SCPS LOWER SCHOOL CHATHAM PARKWAY

WHAT WE H AVE LEARNED SO FAR: THE COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM MOUSE SKILLS WORD PROCESSING SKILLS WITH MICROSOFT WORD POWERPOINT PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

COMPUTER LAB
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CYBER SAFETY and DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY

As the students of SCPS Lower School prepare to use the Internet in the computer Lab, we must first consider how to use the Internet safely and responsibly. This quarter, we will be completing a unit called Cyber Safety. There are many wonderful resources I will be using to support my teaching and enhance the students learning about this important topic. As an educator and a parent, I highly encourage you to have on-going and honest conversations with your children about cyber safety and digital responsibility. From Cyber Bullying to sharing personal information online, there will come a time where your child will be exposed to the pitfalls of the digital world. Although some conversations are more appropriate at a certain age, educating our students in the way he should go; and he will not part from it. It is with this bible verse in mind which I prepared my computer lab curriculum, and especially our up and coming unit on Cyber Safety. Thank you for your support,

Mrs. Kimberlee A. Fox

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During our Cyber Safety Unit students will be earning their Internet Driving License.

AGE APPROPRIATE CYBER SAFETY RESOURCES:

Common Sense Media http:// www.commonsensemedia .org/ For the Whole Family NetSmartzKids http:// www.netsmartzkids.org/ Ages 4-12 Webonauts http://pbskids.org/ webonauts/ Ages 6-9 Internet Safety With Professor Garfield http://learninglab.org/ Ages 6-12 Hectors World http:// hectorsworld.netsafe.org.nz/ Ages 3-8 years old FBISOS (Safe Online Surfing) https://sos.fbi.gov/ Ages 9 and above

to be digitally responsible should start as soon as a child is old enough to access and use our digital devices. Proverbs 22:6 says it best: Train a child

computer lab webpage and click on the red button that says Cyber Safety. Here, I have bookmarked many valuable resources to support your discussions about internet safety and digital responsibility.

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As Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten mastered their Mouse Control and Technology Awareness through learning websites like Starfall and Boowa and Koala, grades 1-5 learned about word processing. Using Microsoft Word, the students were instructed to format an existing document. Students added technology terms like, Text, Cursor, Highlight, Font, Alignment, Bold, Underline, Italics, Clipart, Spell Check, Save, and Save As to their vocabularies! We are now illustrating our documents, using Word Art, Microsoft Paint, and KidPix. Look for our creations in the Akins Building soon.