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Computers

Mrs. Roberts

We have updated our Microsoft software and now have Office 2007 installed on all lab computers.

This quarter the Lower Division will continue reviewing basic computer terminology. In addition:
- The Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten will be introduced to Internet software learning games and painting software to further develop their mouse and navigation skills.
- The 1st and 2nd grades will do basic Internet research on teacher guided websites and will create basic multimedia slides.
- The 3rd and 4th grades will continue using Microsoft Word. They will do research on the Internet on teacher guided websites. They will also create multimedia presentations.

Websites for Computer Lab:

This quarter the Middle Division will be doing the following:

The 6th grade will be attending computer lab classes 4 times a week. They will begin the quarter creating a personalized, color coded schedule using tables in Word. Then we will review computer fundamentals with our text and keyboarding with Mavis Beacon. We will discuss plagiarism, properly citing sources and searching on the Internet. We will discuss Internet safety with the i-safe program. We will do a joint project with their Science class using PowerPoint. Details will be forthcoming. Towards the end of the quarter, we will create and manipulate spreadsheets and if time allows, use databases.

6th Grade Project - Quarter 2: November 2008

Planet Project and Rubric