Monday, November 28, 2011

Week 14: Webpage or Website?

We did several things in computer this week! 

SMOY HAS A NEW WEBSITE!  
This week in computer, the students have the opportunity to visit SMOY's new website.  We visited their class webpage, as well as navigated around the site.  Feel free to check out this website at home!  Don't forget to check their classroom webpages at least twice a week for important announcements from their teachers.

LESSON:
INTRODUCTION:
What is the difference between a website and a webpage?  Students will navigate around SMOY's new website and visit their class webpages.

THINK YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WEBPAGE & A WEBSITE?  Ask your student to explain this week's Words of the Week!

KEYBOARDING SKILLS:
Over the next month, we will begin working on Keyboarding Skills.  With only a limited amount of time to work on this in the lab, students will need to practice at home.  Please visit my webpage on the SMOY's new website for some KEYBOARDING resources!  These include games, lessons, and even speed tests.  We will be working on keyboarding skills until Christmas break, as well as maybe into January.  Please encourage your student to work on their typing skills as much as they can, as this skill will need to be perfected on their own time.

Check out Miss Wilmes' Keyboarding Resources Folder Online:  CLICK HERE

STAR READING TEST: 
Each student in Grades 1-8 took the STAR Reader test at the beginning of the school year to assess their reading skills.  This week, each student took the test again to see if they have approved.  Check with their English teacher to receive your child's individual reading level.  Each teacher will get their students' results after their students have finished their time in the lab this week. 

EXTENSION: 
DISCUSSION: is a blog a a webpage or a website?

PRACTICE ONLINE:  Check out SMOY’s website at home!  See if you can find all of your teacher’s pages.  Don’t forget to check out the blog at least once a week.