use pull-down menus to use all options and help menus.	Use help menus and tutorials to gain access to information. Locate a file using the search facility.
Use pictorial clues in menus to quit, print and select other options as needed.	Save work to correct place eg disk, folder on a server and retrieve saved work.	Select printer and change printing options.	Change preferences e.g. default folder for saving, page setup.
Use special keys - shift, spacebar, option and control.	Recognise the purpose and use of specific keys - caps lock, return/enter, arrow keys, delete/ backspace.	Use special keys as required by program. Know the purpose and use of specific keys e.g. tab, option, command.	Use special key combinations for specific purposes eg capture screen shots.
Use the mouse as a drawing tool and to select, drag and move the cursor. Use a combination of mouse and keys for special purposes.	Scroll through documents and dialogue boxes. Use arrow keys to move the cursor in a document.	Compare the use of keyboard short cuts with pull-down menus.	Use keyboard commands for trouble shooting - force quit, restart, rebuild the desktop.
Locate numbers and letters on the keyboard and recognise case.	Use two hands on the keyboard.	Use a keyboarding program to develop touch typing skills.	Use touch typing skills for all word processing tasks.
Recognise, name and use common paint / draw / graphics tools to create images.	Use the clipboard and scrapbook to store/retrieve images Resize, flip, rotate an image.	Gather and use images from a variety of sources - Internet, CD, folder on server and acknowledge source.	Modify graphics, create backgrounds, rules and bullets for web pages. Create animated gifs.
		Understand the difference between images created in paint and draw applications.	Understand picture format used in web pages. Convert (or save) picture files to gifs or jpegs.
Use a word processor to write simple sentences.	Use a word processor to publish stories, poems, reports etc and import graphics. Understand word wrap - using return only for paragraphs.	Add borders to texts. Change page orientation and margins.	Use columns or tables to enhance text. Use the find and replace feature. Insert headers and footers.
	Highlight text to change fonts, size, style and alignment.	Cut, copy and paste within a document.	Copy and paste between different documents and programs.
		Use Spell Checker.	Use Spell Checker and Thesaurus.
		Be aware of desk top publishing skills - placement of text and graphics on a page.	Critically analyse, experiment and improve design layout.
Understand that a computer can access information on another computer.	Open a web browser and use simple navigation tools to locate pages on a school intranet including web -whacked sites.	Use a links page on a schools intranet or bookmarks in a browser to access information on the Internet.	Conduct an Internet search using keywords, refining a search when necessary.
Create text and graphics to be used in web pages with teacher and/or peer support.	Create web pages adding backgrounds and images with support.	Create web pages with links to other files and use appropriate features - rules, animated gifs.	Insert anchors, tables, links to URLs, and quicktime movies (sound and movies).
		Create non linear, multimedia documents.	Construct branching stories (hypertext) incorporating text, graphics, sound and animations.
Create a slide show.	Create a slide show which includes voice and sound effects.	Choose appropriate software to create slide shows. Include movies and animations.	Create slide shows and animations. Save slide shows as Quicktime movies to use in web pages.
Use a digital camera to take photos.	Use a video or digital camera to capture still shots and/or movies.	Manipulate photos taken with digital camera - resize, crop, sharpen.	Create and edit quicktime movies.
Use a digital camera to take photos.		Use a scanner to capture drawings, photos etc to be used in documents.	Manipulate scanned images.
Navigate through a simple CD ROM.	Insert and remove a CD ROM.	Use key words to search for information on a CD ROM.	Capture text or pictures, from a CD ROM, for later use and be aware of copyright restrictions.
	Use graphics software to create picture graphs.	Use graphing software (Compute-A-Graph) to construct a range of graphs.	Use a spreadsheet to record and graph data collected.
Use the draw features of a Logo based program.	Add text to drawings created in a Logo based program	Create simple animations in a logo based program. Create simple shapes using logo language.	Write a simple procedure using Logo based software.
		Use prepared databases to gather information.	Prepare a database for specific purposes.
		Use a spreadsheet to record numerical data.	Use spreadsheets to make calculations.