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Kindergarten
Students had their introduction to the Lab. Each piece of equipment was introduced. Students were shown how to power on the computer.
Kindergarten had their first keyboarding lesson. They were introduced to keyboarding using one of the all-time favorite keyboarding programs, KID KEYS. Student met Keystone the keeper of the Castle. He asked them to enter their name in the castle door to enter. Since it was their first visit, Keystone asked them to enter the Keystone Keyboard to learn all the keys on the keyboard.
First Grade
Students attended the Dell Computer lab orientation. A brief review of each piece of equipment relating to the computer was discussed.
This week students returned to the lab. This time they were asked to log onto the computers using the username and password. A review of the program Kid Keys was used to prepare students for keyboarding.
Second Grade
Student are studying skip counting during Math. To integrate and support their knowledge of skip counting we visited 3 internet websites. The links are listed below.
(Students doing this link at home may want to maximize the window for a full-screen experience.)
Students visited the lab for a review of lab responsibilities. A brief review of the different computer pieces was discussed. Students were assigned the first task of keyboarding using the program TYPE TO LEARN 3. It is a networked keyboarding program. Each lesson is designed to teach students hand and finger position on the keyboard. Missions are explained and each student has the opportunity to complete the mission and receive a score. The score is based upon accuracy of their individual keyboarding skills during each mission.
Fourth Grade
Students returned to the lab this year with experience under their belt. With this experience, they were expected to use those skills to complete their first project. The project is created using the program HYPERSTUDIO. It is a multimedia program. Since 4th grade is studying Texas history. Their project was to draw a picture about a line in various TEXAS songs. Once each student has completed their picture, these pictures are put together to create one multimedia presentation for each song. It is one of our favorite projects in 4th grade and has been a big success in the past. This year it should be a big hit as well.
Fifth Grade
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