Kindergarten+2008_2009

=Mouse Skills=

Students will:
 * Week of September 8th - 22nd, 2008**
 * learn the rules and routines of the computer lab
 * learn how to use the SMART Board during whole class activities

Students will:
 * Week of September 29th, 2008**
 * learn how to transition between the carpet and the computers
 * learn their assigned computer spots
 * practice mouse skills and color identification by going to PBS Kids and playing [|Roller Monkey]

Students will:
 * Week of October 6th, 2008**
 * learn how to transition between the carpet and the computers
 * learn their assigned computer spots
 * practice mouse skills and shape identification by going to PBS Kids and playing [|I Love Shapes]

Students will:
 * Week of October 13th, 2008**
 * learn how to transition between the carpet and the computers
 * learn their assigned computer spots
 * practice mouse skills and number identification by going to PBS Kids and playing [|Count Your Chickens]

Students will:
 * Week of October 20th, 2008**
 * learn how to transition between the carpet and the computers
 * learn their assigned computer spots
 * practice mouse skills and measurement by going to PBS Kids and playing [|How Tall?]

Students will:
 * Week of October 27th, 2008**
 * learn how to transition between the carpet and the computers
 * learn their assigned computer spots
 * practice mouse skills and shape identification by going to PBS Kids and playing [|Everything Must Go]

=Digital Image Skills (Pixie)=
 * Weeks of December 15th, 2008 through February 9th, 2009**

Students will:
 * Lesson 1**
 * open Pixie
 * use the brush and fill bucket tools
 * quit Pixie

Students will:
 * Lesson 2**
 * open Pixie
 * use the brush, fill bucket and shape tools
 * quit Pixie

Students will:
 * Lesson 3**
 * open Pixie
 * use the brush, fill bucket, shape and sticker tools
 * quit Pixie

=Labeling Animals (Pixie)=
 * Weeks of February 23rd, 2008 through March 30th, 2009**

Students will:
 * Lesson 1**
 * participate in a presentation about the classification of animals
 * create an image of a in Pixie
 * with the help of adults, save the image as (class_name_animal)

Students will:
 * Lesson 2**
 * participate in a presentation about [|emperor penguins]
 * create an image of a in Pixie
 * with the help of adults, save the image as (class_name_animal)

Students will:
 * Lesson 3**
 * participate in a presentation about
 * create an image of a in Pixie
 * with the help of adults, save the image as (class_name_animal)

Students will:
 * Lesson 4**
 * participate in a presentation about the similarities of these animals
 * create an image of similar animal parts in Pixie
 * with the help of adults, save the image as (class_name_sim)

Students will:
 * Lesson 5**
 * participate in a presentation about the differences of these animals
 * create an image of different animal parts in Pixie
 * with the help of adults, save the image as (class_name_diff)

Students will:
 * Lesson 6**
 * present their images using Pixie