To prepare students for entry level jobs or additional education in the business industry.
Benchmark 1
OPERATING SYSTEMS AND HARDWARE - Hardware Skills
Indicator 1
The student will enter commands from the keyboard, mouse, or other input device.
Indicator 2
The student will turn a machine on and off if necessary.
Indicator 3
The student will identify the operating system type and version.
Benchmark 2
OPERATING SYSTEMS AND HARDWARE - File Management Skills
Indicator 1
The student will create a directory of subdirectory (or folder).
Indicator 2
The student will find a file located on a hard disk or other storage device.
Indicator 3
The student will copy (move) files from one directory to another directory.
Indicator 4
The student will rename or delete files and directories (or folders).
Benchmark 3
OPERATING SYSTEMS AND HARDWARE - Diskette Usage Skills
Indicator 1
The student will copy files to and from a diskette.
Indicator 2
The student will format a diskette.
Benchmark 4
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - Word Processing Skills
Indicator 1
The student will launch a word processor.
Indicator 2
The student will create a new document, such as a friendly letter or a memo to an employer.
Indicator 3
The student will enter text (from a news story or other source) and change the margins, paragraph format, and page numbering in a way that is required by a teacher.
Indicator 4
The student will change text styles, such as a font, type size, or other special characteristics.
Indicator 5
The student will save the document to a disk.
Indicator 6
The student will print the document.
Benchmark 5
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - Edit and Revise Documents
Indicator 1
The student will open a saved document that is stored on a hard disk or floppy disk.
Indicator 2
The student will check for spelling errors using the word processing spell checker.
Indicator 3
The student will check for major grammatical errors using a given grammar check program.
Indicator 4
The student will rearrange sentences or paragraphs, perhaps by cut and paste methods.
Benchmark 6
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - Spreadsheet Skills
Indicator 1
The student will launch a spreadsheet program.
Indicator 2
The student will create a spreadsheet whose first row is the set of numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; and whose second row is the squares of these numbers 1, 4, 9, 16, etc. Create this second row by using formulas.
Indicator 3
The student will experiment with the spreadsheet to investigate a problem. Values in cells or formulas can be changed to reach a desired result, such as making a simple budget to fit within a predetermined amount of money).
Indicator 4
The student will change cell text attributes.
Indicator 5
The student will change cell number attributes.
Indicator 6
The student will insert/delete a row into/from a spreadsheet.
Indicator 7
The student will copy a formula down a column or across a row. (This formula should have both relative and absolute references.)
Indicator 8
The student will copy a formula from one cell and paste it into another cell.
Indicator 9
The student will create a chart from a spreadsheet.
Indicator 10
The student will save the spreadsheet to a disk.
Indicator 11
The student will print a spreadsheet in usual form.
Indicator 12
The student will print a wide spreadsheet in landscape form.
Benchmark 7
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - Database Software Skills
Indicator 1
The student will create a database of names and addresses from a list on a paper. Each record is to include name and address of an individual. Have separate fields for name, street, city, state and zip.
Indicator 2
The student will sort a database on any field in any order.
Indicator 3
The student will create a report. (set up a report which filters out some of the data.)
Indicator 4
The student will print a report.
Benchmark 8
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - Presentation Software
Indicator 1
The student will create a presentation document that meets certain requirements e.g. create a title slide according to a particular example or prepare a bullet list).
Indicator 2
The student will use special effects (e.g. changing slides).
Indicator 3
The student will print the slides created.
Benchmark 9
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - Multi-Tasking
Indicator 1
The student will open several programs at once.
Indicator 2
The student will create a short letter on a word processor.
Indicator 3
The student will while the word processor is still active, create a spreadsheet.
Indicator 4
The student will copy the spreadsheet entries into the word processor.
Indicator 5
The student will print the resulting letter with the spreadsheet inserted.
Benchmark 10
NETWORKING AND THE INTERNET - File Transfer Skills
Indicator 1
The student will connect to another computer and upload and download files (in any number of formats such as ASCII, binary, or binhex).
Indicator 2
The student will connect to a network or other computer where an email account resides.
Indicator 3
The student will, using that email connection, receive, save, decode attachments and reply to email.
Indicator 4
The student will create email messages and attach a file to the email message.
Benchmark 11
NETWORKING AND THE INTERNET - Internet Skills
Indicator 1
The student will access a site on the world wide web and copy a file from it to disk.
Indicator 2
The student will follow hypertext links from that site to several others and bookmark the path.
Benchmark 12
SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPUTING - Principles of Ethical Behavior
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate consideration and mutual respect in the use of computing resources.
Indicator 2
The student will cooperate with peers and teachers.
Indicator 3
The student will abide by a code of honesty and integrity.
Indicator 4
The student will accept responsibility for your own work.
Indicator 5
The student will work cooperatively as a team member.
Indicator 6
The student will follow rules and procedures of the network or systems that are used.
Indicator 7
The student will consider the change in social and work environments that are likely to result from usage of computing technology.
Benchmark 13
SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPUTING - Ethical and Legal Issues
Indicator 1
The student will examine ethical and legal issues of privacy, copyright, and computer crime.
Indicator 2
The student will access email and Internet user policies from companies, organizations and other entities.
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