Wollongong West Public School
ICT skills mapped to syllabus outcomes
Stage 1
Computer Operations Stage 1
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES
English W S 1.12
INDICATORS
Uses computer functions when editing
Accurately uses words associated with computers eg
keyboard, screen, cursor, mouse, disk, space bar
Uses computer terminology eg save, delete, open, exit,
print, hard disk, menu, save as, command
RELATED ICT SKILLS
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Identifies keyboard, mouse, monitor/screen,
hard drive
Match equipment to purpose eg digital camera
to capture images
Identifies cursor
Selects and moves objects using mouse
Recognises typical features of an applications
window eg title bar, toolbar, menu bar, status
bar, scroll bar
Discriminates in the choice of applications for a
given purpose
Selects menu items from a drop-down menu
Starts an application and creates a document
Names and saves a document in appropriate
folder/directory
Retrieves, revises and renames a document
Understands difference between save and save
as
Prints document
Uses print preview to view a document before
printing
Changes orientation of page
Considers what needs to be printed eg. number
of pages
Understands and uses dialogue boxes
Uses the help function independently
Wollongong West Public School
ICT skills mapped to syllabus outcomes
Stage 1
Email
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES
PDHPE CO S1.1
INDICATORS
writes and sends simple questions to determine health
advice using e-mail
RELATED ICT SKILLS
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HSIE CU S1.4
learns about families and groups from familiar and
unfamiliar cultures and communities through various
sources eg e-mail
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Understands the general structure of an e-mail
address
Interprets features of an inbox (date, time,
subject, size)
Understands features of a new message (To,
Cc, BCc, Subject)
Composes and sends an e-mail under
guidelines and with supervision
Retrieves and replies to an e-mail under
supervised conditions
Understands feature of a retrieved message
(Reply, Forward, Date sent)
Sends an attachment with an e-mail
Wollongong West Public School
ICT skills mapped to syllabus outcomes
Stage 1
Graphics
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES
PDHPE CO S1.1
MATHS SGS1.2
Identifies shapes that do and do not
tessellate
MATHS SGS1.2
SCIENCE & TECH PP S1.4
SCIENCE & TECH PS S1.5
CREATIVE ARTS VA S1.2
INDICATORS
Creates a poster about safety rules using, for example, a
computer package
Make tessellations through using software with the facility to
flip, slide and turn graphics
Use painting/drawing software to make shapes and repeat
them
Uses drawing and painting to represent two-dimensional
shapes
Uses graphics software to draw a design for a household
appliance explaining how energy is used, eg a toaster uses
electricity to heat bread
Uses a digital or reflex camera to record images of products
made and used by Aboriginal people
Experiments with the properties of different drawing and
paint media and tools such as graphite and colour pencils,
fibre tip pens, crayons, paint, brushes, rollers, scrapers,
sticks and computer applications in drawing to create
particular effects in an attempt to capture likenesses of
things depicted
RELATED ICT SKILLS
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uses freehand drawing tools – pencil,
straight and curved lines
uses shape tools/objects
uses paintbrush, paintbox, spray can, eraser
uses text tool
selects objects with selection tool
deletes/crops selected objects
copies/duplicates graphic elements
uses line properties – thickness, colour
uses fill pattern, colours, shading
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Inserts graphics from clip art
Moves clip art/graphics
Selects appropriate graphics
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Flips, rotates objects
Layers objects – moves to front, back
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Uses a digital camera to create a graphics
file
Inserts objects – digital image, photo, sound
Uses a scanner to convert a picture into a
graphics file
Changes the size of displayed clip
art/graphics
Understands animation/illusion of movement
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Wollongong West Public School
ICT skills mapped to syllabus outcomes
Stage 1
Internet
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES
INDICATORS
Science and Technology PS S1.5 – UT
S1.9
Designs and makes a present after sharing ideas with
others and consulting books, CD-ROMs and bookmarked
websites
HSIE EN S1.5
Use a variety of resources (selected Internet sites) to model
the use of geographical terms
RELATED ICT SKILLS
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Science and Technology IC S1.2 – UT
S1.9
With teacher assistance, downloads images from a digital
camera for publication eg on the school website
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Opens a browser program
Uses prepared bookmarks
Uses and understands the features of a
browser (back, forward, stop, search,
home buttons; address bar, URL, loading
status)
Understands and uses key words in a
simple search
Understands key features of a web page
(links, site map, feedback, e-mail)
Bookmarks a location
Chooses appropriate sites from a search
Interprets information from a web site
Cites any electronic references for
information used
Determines that information is current,
accurate and reliable
Uses and understands
hyperlinks/navigation buttons
Contributes to the creation of a basic web
page – text, graphics, hyperlinks
Wollongong West Public School
ICT skills mapped to syllabus outcomes
Stage 1
Multimedia
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES
Science and Technology ES S1.6 – UT
S1.9
INDICATORS
Observes a model of the water cycle and uses graphics
software to create a slide show for use in reporting findings
RELATED ICT SKILLS
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Recognises elements of a multimedia
presentation
Creates a simple slide show with text and
graphics
Inserts slides
Chooses appropriate slide design and layout
Understands navigation between slides
Adds sounds
Wollongong West Public School
ICT skills mapped to syllabus outcomes
Stage 1
Spreadsheets
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES
MATHS WMS1.2
Uses objects, diagrams, imagery and
technology to explore mathematical
problems
INDICATORS
Uses simple graphics software to create a picture graph
RELATED ICT SKILLS
 Understands the strengths and weaknesses of a
spreadsheet
 Interprets data from a simple existing spreadsheet
 Understands terminology – column/row/cell
 Understands cell addressing
 Understands active cell
 Enters data (values, labels) in a cell
 Enters data in a cell (bold, alignment, etc.)
 Changes column width/row height
 Adds/deletes rows/columns
 Uses sum formula and undertakes basic
calculations
 Prints selected area
 Generates appropriate graphs – bar, column, pie
 Formats data to currency, time, number,
percentage
 Sorts data
Wollongong West Public School
ICT skills mapped to syllabus outcomes
Stage 1
Word Processing
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES
English W S 1.12
Mathematics MS1.5
PDHPE CO S1.1
English R S1.8
English W S1.9
INDICATORS
Uses computer function when editing
Accurately uses words associated with computers eg
keyboard, screen, cursor, mouse, disk, space bar
Enlarges and changes text font
Recognises letters on the keyboard
Recognises simple conventions eg space bar for spaces,
shift and caps lock for upper case letters
Make signs and banners eg in the morning we have fitness
exercises, using computer software
Creates a poster about safety rules using, for example, a
computer package
Uses appropriate terminology to discuss computer texts eg
space, full stop, upper and lower case, bold, italics
Uses word processors to create texts
RELATED ICT SKILLS
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Locates and uses return/enter, space,
delete/back, shift, caps lock
Uses appropriate terminology – font,
upper/lower case, bold, italics
Inserts text
Selects/highlights text
Deletes text
Varies font, size and style
Understands cut, copy, paste
Uses undo command
Creates text box
Uses borderr
Uses spell checker
Realises limitations of spell checker
Changes text alignment
Uses find/replace for word or phrase
Changes margins and line spacing
Uses columns
Uses bullets, numbering
Uses thesaurus
Adds a table to a document and edits rows
and columns