Growing with Technology: Level 4

Preparing today's children for tomorrow's technology! The computing fundamentals program designed to prepare elementary students for a future using technology.

Preface

ix

Computer Foundations

What You Will Learn

1

(1)

What Is a Computer?

2

(3)

The Parts of a Computer

5

(3)

Input -- Data In

8

(5)

Learning the Keyboard

13

(4)

Using other Input Devices

17

(2)

Output -- Getting Information Out

19

(3)

Computer Software

22

(5)

Using Menus and Toolbars

27

(4)

Storage Devices

31

(4)

Opening and Saving a File

35

(5)

Printing and Closing a File

40

(2)

Managing Files

42

(3)

Computer Safety and Rules

45

(4)

Apply Your Knowledge

49

(2)

Getting Started with Keyboarding

What You Will Learn

51

(1)

Are You Ready to Keyboard?

52

(4)

Typing Letters t, y, b, and n

56

(5)

Typing Letters e, r, i, and u

61

(5)

Typing Letters q, w, o, and p

66

(5)

Typing Capital Letters

71

(6)

Typing Numbers and Symbols

77

(7)

Typing Punctuation Marks

84

(4)

Typing Letters z, x, c, v, and m

88

(5)

Using the Backspace Key

93

(2)

Using the Tab Key

95

(4)

Typing Parentheses and Brackets

99

(7)

Using Navigation Keys

106

(3)

Apply Your Knowledge

109

(2)

Creating Documents with a Word Processor

What You Will Learn

111

(1)

What Is Word Processing?

112

(1)

Starting the Word Processor

113

(4)

Using Menus and Toolbars

117

(5)

Selecting Text

122

(4)

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting

126

(8)

Changing the Font Size of Text

134

(4)

Changing the Font

138

(3)

Formatting Text

141

(5)

Inserting Clip Art

146

(5)

Aligning Text

151

(6)

Using the Undo Button and the Delete Key

157

(2)

Creating a Bulleted List

159

(5)

Checking Spelling

164

(5)

Using the Thesaurus

169

(4)

Printing a Document

173

(2)

Using Help

175

(2)

Apply Your Knowledge

177

(3)

Networks and the Internet

What You Will Learn

180

(1)

What are the Internet, the Web, and Networks?

181

(2)

Looking at Web Pages

183

(6)

Searching on the Internet

189

(4)

Saving Favorites

193

(4)

Using a Password

197

(2)

Sending and Receiving E-Mail

199

(5)

Instant Messaging

204

(3)

Safety on the Internet

207

(2)

Apply Your Knowledge

209

(2)

Creating Graphics

What You Will Learn

211

(1)

What Are Paint and Draw Tools?

212

(1)

Drawing Lines and Shapes

213

(6)

Using Colors

219

(5)

Adding Text

224

(4)

Changing the Image

228

(5)

Printing a Drawing

233

(2)

Apply Your Knowledge

235

(2)

Working with Presentation Graphics Software

What You Will Learn

237

(1)

What Is Multimedia?

238

(2)

Presentation Graphics Software Definitions

240

(1)

Opening a Presentation and Entering Text

241

(4)

Adding Bullets and Art to a Slide

245

(5)

Adding AutoShape

250

(2)

Adding Animation

252

(4)

Viewing the Presentation

256

(3)

Printing the Presentation

259

(2)

Apply Your Knowledge

261

(3)

Working with Spreadsheets

What You Will Learn

264

(1)

What is a Spreadsheet?

265

(1)

Spreadsheet Definitions

266

(2)

Opening a Spreadsheet

268

(2)

Moving Around a Spreadsheet

270

(4)

Finding the Cell Address

274

(3)

Entering a Formula

277

(6)

Copying a Formula

283

(4)

Formatting Cells

287

(5)

Creating a Column Chart

292

(4)

Printing a Spreadsheet

296

(2)

Apply Your Knowledge

298

(4)

Working with Databases

What You Will Learn

302

(1)

What is a Database?

303

(1)

Database Definitions

304

(4)

Sorting and Filtering

308

(5)

Apply Your Knowledge

313

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Growing with Technology: Level 4

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