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Bell Work for Computer Lab

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dave Eveland Jul 21, 2011. 7 Replies

 

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Dave Eveland replied to Brian S Langlois's discussion 'Bell Work for Computer Lab'
I'm trying to do some investigation into the feasibility of Apple's Trackpad in classrooms.  If you have a classroom of 20 computers, all with keyboards and trackpads... all wireless - does that present a problem?  I'm…
Jul 21, 2011
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Alline Sada replied to Brian S Langlois's discussion 'Bell Work for Computer Lab'
Here are the sites we use in my class: Mouse Skills http://www.alline.org/euro/games/mouse.html Arrow Keys http://www.alline.org/euro/games/arrowkeys.html Typing Games http://www.alline.org/euro/games/typing.html BTW Wall Wisher, Stixy, Google…
Aug 23, 2010
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Alline Sada replied to Brian S Langlois's discussion 'Bell Work for Computer Lab'
I see my middle school kids twice a week. We do mouse/trackpad skill games online for 5 minutes when our lessons are typing-heavy such as Office: simple click, fast click, target practice, speed, accuracy. And we practice keyboarding when using…
Aug 23, 2010
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Peter Lane replied to Brian S Langlois's discussion 'Bell Work for Computer Lab'
In the past I used Mavis Beacon as our warm-up... This year I am using the sites that can be found on this page. I do recommend trying to keep whatever you do consistent... Even with the reminder on the blog page and on the SmartBoard many of the…
Aug 23, 2010
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Brandon Horst replied to Brian S Langlois's discussion 'Bell Work for Computer Lab'
I would agree with the Wall Wisher...it's pretty cool and very fast....
Aug 19, 2010
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Vicky S replied to Brian S Langlois's discussion 'Bell Work for Computer Lab'
I agree that keyboarding is probably the easiest bell work to do consistently. Some other ideas of things you could do: Set up a Wall Wisher board with a question of the day they have to answer. Have a writing prompt they need to do in a Word…
Aug 13, 2010
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Karen V. Geiger replied to Brian S Langlois's discussion 'Bell Work for Computer Lab'
One of our tech teachers would have students come in and keyboard for the first five or so minutes. He used some type of game/software format. Periodically he gave timed tests to see if the students' keyboarding skills had improved. This also…
Aug 12, 2010
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Bell Work for Computer Lab

Hello Everyone,I was hoping to poll to masses for some best practices used as far as bell work (beginning of class before bell) in a Middle School Computer Lab. Currently, I'm not using any because I haven't been able to think of something that would work well. What do you use?See More
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