ICT

The Kindergartners are continuing to refine their mouse skills on a few new websites including http://pbskids.org/.

In Grade 1 we have started a research project using Microsoft Word. The students have chosen a subject, and are to create a ‘poster’ including word art, a background, clip art, and information collected on the internet (http://www.britannica.com/)

The grade 2’s are also working on a final project in Word or Publisher, and will continue to use their skills learned this year to create an elaborate card.

Ms Ali

The children have been learning to plan and create presentations about endangered animals. We have explored the concept of ‘fitness for purpose’ when using images, text, colour and sound to enhance their presentation. We have considered the importance of, and how to match and adapt their presentation to a given audience and purpose.

Finally the children presented their presentations and we all evaluated suitability of each other’s work for different audiences and purposes. The final presentations were outstanding!

Ms.Becky

The Kindergartners are now used to logging in, and typing for the first few minutes of class. Then this month we learned about short cuts. We are using ‘ctrl’ ‘c’ to copy an item, and ‘crtl’ ‘v’ to paste the item.

In Grade 1 we practiced our mouse skills by drawing a monitor, keyboard, and mouse in paint. It proved more difficult than we thought! Try it out, it’s quite a challenge! We also used a template birthday card and we all made one for Seané who’s birthday is today!

The grade 2’s are continuing to use Word and Publisher, and have learned about poster templates, and made one for St. Patrick’s Day.

Ms Ali

The Kindergartners are becoming very comfortable with using their mouse, and keyboard. We’ve been typing at the beginning of each class so that they can become master typers! We’ve also learned about the Internet, bookmarks, and how to access them.

In Grade 1 we’ve continued with Microsoft word, and they can use the many features to create bold, italic, underlined, and different colours of words.

The grade 2’s  are starting to use Microsoft Publisher. They have created posters, for which they have learned how to name their document so that it’s easily found later.

We have all been using www.jigssawplanet.com to help with mouse control, and it’s actually quite challenging!

Ms Ali

The Grade 3 ICT classes have been busy working on their typing skills with PAWS Typing or Mavis Beacon Typing, and they continue to build up their speed and accuracy. They have also been working on Microsoft Word in detail. They have worked on deleting and inserting words, inserting images and using the punctuation keys. We also took some time to use Publisher to create a card.

This month in ICT the Grade 4-6s have been taking typing tests, seeing how fast they type accurately, and trying to improve each week. We have also been learning new ICT terms and creating our own dictionary with the definitions and pictures. The Grade 6’s have also been using Excel to make graphs and will be soon learning equations that can be done using this program. All Grades are still using Mavis Beacon, with different typing lessons each week.

January has been a great month for reviewing technical terms for the Kindergartners, Grade 1’s and Grade 2’s. We have all been working on picnic.com, and the Kindergartners are really developing their keyboarding skills! They are able to use the ‘caps lock’ key, and will be learning the ‘shift’ key and its uses.

The Grade 1’s and 2’s have been working on their Word documents, and getting more familiar with the different things we can do in that program.  Please see some of the photos below the students have manipulated!

Ms Ali

This month in Grade 4-6 ICT we stayed busy with our typing practice and games. The Grade 6’s started learning about spreadsheets and all grades began work in Excel. We created charts and graphs on Excel, comparing populations of different countries.

In December, the Grade 3 ICT class have put their word-processing skills to good use by writing a letter to Santa Claus. I know they are anxious to get some of the things on their list! They used various skills in order to edit, print and save their document.

November K-2 ICT

We’ve been learning about clip-art and photo editing in Grade 1 and 2 ICT. We use clip art from Microsoft Word, and we use www.picnik.com to edit, change, and create cool pictures!

The Kindergartners have learned how to go onto the Internet and click on a saved bookmark. This month we’ve been using www.safekidgames.com

Ms Ali

“I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we’ve ever created. They’re tools of communication, they’re tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user”. – Bill Gates