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Open Microsoft Word to become more familiar with Microsoft Word 7
{Today’s Goals and Agenda.ppt} {Welcome to Technology Literacy.ppt} {Participation Rubric.doc}
Grade 6 Self Assessment
Class 2
Acceptable Use and E-Mail

Today we will:
- Practice keyboarding skills for 10 minutes in Type to Learn 4
a pre-assessment. Kennedy Students McDevitt Students
- Discuss fast food preferences and visit website to find calories & fat calories of favorite items.
- Open Microsoft Excel, review and discuss cells, rows, addresses, columns, etc.
- Enter-Enter calories & total calories.
Microsoft Excel Project - Fast Food
Project Instructions
MS Excel Screencasts

Students will recognize the public exposure of e-mail and appropriate e-mail etiquette
Students will use painting and drawing applications to create and edit work.
we will:
TTL4 ten minutes
Discuss Cyberbullying & Internet Safety with school resource officer
Show Cyber Bullying exemplar posters
Watch Ryan Halligan Video & Netsmartz Videos Click here
on paper
Demonstrate
Demonstrate basics of Microsoft PaintPaint
Create posters in Microsoft PaintPaint and save
{Grade 6 Cyber Bullying Posters1.ppt} {CyberBullying poster Rubric.doc} {Handout 2 -CyberBullying.pdf} {Handout -Top 10 Ways to Prevent Cyberbullying.mht}
{CyberBullying.ppt}
{Cyber Bullying.doc}
Class 15
Media Literacy
Goal
Students will analyze media messages and determine if their purpose is to inform, persuade, or entertain.
{Advertising+tricks_revised.doc} {Reflection.doc}
Classes 16 & 17
Microsoft Excel
Goal
Working in pairs, you will: use the Internet to locate the calorie totals of your favorite fast food items, enter the data into an Excel spreadsheet, and create forumlas and a pie chart that shows the percent of calories of each item.
Microsoft Excel Project - Fast Food
Project Instructions
Screencast videos to watch:
How to Enter Data (words) intoMS Excel
How to Enter Numbers Screencasts
Creating a spreadsheet
Finding calorie info and Formulasrecording into spreadsheet
Creating a formula in spreadsheet (addition/subtraction)
Creating a formula in spreadsheet (division)
Adding totals (AUTO SUM) in spreadsheets
Creating a bar chart from data in spreadsheet
Formatting an Excel spreadsheet (fonts, headings)
More formatting (inserting rows, adding titles, merge)
http://static.schoolrack.com/files/9257/254793/Fast_Food_Project_II_2009.pdf
http://static.schoolrack.com/files/9257/254795/Grade_Rubric.pdf

Review: Rules of Haiku
Show exemplars of digital haiku poems create by last class
Doc instructions ProjectProject Instructions rename
When finished, save the movie to your H:Drive and copy to shared folder. {New+haiku+rubric[1].doc}
Type To Learn or go to the Wiki and do Typing sites http://gr6.wikispaces.com/activities
Or click on this link when you have finished your assignment
Classes 12, 13 & 14
GoalsCyberbullying & Internet Safety
Students will define cyberbulling and describe strategies to deal with such a situation, including how to annonoymously report incidents to school officials.
Students will describe potential risks and dangers associated with various forms of online communication.
Students will use painting and drawing applications to create and edit work.
Today we will:
-TTL4TTL4 ten minutes
-Discuss
Discuss Cyberbullying & resource officer
-Show
Show Cyber Bullying exemplar posters
-Watch
Watch Ryan Halligan
Sketch out cyber bullying poster on paper
-DemonstrateDemonstrate basics of MS Paint
-CreateMicrosoft Paint
Create posters in MS PaintMicrosoft Paint and save
{Grade 6 Cyber Bullying Posters1.ppt} {CyberBullying poster Rubric.doc} {Handout 2 -CyberBullying.pdf} {Handout -Top 10 Ways to Prevent Cyberbullying.mht}
{CyberBullying.ppt}

Grade 6 Self Assessment
Class 2
Acceptable USeUse and E-Mail
Students will review and discuss the school rules and the Acceptable User Agreement for responsible use of computers and networks, using the Web 2.0 tool www.scrumblr.ca.
Students will log onto school email accounts and send a practice e-mail to their teacher.
{NoodleTools_Exit_ticket.doc}
Classes 7 & 8
GoalsGoogle Apps
Students will use online tools (Google Apps for Education) to gather and share information collaboratively with other students.
Today we will:
-TTL4TTL4 ten minutes
-Introduction
Introduction to Google change password
-Store
Store password in Passwordspasswords docs on H: drive
-Make
Make a copy of the All_All About Me Google Doc
-Rename
Rename the document the activity
-Share
Share Google Doc
Classes 9, 10 & 11
Goals PhotoStory 3
Students will create a project that uses text, graphics, audio, and video with proper citations to communicate ideas using PhotoStory 3.
Students will write a Haiku poem and research pictures on the Internet to compliment the poem.
Today we will:
-TTL4TTL4 ten minutes
-Review:
Review: Rules of Haiku
-Show
Show exemplars of last class
-Copy
Copy Google Doc instructions Project Instructions, Project Instructions rename the the assignment
- When
When finished, save folder. {New+haiku+rubric[1].doc}
- Type
Type To Learn sites http://gr6.wikispaces.com/activities
-Or
Or click on your assignment
Classes 12, 13 & 14
Goals

Review Digital Acceptable Use Agreement DTAUA {Waltham AUA.pdf}
Class 3
===HH drives and
Students will organize their files on the server space (H:drive )by creating new folders and editing/deleting.
Students will log onto TTL4, take the keyboarding assessment, and begin practicing at appropriate keyboarding level.
Create “Passwords” document in Microsoft Word, save to Tech Lit folder, save TTL4 username and password.
E-mail your teacher what lesson you are in on TTL 4.
===DoubleDouble click for
{TTL Download instructions.doc}
Classes 4 & 5
GoalsWord Printing E-Mail Wordle
Students will menus in MSMicrosoft Word to resources in MSMicrosoft Word.
Students will select a printer, use print preview, and print with proper page set up and organization.
a document.
Email final project to your teacher.
Complete Wordle Assignment
Today we will:
-TTL4TTL4 ten minutes
-MS
Microsoft Word - Me assignment
{All About ME.doc} {AllAboutMeRubric.doc} {Wordle-Project.pdf} {All About Me Malec.doc}
Class 6
GoalsNoodleTools
Students will create a proper citations for copyrighted material (e.g. text, images, website) found on the Internet.
Today we will:
-TTL4TTL4 ten minutes
-Log
Log on to to your Passwords Docpasswords doucument on your H: Drive
-Mrs.
Mrs. May/Ms. Clerkin
{NoodleTools_Exit_ticket.doc}
Classes 7 & 8

Grade 6 Self Assessment
Class 2
GoalsAcceptable USe and E-Mail
Students will review and discuss the school rules and the Acceptable User Agreement for responsible use of computers and networks, using the Web 2.0 tool www.scrumblr.ca.
a practice emaile-mail to their
Today we will:
Receive seating assignment
Review Digital Acceptable Use Agreement DTAUA {Waltham AUA.pdf}
Class 3
Goals===H drives and Type to Learn4
Students will organize their files on the server space (H:drive )by creating new folders and editing/deleting.
keyboarding level.
Students
Students will create a MSMicrosoft Word document for their Passwords,passwords, and save their TTL4 Passwordpassword (and all
Today we will:
*AssessAssess our keyboarding hook activity.
*Organize
Organize H: drives Tech Lit).
*Log
Log on to complete pre-test.
*Create
Create “Passwords” document and password.
*E-mail
E-mail your teacher TTL 4.
Double
===Double click for home computer! {TTL
{TTL Download instructions.doc}
Classes 4 & 5
Goals

Grade 6 Self Assessment
Class 2
Goals
Students will review and discuss the school rules and the Acceptable User Agreement for responsible use of computers and networks, using the Web 2.0 tool www.scrumblr.ca.
Students will log onto school email accounts and send a practice email to their teacher.
Today we will:
- ReceiveReceive seating assignment
- Answer
Answer class hook using www.scrumblr.ca
- Log
Log on to school emaile-mail accounts, send practice emailse-mails
Review Digital Acceptable Use Agreement DTAUA {Waltham AUA.pdf}
Class 3

Class 1 and 2
Welcome to Technology Literacy
to the WPS network.school network (wpsnet).
Students will use Internet Explorer, the Middle School Homepage(s), Students tab, and other resources available to them and their parents (including the Grade 6 Tech Literacy Curriculum & Technology Blog).
Today we will:
- Introductions
- ReviewIntroductions
Review Rules & Expectations – PPTPowerPoint presentation
- Log
Log on to WPS Network
- Openschool network (wpsnet)
Open Internet Explorer, look at MS Homepagethe middle school homepages and Links
-Open MSlinks
Open Microsoft Word to familiar with MSMicrosoft Word 7
{Today’s Goals and Agenda.ppt} {Welcome to Technology Literacy.ppt} {Participation Rubric.doc}
Grade 6 Self Assessment
Class 2
Goals
Students will review and discuss the school rules and the Acceptable User Agreement for responsible use of computers and networks, using the Web 2.0 tool www.scrumblr.ca.
Students will log onto school email accounts and send a practice email to their teacher.
-TTL4 ten minutes
-MS Word - All About Me assignment
ME.doc} {AllAboutMeRubric.doc} {Wordle-Project.pdf}{Wordle-Project.pdf} {All About
Class 6
Goals
Different fonts/sizes & colors.
A picture related to the topic.
Google Apps.doc} (This(This was done
Internet Search Project
{Internet Search Activity.htm}