Word and PowerPoint
We have
learned to make tables using Microsoft Word. If you have a computer at home, you may
challenge them by asking them to make a table of family names, phone
numbers, and/or addresses or any other table. It is so important to use these skills as
they gain them. Practicing outside
of class time would be very beneficial.
The 7th
and 8th grade are beginning to make PowerPoint Presentations. The first PowerPoint Presentation is
about their favorite President. They
will have the choice to save this 3-5 min. presentation on a CD that is
provided to them. They can then take
it home with them, if they wish to work on it outside of class time. They will also get to keep this CD at the
end of the school year.
Learning to
type without peaking at the keys will be our focus in the coming
months. At this point, their speed
is not nearly as important as their accuracy when typing. I will challenge them by covering the
keyboards, at times, so they will not be able to see the keys, but will
still be able to type. As
encouragement, I will set individual goals and small rewards for achieving
accuracy goals.
Nothing will
replace good old fashioned practice, so we are encouraging the students to
use these skills outside of class (at home). This will help them retain what they have
learned.
We will
continue with PowerPoint and Word for the next few weeks as well as some keyboarding/typing
challenges.
