Tuesday, January 29
In your planners write...
IWBAT finish Home Row Keys lesson for a 3rd time
Do Now

• Click the typing web link (in the bookmarks bar at the top of the page)
  
• Log in and work on Home Row Keys.
  
• Prepare your box - over your keyboard with the mouse on the outside.
  
• When you finish the Home Row Keys for the 3rd time, start the Top Row Keys.
  

You may begin.
Activity
1. Typing Web - 25 minutes
2. Dance Mat Level 1, Stage 1 - 10 minutes - You have done it before, but you are reviewing it now.

• Use your headphones, volume no more than half.
  

3. Fire Typing - 10 minutes.  NO LOOKING - USE YOUR BOX. 

• Make sure you choose EASY and HOME ROW
  

Wrap-up - last 5 minutes.
Complete the poll...(click on the question below to access the poll)
What is one tip you would have for someone who is struggling?

Thursday, January 31
In your planners write
IWBAT finish the Top Row Keys at least once.
Do Now

• Click the typing web link (in the bookmarks bar at the top of the page)
  
• Log in and work on Top Row Keys.
  
• Prepare your box - over your keyboard with the mouse on the outside.
  
• Complete all the Top Row Keys exercises 3 TIMES.
  

You may begin.
Activity
1. Typing Web - 25 minutes
2. Dance Mat Level 1, Stage 2 - 15 minutes - Keep working for the entire 10 minutes.
3. How your typing is graded.
4. Google searching, continued...
Wrap-up
Complete the poll...(click on the question below to access the poll)
What is one tip you would give to someone who is struggling?

Wednesday, January 23
In your planners, write...
IWBAT: Finish Home Row exercises at least ONCE
(Keep your planner out - I will stamp today)
Do Now...
Click the typing web link (in the bookmarks bar at the top of the page)
Log in and work on Home Row Exercises
Prepare your box - over your keyboard with the mouse on the outside
Activity
1. Typing Web 30 minutes.
2. You should only work on Home Row Exercises - do not work on top row or bottom row.
3. 10 minutes - Dance Mat typng Level 1
Wrap-up - last 5 minutes
Create a typing log...
Answer... What did I complete today?  "Today I completed..."

Friday, January 25
In your planners, write...
IWBAT: Finish Home Row exercises a 2nd time
Do Now...
Click the typing web link (in the bookmarks bar at the top of the page)
Log in and work on Home Row Exercises.
Prepare your box - over your keyboard with the mouse on the outside.
You should only work on Home Row Exercises - do not work on top row or bottom row.
You may begin.
Activity
1. Typing Web 20 minutes.
2. When you have finished Home Row 3 TIMES, you may go begin TOP ROW EXERCISES
3. Dance Mat typing - 10 minutes.
4. Discuss Google Search - begin Lesson 1.
Wrap-up - last 5 minutes
How often do you search - or surf - the internet?

Monday, January 14
In your planners, write
IWBAT: Demonstrate proper typing technique.
Do Now
Practice for your final typing pre-test - click here.  You have 10 minutes.
Activity
1. Typing pre-test - the final one.  Take a screenshot.
2. Click on the link: Proper Typing Technique and wait for instructions.
3. Click on this link and wait for instructions.
Wrap-up
What do you like best about this class? What do you like least?
Wednesday, January 16
In your planners, write
IWBAT: Graph my Pre-test score and complete at least one lesson in Typing Web
Do Now
Log in and click on this link to start typing in Typing Web.
Activity

1. Graph your typing Pre-test - follow directions
2. 30 minutes - Practice typing in Typing Web
   
3. If time: Practice typing on DanceMat typing -- follow instructions.
   

Wrap-up
What is one way that you can ensure that you will do well in this class.
Friday, January 18
No class -- 6th grade field trip.

Tuesday, January 8
In your planners, write...
By the end of today I will be able to (IWBAT)
Find my way around the iMac
Do Now
Post-it Note - Finish the sentence "My favorite animal is ... because ..."
Activity
Finding your way around Macintosh OS 10.6.8 
Pay attention, take notes if necessary -- There will be a quiz.
Wrap-up
Post-it game
Thursday, January 10
In your planners, write...
IWBAT - complete typing pre-test 3 times.
Take a screenshot.
Do Now
Log in, go to my webpage and click this link.  Wait for instructions.
Computer Basics Quiz.
Activity
Click this link to try your typing pre-test.
Take the test once and wait for instructions - DO NOT click any other buttons.Typing Pre-test - 3 times + screen shot each time.

Wrap-up
Post-it - Answer: what am I still confused about.