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K5 Computer Lab Lesson Plans
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All About Sea Turtles
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The Solar System
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Internet Safety Lessons
Internet Safety(1 Session)– Read Faux Paw’s Adventures in the Internet, discuss Internet issues, teach movements for the three rules of Internet Safety. I keep safe, I keep away, and I keep telling (see chart below), Watch the movie "Faux Paw the Techno Cat" as a class, go to www.ikeepsafe.org and play games. Discussion Sheet Internet Safety (1 Session)
Review Three Keeps rules of Internet Safety. Introduce the Webville Outlaws (on wall), go to netsmartzkids.org and click on Activities, then watch Webville Outlaws, then try Clicky’s challengs, back to carpet and discuss outlaw Internet Safety (1 Session)– Review three rules of internet safety and give students exploration time between the two Internet safety websites. www.ikeepsafe.org and www.netsmartzkids.org
CyberMentors, a unique peer-to-peer mentoring program created specifically for 11-18 year olds, teaches students the skills needed to support their peers in and outside of the classroom.
Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #1 (1 Session) Download Lesson Introduce Microsoft Word and why we need to know how to use it.-Open up Microsoft Word - click on the Office Button - Click Save - double click on 1st grade folder - name the file "name1" (meaning their name)-Show students the Skill Card #1 and tell them they will be typing excatly what they see-Demonstrate*how to save*how to change font size*how to use the CAPS lock key*how the ENTER key moves the cursor down*how the BACKSPACE key is the "eraser key"-Handout the Skill Lesson 1 Cards and have students type. Consistently saving when they type. Do not print this is just practice. Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #2 (1 Session) -Open up Microsoft Word - click on the Office Button - Click Save - double click on 1st grade folder - name the file "name2" (meaning their name) -Show students the Skill Card #2 and tell them they will be typing excatly what they see -Demonstrate *how to save *how to change font size *how to use the SHIFT key to capitolize letters (1. hold down the shift key 2. type the letter 3. Let them go together!) *how the ENTER key moves the cursor down *how the BACKSPACE key is the "eraser key" -Handout the Skill Lesson 2 Cards and have students type. Consistently saving when they type. Do not print this is just practice.
Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #3 (2 Sessions) -Open up Microsoft Word - click on the Office Button - Click Save - double click on 1st grade folder - name the file "name3" (meaning their name) -Show students the Skill Card #3 and tell them they will be typing excatly what they see-Demonstrate*how to save*how to change font size*how to use the SHIFT key to capitolize letters (1. hold down the shift key 2. type the letter 3. Let them go together!)*how the ENTER key moves the cursor down*how the BACKSPACE key is the "eraser key"*how to change the font color-Handout the Skill Lesson 3 Cards and have students type. Consistently saving when they type. Do not print this is just practice.When they come back to the lab to finish this assignment, show them WHERE they have saved their work and to double click on the file to open it. Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #3 (1-2 Sessions) Test students by giving them Skill Card #4 and see how well they can copy what the card says Paint Lesson - Dot - To - Dot Lesson (1-2 Sessions)
Students create dot to dot pictures using paint and then switch. Handouthttp://www.computerlabkids.com/paint.htm Create a PowerPoint Presentation about a State (2-3 Sessions)
Download and pass out planning sheet to each student. Gather information BEFORE you take your students into the lab or have them do research with Fact Monster to find information about their state.
Have them create a PowerPoint presentation over their State, adding pictures from clip art.
Second graders use:
http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/georgia/teachers/resources/grade2/computer-literacy-lessons
Kids Computer Lab
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Internet Safety (1 Session)– Read Faux Paw’s Adventures in the Internet, discuss Internet issues, teach movements for the three rules of Internet Safety. I keep safe, I keep away, and I keep telling (see chart below), Watch the movie "Faux Paw the Techno Cat" as a class, go to www.ikeepsafe.org and play games. Discussion Sheet
Review Three Keeps rules of Internet Safety. Introduce the Webville Outlaws (on wall), go to netsmartzkids.org and click on Activities, then watch Webville Outlaws, then try Clicky’s challengs, back to carpet and discuss outlaw
Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #1 (1 Session)
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Introduce Microsoft Word and why we need to know how to use it.-Open up Microsoft Word - click on the Office Button - Click Save - double click on 1st grade folder - name the file "name1" (meaning their name)-Show students the Skill Card #1 and tell them they will be typing excatly what they see-Demonstrate*how to save*how to change font size*how to use the CAPS lock key*how the ENTER key moves the cursor down*how the BACKSPACE key is the "eraser key"-Handout the Skill Lesson 1 Cards and have students type. Consistently saving when they type. Do not print this is just practice.
Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #2 (1 Session)
-Open up Microsoft Word - click on the Office Button - Click Save - double click on 1st grade folder - name the file "name2" (meaning their name)
-Show students the Skill Card #2 and tell them they will be typing excatly what they see
-Demonstrate
*how to save
*how to change font size
*how to use the SHIFT key to capitolize letters (1. hold down the shift key 2. type the letter 3. Let them go together!)
*how the ENTER key moves the cursor down
*how the BACKSPACE key is the "eraser key"
-Handout the Skill Lesson 2 Cards and have students type. Consistently saving when they type. Do not print this is just practice.
Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #3 (2 Sessions)
-Open up Microsoft Word - click on the Office Button - Click Save - double click on 1st grade folder - name the file "name3" (meaning their name)
-Show students the Skill Card #3 and tell them they will be typing excatly what they see-Demonstrate*how to save*how to change font size*how to use the SHIFT key to capitolize letters (1. hold down the shift key 2. type the letter 3. Let them go together!)*how the ENTER key moves the cursor down*how the BACKSPACE key is the "eraser key"*how to change the font color-Handout the Skill Lesson 3 Cards and have students type. Consistently saving when they type. Do not print this is just practice.When they come back to the lab to finish this assignment, show them WHERE they have saved their work and to double click on the file to open it.
Microsoft Word Skill Lessons #3 (1-2 Sessions)
Test students by giving them Skill Card #4 and see how well they can copy what the card says
Students create dot to dot pictures using paint and then switch. Handout http://www.computerlabkids.com/paint.htm
Create a PowerPoint Presentation the life cycle of a frog.
I Am Poem