Elementary Computers

There is always lots in store for the elementary computer classes .  Here are a few highlights:

• Typing Pal - Yes, you'll be typing for apples again!  I am starting the 4th and 5th graders based on where they finished last year.  Third graders will be expanding beyond the home row they learned during second semester of second grade.

  • Other keyboarding sites - 

    • • • • Big Brown Bear - This site has a number of excellent keyboarding activities.  However, the one that I probably use the most is the Keyboarding Game.  It is an excellent activity to help kindergarten students become familiar with the keyboard.

• Class Projects - There will be class projects throughout the year - old and new ones!  Projects will be introduced as "basic" and "beyond the basics".   Everyone will complete the "basic", but those students who like a challenge can complete the "beyond the basics".  Here is a sample of the projects that students complete during  year:

  • Circle project - Insert a circle, label the parts.

  • Acrostic holidays - At Thanksgiving and Christmas different classes  make an acrostic of the holiday and add appropriate clip art.

  • Bookmarks - Using Microsoft Word students learn about columns and then add their favorite verse and clip art to make 4 bookmarks.

  • Weather safety sign - After a unit on weather the 4th graders choose a weather disaster (tornado, flood, heat wave, etc.), research what to do during that disaster using www.weatherwizkids.com, and then make a safety sign in Microsoft Word with the safety steps.