Wyomissing Area HS Computer Competencies Matrix

Click the links below for assignment details & student projects demonstrating the corresponding competencies in the left column. Gray cells indicate elective courses available Black cells indicate required courses
grade
general	7	8	9	10	11	12
basic keyboarding skills	574, 970	582	501	502 - 509	502 - 509	502 - 509
file management	970	582	501, 950	502, 503, 950, 951	502, 503, 950, 951	502, 503, 950, 951
can access school network & associated resources	970		501, 950	502 - 509, 950, 951	502 - 509, 950, 951	502 - 509, 950, 951
use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect info from variety of sources	970		501, 950	502, 503, 504 - 509, 950, 951	502, 503, 504 - 509, 950, 951	502, 503, 504 - 509, 950, 951
word processing
revise/move text; use fonts & styles		582	501, 950	502, 503, 950, 951, 956	502, 503, 950, 951, 956	502, 503, 950, 951, 956
use spell checker & thesaurus		582	501	502, 503 - 509, 956	502, 503 - 509, 956	502, 503 - 509, 956
advanced word processing (merge, etc.)				502	502	502
databases
store, organize, retrieve data from database			501	502, 503, 505, 506 - 509,	502, 503, 505, 506 - 509	502, 503, 505, 506 - 509
develop database structure			501	503 505, 506 - 509,	503 505, 506 - 509,	503 505, 506 - 509,
design & create a database file				503 505, 506 - 509,	503 505, 506 - 509,	503 505, 506 - 509,
spreadsheets
create graphs & charts from spreadsheet data			501	502	502	502
store, organize retrieve data from spreadsheet			501	502	502	502
graphics
integrate graphics media with student-created work	970		501	502, 503, 505, 956	502, 503, 505, 956	502, 503, 505, 956
use graphics & drawing tools	970		950	503, 956	503, 956	503, 956
desktop publishing fundamentals				503, 956	503, 956	503, 956
draw CAD drawings			950	950, 951	950, 951	950, 951
multimedia
create simple electronic presentations	970			956	956	956
design & create multimedia projects	970			956	956	956
plan & create video projects	970			956	956	956