Computers in Action
Notes to the teacher
 

 

 

Table of Contents

Activity
Computer Competency
Language Objectives


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

 

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updated 7/07