Computer *Fun*damentals: New lessons in Word & Excel (...and the Internet, too)
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Computer *Fun*damentals: New lessons in Word & Excel (...and the Internet, too)
Ramona R. Santa Maria, Ph.D.Department of Computer Information Systems
SUNY Buffalo State
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Shameless promotion
Early summer PD workshop http://www.buffalostate.edu/cs4hs
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Objective:
1. Give teachers tools to “perk up” the way they integrate basic computer skills into lessons.
2. Refresh teachers toolbox, how to:• Integrate internet skills and foster reflective searches,• Use MS Word to become a collaborative (and funny)
tool, • Model teaching Excel with ease.
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Materials
What you'll need: Engaged students:
1. Who can use their imagination
2. Who are ready to have fun
Internet connection MS office M&M's and Dixie cups
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Traditional teaching structure
My normal order– My training– Computer support
plan– Internet skills– Word– Excel
Today’s T4 order– Word– Excel– My training– Computer support
plan– Internet skills
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Word (1)
Teaches basic skills Movement is key
– Movement creates collaboration
– Collaboration fosters creativity
– Creativity drives the lesson.
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Word (2)
Review result, analyze content, change plot
Create a carton– http://pbskids.org/
go/studio/– Http://
www.toondoo.com/
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Excel
Teaches basic skills Removes math anxiety Make graphing fun Reflective:
– Why would I want to analyze how many people have red M&M’s?
– Why might student X have more M&M’s in their cup than student Y?
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Basic skills (1) Computer support plan:
– As students to be reflective and accountable.
• What happens if your computer doesn't work?
• How will you complete your assignments?
_________
• When online what do I do if… – I encounter a questionable
website?– I don’t feel safe online?– I’m being teased and pick on?
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Basic skills (2)
Get trained, educate others, understand internet safety
iSafe trainer– http://isafe.org/wp/
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Internet skills (1)
Barebones– http://www.sc.edu/be
aufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
– Choose your assignments
– Ask for reflection
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Internet skills (2) Barebones
– http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
– Choose your assignments– Ask for reflection– Ideas:
• List the specific skill(s) you've reviewed in the lesson.
• Summarize what you have leaned In your
• What did you learn about the Internet searching in this way?
• Give evidence to support how the new way learned to search is different the way you’ve searched before.
• Where were your searching speedbumps before this assignment?
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Internet skills (3) Students create scavenger
hunt questions Display answers in a
“timeline”http://www.dipity.com/
Ideas: http://www.surfnetkids.com/online_scavenger_hunts.htm
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Now what?
What have you learned?
What can you use in your classroom next week?
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