Technology Words

Each week throughout the year kindergarten, first, and second grades have a computer word of the week. It is the students' job to remember that word and what it means. At the end of the week, the words go up on the computer lab Word Wall.

It Looked Like...

This week kindergarten students listened to the book It Looked Like Spilt Milk. They then drew their own cloud shapes using the fill bucket and eraser in Kid Pix. When done, they told Miss Frank what it looked like and she used the text tool to write a sentence.

TYP Kindergarten and Fourth Grade

Thursday, May 19, is Teach Your Parent night for students in kindergarten and fourth grade. Students may bring in adult guests to teach. Kindergarteners are going to teach about the painting and drawing program Kid Pix. Fourth grade students are going to choose what they want to teach. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Vacation

Last week kindergarten students drew suitcases in Kid Pix. They used stamps to pack them for Spring Break. I hope everyone has a safe and fun week!

Helping Each Other

This week in computer class Kindergarten students are experimenting with the amazing paint brush tools in Kid Pix. One big part of the lesson is asking for help and helping others. Students show each other where to find different tools.

Stamps

This week kindergarten students are trying out stamps in Kid Pix. After listening to the story There's an Alligator Under My Bed, students draw a bed and stamp three things under it. After printing, they get to try out more stamps or do some more drawing.

Come On and Play With Kid Pix

Kindergarten students are starting on one of my favorite programs: Kid Pix. It is a creativity application that all ages love to use. Last week kindergarten students experimented with the Color Picker, the Start Over button, and the different drawing tools: pencil, chalk, crayon, and marker. This week students learned how to use the straight line tool and how to make lines thinner and thicker.

Kindergarten Progress

The kindergarten students have been doing a great job in computer class. They now know how to log in to the computers with a username and a password. They can open and close files by clicking on them and pushing the Enter key. Each computer they log off the the computers at the end of class. Most recently students learned to use the backspace key for when they make a mistake on the username or password. We started with a coloring program to practice colors and using the mouse. Classes then moved on to a program that helps them identify letters and sounds. Lately we have been using some programs that cover math concepts. Keep up the good work kindergarteners!

Move That Mouse

The first thing we do in kindergarten computers is learn to use a mouse. Although many of the students have used a mouse before at home, daycare, or begindergarten, some students have never had the opportunity. The students use a coloring program to practice. When they click on a crayon, the program says the color. Where ever they click the mouse after that, the color appears. I check all the students throughout the lesson to make sure they are holding their mice correctly and using their index fingers to click.