September 21st, 2009
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!
August 24th, 2009
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 1st to May 28th . 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.
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1-Feb
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Keyboarding Pre-Test |
9-Apr
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Internet Basics |
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3-Feb
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
12-Apr
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Internet Safety |
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5-Feb
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Keyboarding Review |
14-Apr
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Internet Search |
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8-Feb
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
16-Apr
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Internet Site Evaluation |
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10-Feb
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Keyboarding Review |
19-Apr
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PowerPoint Basics |
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12-Feb
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
21-Apr
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PowerPoint Basics |
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15-Feb
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Keyboarding Review |
23-Apr
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PowerPoint Basics |
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17-Feb
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
26-Apr
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PowerPoint Basics |
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19-Feb
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Keyboarding Review |
28-Apr
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PowerPoint Project |
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22-Feb
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
30-Apr
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PowerPoint Project |
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24-Feb
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Keyboarding Review |
3-May
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PowerPoint Project |
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26-Feb
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
5-May
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PowerPoint Project |
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8-Mar
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Keyboarding Review |
7-May
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PowerPoint Project |
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10-Mar
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
10-May
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Publisher Basics |
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12-Mar
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Keyboarding Review |
12-May
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Publisher Basics |
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15-Mar
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
14-May
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Publisher Basics |
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17-Mar
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Keyboarding Review |
17-May
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Publisher Project |
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19-Mar
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
19-May
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Publisher Project |
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22-Mar
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Keyboarding Review |
21-May
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Publisher Project |
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24-Mar
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Keyboarding Review and Word Basics |
24-May
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Publisher Project |
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29-Mar
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Keyboarding Review |
26-May
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Information Literacy Review |
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31-Mar
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Keyboarding/ Word Basics Post Test |
28-May
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Information Literacy Test |
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7-Apr
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File Management |
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August 24th, 2009
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.
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2-Sep
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Orientation |
11-Nov
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Review P and V |
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4-Sep
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Home Row |
13-Nov
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Learn Q and , and Word Basics |
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9-Sep
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Home Row Lesson 1 |
16-Nov
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Review Q and , |
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11-Sep
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Home Row Review |
18-Nov
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Review Keys Learned and Word Basics |
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14-Sep
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Learn H and E and Word Basics |
20-Nov
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Learn Z and : and Word Basics |
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16-Sep
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Review H and E |
23-Nov
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Review Z and : |
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18-Sep
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Learn I and R and Word Basics |
30-Nov
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Learn Caps Lock and ? and Word Basics |
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21-Sep
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Review Keys I and R |
2-Dec
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Review Keys Caps Lock and ? |
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23-Sep
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Review Word Basics and Keys Learned |
4-Dec
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Keyboarding Review |
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25-Sep
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Learn O and T and Word Basics |
7-Dec
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Keyboarding Review |
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28-Sep
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Review O and T |
9-Dec
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Keyboarding Post Test |
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30-Sep
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Learn N and G and Word Basics |
11-Dec
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Internet Basics |
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7-Oct
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Review N and G |
14-Dec
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Internet Safety |
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9-Oct
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Learn Left Shift and . Word Basics |
16-Dec
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Internet Search |
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12-Oct
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Review Left Shift and . |
18-Dec
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Internet Basics Quiz |
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14-Oct
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Review Word Basics and Keys Learned |
4-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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16-Oct
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Learn U and C and Word Basics |
6-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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19-Oct
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Review U and C |
8-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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21-Oct
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Learn W and Right Shift and Word Basics |
11-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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23-Oct
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Review W and Right Shift |
13-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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26-Oct
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Learn B and Y and Word Basics |
15-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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28-Oct
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Review B and Y |
20-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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30-Oct
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Review Keys Learned and Word Basics |
22-Jan
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PowerPoint Basics |
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2-Nov
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Learn M and X and Word Basics |
25-Jan
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Information Literacy Review |
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4-Nov
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Review M and X |
27-Jan
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Information Literacy Review |
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6-Nov
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Learn P and V and Word Basics |
29-Jan
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Information Literacy Test |