Week of Oct 11-15
We are right in the middle of things with the technology education. I am very excited about what we are doing. I have found that the students in Grades 1,2,3 are better prepared than I had hoped because of their year of technology instruction last year. I am going to have to re-vamp my curriculum to meet their needs...that is exciting.
Kindergarten: The students connected their mice to the computer, turned on the computers, logged in, and shut down the computers all on their own. They were give a brief introduction to Kid Pix and allowed some free time to explore.
1st Grade: 1B – Students made new folders on their own and dragged them to the trash. We talked about the trash works, how to open windows, how to empty the trash, and the permanence of items emptied from the trash.
1A - We reviewed logging in and pressing return. We discussed parts of the desktop – menu bar, dock, folders, windows, and icons. The kids made their own folders and named them.
2nd Grade: We discussed the importance of saving. We talked about the HOW and WHERE saving should be done. Students saved an assignment in their folders from Kid Pix, then verified it was there. We also talked about the use of CANCEL. Lastly, we talked about 1 click for buttons and menus and double clicks for icons and folders.
3rd Grade: The students were given a tour of the desktop, the menu bar, icons, folders, the dock, and windows. They then went onto Kid Pix for free time to get them re-acclimated with the program.
4th Grade: Students completed a paper keyboard for use at home as a guide for proper typing skills. We reviewed, briefly, the use of pixels on a computer screen to represent curved lines. We reviewed behavior expectation in class.
5th Grade: The students received a tour of iPhoto and instructions on how to create their digital photo albums. The students imported their pictures, created the album, and organized the pictures in the order they will use to support their argument.
6th Grade: Email was the topic of the day. We talked about the use of email and proper etiquette. We discussed the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields. We discussed the importance of short, relevant subjects and the format and brevity of good email. We discussed, in depth, the notion that email is NOT private and should be treated as such. Then we reviewed a piece of SPAM email and talked about warning signs that indicate a piece of email was spam: unknown sender, weird writing, claims of acquaintance, and attachments. They were told to delete spam immediately.
Homework: 1) Write me a piece of email, and CC it to Mrs. Simke, about who should win the coming election and why.
7th Grade: Email was the topic of the day. We talked about the use of email and proper etiquette. We discussed the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields. We discussed the importance of short, relevant subjects and the format and brevity of good email. We discussed, in depth, the notion that email is NOT private and should be treated as such. Then we reviewed a piece of SPAM email and talked about warning signs that indicate a piece of email was spam: unknown sender, weird writing, claims of acquaintance, and attachments. They were told to delete spam immediately.
Homework: 1) Write me a piece of email, and CC it to Ms. Kurzeka, about who should win the coming election and why.
8th Grade: Email was the topic of the day. We talked about the use of email and proper etiquette. We discussed the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields. We discussed the importance of short, relevant subjects and the format and brevity of good email. We discussed, in depth, the notion that email is NOT private and should be treated as such. Then we reviewed a piece of SPAM email and talked about warning signs that indicate a piece of email was spam: unknown sender, weird writing, claims of acquaintance, and attachments. They were told to delete spam immediately.
Homework: 1) Write me a piece of email, and CC it to Mr. Scatena, about who should win the coming election and why.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at matt@wornickjds.org
Have a great weekend!!!
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Matt Harris
Director of Technology
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
Kindergarten: The students connected their mice to the computer, turned on the computers, logged in, and shut down the computers all on their own. They were give a brief introduction to Kid Pix and allowed some free time to explore.
1st Grade: 1B – Students made new folders on their own and dragged them to the trash. We talked about the trash works, how to open windows, how to empty the trash, and the permanence of items emptied from the trash.
1A - We reviewed logging in and pressing return. We discussed parts of the desktop – menu bar, dock, folders, windows, and icons. The kids made their own folders and named them.
2nd Grade: We discussed the importance of saving. We talked about the HOW and WHERE saving should be done. Students saved an assignment in their folders from Kid Pix, then verified it was there. We also talked about the use of CANCEL. Lastly, we talked about 1 click for buttons and menus and double clicks for icons and folders.
3rd Grade: The students were given a tour of the desktop, the menu bar, icons, folders, the dock, and windows. They then went onto Kid Pix for free time to get them re-acclimated with the program.
4th Grade: Students completed a paper keyboard for use at home as a guide for proper typing skills. We reviewed, briefly, the use of pixels on a computer screen to represent curved lines. We reviewed behavior expectation in class.
5th Grade: The students received a tour of iPhoto and instructions on how to create their digital photo albums. The students imported their pictures, created the album, and organized the pictures in the order they will use to support their argument.
6th Grade: Email was the topic of the day. We talked about the use of email and proper etiquette. We discussed the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields. We discussed the importance of short, relevant subjects and the format and brevity of good email. We discussed, in depth, the notion that email is NOT private and should be treated as such. Then we reviewed a piece of SPAM email and talked about warning signs that indicate a piece of email was spam: unknown sender, weird writing, claims of acquaintance, and attachments. They were told to delete spam immediately.
Homework: 1) Write me a piece of email, and CC it to Mrs. Simke, about who should win the coming election and why.
7th Grade: Email was the topic of the day. We talked about the use of email and proper etiquette. We discussed the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields. We discussed the importance of short, relevant subjects and the format and brevity of good email. We discussed, in depth, the notion that email is NOT private and should be treated as such. Then we reviewed a piece of SPAM email and talked about warning signs that indicate a piece of email was spam: unknown sender, weird writing, claims of acquaintance, and attachments. They were told to delete spam immediately.
Homework: 1) Write me a piece of email, and CC it to Ms. Kurzeka, about who should win the coming election and why.
8th Grade: Email was the topic of the day. We talked about the use of email and proper etiquette. We discussed the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields. We discussed the importance of short, relevant subjects and the format and brevity of good email. We discussed, in depth, the notion that email is NOT private and should be treated as such. Then we reviewed a piece of SPAM email and talked about warning signs that indicate a piece of email was spam: unknown sender, weird writing, claims of acquaintance, and attachments. They were told to delete spam immediately.
Homework: 1) Write me a piece of email, and CC it to Mr. Scatena, about who should win the coming election and why.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at matt@wornickjds.org
Have a great weekend!!!
===================================
Matt Harris
Director of Technology
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
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