October 26, 2011

This is the last class of the first quarter!

Oops - I somehow lost my mind on this and had the students do something totally different! We ended up introducing keyboarding - the f and the j fingers, discussed the "bumps"... anyway, I'll adjust this page! :-)

Topic

• Typing!

Activity

Today the students will spend the class learning about typing... we will introduce the letters F and J as the "bump" keys, as in, there's a locator bump on each key to set you to your home page.

We will then visit a typing Symbaloo, which has a bunch of links to really fun games!!!!! To check out the games, click here: Symbaloo Keyboarding Mix.

Assessment

During this class, students will be assessed on the following:

• Troubleshooting - were they able to assess and address any problems with the computer? (Was it turned off, was it running a scan, did someone before them forget to close out?)
• Website Access - were they able to identify the icon that would take them to the internet?
• Were they able to find where to plug in their headphones and adjust the sound? Did they know how to unmute if necessary?
• Were they able to navigate the site independently?
  • Did they try to independently determine how to play the games?
  • Were they able to read and learn the rules of the games?
  • Did they know to hover over icons to identify their purpose?
  • Did they work independently without asking for more guidance than is readiness appropriate?
  • Did they stay on the instructed site?
  • If they moved to a location on the site, did they know how to get back home?