Keyboarding practice, then more bugs-this time, computer bugs! And even though the very first computer "bug" was an actual moth (now on display in the Smithsonian Museum of American History) found in the electrical circuits of a 1947 Mark II computer, I don't mean real bugs like this:
We talked instead about computer viruses and how to try and prevent them-don't open emails and attachments from people you don't know, don't click on pop up ads, don't download things without your parents permission, and always have antivirus software installed. We watched the Netsmartz clip "Don't Open That File!" and played the computer virus game and the Cyberchase game, Bugs in the System before going to the clubhouse to color our own computer bugs.
3-4 Technology:
More Type to Learn-students are really moving through the lessons. Some even skip the optional games so they can advance more quickly and reach level 10 when they can join the "Underwear Club" and have their keyboard covered with a pair of boxer shorts! After keyboarding, students had fun using my smartphone to decode our "Who Am I?" Qr code people in the hallway.
While waiting for their group's turn with the phone, students made an avatar to save in their folder, and completed the Professor Garfield Online Safety lessons where they learned what things are appropriate to post on the internet and what things are not. They played Red remover to get rid of the bad things (red) and keep the good ones (green).Here is my avatar:
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