Check this page weekly to ensure that you have everything ready for your next computer class. This will help you get the most out of the coursework and also to be prepared to get your work done in class on time.​​
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Student will continue playing on their Education.com games.​​

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February 21, 2024 (week 19)
'Snowmail', learning about email 

 

(HDMI 3) on active panel, go to home, select either downloads or mail, select pencil tool)Students will view an email on the Active board from Frosty. They will answer questions as a class regarding it while also filling in their own worksheet. They will address who wrote the email, who it is to, who it is cc-ed to, etc. Students will also review and use email related vocabulary.

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February 11, 2025 (week 20)
Kodable and Hector’s World (2 week for now)

Students will watch one of the 6 Internet safety videos found at Hector's World at the start of the class.  The first unit will be 'Keeping your personal information safe'. This is split into 5 different ten minute videos. They will also view one on Cyberbullying and Computer Security weeks 6 & 7.

Hector's World, episode 1
Hector's World, episode 2
Hector's World, episode 3
Hector's World, episode 4
Hector's World, episode 5
Hector's World, episode 6 (cyberbullying)

Kodable Link (3 weeks + 1 for Lightbot)
 
Week of March 20, 2025 (week 22)
Kidpix Easter Project (2 weeks)

Students will use the Kidpix software to create an Easter Project. They will start by inserting a text box and answering the "Easter is..." writing prompt with at least 5 words. Student's first name will also be inserted in the text box. Students need to spell the writing prompt correctly and use capital letters and punctuation. They will save their project with their first name and room number to their desktop.

The second week, students will retrieve, finish and print their projects the second week. The picture should pertain to the Resurrection of Jesus to some degree. They will print their project with the help of an instructor when they are finished.
 

Week of April 8, 2025 (week 24)
Easter Games Online

Students will play Internet Easter Games from Mrs Graber's website. Three games will be open in different tabs. Students will be shown how to navigate the tabs and play the different games.

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Week of April 28, 2025 (week 25)
Mother's Day Card (2 weeks)

Students will create a Mother's Day card using the Print Shop application. They will be shown how to access the program. They will select Greeting Cards from the project menu, start from scratch, quarter-fold tall, and start working on their card. They will personalize the card inserting pictures and text.

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Students will start the outside page by inserting a border, will add a picture and a text box with 'Happy Mother's Day'. They will increase the font size, change the font color, and change the font style. They will save their projects with their names to their desktops.

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The second week, they will move to the inside. They will insert a text box and write 2 good sentences to their mother. They will sign it with I love you and their name. They will print their project.

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We will print the card together the second week to ensure correct printing.
 

May 6, 2025 (week 26)
Father's Day Card, Print Shop (1 week)

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Students will create a Father's Day card using the Print Shop application. They will be shown how to access the program. They will select Greeting Cards from the project menu, start from scratch, quarter-fold tall, and start working on their card. They will personalize the card inserting pictures and text.

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Students will start the outside page by inserting a border, will add a picture and a text box with 'Happy Father's Day'. They will increase the font size, change the font color, and change the font style. They will save their projects with their names to their desktops.

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The second week, they will move to the inside. They will insert a text box and write 2 good sentences to their father. They will sign it with I love you and their name. They will add at least one picture to their inside page. They will print their project with help.

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Students will continue their adventure on the Brainzy accounts if they are done with the daily requirements.

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Week of May 14, 2025 (week 27)

Kodable and Hector’s World

Students will watch one of the 6 Internet safety videos found at Hector's World at the start of the class.  The first unit will be 'Keeping your personal information safe'. This is split into 5 different ten minute videos. They will also view one on Cyberbullying and Computer Security weeks 6 & 7.

Hector's World, episode 2
Hector's World, episode 3
Hector's World, episode 4
Hector's World, episode 5
Hector's World, episode 6 (cyberbullying)

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Kodable Link (3 weeks + 1 for Lightbot)

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Password: first101y, first101b, first102y, first102b, first103y or first103b

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Lightbot if additional time.

 

This was excellent. There is no log in but I used it for an entire class period with the students who finished the Kodable unit in 2 weeks. I then used it again from the start for all students for 1 more class period.

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RodoCode - 1 hours of code, complete part 1

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Monster Coding

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CodeMonkey

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BeKids.com

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Updated February 24, 2025

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