Kindergargen, First and Second Grades

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Curriculum: Teacher Created Resources multimedia lessons

Software: The Learning Company, Heartsoft, KidPix, Kidspiration, Microsoft Word, Paint, Excel, PowerPoint, and other skill-building software

Internet: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo E-mail epals (2nd grade only), various educational websites for games and learning activities

Early elementary students will be able to:

bulletLog on to the system with a user name and password with help
bulletLog off, shut-down or restart the system with help
bulletLocate on/off buttons for the processor, monitor and speakers
bulletIdentify hardware: computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, headset, processor, disk drives, scanner, projector, video and digital cameras, printer
bulletIdentify software: CD, key drive and floppy disk
bulletInvestigate the inside of a computer and the names of its parts
bulletLoad software with help
bulletLocate and open software using desktop icons
bulletLocate letters and numbers on keyboard to perform simple word processing tasks
bulletSave work to a disk or to the server 
bulletCreate a simple Word documents, multimedia projects and cut/copy/paste using various software
bulletUse the internet to locate websites and search for basic information with help
bulletUse e-mail and the letter-writing format to perform simple e-mail tasks with help/without help

Click here for a list of favorite links.

Click here to see student work.