Elementary Computer Lab Activities

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Permalink Reply by Bradley Dutchcot on February 2, 2012 at 12:23pm

I am an Elementary Technology teacher and one of the things I do with KidPix is to have the students draw a picture on a topic then export this picture from KidPix as a .jpg file. Then we insert the picture into Word and write an essay about our picture. In the fall I had students draw a monster and write a scary story for Halloween and now I'm trying to relate to what the different classes are learning.

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Permalink Reply by Kate Miller on February 5, 2012 at 1:50pm

Thanks Bradley- I know some of our classes have read novels and created scenes from "Charlotte's Web" and other books. 

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Permalink Reply by Wesley Emlet on February 7, 2012 at 5:11pm

Hi Kate!

Something I do with my class is use our schools network and place differentiated "reading group folders"on my students' drive that they need to accomplish. There is a plethora of web resources available for every almost every subject taught in elementary school so completing a quick search for an interactive activity and then bookmarking it into their appropriate reading group folder allows for easy differentiation and fun activities for the kids!  

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Casal on February 8, 2012 at 5:52am

I use PowerPoint and Keynote to do research projects in 4th & 5th grade (Word with 2nd & 3rd). Single topic, guided research via Google, note taking, turning notes into presentations with pictures, animations, etc

We've turned them in to movies and post them here:

http://mrcasal.wikispaces.com/Student+Work

(those pages are in constant flux, forgive the empty spaces)

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