Happy
Easter
First Grade
Students
Internet
safety classes will begin this month.
The students will be introduced to the i-Safe Program. The students will
develop an understanding of the concept of community, personal safety, and the
need to make responsible choices. Students will be able to express their ideas
and reinforce concepts through group discussions. The students will have some
booklets and handouts to bring home to share about their lessons. Please read
over all the important information being sent home and how it applies to your
child being safe in their community.
We
have posted all the latest information on Internet Safety, Gaming, Cyber
bullying and Texting on the board outside of the Computer Lab. Please take a
minute and read what is going on in Cyberspace. There are so many things
changing on a daily basis.
Second Grade
The students are working very hard on their Second Grade
Memories Journal in the Kid Works Program. They know the components of the writing
portion of the program and know to how to access the Edit Menu and use the Copy
and Paste buttons. They know where the Home, End and Arrow Keys are on the
keyboard. The journal will consist of three typed sentences and a drawing to go
along with the sentences. The sentences are created by the students. They have
to type about three events that happened each month at school and a drawing to
go along with the sentences using both drawing and sticker book tools. Along
with the all the manipulation of the tools in the program, they are also working
to improve their typing skills. The journals will be printed in booklet form
and they will take them home at the end of the school year.
Third Grade
The students continue to learn more about the tools
in Microsoft Word. The know where to find the Spelling and Grammar tool which
is now under the Review tab on the ribbon and how to use it when editing a
document. They know how to retrieve some documents from one drive and save them
in another drive. Students know how to change font, font size, font color, bold
and center. They have been working with inserting clipart and manipulating it
into their document by making choices of sending it behind or in front of text using
the wrap text tool. The new tools introduced with are the rotate button with
clipart, the correction tab which allows images to be sharpened, softened,
brightness and different contrasts of color applied to images. The students will be tested weekly on the
tools they have been introduced to in Word by working independently on assigned
sentences and clipart. These assignments will be done in class and graded.
Fifth Grade
There are many tools to learn in Microsoft Word. Students
will be introduced to tables. The
students will learn how to insert a header, create and customize a table, work
with the ruler within the custom table, select different cells, insert clipart,
bullets, symbols, and type with different fonts, sizes and change direction of
the font. Students will also be able to view under the Tables Tool the
Quick Table templates of Microsoft Word. By learning how to use the various
tools in word processing, these skills will enable the students to be able to
use the computer more efficiently in doing their assignments and various
projects throughout their classroom curriculum.
I-Safe
Bulletin Board outside Computer Lab
Please take a minute and read what is going on in
Cyberspace. There are so many things changing on a daily basis. Please talk to
your children about Facebook. There are 500 million registered users. There are
approximately 7.5 million kids under 13 on Facebook. Facebook isn't supposed to
be used by children under 13.
Common Sense Media
A great website to become familiar with is
commonsensemedia.org
“Their mission is dedicated to improving the lives
of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and
independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.”
Please take a minute to look at their site.
Why Do We Need A
Technology Lab?
1. A technology teacher provides a structured
curriculum with complete and specific instructions in computer skills that are
taught in a lab environment. This enables the students to become more confident
in their technology skills and it improves technology use in the classroom. It
validates the importance of the subject being taught.
2. In a lab, students have the opportunity for hands
on experience to learn about new applications and review past lessons. This is
a great advantage to students so they can become more confident in their
technology skills.
3. Technology labs free classroom teachers so they
can focus on their goals and not loose valuable instruction time teaching
computer skills.
4. Structure, consistency, and repetition build
skills each year whether it is a new application, documents, presentations, or
understanding and increasing their time and accuracy in mastering keyboarding.
5. The importance of the technology lab offers
student support, skills, and the knowledge they need to use these skills beyond
the classroom.
Another great month of learning new computer skills!
