St. John Fisher School Technology Center

Junior High

Students are well into their study of the upcoming election through their participation in the 2008 National Cyberconvention Project.  They have learned about the presidential, vice presidential and congressional candidates, how the electoral college works, and the difference between popular vote and electoral vote. Most recently, the students explored women’s suffrage and the importance of all citizens exercising their right to vote.  In the coming weeks, we will explore media literacy, defense and the economy.  After hearing the stands of the various candidates on these and other issues, the students will decide which candidate best supports his/her own personal interests.  We will vote and compare our vote to the national results on November 4th.

 

Sixth Grade

Students will be responsible to research a randomly selected biome, compile their research and create a three-panel brochure in Microsoft Publisher, using text, pictures and graphs/charts.  Students will then display their brochures outside the computer room. Check out the World Biomes WebQuest link found at the SJF website for more information.

 

Fifth Grade

Students are studying Native Americans in Social Studies and we will be working on various Native American Projects.  Students will be learning the paint program and drawing an Indian Pottery piece.  We will then move into Microsoft Project and creating a post card from their exciting visit to an Indian reservation.  Finishing the lesson with a PowerPoint presentation of their knowledge of the Native Americans. 

 

 

Fourth Grade

The fourth graders are excited about finishing up their “All About Me” PowerPoint presentations.  They learned how to copy and paste pictures, animate slides and change slide speed. Students will begin to present projects by mid-October. The last class of the month will be spent playing Halloween-themed math games.

 

Third Grade

Students are busy learning to type papers using Microsoft Word; learning to change size and type of font, as well as how to double space their papers. We will use these skills for a Halloween project. Also, we will be working on a Christopher Columbus assignment before Columbus Day.  On Wednesdays, students continue to improve their typing skills.  We are moving from “home base row” to the top row on the keyboard.

 

Second Grade

We will begin the month by working on an assignment about Christopher Columbus.  Move into learning new software that will enhance their Math Skills.  Finally, we move to Halloween, where we will explore great Halloween websites, draw pictures using Kid Pix and Kid Works, type a scary Halloween poem and play a lot of fun games.

 

First Grade

We will also begin the month by working on an assignment about Christopher Columbus.  And move right into celebrating Halloween drawing fun pictures using Kid Pix, exploring great Halloween websites and learning to insert text into our Kid Pix creations

 

Kindergarten

We will start off the month working with our Kid Pix program, learning how to use the stamps and stamping out our names and numbers 1-10.  We will move into working on a project to celebrate Columbus Day.  We will end the month with some exciting Halloween projects using Kid Pix. 

 

Preschool

What fun the preschoolers are having! Students are still becoming familiar with how to use the mouse with confidence.  The Starfall website has the kids enthralled.  I have let the students explore the ABC and Pumpkin icons at that site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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