Cycle 4

Reading Eggs, Publishing Books, and Using the SHIFT Key

Full Day Kindergarten--the full day kindergarten students reviewed how to access Reading Eggs from the school district website. The students then logged into their Reading Eggs account and spent the period completing activities to help them become better readers.  The students are doing a great job and are earning lots of golden eggs.  Next class period the students will learn how to spend their golden eggs and how to access the Reading Eggs Game Room.  If you have a computer with Internet access at home, your child can access Reading Eggs from home.

Second Grade--the students reviewed the following rhyme to help them remember what their mouse pointer does:

Four arrows let me move and go.  

Two arrows let me shrink and grow.

Then the students finished their book about Johnny Appleseed and printed a copy to bring home.  Sit down with your child and have him/her share the book with you.  Below is a copy of the book the students created.  This creation belongs to Ben in Mrs. Eckenrode's class.

First Grade--during this cycle, the students created Yorkie Bear name tags for on their classroom lockers.  The students learned how to make capital letters on their keyboard by holding down the shift key with one hand and using the other hand to type the letter they wanted to be capitalized.  Emphasis is placed on using the Shift Key and not the Caps Lock to make capital letters.  The students also talked about using the period key and the space bar.  Then the students learned the following poem:

Four arrows let me move and go.  

Two arrows let me shrink and grow.

The students needed to use this poem and their mouse pointer in order to move and resize Yorkie Bear for their name tags.  

Cycle 3

Reading Eggs, Johnny Appleseed, and IXL Math

Full Day Kindergarten--the full day kindergarten students reviewed how to access Reading Eggs from the school district website. The students then logged into their Reading Eggs account and spent the period completing activities to help them become better readers.  If you have a computer with Internet access at home, your child can access Reading Eggs from home.

Second Grade--during this cycle, the students watched a BrainPop Jr. video about John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed).  We discussed how Johnny Appleseed traveled the United States, planting nurseries full of apple trees.  We learned that he traded his trees for the things he needed and that he believed that everyone should live a simple life, taking and using only what they need.  He believed that everyone should respect one another and live peacefully together.  The students then began to use Pixie 3 to create a booklet about Johnny Appleseed's life.  The students learned how to use text boxes, clipart and that our mouse pointer can turn into a four-headed arrow and a two-headed arrow. The students learned the following rhyme to help them remember what their mouse pointer does:

Four arrows let me move and go.  Two arrows let me shrink and grow.

The students learned to save their file in their network account, and will complete the booklet next cycle and print a copy to bring home.

First Grade--During this cycle, the students learned how to access IXL Math from the school district website (For Students Tab).  The students' username and password are the same six digit number they use in the cafeteria and their password is the month and day of their birthday (4-digit number).  After logging in to IXL Math, the students spent the class period practicing their math skills.  IXL is a comprehensive, standards-aligned math program offering unlimited practice in thousands of skills. One of the best things about IXL is that students can access it from school and from home!  Your child's classroom teacher will be sending additional information about IXL Math home with your child.

Cycle 2

Reading Eggs, Fastt Math and ABC Ya!

Full Day Kindergarten--During this cycle, the students learned how to access Reading Eggs from the school district website (For Students Tab).  The students' username and password are the same six digit number they use in the cafeteria and their password is the month and day of their birthday (4 digit number).  This online site is designed to motivate and excite your child about reading.  If you have a computer with internet access, your child can begin to use Reading Eggs at home.  Your child will be able to practice what they learned in class and you will be able to view your child's progress.

Second Grade--During this cycle, the students learned how to access Fastt Math from the school district website (For Students Tab).  The students' username and password are the same six digit number they use in the cafeteria and their password is the month and day of their birthday (4-digit number). The Common Core State Standards call for students to be fast and accurate with math facts in all four operations in order to succeed in higher-order mathematics.  FASTT Math will help your students get there--FASTT! 

First Grade--During this cycle, the students learned how to play educational games at ABC Ya!  During class the students learned to play the first five alphabet games. 

Cycle 1 Logging in and Mouse Practice

Cycle 1
It has been an exciting cycle in the computer lab.  This cycle's class included an introduction to the computer lab.  We discussed the rules of the lab.  We practiced logging in with our usernames and passwords.  We also learned how to restart AND shut down the computer.  Finally, we discussed how to use the mouse to move our mouse pointer and how to click and double click.  Check out the websites below to exercise your mouse at home.

Mouse Exercises                             

Mousercises

Welcome

Yorkie Bear Computer Class

Welcome to Yorkie Bear's Computer Class Blog.  Yorkie Bear lives at Yorkshire Elementary School and during the 2012-2013 School year will be a member of Mr. Willson's Computer Class.  Follow this blog to find out what is happening in the computer lab, as well as to links to activities that are completed during the school year.