| Computers
in Action Notes to the teacher |
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Table of Contents |
| Activity |
Computer
Competency |
Language Objectives |
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| Bill Gates Says | Hardware | Understanding and giving commands |
| What's the Point | Pointing | Vocabulary, listening, giving and following commands |
| Quiz Show | Opening/Closing Windows | Common grammar errors |
| Sounds Good to Me | Double Clicking | Listening comprehension, pronunciation |
| Shape Up | Dragging | Prepositions of place, commands, vocabulary |
| Word Families | The Cursor, Backspacing, and Deleting | Phonics, word families, pronunciation |
| Breaking the Code | Backspace, Delete, and Arrow Keys | Vocabulary, word recognition, reading |
| The #1 Problem | Highlighting | Discussion |
| The Scroll | Scrolling | Present vs. past tense |
| Clueless | Font / Font style / Font size | Reading, writing, questions |
| Do's and Don'ts | Bulleting and numbering | Commands, conversation |
| The Spelling Bee | Spell Checking | Vocabulary, listening comprehension |
| Jeopardy | Files and Folders | Question formation, conversation |
| Time for a Change | Using Cut and Paste | Sentence sequencing, conversation |
| Line by Line | Using Copy and Paste | Conversation, writing |
| Deadline | Printing | Writing, discussion |
| Window to the Soul | Minimizing / Maximizing Windows | Writing, reading, conversation |
| One Thing After Another | File Management | Vocabulary, conversation |
| Tiny Bubbles | Clip Art | Writing dialogue, conversation |
| Draw a Line | Draw/Paint | Giving and receiving commands, vocabulary |
updated 7/07