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WELCOME TO MRS. LEUTHNER'S COMPUTER CLASS |
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Dear Parents, As the 2010-2011 school year comes to a close, I reflect on all that your children have learned. They have become better typists, researchers, and computer users. We have used word processing, excel, power point, and desk top publishing to create projects for our classroom themes. I look forward to building on those skills during the 2011-20012 school year. |
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COMPUTER LAB RULES |
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1. Do not eat
or drink in the lab. 2. Do not spin or roll your chair. 3. Do not put your legs in front of the computer; keep them next to the computer. 4. Do not write on any computer equipment or mouse pads. 5. Do not touch another student's computer unless you are asked by the teacher to assist them. 6. Straighten up your computer station: push in your chair, straighten keyboard and mouse, and place headphone neatly next to computer. 7. Raise your hand. 8. Do not get our of your seat unless you are asked to assist other students. 9. Do not touch computers until your are given instructions. 10. be helpful to your neighbor. |
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REWARD SYSTEM |
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Each student will earn a gold start on their chart for following the rules during their computer time. Students in K-2 will earn a prize from the treasure box when their required amount of starts are earned. Students in grades 3-5 will earn extra computer time with Mrs. Leuthner during their lunch time, when their required amounts of starts are earned. Kindergarten = 5 Stars |
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ABOUT OUR COMPUTER LAB |
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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. |
