Middle School Technology

As more and more letters are added each week, it’s important to stay on track or the lessons can easily become overwhelming.  You may be surprised what 15-20 minutes of extra practice can do.  Try the sites below for extra practice.  Some of the letters will be new, but, these sites are geared to beginners and should help rather than frustrate.  Many other typing games are fun, however, it is assumed that all the keys are mastered and can quickly become too difficult for the average fifth grader.  Remember to keep your eyes off your fingers and always use proper technique.  If you play the games with bad habits, I’d rather you not play them at all.   Use a cloth dinner napkin or dish towel to cover your fingers if you are tempted to look down.

These sites are good for beginners:

Dance Mat Typing from the BBC

Typing Triathlon

Typing Lessons

Happy typing!

Our goal in The Middle School Technology Department is to teach students how to effectively, efficiently, and ethically use computers for educational endeavors. 

This year all sixth graders will come to the lab with their reading or writing teacher every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from the February 1^st  to May 28^th .  Students will spend 20-25 minutes working on a technology task.  The remainder of the class will be devoted to a reading or writing assignment using technology. By the end of the year all sixth graders should be able to:

•  Keyboard at a rate of at least 25 words per minute with 2 or less mistakes
• Save and organize files and folders
• Create, edit, save, and print Microsoft Word Documents
• Safely search topics using The Internet
• Create, edit, and save Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
• Create, edit, and save Microsoft Publisher Projects.

Our goal in The Middle School Technology Department is to teach students how to effectively, efficiently, and ethically use computers for educational endeavors.

 This year all fifth graders will come to the lab with their reading or writing teacher every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for until February.  Students will spend 20-25 minutes working on a technology task.  The remainder of the class will be devoted to a reading or writing assignment using technology. By the end of the year all fifth graders should be able to: 

• Keyboard at a rate of at least 20 words per minute with 2 or less mistakes
• Save and organize files and folders
• Create, edit, save, and print Microsoft Word Documents
• Safely search topics using The Internet
• Cite online sources correctly
• Create, edit, and save Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations.