Computers
in Action Notes to the teacher |
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Table of Contents |
Activity |
Computer
Competency |
Language Objectives |
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Bill Gates Says | Hardware | Understanding and giving commands |
What's the Point | Pointing | Vocabulary, listening, giving and following commands |
Quiz Show | Opening/Closing Windows | Common grammar errors |
Sounds Good to Me | Double Clicking | Listening comprehension, pronunciation |
Shape Up | Dragging | Prepositions of place, commands, vocabulary |
Word Families | The Cursor, Backspacing, and Deleting | Phonics, word families, pronunciation |
Breaking the Code | Backspace, Delete, and Arrow Keys | Vocabulary, word recognition, reading |
The #1 Problem | Highlighting | Discussion |
The Scroll | Scrolling | Present vs. past tense |
Clueless | Font / Font style / Font size | Reading, writing, questions |
Do's and Don'ts | Bulleting and numbering | Commands, conversation |
The Spelling Bee | Spell Checking | Vocabulary, listening comprehension |
Jeopardy | Files and Folders | Question formation, conversation |
Time for a Change | Using Cut and Paste | Sentence sequencing, conversation |
Line by Line | Using Copy and Paste | Conversation, writing |
Deadline | Printing | Writing, discussion |
Window to the Soul | Minimizing / Maximizing Windows | Writing, reading, conversation |
One Thing After Another | File Management | Vocabulary, conversation |
Tiny Bubbles | Clip Art | Writing dialogue, conversation |
Draw a Line | Draw/Paint | Giving and receiving commands, vocabulary |
updated 7/07