Thursday, December 18, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Math Games. Play against each other or by yourself,

3. Play Brain Games.

4. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

de la Vega

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Math Games. Play against each other or by yourself, or play Brain Games.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Typing, Vocabulary, Critical Thinking

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor.

2. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated at least 1000 grains, then show teacher.

3.
Brain games. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games, or on Math Games.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

de la Vega

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Math Games. Play against each other or by yourself.

3. Brain games. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games.

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Household Safety. Click on the link to Save Sam! Find all 21 household hazards and fix them.

3. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

6th Grade

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Egypt. Go to the British Museum website. (a) read the story; (b) explore the gods and goddesses, reading about at least five of them; and (c) play and win the game. Show Mr. Bedwell when you have beaten the game.

3.
Brain games. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games, or on Math Games, where you can play against each other or by yourself.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Typing, Vocab, Math

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated at least 1000 grains, then show teacher.

3. Math Games. Play against each other or by yourself.

WP: Find & Save Images

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Computer Skills. Follow the instruction sheet to find five pictures on the internet that you are interested in, and then save them in your folder. To start, click on the link to Google.

3.
Brain games. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Math. Click on this link: Math Games.

2. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

WP: Find & Save Images

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Computer Skills. Follow the instruction sheet to find five pictures on the internet that you are interested in, and then save them in your folder. To start, click on the link to Google.

3.
Brain games. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Typing, Vocab, Math, & Critical Thinking

Students: Mr. Bedwell is ill (bad cold or flu) today. He apologizes and promises to be back next week.

Class schedule: Vigna (9:40-10:30); Ferguson (10:50-11:40); Woodie (11:40-12:30); Jamsheed (12:55-1:45); Souza (1:50-2:40).

All classes will do this:
1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor. 15 minutes.

2. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated at least 1000 grains, then show teacher.

3. Math. Play Number Invaders until you have scored at least (6th gr: 15 pts; 5th gr: 14 pts; 4th gr: 12), then show the teacher.

4.
Brain games. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games.


Thursday, November 20, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Math. Select a topic in Leon's Math Dojo, then play until you have earned 10,000 points.

3. Reading. Go to Starfall.

Monday, November 17, 2008

WP: Copy/Paste & Spelling

1. Use the mouse to select the following title and two paragraphs, then paste them into a Word document. The red underlines will tell you where the spelling errors are. Put the mouse pointer on top of each mispelled word, right click, and select the proper spelling from the list. Copy this:

Obama Winns

A crowwd of thowsants gathered in Grant Park, in Chickago, Illinoise, on November 4, awaiting a moement that many thout they would never cee. Shortley after 10:00 P.M. in Shicago, that moment arrived, bringin with it a sense of histerical significantce that seemed to overwelm meany in the crowd. Senetor Barack Obama became the Precident-elect of the United States.

While evrey new presidencY is the beginnin of a new eara in the United States, Obamas victory is a remarkinble milestone. He is the first African-American elected to the office. As recently as 45 years ago, many AfricanAmericans were not even asured of the’ir riht to vote in an election. Hes messege of hopi and change connectedy with a majority of voters in the states with the bigest poplations. His runnin mayte, Senador Joseph Biden of delaware, will be the nex Vicer President.

2. Play Free Rice until you have donated at least 1000 grains, then show Mr. Bedwell.

3. Problem Solving. Play Get the Glass! or on FunBrain.

Vigna

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated at least 2000 grains, then show Mr. Bedwell.

3. Problem Solving. Play Get the Glass! or on FunBrain.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

WP: Fixing Spelling Errors

1. Use the mouse to select the following title and two paragraphs, then paste them into a Word document. The red underlines will tell you where the spelling errors are. Put the mouse pointer on top of each mispelled word, right click, and select the proper spelling from the list. Copy this:

Obama Winns

A crowwd of thowsants gathered in Grant Park, in Chickago, Illinoise, on November 4, awaiting a moement that many thout they would never cee. Shortley after 10:00 P.M. in Shicago, that moment arrived, bringin with it a sense of histerical significantce that seemed to overwelm meany in the crowd. Senetor Barack Obama became the Precident-elect of the United States.

While evrey new presidencY is the beginnin of a new eara in the United States, Obamas victory is a remarkinble milestone. He is the first African-American elected to the office. As recently as 45 years ago, many AfricanAmericans were not even asured of the’ir riht to vote in an election. Hes messege of hopi and change connectedy with a majority of voters in the states with the bigest poplations. His runnin mayte, Senador Joseph Biden of delaware, will be the nex Vicer President.

2. Play Free Rice until you have donated at least 1000 grains, then show Mr. Bedwell.

3. Open your Funbrain table, and continue playing Funbrain.

Mr. Wheaton

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Geography. Go to All States and put the U.S. map together.

3. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Typing, Vocabulary, and Computer Skills

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated at least 1000 grains, then show Mr. Bedwell.

3. Problem Solving. Play Get the Glass! or on FunBrain.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

WP: Edit, Paste, Number

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Follow the directions on the worksheet to learn about the Edit-->Copy, Edit-->Paste, and Format-->Numbering functions.

3. Problem Solving. Get the Glass! Play the game until you get the glass.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Jamsheed's Class

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Get the Glass! Play the game until you get the glass.

WP: Edit, Copy, Paste, Numbering

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Follow the directions on the worksheet to learn about the Edit-->Copy, Edit-->Paste, and Format-->Numbering functions.

3. Tables. Find your FunBrain table in your folder, then open it. Click on FunBrain, enter your password, and continue using table!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Math. Click on this link: Math Games.

2. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

de la Vega -- Fun With Fonts

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing, Lesson 3. Click on this link: Format words. Complete the exercise and show Mr. Bedwell.

3. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain.

WP: Create Tables

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Follow Mr. Bedwell's instructions and make a table to keep your FunBrain passwords in.

3. Use your table. Play the FunBrain arcade. After each game, go back to your table, type in the name of the game in the first column, then your new password in the second column.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Word Processing - Tables

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Follow Mr. Bedwell's instructions and make a table to keep your FunBrain passwords in.

3. Use your table. Play the FunBrain arcade. After each game, go back to your table, type in the name of the game in the first column, then your new password in the second column.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Math. Click on this link: Math Games.

2. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

Monday, October 20, 2008

WP: Fonts

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing, Lesson 3. Click on this link: Format words. Complete the exercise and show Mr. Bedwell.

3. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Math. Click on this link: Math Games.

2. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

WP: Format Your Paper

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Word Processing. See instruction sheet and video:



3. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated 1000 grains. You must show Mr. Bedwell.

4. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

4th Grade: Word Processing L1

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Complete the Lesson One exercise.

3. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Math. Click on this link: Math Games.

2. Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

6th Grade: Word Processing L1

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Complete the Lesson One exercise.

3. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated 1000 grains. You must show Mr. Bedwell.

4. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain

De la Vega

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Complete the Lesson One exercise.

3. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain

Monday, October 6, 2008

4th Grade: Food Chains Movie & Quiz

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Food Chains. Click on the link, then watch the movie, and then take the quiz: Food Chains.

3.
Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated 1000 grains. You must show Mr. Bedwell.

4. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain.

5th & 6th Grades: Word Processing L1

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Word Processing. Complete the Lesson One exercise.

3. Vocabulary. Play Free Rice until you have donated 1000 grains. You must show Mr. Bedwell.

4. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class: Typing, Reading, and Math

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Reading. Click on this link: Starfall.

3. Math. Click on this link:
Math Games.

6th Grade: Typing, Vocabulary, and Math

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Click on the link, then click on the Windows Media symbol to watch this video: Free Rice!

3. Go to the Free Rice website. Play the game until you have donated at least 2000 grains of rice, then show Mr. Bedwell.

4. Finish 
Math Brain.

5. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on 
FunBrain.

Monday, September 29, 2008

4th Grade: Typing, Animals, and Math

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Review: Herbivore, Omnivore, or Carnivore? Click on this link: Animal Diet Game. Play the game until you can complete it with no mistakes, then show Mr. Bedwell.

3. Continue
Math Brain.

4. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on
FunBrain.

Typing, Vocabulary, and Math

(Ms. Woody's class only: click here.)

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Click on the link, then click on the Windows Media symbol to watch this video: Free Rice!

3. Go to the Free Rice website. Play the game until you have donated at least 2000 grains of rice, then show Mr. Bedwell.

4. Finish Math Brain.

5. If you finish early, you may spend the rest of your time on FunBrain.


Thursday, September 25, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's Class

1. Typing practice. Click here: Crazy Kids Typing.

2. Math. Click on this link: Math Advantage. Complete the games and show the teacher.

3. Fun. You may spend the rest of your time at Fun Brain Playground.


Ms. de la Vega's Class

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2. Math. Play AddItUpMath.

2. Fun. You may spend the rest of your time at Fun Brain Playground or Sheppard Software.

DeLong's Class

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Continue playing Math Brain.

Monday, September 22, 2008

4th Grade: Food Chains

1. Click on this link: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers. Complete the worksheet, then show Mr. Bedwell.

2. Click on this link: Food Chain Game. You must complete all seven food chains, watch the animation for each food chain, and then show Mr. Bedwell.

3. Click on this link: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers Game. Finish the game and show Mr. Bedwell.

Typing & Math Brain

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Continue playing Math Brain.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's class

1. Typing practice. Click here: Crazy Kids Typing.

2. Play Pop-up Math.

2. You may spend the rest of your time at Fun Brain Playground or Sheppard Software.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Typing & Math Brain

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Continue playing Math Brain.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Mr. Wheaton's class

You may spend the rest of your time on the Sheppard Software website.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Welcome to the Computer Lab!

This year we are going to be doing many exciting learning activities in the computer lab, including learning how to type, do internet research, make PowerPoint presentations, and even make and publish simple internet web pages.

Since we're just getting to know one another, today we're going to play math games. First, put your name on your worksheet! Then, click on the appropriate link below. As you beat each game, write your password on the worksheet.

4th grade boys 4th grade girls

5th grade boys 5th grade girls

6th grade boys 6th grade girls

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Welcome to the Computer Lab!

This year we are going to be doing many exciting learning activities in the computer lab, including learning how to type, do internet research, make PowerPoint presentations, and even make and publish simple internet web pages.

Since we're just getting to know one another, today we're going to play math games. First, put your name on your worksheet! Then, click on the right link below. As you beat each game, write your password on the worksheet.

Boys
Girls