Technology

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Laptops are finally distributed! No word yet when laptops will be allowed to go home. 7Purple students are very excited to be working with their laptops. I am too, especially to teach them good laptop care and use of the many apps provided to them.

GRADES 7 and 8 participate in the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) which provide Apple iBooks to all 7th and 8th grade students and their teachers.

wiki: MMS Technology Classes

Technology Blog

Mrs. Zimmerman's PortaPortal --- guest login is kzimm

SketchUp Tutorials to Download

CURRICULUM

7th GRADE -- Computer Applications -- 18 week session

Students will...

•practice good laptop care using the MLTI iBooks and follow the Acceptable Use Policy as outlined in the Student Handbook

•use the school server to access Teachers’ Hand-In and Hand-Out folders and their personal folders

•learn about network printer management

•practice basic trouble-shooting

•practice using the iBook’s file structure and naming and saving strategies

•create templates and aliases to manage their files and folders

•be introduced to and practice computer skills using the following software:

 >NeoOffice and Pages: Word-Processing using clip art, creating Internet links and document links, using the slide-show feature, formatting a document

 >Spreadsheet formulas, graphing, sorting, importing into other documents

 >introduction to DataBase

 >Draw as an introduction to animation

 >iPhoto for slide-shows using school digital cameras

 >KeyNote & iTunes for multimedia presentations

 >introduction to 3-D modeling using Sketch-Up

 > participate in blogs

LINKS

Laptop Care

Creating Presentations with Keynote