Kindergarten Computer Awareness

Technology Benchmark VI: The student is a technician.

• Terminology and Usage: Understand and communicate, using accurate terminology, common uses of technology in daily life and the advantages and disadvantages those uses provide.

Create a laminated or some other type of sign that students can attach to a computer that will serve as a reminder of designated terms. (Click here for some posters that can be hung in the classroom.) Review computer vocabulary and allow students to place the signs with the correct parts. The labels can also contain a small diagram resembling the part to help students with identification.

Show students the "Save" and "Print" buttons on the toolbar. Have students save their names and print them.

Using a basic display menu on the desktop, show students how to use icons and pull-down menus. Explain the relationship between the two. Replicate the icons on index cards and assign student pairs the task of using the mouse to click on the corresponding icons for practice.

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