1st+grade+2nd+9+weeks


 * Review weekly in computer lab and reinforce in the classroom.
 * Introducing what the World Wide Web is using the following activity: Have students in a circle with 1 student in the middle. The student in the middle would have a picture of the world and the students in the circle would have a picture of a computer. The outside students will hold a piece of yarn that will connect to the student in the center- to look like a spicer web. Students will see that computers are networked together and can communicate to each other. Students will then go to their computer and log onto the internet. Go to [|www.lee.k12.nc.us], then the Schools link and explore other school webpages in Lee County to show how we are connected and can see others. Small groups will go to the server room to see how our school is networked. Computer terms covered: WAN- Wide Area Network, LAN- Local Area Network, WWW- World Wide Web, Server, Switches, Network Cable, Address Bar, Internet Filter.
 * Using Pictures from a bulletin board set introduce computer parts. We do this in a group together. When students go back to their computer play Simon Says with computer parts as a review. Each week as students come in class review with a quick game of Simon Says.
 * Using SmartNotebook. Have students drag a computer picture from the gallery to a blank page. Let them change the background color & use the "funky" pens to let students write the computer term. Print.
 * Review weekly in computer lab and reinforce in the classroom
 * Teachers will introduce sorting in classroom using candy ( M&M's, Skittles, Starburst,etc.). Students will record color and how many of each to bring to the computer lab. Students will be introduced to Spreadsheets using NCDesk. They will create a spreadsheet using the data brought from class, create a graph, and print when done. Teachers will model an example BEFORE students come to lab so lab time is for review and working on the computer. Vocabulary covered: spreadsheet, cell, column, row, insert, chart.
 * Using the printed snowflake from activity under 2.08 have students write down the website and discuss the importance of citing sources. Vocabulary covered: WWW, Internet, Internet Filter, Copyright
 * Using the graph created in 1:06 have students analyze/ compare graphs in the class. Ask questions like- How would the graph change if there were 3 more reds? or 2 more greens?
 * Using MS Word have students type their spelling words for the week. If time permits have them also type computer component terms.
 * Using MS Word students will create a Journal entry to be saved in their home folder. 1st Journal entry will be to type a couple of sentences and then save. Vocabulary covered: word processing, Shift, Enter, Space Bar, ".", File, Save, Home Folder.
 * 2nd Journal entry will be a follow up to class work on GingerBread Man. Students will write about where their GingerBread Man has traveled. Vocabulary covered: review from entry 1, File, Open, Retrieve
 * Using the website [|www.popularfront.com/snowdays] Students will create their own snowflake and explore webite using their snowflake.