Internet / Telecommunications Notes Our technology scope and sequence is made up of 11 sections. Not all sections are covered at every grade level. Internet / Telecommunications is section 7 of 11. Internet / Telecommunications is a section included in grades 3-8. The number of checklist items at each grade level: 3rd, 15 items 4th, 17 items 5th, 16 items 6th, 13 items 7th, 15 items 8th, 12 items What type of items are covered in Internet / Telecommunications? * what is email * what are the benefits of email * what is an email attachment * what are the benefits and dangers of email attachments * Internet Safety * what is a web browser, what is the web * how to use a search engine * what is a URL, typing URLs etc. * what is Acceptable Use, what is an Acceptable Use Policy * using a program that makes a web page for us Special Notes: Students are not allowed use of email. First name only can be used on web site when referring to a student. Students can make web pages and teachers can post them to our web site. Postings should never violate copyright law (use of material from other sites should only be done with permission and proper citation). Software: * Internet Explorer will be the primary tool for students using the web. It is available on all Windows computers. * Safari is available on the dozen+ Mac laptops available in each school. * Teachers may use Outlook (on Windows XP, Vista, or 7 machine), or SiteMail (on any computer) to demonstrate E-Mail. * Word allows you to take any page you have created in Word and save it as a Web Page. This is good for the section where we use a program that makes a web page for us. (available on any computer) Checklists can be found online at http://www.norridge80.net/computer/ChecklistCreator.asp If you find a checklist item that you are unsure of what the intended goal is you can refer to the sample lesson for clarification, refer to the TechWorks teacher's guide, or let me know and I'll try to help find the answer or help clarify. Items like "the student can demonstrate appropriate behavior at the computer" or "the student can explain the basics of how a computer operates" seem vague but the teacher's guide does give specific items to think about when teaching these checklist items. What about removing items or adding items to the checklists? Please make note of any items that you believe should be removed or added to the checklist on the checklists that you turn in at the end of each quarter. Approved changes will show up in the online checklists before the start of the next school year. Thank you, Mr. Jobe