Technology Skills and Standards

Skill Type Description/Specifics

Word Processing: The kit fosters learning
of a wide variety of skills specifically
related to writing and publishing projects
including beginner, intermediate, and
challenging level skills…
Document Management – Copy Cut & Paste – Spell/Grammar/Punctuation
Check – Creating and Working with Tables – Creating and Using
Bulleted/Numbered Lists – Highlighting Text – Customizing and Working with
Text Fonts, Size, etc. – Work with Gridlines, Margins, Etc. – Insert Images –
Use Callouts – Use Borders –Use/Insert Lines and Shapes – Use Symbols –
Working with Text Boxes – Work with Lists (I.E. Alphabetic, Convert to Table,
etc.) – Use Page Setup – Use Find & Replace – Super and Sub Scripts , and
more..

Desktop Publishing Size, move, and position objects, graphics, and text – Number pages – Create
Headers & Footers – Create text columns – Use Text Wrapping – Format Line
Spacing – Create Banners – Rotate objects – Use Clip Art – Work with Text
Case - Use Block Arrows , and more…

Online Research Use search engines, keywords, specialized searches (i.e. images, videos, news
articles, etc.), and more…
Digital Graphics Download graphics from the Web, Screen Captures, Scan graphics, Format
graphics files, Process digital photos and graphics, and more…

Miscellaneous Tech Skills Create Hyperlinks, Digital Audio Recording, Text to Speech, and more…

Kits activities align clearly and strongly to the following ISTE ‘NETS’ standards: 1.a,b Creativity and
Innovation – 2.a,b,d, Communication and Collaboration – 3.a,b,c Research and Information Fluency –
4.a,b,c, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making – 6.a,b Technology Operations and
Concepts < http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm >
Kit activities align clearly and strongly to MCRELTechnology standards: Standard 1. Knows the
characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems Level II # 1, 2 – Level III #s 1, 2, 3;
Standard 2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs Level II #s 1, 5 - Level III #s
1, 2, 5, 6 Standard 4. Understands the nature of technological design Level II #s 2, 3 Level III all #s
<http://www.mcrel.org/compendium >