Computing

Participate in the First Grade Survey 2011

Help the first grade by voting for your two favorite drinks.  Click on the link below to cast your votes.  We will report the winners before the end of December.

Thanks you!

First Grade Beverage Survey

Type to Learn 4 Link

Students in grades 2-4 have started keyboarding using a new keyboarding application.  They are very excited for the chance to practice using the new format, "Agents of Information."  Click the link below to download the program to your home computer.  Use the link for the "Student Use at Home" Full Version link.

http://ttl4.sunburst.com/downloads

 

Third Grade Flash Drives

 
Starting second semester, the third grade students will begin using their flash drives to back up their work.   Make sure your students bring their flash drives to school when they have technology class.  There are two benefits to learning how to perform this task.  First, it helps them to realize that technology is not foolproof.  Second, it allows students to take their work home to share with their parents.  There are many special deals during the holidays for flash drives.  You should not have to pay more than $12.00 for a flash drive.

Thank you for your help!

Pumpkins Pumpkins Everywhere

The second grade students have been working on learning the tools associated with computer drawing programs.  This week we started drawing illustrations for descriptive paragraphs.  Since pumpkins come alive in October, Mrs. Friese wrote a descriptive paragraphs about pumpkins she saw when she was a little girl.  We are going to do the illustration for her descriptive paragraphs.

Listen to her description and come back later in the month to see some of our illustrations. 

 Just click on the link below.

Download Pumpkin 1 Track

Download Pumpkin 2 Track

External Flash Drives for Grade 5

Parents,

The fifth grade students have begun using their flash drives as a back-up for all their work.  It is a requirement that 5th grade students bring their drives to every technology class.

 

Thanks for your help!

Welcome Back to School

It is hard to believe that the 2011-2012 school year has begun.  Check back to hear about the happenings in Technology.

We are already off to a great year!

Cobb EMC Grant

Mrs. Friese was awarded a Cobb EMC Grant for video equipment for Due West Elementary.  The equipment that was purchased with the grant include 2 Hamilton Camera Kits with 8 cameras each, 2 Flip Video Recorders, 2 tripods, and two video headsets.  Students are beginning to use the equipment to create brochures and videos.  Thank you Cobb EMC!

 

Candy Bar Survey Results

Thank you Due West family for participating in the first grade Candy Bar Survey.  383 people participated in this survey.  Kit Kat was the favorite candy bar with 136 votes.  Hershey's was the second favorite among the Due West family with 120 votes.

   First Place   

First Grade Survey

Due West Family,

Please take a moment to participate in the first grade survey to find our 2 favorite candy bars.  Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, share this link with your family and friends and have them participate as well.

This survey was completed.

Thank your for you help!

Call for External Drives in Fourth and Fifth Grades

After the Fall break, fourth and fifth grade students will begin working on projects for technology.  The first project will require the use of external drives (flash drives, jump drives, etc.) for moving files from one computer to another.  This is a wonderful experience for students to cooperatively work on a finished product.  There is a time limitation for this project, so students will also be working on their assignment outside of the technology class.  If any students do not have access to a computer at home, have your children talk to me and arrangements can be made for them to work on it here at school.

Their external drives should be between 1Gig and 8 Gig.  I have listed some considerations to remember if you are purchasing one of these for the first time.

1. Is there an attached cover protecting the USB end of the drive?
2. How will the students carry the drive to and from class and school?  Is there a place to attach it to a lanyard of some sort?
3. Price should not exceed $20.  There are many sales that are ongoing from Walmart to the specialty stores such as Best Buy, Office Max, etc.  Have your students look at the advertisements in the paper or online.
4. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
5. There is no wrong or right type.  It is a storage place for documents.  Some companies give free drives away at community events.