Happy New Year! Welcome Back to School! Let's Kick Off the New Year With Terrific New Tech Lessons!

Sensational Second Graders
Using Microsoft Paint...Mr. Potato Head

We are going to be using a great program in the next few weeks called Microsoft Paint.  To help you learn how, here is a fun activity to make your new year begin with a giggle!

First we are going to look at few pictures of Mr. Potato Head.
Mr. Potato Head Coloring Book

Now it is time to use Microsoft "Paint" to make your own Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head! A copy of the potato shape is saved for you in the Second Grade Folder on the Shared Drive.  Here is how to get to it...

1. Click on "My Computer"                                                 4. Click on Technology Folder    
                                                                     5. Click on 2nd Grade Folder                                 

                                                                                             

2. Click on Shared Drive                                                     6. Click on "Mr. Potato Head" document.

       
                       7. Move your mouse into the center of the                                       potato.    
       
                        
3. Click on the Group Folder                                     8. RIGHT mouse click and then click EDIT, COPY       
                                                                                 9. Wait for directions from Ms. Bell.  She will help you                                                                                    paste the potato into "Paint"
                                                                    


Thrilling Third Graders
This week you are going to learn the "Ins and Outs" of Microsoft Word

First you need to save a copy of the "Cats" text  in your folder on the Shared Drive.  We are going to get there together.

Go to the Share Drive.  Click on Groups, then Technology, and finally 3rd Grade.  

Open the file called "Cats edit in Word."

I will hand out the directions, and we will learn how to use this program together.  Be sure to pay attention because next week you are going to show what you learned today when you edit a letter from my friend Oh Henry!

Fantastic Fourth Graders  & Fabulous Fifth Graders

Surprising Facts About 50 years ago...A bit of fact finding fun and PowerPoint to get the new year rolling in the right direction!

You are going to create a short PowerPoint including surprising facts about 50 years ago.  You may choose facts all about the same topic, or you can create a different slide about different facts. Here's how to get started:

1. Go to the Share Drive.  Click on Groups, then Technology, and finally 5th Grade.  

2. Open the file called Surprising Facts about Life 50 Years ago.  All the directions are there for you!