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This year we have added an electronic white board to our computer lab, the Smart Board. The Smart Board is an electronic white board which allows you to interact with your computer by touching the projected computer screen on the board itself. The Smart Board can also take handwritten text and convert it into computer generated text. This is an amazing advancement to our computer lab. Roosevelt School's Computer Lab is equipped with 30 new PC computers. All computers are running Windows XP. Students are using Microsoft Office XP which includes applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and Internet Explorer. Students from grades K-5 attend the computer lab once a week. Grades 3-5 have computers for two periods a week. Instruction focuses on the integration of technology with the Core-Curriculum Standards. Students use word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and the Internet in areas directly related to the ongoing classroom curriculum. PowerPoint: The students will learn how to communicate their ideas using presentation software. They will learn how to apply backgrounds, import clip art, import video files, import sound, develop decorative titles, animate their objects and organize their information into a presentation order. Word-Processing: The students will learn how to type, format, save, retrieve and modify their work in a word processor. They will learn how to add columns, tables, clipart, and mail merging to their documents. They will learn how to use the spell checker, grammar checker, and thesaurus to improve their communication skills. Spreadsheets: The student will learn how to use the formulas, sorting, graphing and chart features, creating functions of a spreadsheet to communicate information about the data sets it contains. Desktop Publishing: The students will learn how to use publishing software to create newsletters, brochures, signs, flyers, banners, cards and calendars to present ideas. They will learn how to import word-processing documents into the publishing software along with clipart and charts. They will learn how to continue information from one column to another and organize information in a pleasing and informative way.
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