Growing with Technology: Level 4,9780789568465

Growing with Technology: Level 4

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780789568465
ISBN10: 0789568462
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-04-18
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

Preparing today's children for tomorrow's technology! The computing fundamentals program designed to prepare elementary students for a future using technology.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Computer Foundations
What You Will Learn
1(1)
What Is a Computer?
2(3)
The Parts of a Computer
5(3)
Input -- Data In
8(5)
Learning the Keyboard
13(4)
Using other Input Devices
17(2)
Output -- Getting Information Out
19(3)
Computer Software
22(5)
Using Menus and Toolbars
27(4)
Storage Devices
31(4)
Opening and Saving a File
35(5)
Printing and Closing a File
40(2)
Managing Files
42(3)
Computer Safety and Rules
45(4)
Apply Your Knowledge
49(2)
Getting Started with Keyboarding
What You Will Learn
51(1)
Are You Ready to Keyboard?
52(4)
Typing Letters t, y, b, and n
56(5)
Typing Letters e, r, i, and u
61(5)
Typing Letters q, w, o, and p
66(5)
Typing Capital Letters
71(6)
Typing Numbers and Symbols
77(7)
Typing Punctuation Marks
84(4)
Typing Letters z, x, c, v, and m
88(5)
Using the Backspace Key
93(2)
Using the Tab Key
95(4)
Typing Parentheses and Brackets
99(7)
Using Navigation Keys
106(3)
Apply Your Knowledge
109(2)
Creating Documents with a Word Processor
What You Will Learn
111(1)
What Is Word Processing?
112(1)
Starting the Word Processor
113(4)
Using Menus and Toolbars
117(5)
Selecting Text
122(4)
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
126(8)
Changing the Font Size of Text
134(4)
Changing the Font
138(3)
Formatting Text
141(5)
Inserting Clip Art
146(5)
Aligning Text
151(6)
Using the Undo Button and the Delete Key
157(2)
Creating a Bulleted List
159(5)
Checking Spelling
164(5)
Using the Thesaurus
169(4)
Printing a Document
173(2)
Using Help
175(2)
Apply Your Knowledge
177(3)
Networks and the Internet
What You Will Learn
180(1)
What are the Internet, the Web, and Networks?
181(2)
Looking at Web Pages
183(6)
Searching on the Internet
189(4)
Saving Favorites
193(4)
Using a Password
197(2)
Sending and Receiving E-Mail
199(5)
Instant Messaging
204(3)
Safety on the Internet
207(2)
Apply Your Knowledge
209(2)
Creating Graphics
What You Will Learn
211(1)
What Are Paint and Draw Tools?
212(1)
Drawing Lines and Shapes
213(6)
Using Colors
219(5)
Adding Text
224(4)
Changing the Image
228(5)
Printing a Drawing
233(2)
Apply Your Knowledge
235(2)
Working with Presentation Graphics Software
What You Will Learn
237(1)
What Is Multimedia?
238(2)
Presentation Graphics Software Definitions
240(1)
Opening a Presentation and Entering Text
241(4)
Adding Bullets and Art to a Slide
245(5)
Adding AutoShape
250(2)
Adding Animation
252(4)
Viewing the Presentation
256(3)
Printing the Presentation
259(2)
Apply Your Knowledge
261(3)
Working with Spreadsheets
What You Will Learn
264(1)
What is a Spreadsheet?
265(1)
Spreadsheet Definitions
266(2)
Opening a Spreadsheet
268(2)
Moving Around a Spreadsheet
270(4)
Finding the Cell Address
274(3)
Entering a Formula
277(6)
Copying a Formula
283(4)
Formatting Cells
287(5)
Creating a Column Chart
292(4)
Printing a Spreadsheet
296(2)
Apply Your Knowledge
298(4)
Working with Databases
What You Will Learn
302(1)
What is a Database?
303(1)
Database Definitions
304(4)
Sorting and Filtering
308(5)
Apply Your Knowledge
313

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