Cottage Hill Baptist School


Computer Lab Objectives


The skills are introduced in the grade levels shown.


K3
Paint Program - Microsoft Paint
  • Launch application from desktop
  • Use Fill with Color to color pictures
  • Choose colors
  • Close program with close box



    • K4
    Word Processor - Student Writing Center
  • Click mouse on data
  • Use SHIFT key for capital letters
  • Use keys ENTER, DELETE/BKSP, SPACE BAR, ARROW, ESC
  • Use point-press-drag on mouse
  • Insert and delete clipart into document
  • Resize and move clipart
  • Move insertion point with mouse and arrow keys
  • Scroll thru a document
  • Close program with close box
  • Save the document
  • Print the document



    • K5
    Word Processor - Student Writing Center
  • Use punctuation key .


    • Paint Program - Microsoft Paint
  • Use Edit-Undo
  • Draw lines with pencil, brush, and airbrush
  • Use eraser
  • Use lasso to cut, copy, paste



    • 1st Grade
    Word Processor - Student Writing Center
  • Use punctuation keys ! ?
  • Use number pad
  • Minimize and restore document


    • 2nd Grade
    Word Processor - Student Writing Center
  • Launch application from desktop
  • Use punctuation keys ,
  • Print Preview the document
  • Save documents with Save As
  • File-Open


    • Typing Software - Read, Write, & Type!
  • Correct finger placement



    • 3rd Grade
    Word Processor - Microsoft Word
  • Use undo
  • Copy and paste clipart
  • Use punctuation keys ' ( ) $ " "
  • Use spell check
  • Highlight to correct/cut/copy/move
  • Use Bold, Italicized, & Underline
  • Change fonts, size, color
  • Text alignment
  • Choose picture border
  • Crop pictures
  • Create text box
  • Change text box border
  • Import/export text and graphics
  • Bullets
  • Create WordArt
  • Create arrows and connectors
  • Change line and fill color


    • Typing Software - Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
  • Build speed and accuracy



    • 4th Grade
    Presentation Software - Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Insert/delete a slide
  • Insert graphics into slide
  • Change background
  • Change slide transition
  • Change animation effects of objects
  • Preview slide show



    • 5th Grade
    Word Processor - Microsoft Word
  • Change margins
  • Use thesaurus
  • Insert page breaks
  • Print specific pages
  • Change page orientation
  • Use auto outlines
  • Change line spacing
  • Create a table


    • Spreadsheet Software - Microsoft Excel
  • Create simple calculation formulas
  • Use fill down/across
  • Insert/delete row/column
  • Adjust row/column width/height



    • 7th-8th Grade Elective
    Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Mavis Beacon


    7th-8th Grade Elective
    Photoshop Elements 5