Doug Johnson is director of media and technology at Mankato Area Public Schools in Minnesota. Kindergarten Students can use a computer mouse to select, drag and drop. Students can identify a computer keyboard, monitor, mouse, mousepad, and CD-Rom drive. Students understand that books can be found using the online library catalog. Grade 1 Students can demonstrate their reaction to a story by creating a picture with a drawing software program.
Students can find a book on a subject or title using the online library catalog.
Students can read information off the World Wide Web with assistance. Students can start and stop the recorder for audio equipment. Grade 2 Students can use computer software to create a graph and a diagram. Students can use a keyword to find a book in the online library catalog. Students can start and stop the recorder for both video and audio equipment.