Computer Applications - Laura Willcox
Computer applications covers basic computer skills. We will start with internet safety and internet etiquette. During the course of the year, we will cover Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Students will create a number of projects during the course of the year using these various applications. They will also spend some time developing their keyboarding skills.
| Week of May 6-10 | ||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Finish Dream Job | Dream Job due |
Movie Maker Tutorial | Begin Greatest Summer Ever Project | Greatest Summer Ever Project |
Advanced Computer Applications
This class is for those students who have already taken computer applications. It is designed to move at a faster pace and complete more in-depth projects.
| Week of May 6-10 | ||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Finish Dream Job | Dream Job due |
Movie Maker Tutorial | Begin Greatest Summer Ever Project | Greatest Summer Ever Project |
If you ever have any question, comments, concerns about grades, assignments, Internet Safety or any other issues that concern your student, please do not hesitate to contact me. Laura Willcox
It is a violation of the student user agreement for students to chew gum in the computer lab. Students continue to violate this policy. As a result, I am having to implement a new classroom policy.
*********Each week students will start out with a participation grade of 100. Every time they violate the gum policy 10 points will be subtracted from the 100 points. For example: If the student chews gum two days during the week, she will get an 80 for the week in participation. If no gum is chewed for the week, she will get a 100 for the week.
|
New Information
Cell Phones
Cyberbullying
Internet Safety
Check out these sites!!!!!
Internet Safety Website - this site is a great resource for students and parents. This site was designed by 2 of my colleagues and myself for our Master's course.
Flickr - free images
Morguefile - free images
Pics4Learning - free images
Fotopedia - free images
CopyPasteCharacter.com - allows you to copy and paste characters like ✿ and ✄ into your documents, blog posts, email messages, and/or tweets.
Bibme.com - Creates the bibliography for you - just enter the information and done!
Chegg Homework Help - Social Network designed to help students with homework.
Evernote - Electronic Post-it notes - It is FREE! Check it out.
Fast Check - Unbiased political site which goes deep into the facts.
Girls for Change - a national organization that empowers girls to create a social change.
Thinkfinity - Interactive Game
Summer Science Fun - Great hands on science activities
Math Games - over 550 lessons and games available
Play kids games - Primary - middle school - wide variety of games
Grossology - The science of gross things...REALLY COOL SITE!!!!
Primary Games - Games for all subjects
Funbrain - Games for K-8
The Kidz Page - Games, coloring, jigsaw pizzles
Create-a-Graph - Input the data and output a graph!
Bored? Click to these sites......
Interactives - provides fun interactive activities for kids such as building roller coasters.
Comic Creator - create your own comic strips
Teacher & Parent's Corner
Common Sense Media - Reviews & ratings of books, movies, websites, video games, TV shows, and music. A great site for parents.
A Parents guide to Facebook - A users guide for parents.
Academic Earth - video lectures from top universities.
FREE - teaching resources and lesson plans
Library of Congress for Teachers
National Science Digital Library - National Science Digital Library is the Nation's online library for education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
PBS Teachers - Recourses for the classroom
Teachers Domain - offers free digital media from public TV broadcasters for educational use.
Teach-nology - providing free and easy-to-use resources for teachers, including “Teacher Timesavers” to help educators better organize. The site also features 42,000-plus lesson plans, 9,000 free printable worksheets, rubrics, teaching tips, web quests, and other free teacher resources.
Thinkfinity - Its content includes interactive student games, lesson plans focused on various themes, education blogs and online discussions, and much more.
Literacy Network - Literacy connection calendar for grades K-3
Read,write,think - Summer learning, content reading, and parent resources
Funbrain - Games for K-8 & teacher links
The Kidz Page - Games, coloring, jigsaw pizzles
Blended Schools - Provides k-12 curricula packages in 15 categories
Curriki - Free high quality curriculum
iearn - Site designed for teachers to exchange learning-based projects ideas with teachers worldwide.
Facebook - educator groups pop up daily on Facebook; some that already exist are: Texas council of Teachers of English Language Arts, Dallas Art Teachers, and the Austin Teacher Program.
Web 2.0 Tools for Collaboration
GroupTweet Nicenet Voice Thread
Stixy CoSketch Imagination Cubed
Technology News Links
- If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online...
- The Children if Cyberspace: Old Fogies by their 20s
- A Pocket Guide to Social Media and Kids
- Single Media Schools, Multimedia World
- Making college 'relevant'