Grade 7 CTE South Carolina Standards

Demonstrate document editing using spell/grammar check, thesaurus, and word count.

Open word processing files/folders.

Create charts with titles and legends to visually represent data.

Explain the consequences of illegal, social, and unethical uses of information technologies (e.g., piracy; illegal downloading; licensing infringement; inappropriate uses of software, hardware, and mobile devices).

Discuss computer crimes, terms of use, and legal issues such as copyright laws, fair use laws, and ethics pertaining to scanned and downloaded clip art images, photographs, documents, video, recorded sounds and music, trademarks, and other elements for use in Web publications.

Apply number formats (currency, percent, increase/decrease decimal place, dates, and comma).

Identify elements of a clear and concise presentation.

Find records.

Insert, delete, edit, and copy slides.

Create a database.

Explain how participation in career and technology education student organizations can promote lifelong responsibility for community service and professional development.

Create a database table.

Safety and Ethics

Database Software Applications

Identify potential abuse and unethical uses of computers and networks.

Demonstrate the use of paragraph formatting features (e.g., tabs, indentations, line spacing, enumerated/bulleted items).

Create worksheets using spreadsheet commands, functions, and formulas.

Define database terminology.

Create word processing files/folders.

Explain how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses.

Demonstrate the use of character formatting features (e.g., bold, underline, italics, font styles and sizes, superscript, subscript).

Identify positive work practices (e.g., appropriate dress code for the workplace, personal grooming, punctuality, time management, organization).

Student Organizations

Define spreadsheet terminology (cell, row, column, range, label, value, formula, function, worksheet, workbook, chart, x-axis and y-axis, gridline, title, data points, and legend).

Identify procedures for planning and creating a presentation (e.g., 6 x 6 rule, complementary graphics, contrast, background).

Utilize print options (outline, handouts, notes pages, and pure black and white).

Print word processing files.

Explain the goals and objectives of related student organizations.

Word Processing Software Applications

Employability Skills

Organize workbook by renaming and rearranging worksheets.

Describe ethical and legal practices in business professions such as safeguarding the confidentiality of business-related information.

Edit records in a database table.

Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills (e.g., communication, respect, teamwork).

Spreadsheet Software Applications

Incorporate effective use of graphics, fonts, builds, animation, and transitions.

Identify netiquette including the use of e-mail, social networking, blogs, texting, and chatting.

Identify major causes of work-related accidents in offices.

Clear or edit cell content and/or format.

Add or delete records in a database table.

Change the layout for one or more slides.

Demonstrate the use of page formatting features (e.g., margins, alignment, vertical placement, orientation, page breaks, headers, footers).

Describe the threats to a computer network, methods of avoiding attacks, and options in dealing with virus attacks.

Project/Simulation Learning

Differentiate between freeware, shareware, and public domain software copyrights.

Create reports.

Format documents (e.g., business letters, tables, reports, e-mails).

Edit documents (e.g., business letters, tables, reports, e-mails).

Produce documents integrating word processing, spreadsheet, database, and/or presentation files.

Use cut, copy, and paste features.

Save word processing files using Save and Save As.

Demonstrate the use of page formatting features (e.g., margins, alignment, vertical placement, orientation, page breaks, headers, footers).

Apply font formats (font type, font size, font color, bold, italics, and underline).

Print filtered records, tables, queries, and reports.

Insert, position, and resize graphics in a document.

Identify presentation software terminology.

Use cut, copy, and paste features.

Create documents (e.g., business letters, tables, reports, e-mails).

Deliver presentation in a professional manner.

Apply formatting to cells and worksheets (e.g., size rows/columns, alignment, merge/split, indentation, borders/shading, text alignment, hide/unhide, freeze/unfreeze).

List opportunities available to students through participation in related student organization conferences/competitions, community service, philanthropy, and other activities.

Insert and delete selected cells, columns, rows, and ranges.

Query records.

Preview and print worksheets, print areas, and charts.

Presentation Software Applications

Create new presentations from blanks and/or templates.

Sort records.

Edit copy using proofreaders' marks.

Describe ethical and legal practices in business professions such as safeguarding the confidentiality of business-related information.

Language Skills

Explain how participation in career and technology education student organizations can promote lifelong responsibility for community service and professional development.

Safety and Ethics

Apply formal language rules for punctuation, grammar, spelling, number expression, word division, and capitalization.

Explain the goals and objectives of related student organizations.

Format, key, and edit basic reports.

Use basic keyboarding and computer terminology.

Discuss computer crimes, terms of use, and legal issues such as copyright laws, fair use laws, and ethics pertaining to scanned and downloaded clip art images, photographs, documents, video, recorded sounds and music, trademarks, and other elements for use in Web publications.

Format, key, and edit simple tables.

Demonstrate speed at a minimum rate of 30 wpm with a maximum of three errors on a three-minute timed writing.

Student Organizations

Use correct procedures for saving and retrieving information.

Differentiate between freeware, shareware, and public domain software copyrights.

Describe the threats to a computer network, methods of avoiding attacks, and options in dealing with virus attacks.

Use special features, such as bold, underline, italics, bullets, and numbering to enhance a document.

Explain how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses.

Employability Skills

Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills (e.g., communication, respect, teamwork).

Document Formatting

Identify netiquette including the use of e-mail, social networking, blogs, texting, and chatting.

Follow oral and written instructions.

Explain the consequences of illegal, social, and unethical uses of information technologies (e.g., piracy; illegal downloading; licensing infringement; inappropriate uses of software, hardware, and mobile devices).

Format, key, and edit personal business letters using block style.

Demonstrate proper use of hardware and software.

Identify potential abuse and unethical uses of computers and networks.

Use equipment and/or software capabilities to correct errors.

List opportunities available to students through participation in related student organization conferences/competitions, community service, philanthropy, and other activities.

Use correct fingering and proper touch techniques to key alphanumeric information.

Keyboarding Mastery

Identify positive work practices (e.g., appropriate dress code for the workplace, personal grooming, punctuality, time management, organization).

Identify major causes of work-related accidents in offices.

Use correct fingering and proper touch techniques to key numeric information on a ten-key pad.

Compose at the keyboard.