Standard II Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology.
 

Standard V Productivity and Professional Practice
Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice.
 

Standard VI Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues
Teachers understand the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PreK-12 schools and apply those principles in practice.

Standard II Social, Ethical, and Human Issues
Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
 

Standard IV Technology Communications Tools
Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts and other audiences.
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
 

Standard V Technology Research Tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
 

Standard VI Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

Point, click and drag, and double-click with the mouse. 

Describe the different functions of a single-click and double-click; know when it is appropriate to use each type of click. 

Use shift-click and ctrl-click to select and deselect multiple items.

Create and use a selection rectangle for multiple selections. 

Know when and how to use the left and right mouse buttons. 

Adjust mouse settings in the control panel. 

Use pull down and pop-up menus

Open and close a window or a folder.

Launch programs from the start menu

Know that scrolling can be done both horizontally and vertically. 

Drag windows from one screen location to another

Resize, minimize and maximize windows

Switch between applications without quitting

Tile, arrange icons.

Rename icons. 

Acknowledge a dialogue box

Adjust the appearance of the desktop (fonts/colors/backgrounds, and resolution)

Change the views in the windows. (View by details, icons)

Use the control key shortcuts instead of the mouse (e.g. to cut text, paste text)

Create short cuts.

Insert and eject media (floppy, cd) 

Save a file with a unique name in an appropriate place

Determine and direct where a file is saved. 

Rename an existing file. 

Create new folders and organize documents

Delete files, restore files from, and empty recycle bin. 

'Find' a file on  your hard drive 

Copy and paste between documents from different applications. 

Determine how much space remains on a

Restore files from a backup diskette. 

Describe the differences between file types including application-specific documents, applications, and system file. 

Determine system configuration and compare to requirements needed to run a particular software package.

Zip and unzip files.

Learn to use a search engine to do a basic keyword search 

Navigate around a web site

Cut and paste text and graphics from a page for inclusion in presentations or other documents