COMPUTER CLASSES

GRADE Kindergarten thru 5th are taught by Mrs. Brooks.

Grades  6th, 7th, and 8th are taught by Mrs. Waskevich.

Words Per Minute (wpm) Typing Goals by grade level:

3rd grade - 8-10 wpm

4th grade - 10-12 wpm

5th grade -  13-15 wpm

MRS. WASKEVICH:

6th grade - 15-20 wpm*     

7th grade - 20-25wpm*         

8th grade -  25-30 wpm*       

* (6th, 7th and 8th have an assignment of 15 minutes daily  practice time which requires a parent signature.)

HERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT ARE GREAT FOR PRACTICING YOUR TYPING AT HOME:

www.trendtech.com

http://www.sense-lang.org/typing 
Typing lessons  This one is good because you can enter your own text that you practice over and over.

www.popcap.com
 Click on Typer Shark game and follow on-screen directions.

www.mrkent.com   
Click on “Typing Tutor II (new)"

http://www.typing-lessons.org/

ALSO ALL LEVELS PARTICIPATE IN THE I-SAFE PROGRAM WHICH TEACHES ABOUT INTERNET SAFETY:  click here to access an introduction to I-Safe and explore the site for tips for home safety!

http://www.isafe.org/channels/?ch=ai

Other fun and learning websites:

IXL.com (think "I excel") is a site that offers students unlimited math practice in a fun, interactive environment.  You should try it out   www.ixl.com

Other computer activities in the lab are:

Kindergarten - JumpStart Kindergarten and JumpStart 1st grade as they learn to read.  Sammie's Science House and Millie's Math House are two new programs that they will work on soon.  We also have drawing programs and SmartBoard activities that they participate in. I-Safe (internet safety) program.  We mostly work with the mouse, not too much keyboarding.

1st Grade - JumpStart 1st Grade, Millie's Math House and Sammie's Science House, drawing programs and Smartboard activities.  KidKeys which introduces keyboard, shift, backspace and space bar. I-Safe (internet safety) program.  Introduction to Kidspiration a pre-writing and organizing tool.  Accelerated Reader testing.

2nd Grade - JumpStart 2nd Grade, Kid Keys, CoreFX (a drawing program), Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, and a simple spreadsheet project on Microsoft Excel. I-Safe (internet safety) program. Introduction to Kidspiration a pre-writing and organizing tool.  Accelerated Reader testing.

3rd Grade - Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CoreFX, introduction to Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (Goal 8-10 wpm), JumpStart 3rd Grade. I-Safe (internet safety) program.  MS PowerPoint, Kidspiration and Accelerated Reader testing.

4th Grade - Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, MSWord, MS Publisher, JS 4th Grade, MSExcel (M&M spreadsheet), and Internet usaage. I-Safe (internet safety) program. MS PowerPoint, CoreFX, Kidspiration and Accelerated Reader testing