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=Welcome to Computers!!=

Everyone get in the middle of the room. Find out what everyone's middle name is and sit alphabetically by middle name.

Internet Outlook for 2011:
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Discuss classroom rules

 * Come in quietly and begin the assignment on the board.
 * If you have been absent, let me sign your note and YOU need to ask for your assignments.
 * Plan to make up any vocabulary tests when you return to school because you have access to the words to study.
 * Missed classwork/projects will need to me made up in activity time or at home. These need to me made up within 2 days of your absence or you will receive a zero. If an exception needs to me made, then you need to talk to me and get it in writing.
 * Go over AUP they signed at beginning of year
 * Privacy issues
 * Intellectual Proerty
 * Cyberbullying - Share article from Fayetteville

Discuss classwork/homework/projects/tests

 * Tests are usually given on Fridays.
 * I usually gmail the vocabulary words to them on Monday.
 * I also post the words on edline.
 * I try to post grades on Friday but if not possible, I do it over the weekend.
 * With few exceptions, the only homework is studying for the vocabulary tests and practicing keyboarding.
 * Projects will be done in class. However, if a student gets behind in class they may have to do it at home.

Discuss classroom integration
Show examples that 8th grade did:
 * Newsletter
 * Newscast
 * Voicethread
 * PowerPoint//﻿//

Discuss current news:
Agricultural Biotechnology - red potatoes, soybeans with vaccines from Fay Observer on 1/4 Rise of theiKids from Fay Observer on 1/4 Saving Lives with Facebook - Fay Obs 1/3 Kodachrome - Dead today at 75 - last day of processing film: []

Discuss use of computers - Turning on

 * Loggin off at the end of class
 * Remind them of Acceptable Use Policy that they have all signed
 * Desktop 1972 first personal computers
 * General maintenance
 * No eating or drinking
 * G drive

Show how to make a folder and importance of folders

 * Make their folder on the g drive. Example: Alice
 * Make classwork folder in their folder. Example: Alice's classwork
 * Make project folder in their folder. Example: Alice's projects
 * Make vocabualry/test folder in their folder. Example: Alice's voc/tests

Begin 6th grade - on 1/5

News: [] - The man who reinvented the keyboard -- twice

[] - Study: Internet surpasses TV as main news source for young adults

Discuss Keyboarding:

 * Importance
 * Correct finger position
 * Correct posture
 * Carpal Tunnel
 * Expect at least 25 WPM by end of semester
 * Open word document.
 * Enter
 * Margins
 * Single space - ctrl 1
 * Double space - ctrl 2
 * quadruple space - moves enter key down 4 times - 3 blank lines
 * Page in book - Page 122
 * Take a timing.
 * Standard word = 5 characters
 * GWAM
 * Show them how to figure a timing.
 * Have them write their WPM and save document in their classroom folder as Timing One.
 * Have them write their WPM and save document in their classroom folder as Timing One.

Begin 7th grade on 1/5

News: [] - The man who reinvented the keyboard -- twice

[] - Study: Internet surpasses TV as main news source for young adults

Open Google mail accounts for everyone.

 * Have them add me as a contact
 * Name: Mrs. Alice Butler - email: butlertarheel@gmail.com
 * Create a signature
 * Send me an email with the following information:
 * Subject: GWPM
 * Type their GWPM: GWAM = __
 * Type 3 things they want to learn how to do in Word
 * Type 3 things they would like to do on the Internet - NOT PLAY GAMES
 * Attach their Timing One
 * Send to me.

Open Blogger accounts for everyone.

 * Practice keyboarding in blogger.