 |
Helpful Links about Keyboarding and Computer Concepts |
|
Mrs. Ward's State Letter Project |
Class Brain Internet Public Library
- Kidspace The US Fifty Find a ZIP Code: |
| This site offers a PDF or WORD version of the standards for Science and Technology. These include computer related concepts and applications. | |
| Award-winning search engine created just for students that delivers only safe, educator-selected websites. Purchased by the PA State Department of Education. | |
Computer
Topics |
|
| Various activities to reinforce the theory and concepts learned. Includes: flashcards, matching, word search, pop ups, hang man, jumbled words, and rags to riches. | |
| Cyberchase game, plus lots more! | |
| Interactive learning activities related to computer use and keyboarding. | |
| These links contain outlines of the chapters and key terms, student exercises, web links, and special features. Neat stuff! Check it out! | |
Just
Plain Fun (Entertainment ~ Sometimes Edutainmnent) |
|
| Zoothland | Kids Com (blocked at school) |
| Funbrain | Yahooligans (games blocked at school) |
| Brainpop Junior | MiKids |
| Brainteasers, Puzzles, and Riddles | Fun Attic |
| Kaboose | Disney |
| Vocabulary Can Be Fun | PBS Kids |
| Math is Fun | Fun School |
| Factmonster | Math Web Pages |
Keyboarding
Fun, Trivia, and More |
|
| Many
thanks to Emma Campbell for |
Here you'll find a set of free online typing lessons and typing exercises for beginning typists, and frustrated hunt-and-peckers who want to move from four-finger typing to full-blown touch typing. |
| Improve your keyboarding skill with these online keyboarding games. | |
| Only for the brave, and those typing 20WPM or better! Type the words to get rid of sharks and other sea creatures. | |
| Combine typing and word sense to help Spiderman keep the city safe
from Doc Oc. |
|
This program helps you improving your typing skills by playing a simple game: characters are falling down the screen; you have to stop them before they reach the ground by pressing the corresponding key on the keyboard. |
|
| This game is from Typing Master. Type the letter in the bubbles. |
|
| Here's some keyboarding trivia and background history about the development of the modern day keyboard. | |
| Three myths about our current keyboard design atttributed to typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. | |
| More trivia about the qwerty keyboard design. | |
| This gives a general history of the development of the keyboard or typewriter and an explanation of why learning to type feels unnatural. | |
| This is a list of specialty keyboards designed for special needs (i.e. left-handed keyboards, very young users). | |
| This provides an explanation of the name QWERTY for our standard keyboard design. | |
| Information
Literacy |
|
| Welcome to the Web - Introduction | What All Libraries Have |
| Welcome to the Web - Internet | Welcome to the Information Age |
| Starting Your Search | |
| Welcome to the Web: Web Browsers | A Primer on Databases and Catalogs |
| Do Research | |
| Welcome to the Web: Researching the Net | How to Use Online Tools |
| Choose Resources | |
| Find Information | |
| CiteSources | |
| Evaluate Information | |
Internet
Specifics and Tutorials |
|
| This site will help you learn Internet basics and get inside tips from your favorite Looney Tunes characters. | |
| This tutorial was developed by the Univeristy of Texas. It introduces students to research sources and skills. It includes an introduction and three modules: Selecting, Searching, and Evaluataing | |
Internet
Concepts |
This site helps people learn all about the internet. It has a sequential order to guide you through as much depth as you desire. A lot of reading here with no fluff, but the information is good. |
| This site explains the basics of ISP's, viruses, search engines, and provides a glossary of terms | |
| This site contains guides to using and searching the Web, browsers, and Internet software, from the University of New York at Albany | |
| This 8-part tutorial for students and teachers covers all steps necessary to create a successful powerpoint presentation | |
| This well-designed style guide is borrowed from Nauset Public Schools. This is a real help for those just learning how to put together a research paper. | |
Parent's
Corner |
|
| Useful information and interactive communication tools to help busy parents help their children succeed. Includes quizzes, polls, discussion groups and articles on parenting and education subjects. | |
| Combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and several up-to-the-minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records, Information Please places the resources of an entire reference information center at your fingertips. | |
