7/8 Keyboarding Practice

Please start your keyboarding practice by going to this site and taking the practice test, Disney Password.
http://www.powertyping.com/typing_test/typing_tests/s/jokes.htm
 After you have taken the practice test, please let me know your results.

After the practice test, you may play the following keyboarding practice games!  Have fun!
http://www.powertyping.com/baracuda/baracudaS.htm

http://www.powertyping.com/fog/foggies.html

http://www.powertyping.com/trees.shtml

http://www.auntlee.com/kids/typeracer.html

Create a WORD CLOUD

Please create a Word Cloud that provides the following information:

1. First and last name initials 
2. Grade
3. Favorite subject in school
4. Favorite book
5. Favorite color
6. Favorite sport
7. A place you would like to visit
8. A famous person you would like to meet
9. Favorite food
10. Favorite person in the Bible

Remember:  If you want to EMPHASIZE a part of your word cloud, just type it two or more times.  The more times the word is in your list, the bigger it appears in your cloud.  You will get to save/print only one wordle so make sure you like it!

Video Conferencing Around the World

The computer classes this year will attempt to contact at least 5 different schools around the world via video conference (specifically Skype.)!  Why?  It is a way to help our students become effective communicators, encourage global awareness and integrate Language Arts/Geography/Social Studies/Technology/Math curriculum.

Before each Skype call to a school we will:

• research the culture/location of school
• plan our questions
• practice our call.

During the call we will have various roles assigned to students that will encompass:

• documenting connection via still image (photographer)
• documenting conversations during the connection (back channel writers)
• timing the skype call
• greeter (makes initial introduction)
• sharing ( shares something special about class)
• Q & A (asks specific questions for data collection)

After the call, students will:

• edit back channel writing to save as document 
• blog about connection
• create a word problem from data/questions/answers from call
• use Google Map to find location on map

If you have a contact for us to use, please feel free to contact athill@crosslcmsschool.org. 

Your First Computer Class!

Click on your grade to play a fun game.

1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
4th grade

Welcome to Computer Class!

Welcome to Cross Lutheran's Computer Class Blog!  Here are our simple lab rules:
COMPUTER LAB

Come to class with clean hands.
Operate the equipment properly.
Make sure you listen to directions.
Push your chair in & clean up when you are done.
Use your inside voice.
Touch the keyboard lightly.
Eat & drink outside the computer lab.
Remember to take your printouts with you.

Log-off - leave the station ready for the next person to use.
Ask for help if you don't understand something.
Be ready to learn something new when you come to the lab.