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Muir
Alternative School
Technology Site Plan 2005-6
Mission
Statement:
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To offer students computer
technology training and experiences.
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To provide students with
access to computers for research so that students learn to find, evaluate, and
use online information effectively.
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To use the web as tool to
communicate both to students and parents.
Goals:
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Expand current research
capabilities for students through guided internet use.
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Provide secondary students
with honors and advanced placement courses through distance learning
currently unavailable on s
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Provide staff with
workshops and on-site training to integrate technology with curricula, as
on-site mentors for distance learning classes, and for communicating
assignments and information to students and parents.
Hardware and Support Materials:
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Upgrade existing hardware
for internet/distance use.
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Increase internet-capable
computers to allow secondary students access for distance learning courses
and online research.
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Increase internet-capable
computers to allow whole-class teaching, both for on-site classes and
mentoring distance learning classes.
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Purchase a data projector
and screen for use in teaching technology skills, research techniques, and
for mentoring distance learning classes.
Tech Committee members: Jason
Hundley, Anne Lambert, Richard Menze, Nancy Johnson, Vince Stevens, Hope Grant
Address:
Muir
School
, 4431 Mt. Herbert St., San Diego CA 92117
Telephone: (858) 268-1954
Website: www.sandi.net/muir 2006
CyberFair Website: www.muirlibraryk12.net
(from SDCS Technology Embedded in the
Curriculum Handbook)
Mastered Knowledge and Skills by
Grade Level:
GRADE 2:
Hardware: Identify: monitor, CPU.
Use
mouse and keyboard.
Software: Start up and quit
applications.
OS: Start, shut
down, restart.
Insert and
remove disks, CD's.
Keyboarding/Word Processing:
Recognize and locate letters on a keyboard.
Enter text
and line break (character keys, space
bar, return/enter key).
Delete text.
Insert and
move cursor (arrow keys, mouse).
GRADE 5/6
Software: Create a new document.
Use save as, save,
open, close, print appropriately.
Choose appropriate
page orientation.
OS: Understand desktop,
window manipulation, zoom box, close box,
resize box, finder/program manager, application/finder menu.
Select printer.
Use file management
including file, delete, copy, backup, format
floppy disk and cross-platform file transfer
Keyboarding/ Word Processing:
Use shift, question
mark, period and comma keys.
Format and edit text
by highlighting font, size, style.
Replace or delete
existing text.
Change justification
and line spacing.
Cut, copy and paste
text within document.
Use spelling check.
Enter text at 30 wpm.
Demonstrate correct
home row position.
Graphics:
Use Delete, coy,
paste, cut in graphics program
Use editing tools in
drawing and painting (select, add color
and pattern, resize, crop, erase)
Spreadsheet:
Read and interpret
information in a spreadsheet.
Enter, edit and delete
information in a spreadsheet/graphing program.
Multimedia:
Navigate through a
multimedia presentation.
Telecommunications:
Log-on to e-mail
server with user name and password. Send,
retrieve and read e-mail messages.
GRADE 8
Hardware: Identify and use VCR,
digital camera, audio players, TV
Identify and use
printer and other ports
Software: TBA
OS: Use file management
including file, delete, copy, backup,
format floppy disk and cross-platform file transfer.
Keyboarding:
Format document (margins,
headers, footers, page numbering)
Create multi-column documents
Use find/replace, thesaurus,
user/custom dictionaries
Merge data from database
into word processing document (e.g., form letter)
Graphics: Use proportion, balance,
contrast, emphasis and unity
import and export graphics
(eps, tiff, pict, jpeg, gif)
Know appropriate type of
graphics application to complete a given
task (drawing, painting or photo enhancement)
Spreadsheet: Format cell attributes
(columns, rows, justification, styles, number)
Use data from a spreadsheet to
create charts and graphs.
Use basic formulas for adding
subtracting, multiplying, dividing, averaging
and determining percents.
Use fill down for multiple
entries of the same value or number.
Set decimal place accuracy.
Multimedia: Import different file
formats (graphics, sounds, video,etc.)
Use pinciples of design
(proportion balance, contrast, rhythm, emphasis, unity)
Telecommunications: Use the
Internet to research a topic. Cite references
Consider the accuracy and validity of information on the INternet.
Attach a document to an e-mail message.
Save a graphic.
Create an Internet homepage.
GRADE 12
Hardware:
Software:
OS: Import and export a document
Keyboarding
Graphics:
Plan, organize and save
multimedia files with attention to file size and
media storage.
Spreadsheet:
Multimedia: Use age-appropriate
multimedia authoring hardware and software.
Integrate various media
Save captures media from
various audio and video sources
Use non linear editing program
to edit captured media
Plan, organize and save
multimedia files with attention to file size and
media storage.
Electronic Presentation:
Use appropriate software to create an electronic slide presentation.
Telecommunications:
Read NewsGroup messages. Subscribe to a ListServe.
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