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CLASSROOM POLICIES

 & Grading Policy

   

SEARCH ENGINES FOR KIDS
CLIP ART INTERNET SAFETY
EXTRAS TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM
SOFTWARE USED IN THE LAB TUTORIALS
COMPUTER TEAM SCHEDULE      If the computer asks for a password, just click CANCEL and it should bypass that part. TECHNOLOGY GLOSSARIES
Copyright and Plagiarism Empowering You!
Typing Resources Website Evaluation
Quia Technology Games Computer History Timeline

 

 

CLASSROOM POLICIES

Internet Usage Rules

Kid's Rules for Online Safety

Copyright Rules

Internet Terminology

What is Netiquette? Grading Policy for ES Computer Classroom

 

SEARCH ENGINES FOR KIDS
Yahooligans Kids Search Tools
Ask Jeeves Scholastic
Fact Monster

 

CLIP ART
Check these websites carefully.  Sometimes, the only requirement for using their clipart is that you provide a link to their site.  Sometime, you are required to include the site logo as well.
Mousepad Graphics Discovery Channel School's Clip Art Gallery
Bells 'n Whistles Sunny Corner Graphics

Cool Text

Here you can render your own logo or button.

Cute Colors
Kids' Domain Clip Art Microsoft Design Gallery Live
Christian Clip Art

Back to School Clip Art

Brainy Betty

PowerPoint templates and tutorials, 3-D graphics, backgrounds, educational animations, and much, much more...

 

 

INTERNET SAFETY

Safe Kids

FBI

Disney's Surf Swell Island

Get Net Wise

Are You a Good Cyber Citizen

An interactive question and answer format to make kids think.

Netiquette

Safety Tip from Doug's Adventures Online

Kids' Rules for Online Safety

Online Safety Quiz

Who's Afraid of Little Sweet Sheep

Snow White's Bad Apple

Privacy Playground

 

COPYRIGHT LINKS

Copyright Kids

This site has a great online quiz to test kids' knowledge of copyright rules

 

 

SOFTWARE USED IN THE LAB
KidPix Deluxe 3 This is age-appropriate drawing software.  Besides drawing, children can learn basic word-processing skills and computer operations.  This software can be purchased online at The Learning Company's website (www.thelearningcompany.com).
Student Writing Center This software is very similar to Microsoft Word, except it is much more "child-friendly."  It can also be purchased online at The Learning Company's website (www.thelearningcompany.com).
Essential Skills Children practice reading and comprehension skills. 
Inspiration Software Children are able to refine thinking skills by using visual organizers, flowcharts, and maps.  This software can bedownloaded for a free 30-day trial and purchased at www.inspiration.com/home.cfm.
Type to Learn 3 Based on a time travel theme, students are taught keyboarding skills in a challenging and exciting way. www.sunburst.com

 

TUTORIALS

Internet for KidsFrequently asked Questions about the Internet.

Baltimore County Public SchoolsExcellent help for using Microsoft Office products

Brainy Betty's Advanced PowerPoint Tutorial
The Animated Internet
Enoch Pratt's Learn the Net Page
How Computer Viruses Work
BBC - WebWise:  Online tutorials about the internet with everything from searching and email to forms and safety.
Microsoft Word
You Quote it, You Note it!  A tutorial that teaches about plagiarism and citing sources
Searching with Success

 

TECHNOLOGY GLOSSARIES

Fact monster - Computer Glossary
TekMom's Technology Buzzwords for Students
BBC Webwise Jargonbuster
Scholastic Glossary of Internet and Web Terms
Word Central's Student Dictionary
Microsoft PowerPoint Glossary
3D Dictionary

 

 

 

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