Y456 How good are my typing skills?

Oct 312016
 

Success steps

  • First we will play some keyboard games…
    • Know the home keys
    • Find them (with your eyes shut!)
  • Log into j2e
  • LIME, MAPLE – complete Computing at Home survey
  • Log into typing.com with your Google account
    • In Account at the bottom, join a class – trype in “mrwtypingclass” and select your class
    • Start from lesson 1
      • Start at the home keys
      • Use correct fingers for typing

Question – How could we link j2review to your progress in typing?  (It needs a file in “my files” to be able to grade).

 

 

 

  • j2launch – Find the typing folder then Typing speed test
  • When you have finished the test,
    • Printscreen (Look for PrtScr on you keyboards)
      • Ctrl-silver blob (F10#) on the PC keyboards
      • Fn-PrntScrn on some laptops
      • Just press PrntScr on most laptops
    • Paste (Ctrl-V)  this into a new j2e5 page called Typing
    • If you can’t Printscreen, type your speed into a j2e page called Typing – put today’s date next to it.

Y3: How can I learn to type?

Oct 312016
 

Success steps

  • First we will play some games to help us learn where the home keys are;
    • Know what home keys are
    • Find home keys (with your eyes shut!)
  • Log into j2e;
    • Can you remember your password?
  • Find BBC typing activity on j2launch
    • Follow instructions carefully
  • Use headphones
    • Plug in
    • Pack away neatly

 

Y6 Finishing off…

Oct 202016
 
  • Please finish Fetch and Doggy data searching activities
    • SC
      • copy and paste webpage link
      • use 3 or 4 keywords to search
      • find and write the answers to the questions
  • You then have a choice of:
    • Budd:e + make a page of ideas in j2e
    • Digital Compass + ideas page in j2e
    • Information treasure hunt on Google Classroom

Y3 How do I make a mini eBook in JIT?

Oct 182016
 

Please fill out the Computing at home survey

How many different tools can you use?

  • Write
  • paint
  • animate
  • pictograms
  • graph

Did you…?

  • Login to j2e
  • explore tools
  • make new mix file/page
  • move forward/back page
  • tell a short story/give info about a topic

Next, you could…

  • Use j2e tools, eg jit for homework or for fun at home
  • Can you finish your mini book?

Y5: The key to keywords 2

Oct 132016
 

LQ: Can I get quicker at finding information online by using keywords?

  • Log in and go to j2e “my files”
    • Find your Fetch! document – see if I have left you
      • a conversation in j2e myfiles
      • a comment on the Fetch page
  • Continue with the task.  Remember speed is part of this task so work as QUICKLY as you can!
  • When you have finished, can you work out how to hand it in on Google Classroom?

Challenge

  1. Read these useful searching tips: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/pdfs/10search.pdf
  2. Which ones did you know?
  3. Do you know other good searching tips?
  4. Use all of your skills to have a go at the extra information treasure hunt on Google Classroom.

Reflect…

  • Are there any barriers to finding information quickly?
  • What else could make you quicker at finding information?

Y4 How do I improve my Growth mindset poster?

Oct 122016
 

Please fill out the Computing at home survey

Poster task

Create a poster of a growth mindset saying in the style of…,

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Success criteria

  • Takes up whole A4 page (view at 50%)
  • Different colours (** a colour scheme)
  • Different fonts (** a few carefully chosen fonts)
  • Rectangle shape (use the rectangle tool to help line it up)
  • Usually 2 or 3 words per line
  • Key words emphasised eg only one on a line
  • Include the author (small, bottom right)

Here is a big list of Growth Mindset sayings to choose from.

 

Well done to Megan on this great start…

How can she improve it further?  Look carefully at the success criteria below.

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Y3: What other j2e tools are there?

Oct 112016
 
  1. Explore any of the “j2” tools:
    1. What are they for?
    2. How do they work?
  2. Watch a short demonstration of j2e tools – maybe you can have a go at some of them at home.
  3. JIT – turtle – link with maths; mix – stories.
  4. Use a mix of drawing and writing to tell a simple story, eg story you wrote in English or a well known short story, eg Hungry Caterpillar,…

Success steps

  • log into j2e
  • explore new tools
  • make a mix page in JIT
  • make a new page
  • save work
  • find work in my files

Y56 The key to keywords

Oct 062016
 
  1. Please fill out the Computing at home survey
  2. The key to keywords activity
  3. Play Budd:e or Digital Compass
    1. Create a j2e page
    2. Tag it with esafety
    3. Summarise the key points from the games on your page
  4. typing.com
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