Trinity Area School District

Computer 7 Curriculum Mapping,

Course: Computer 7 Overview of Course: In this semester course students will build a foundation in Microsoft Office, keyboarding, and Internet exploration.
Grade: 7 Students will reinforce basic keyboarding skills, such as reviewing the alphabetic, numeric, and symbolic keys. Emphasis will be placed on
Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, Publisher templates, and Internet research.

Overarching Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Essential Questions

(These “spiral” throughout the entire curriculum.)

Big Idea Standard(s) Addressed Enduring Understanding(s) Essential Question(s)

15.4.8.A
Technology Computer technology is a data management What are the considerations when selecting a
Interpret and apply appropriate social, legal, and communication tool essential for business technology tool to solve a problem, complete
ethical, and safe behaviors of digital citizenship. and personal productivity, problem solving, a task, or manage information?
and decision making in the global world.
15.4.8.E How do emerging technologies impact the
Explain the different operating systems quality of life?

15.4.8.G
Create an advanced digital project using
appropriate software/application for an authentic
task.

15.4.8.F
Identify network communication technologies

15.4.8.K

Create a multimedia project using student-

created digital media
The type of digital software used depends on What examples will you use for a specific
Creativity 15.4.8.G the task to be completed. computer program for a task in the world?
 Create a digital project using appropriate
software/application for an authentic task.
15.4.8.B The Internet has many practical functions to Can technology be harmful and why?
Digital Citizenship be used in the global world.
Interpret and apply appropriate social, legal, What kind of technology is most important
ethical, and safe behaviors of digital citizenship. and why?
15.4.8.G The type of digital software used depends on What apps will you use for a specific
the task to be completed. device/operating system for a task in the
Independent Create an advanced digital project using world?
Exploratory appropriate software/application for an authentic
task.

Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Essential Questions Per Unit of Study
(These do NOT “spiral” throughout the entire curriculum, but are specific to each unit.)

Month of Title of Unit Big Idea(s) Standard(s) Enduring Essential Common Common
Instruction Addressed Understanding(s) Question(s) Assessment(s)* Resource(s)*
Keyboarding Keyboarding 15.4.8.A. Used
One Week Analyze the influence Keyboarding is a life- How can utilizing
of emerging long skill used to proper keyboarding
technologies on daily increase productivity skills affect personal,
life. and efficiency. educational, and
business life?
15.4.8.C.
Compare and contrast Can you properly
peripheral devices demonstrate which
of computing systems fingers control each
for specific needs. key on a keyboard?

15.4.8.D. Can you use home key

Create projects using anchors to assist in
emerging input developing location
technologies. security?
 15.4.8.E. Can you develop
Explain the different correct keyboarding
operating systems. posture and
technique?
15.4.8.F.
Identify network Can you gradually
communication increase speed and
technologies and their accuracy by not
own. looking at the
keyboard?
Four Weeks Microsoft Word Processing 15.4.8.A. Word processing is How can utilizing
Word Keyboarding Analyze the influence utilized to create word processing skills
of emerging documents. affect personal,
technologies on daily educational, and
life. business life?

15.4.8.D. When should a person

Create projects using use this type of
emerging input technology?
technologies.
What skills should a
15.4.8.E. person learn about
Explain the different this software?
operating systems. How can people use
this technology in
15.4.8.F. different situations?
Identify network
communication How is this digital tool
technologies. able to improve
collaboration and
15.4.8.G. communication?
Create an advanced
digital project using How can people use
appropriate this software to create
software/application original, innovative
for an
 authentic task. works, ideas, and
solutions?
15.6.8.M.
Explore and describe
how emerging
technologies are used
across different
career paths.
One Week Internet Internet 15.4.8.A. The Internet is a global How can utilizing
Research Keyboarding Analyze the influence system of internet effectively
and Safety of emerging interconnected enhance personal,
technologies on daily computer networks that educational, and
life. can be used as a business life?
research tool.
15.4.8.B. How do people
Interpret and apply evaluate information
appropriate social, for accuracy,
legal, ethical, and safe timeliness, and
behaviors of digital appropriateness?
citizenship.
What is a person’s
15.4.8.D. responsibility for
Create projects using using this type of
emerging input technology?
technologies.
When should a person
15.4.8.E. use this type of
Explain the different technology?
operating systems.
What would misuse of
15.4.8.F. this technology look
Identify network like?
communication How can people use
technologies. this technology in
different situations?
15.6.8 L.
 Analyze the How is this digital tool
components and value able to improve
of collaboration and
credit reports for communication?
consumers, borrowers
and lenders.

15.6.8.M.
Explore and describe
how emerging
technologies are used
across different
career paths.

Four Weeks Excel Excel 1.1 Excel is utilized to create How can utilizing
Keyboarding Students engage in spreadsheets. spreadsheet
conversations, provide applications skills
and obtain information, affect personal,
express feelings and educational, and
emotions, and business life?
exchange opinions.
1.3 When should a person
Students present use this type of
information, concepts, technology?
and ideas to an
audience of listeners or What skills should a
readers on a variety of person learn about
topics. this software?
2.1
Students demonstrate What would misuse of
an understanding of this technology look
the relationship like?
between the practices
and perspectives of the How can people use
culture studied. this technology in
3.1 different situations?
 Students reinforce and How is this digital
further their tool able to improve
knowledge of other collaboration and
disciplines through the communication?
foreign language.
4.1 How can people use
Students demonstrate this software to create
understanding of the original, innovative
nature of language works, ideas, and
through comparisons solutions?
of the language studied
and their own culture.
5.1
Student use the
language both within
and beyond the school
setting.
Four Weeks PowerPoint PowerPoint 15.4.8.A. PowerPoint is used to How can PowerPoint
Keyboarding Analyze the influence create presentations. presentation skills
of emerging affect personal,
technologies on daily educational, and
life. business life?

15.4.8.D. When should a person

Create projects using use this type of
emerging input technology?
technologies.
What skills should a
15.4.8.E. person learn about
Explain the different this software?
operating systems.
What would misuse of
15.4.8.F. this technology look
Identify network like?
communication
technologies.
 15.4.8.G. How can people use
Create an advanced this technology in
digital project using different situations?
appropriate
software/application How is this digital tool
for an able to improve
authentic task. collaboration and
communication?
15.6.8.M.
Explore and describe How can people use
how emerging this software to create
technologies are used original, innovative
across different works, ideas, and
career paths. solutions?
Four Weeks Publisher Publisher 15.4.8.A. Publisher is a desktop How can Publisher
Keyboarding Analyze the influence publishing software use skills affect personal,
of emerging to create marketing educational, and
technologies on daily materials and other business life?
life. documents.
What skills should a
15.4.8.D. person learn about
Create projects using this software?
emerging input
technologies. When should a person
choose and use this
15.4.8.E. software?
Explain the different
operating systems. How can people use
this software to create
15.4.8.F. original, innovative
Identify network works, ideas, and
communication solutions?
technologies. What would misuse of
this software look
15.4.8.G. like?
Create an advanced How is this digital tool
digital project using able to improve
appropriate collaboration and
software/application communication?
for an
authentic task.

15.6.8.M.
Explore and describe
how emerging
technologies are used
across different
career paths.