Sep 19-23
This has been a pretty good week. I am getting a lot done and the students are getting excited. I have identified a couple of deficiencies, but they are far outweighed by the strengths. The middle school students are doing a great job with their laptops and the lower school is showing that they understand and are excited about what is being taught. I think we have a real good program here...just wait for what is to come.
Kindergarten: This was the first time we put the kids in front of the computers...and there are a lot of them. We talked about sitting correctly and listening carefully, both of which they did really well. We went in depth on the mouse and how to use and connect it. Then the kids turned on the computers, logged in, and turned the computers off. Next time, we get introduced to Kid Pix and move a bit faster through the login process.
1st Grade: Our first jump into the new Kid Pix world. We put the computers in front of the students, reviewed the login process, then let them free on Kid Pix so they could explore.
2nd Grade: 2A — We had our first computer class...with computers. We took out the computers, turned them, and explored all the fun and exciting changes for this year. We talked about the Dock and its usage. Then they finished off the period playing with our new version of Kid Pix
2B — No Class
3rd Grade: 3A – No Class
3B – We went right into our Kid Pix instruction...and hit a snag. The new version of Kid Pix has a few hurtles that we have to get over. I talked about the color picker and pencil tools. The students got to play with the line maker, squiggly line, and parabola tool. They also used the polygon maker, square tool, and circle tool. They finished off by creating their dream house. We have discovered, however, that the eraser has a snag...I am going to try to figure that one out over the weekend.
4th Grade: 4A — Typing. We reviewed the proper seated position, finger position, and finger layout. The students colored in their paper keyboards, denoting which fingers were responsible for which keys. Then, the students practiced typing the alphabet and “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
4B -- We had our first computer class...with computers. We took out the computers, turned them, and explored all the fun and exciting changes for this year. We talked about the Dock and its usage. Then they finished off the period playing with our new version of Kid Pix
Homework:
5th Grade: Typing. We reviewed the proper seated position, finger position, and finger layout. The students colored in their paper keyboards, denoting which fingers were responsible for which keys. Then, the students practiced typing the alphabet and “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
Homework:
6th Grade: We talked about email and chatting. First, we talked about to:, cc:, and bcc:. We discussed appropriate subject lines and effective body text. We discussed attachments and attachment size. We also highlighted the dangers and lack of privacy associated with email. We then talked about chatting and the students held a short local chatting session.
Homework: Assignment 2 — Reply to my email with 2 paragraphs, 2 links, and a picture attachment due NEXT WEEK by email to homework@wornickjds.org
7th Grade: We talked about email. First, we talked about to:, cc:, and bcc:. We discussed appropriate subject lines and effective body text. We discussed attachments and attachment size. We also highlighted the dangers and lack of privacy associated with email. We repaired their wireless connections at school and attached them to the MS wireless printer.
Homework: Assignment 2 — Reply to my email with 2 paragraphs, 2 links, and a picture attachment due NEXT WEEK by email to homework@wornickjds.org
8th Grade: Our first full day of instruction. We talked about the layout and elements of the desktop, highlighting the menu bar and the doc. We also talked about the parts of hardware, highlighting care and safe usage. The students looked at their Home folder and added folders into their documents folder for each class they are taking. We then connected to the file server for the first time and downloaded the first assignment.
Homework: Assignment 1 — Parts of the computer, due NEXT WEEK by email to homework@wornickjds.org
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at matt@wornickjds.org
Have a great weekend!!!
Make sure to visit the Tech website at
http://www.wornickjds.org/tech
===================================
Matt Harris
Director of Technology
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
Kindergarten: This was the first time we put the kids in front of the computers...and there are a lot of them. We talked about sitting correctly and listening carefully, both of which they did really well. We went in depth on the mouse and how to use and connect it. Then the kids turned on the computers, logged in, and turned the computers off. Next time, we get introduced to Kid Pix and move a bit faster through the login process.
1st Grade: Our first jump into the new Kid Pix world. We put the computers in front of the students, reviewed the login process, then let them free on Kid Pix so they could explore.
2nd Grade: 2A — We had our first computer class...with computers. We took out the computers, turned them, and explored all the fun and exciting changes for this year. We talked about the Dock and its usage. Then they finished off the period playing with our new version of Kid Pix
2B — No Class
3rd Grade: 3A – No Class
3B – We went right into our Kid Pix instruction...and hit a snag. The new version of Kid Pix has a few hurtles that we have to get over. I talked about the color picker and pencil tools. The students got to play with the line maker, squiggly line, and parabola tool. They also used the polygon maker, square tool, and circle tool. They finished off by creating their dream house. We have discovered, however, that the eraser has a snag...I am going to try to figure that one out over the weekend.
4th Grade: 4A — Typing. We reviewed the proper seated position, finger position, and finger layout. The students colored in their paper keyboards, denoting which fingers were responsible for which keys. Then, the students practiced typing the alphabet and “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
4B -- We had our first computer class...with computers. We took out the computers, turned them, and explored all the fun and exciting changes for this year. We talked about the Dock and its usage. Then they finished off the period playing with our new version of Kid Pix
Homework:
5th Grade: Typing. We reviewed the proper seated position, finger position, and finger layout. The students colored in their paper keyboards, denoting which fingers were responsible for which keys. Then, the students practiced typing the alphabet and “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
Homework:
6th Grade: We talked about email and chatting. First, we talked about to:, cc:, and bcc:. We discussed appropriate subject lines and effective body text. We discussed attachments and attachment size. We also highlighted the dangers and lack of privacy associated with email. We then talked about chatting and the students held a short local chatting session.
Homework: Assignment 2 — Reply to my email with 2 paragraphs, 2 links, and a picture attachment due NEXT WEEK by email to homework@wornickjds.org
7th Grade: We talked about email. First, we talked about to:, cc:, and bcc:. We discussed appropriate subject lines and effective body text. We discussed attachments and attachment size. We also highlighted the dangers and lack of privacy associated with email. We repaired their wireless connections at school and attached them to the MS wireless printer.
Homework: Assignment 2 — Reply to my email with 2 paragraphs, 2 links, and a picture attachment due NEXT WEEK by email to homework@wornickjds.org
8th Grade: Our first full day of instruction. We talked about the layout and elements of the desktop, highlighting the menu bar and the doc. We also talked about the parts of hardware, highlighting care and safe usage. The students looked at their Home folder and added folders into their documents folder for each class they are taking. We then connected to the file server for the first time and downloaded the first assignment.
Homework: Assignment 1 — Parts of the computer, due NEXT WEEK by email to homework@wornickjds.org
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at matt@wornickjds.org
Have a great weekend!!!
Make sure to visit the Tech website at
http://www.wornickjds.org/tech
===================================
Matt Harris
Director of Technology
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
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