Third Week

Second grade will be exploring and creating with KidPix! We will learn how to add a background, stamps and insert a text box. We will also be saving our work and printing.

Third, fourth and fifth grade will apply the skills we learned last week using Word 2007 and complete the typing pretest and a lesson on Type2Learn.

All of the grade levels will be visiting their BRAND NEW grade level BLOGS! Below are a few to take a look at...
http://www.lfeprek.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfekindergarten.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfefirstgrade.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfesecondgrade.blogspot.com/

More are available on the Lake Forest site by clicking on "Classrooms." Under the BLOGS tab, you will see all the grade level blogs.

Third Week

Kindergarten and first grade will be working hard on their mouse skills. We'll be learning how to click, double click and click and drag.

“Tidy the classroom” http://www.learning.luton.gov.uk/l2g/custom/resources_ftp/netmedia_std/ks1/ict/mouse/start.htm

"Fireflies"
http://avenscorner.com/fireflies.aspx

"Make a Face"
http://www.abcya.com/make_a_face.htm

"Feed the Monster"
http://www.ziggityzoom.com/onlinegames.php?game=feed-the-monster

"Colors"
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/colors.htm  

"Build a House"
http://www.abcya.com/build_a_house.htm

Word Project

Second Week

Grades K-1:

How can I create with KidPix? We will try our best to use and control our mouse. Also, we will use KidPix to: choose/set background, choose/select stamps, type text, save and print.

Grades 2-5:

How can I use Word to open and format a document? We will be using Microsoft Word to format a document. We will practice the following: 

opening a file

selecting text

changing the font size and color

bolding, italicizing and underlining text

center-align text

inserting clip art

spelling check

saving

printing

How do you keyboard? We wil be visiting BBC Dance Mat Typing to practice our skills.

ITBS Week

Because of ITBS testing, I will only be seeing  a few classes in the lab this week. If you are in the following classes, LUCKY YOU!
Mr. Pratt
Ms. Story
Ms. Rancourt
Ms. Robinson
Ms. Thompson
Ms. Hamilton
Ms. Mullinax
Ms. Leclair
Ms. Johnson
Ms. Reisman

How do we use the Internet? We'll be finding out in this week's classes! We'll also be using http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/ to practice what we've been learning in Math in unit 1.

Our Computer Lab

First Week

How do the parts of a computer help us? Find out in this week's lessons. What is keyboarding? How do you keyboard? We'll begin to explore the proper way to keyboard.