Carrie Power
6th Grade Computers
6th Grade Computers
Ms. Power kayaking/camping at Blake Island. 
HTML website
Internet Safety Quiz
Password Strength Test
Google Apps Permission Form: Google_apps_permission_form.pdf
Jan. 22-27 Weekly Update
We've made it to the last week of the semester. I've enjoyed working with this 6th grade group and hope that they will apply the skills they've learned in class to other subjects as well as outside of school. Enjoy 2nd semester!
Current Assignment
None
Old Assignments
NXT Robot Assignment 3
NXT Robot Assignment 2
NXT Robot Assignment 1
Pixlr lessons in class
View Google Sketchup tutorials here
1st week handouts:
6-Grading.pdf
6_Class_expectations_handout.pdf
Virtual trip resources
Travel sites Kayak Expedia Orbitz
Currency Converter http://www.xe.com/ucc/
McMurray Computers 6th Grade Course Outline, semester 1
• Dates and projects are approximate and subject to change
• Keyboarding will be practiced throughout the semester
• Photo editing will be incorporated into various projects
Week 1
Internet use form
Routine, rules, monitors off
Course expectations, log on procedures, index cards
Habits of mind
Student survey, basic vocabulary
Desktop navigation, personalize desktop
Creating folders/saving work
Keyboarding
Google Documents
Begin word processing project
Week 2
Introduction to library computers
Keyboarding
Chrome basics
Continue word processing project
Week 3
Search tips project
Internet scavenger hunt
Week 4
Internet word search
Search tip presentations
Introduction to the Internet
History, Vocabulary, how it works, Netiquette
Search basics
How to search using a keyword or phrase
Anatomy of URL (com, edu, gov, org, etc.)
Compare search results
Week 5
Virtual trip assignment
Keep a budget in a spreadsheet
Google Earth
Have multiple applications open simultaneously
Itinerary/Daily journal of trip activities
Week 6
Continue virtual trip assignment
Virtual trip assignment due
Copyright lesson
Citing sources
Explore kcls.org
Evaluating websites lesson
Evaluating websites handout
Week 7
Internet safety
Begin brochure project
Week 8
Brochure project
Week 9
Print brochures
PowerPoint/multimedia projects
Week 10
Continue PowerPoint/multimedia projects - Integrate into other classes if possible
Week 11
Continue PowerPoint/multimedia project
Photo editing
Week 12
Continue PowerPoint/multimedia project
PowerPoint/multimedia due
Week 13
PowerPoint/multimedia presentations
Evaluate raw data using spreadsheet
Week 14
Insert formulas in spreadsheet
Create graphs
Week 15
Excel project due
Begin robotics/programming
Week 16
Continue robotics/programming
Week 17
HTML/web page basics
Week 18
Create HTML/web page