October+Computer+Lab+Updates

I can't believe it's November already!! We had a busy month in the lab.

Kindergarten - The kindergarten students have been learning and mastering the Kid Pix tools. They love drawing and being creative!

1st Grade - The 1st graders explored alphabetical order websites to correspond to their Language Arts lesson, subtraction websites to correspond to Math, and enjoyed online Halloween activities. They practiced typing periods, question marks and exclamation points in Word to correspond to their Language Arts lesson on end marks.

2nd Grade - Students practiced keyboarding skills with assorted websites. They explored the "It's Fun to Read and I'm Reading" sections of the the Starfall website. The 2nd graders used their Kid Pix skills to create and print a Halloween picture.

3rd Grade - The students explored Internet Safety with the PBS Webinauts website. They are continuing to improve their keyboarding skills with the Dance Mat Typing website. The 3rd graders enjoyed online Halloween activities. Mrs. Duffy's class used their Word skills to type and print an autumn story from their 3rd grade writing journals.

4th Grade - The 4th graders created beautiful Wordles (word clouds) on the Hail Mary for the Month of the Rosary. They learned to create art inspired stories using the Storybird website and created a Halloween story. They are so creative and really enjoy story writing!

5th Grade - The 5th graders explored Internet safety issues with the Garfield Cyberbullying website and the Cyber Cafe Internet Safety site. They viewed a Brain Pop video on Mood and Tone to correspond to their Language Arts less and practiced multiplication facts to correspond to their Math lesson. The students enjoyed a Brain Pop video on the HIstory of Halloween.

6th Grade - Students logged into the McGraw Hill Connect ED website and practiced current math lesson problems and tutorials. The students had a quiz on the October Buzz Words. We have been focusing on Power Point this month. The 6th graders finished reviewing tools and started research on Ancient Egypt to correspond to their Social Studies lesson.

7th Grade - Students logged into the McGraw Hill Connect ED website and practiced current math lesson problems and tutorials. They finished their iPhoto slide shows on the Solar System and explored the iCivics - Branches of Government activity to correspond their Social Studies lesson. They reviewed formatting a business letter and typed a formal letter that they wrote in Language Arts. They continue to improve their keyboarding with Mavis Beacon Typing.

8th Grade - Students logged into the McGraw Hill Connect ED website and practiced current math lesson problems and tutorials. We view "The Week in Rap" each week to keep up on current events. They continue to improve their keyboarding with Mavis Beacon Typing. They will be taking a monthly online typing test to check speed and accuracy and will keep track of their progress. We had an Internet safety discussion on the repercussions of sexting and viewed the video "Your Online Dossier". Students completed the "Growing an Online Reputation" online activity. We reviewed Excel spreadsheet basics and using data to create a chart or graph.