Each first grade class comes to the Computer Lab one period per
week. Mrs.
Cox’s class comes on Tuesday, Mrs.
Palmer’s class comes on Monday, and Mrs.
Crump’s class comes to the lab on Thursday.
First grade works through our technology curriculum, TechKnowledge. This curriculum includes the following
units of study:
ü Computer
Basics
ü Keyboarding
ü Word
Processing (mirrors Microsoft Word)
ü Drawing
and Graphics (mirrors Microsoft Paint)
ü Gadgets
ü Presentation
(mirrors Microsoft PowerPoint)
ü Spreadsheet
(mirrors Microsoft Excel)
ü Database
(mirrors Microsoft Access)
ü Electronic
Reference
ü Internet
In addition to TechKnowledge, students will work extensively in
Microsoft Word applications so that they will become proficient in creating,
editing and publishing documents.
This will be an emphasized curriculum area for 1st and 2nd
graders in the computer lab this year.
Students will also explore a variety of programs which will
increase their computer skills, as well as practice skills they are learning in
their classrooms.
Software First Grade uses includes:
Microsoft Paint – encourages creativity
Microsoft Word – create, edit and publish
documents
Type to Learn, Jr., New Keys for Kids
– keyboarding
Word Muncher – various language arts skills
Arthur’s
Reading Race and Arthur’s
Computer Adventure – Broderbund Living Books
Alpha Betty – alphabet, beginning
addition/subtraction, patterning, even/odd numbers
Websites that First Grade visits include:
