Core Curriculum Connection: literacy: color words, proper capitalization
New Skills:
- Vocabulary: Internet, web browser, online, link
- Using Internet Explorer Favorites at school
- Going from getting the computer logged in to Smart Tutor (Murrill)
Review Skills:
- Opening a program by double-clicking the icon
- Logging in independently
- Word processing: using shift, space bar, enter, backspace (all other K classes)
1st Grade
Core Curriculum Connection: literacy: rhyming words; math: subtracting
New Skills
- Opening a spreadsheet template
- Entering values into a cell
- Viewing charts/graphs in a spreadsheet template
- Examining how spreadsheets can be programmed to calculate answers to math problems
Review Skills
- Parts of a spreadsheet (cell, row, column, chart/graph)
2nd Grade
Core Curriculum Connection: Science: weather/water cycle; writing: editing/peer editing
New Skills
- Using mouse/arrow keys/backspace/delete to assist with editing a word processing document
- Using spell check to assist with editing
- Formatting: double spacing
Review Skills
- Word processing (using capitals, placing punctuation appropriately, using only one space between words)
- Opening and saving files
- Using graphic creation program (KidPix)
5th Grade
Core Curriculum Connections: Science: weather/climate; Social Studies: geography/map skills
New Skills
- Accessing and interpreting weather.com
- Recording data in a pre-prepared template in a word processing program
- Using Google Maps to locate a specific address
Review Skills
- Dealing with pop-ups and banner ads
- Opening a document from the shared space and saving to one's personal space on the file server
- Accessing the Watsons Go to Birmingham wiki (more information on this lesson can be found at the wiki)
No comments:
Post a Comment