Educational Technology

Our computer lab classes  reasearch, design, and construct websites for   CyberFair, an international website contest.

Our networked computer lab is equipped with 2005 Dell Dimension desktops (Windows XP) and a SMART Board. Students learn how to share files within a network, and become proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), keyboarding, graphic design, digital photography, Dreamweaver website design, concept mapping, Flash animation, audio file manipulation, Hot Potatoes HTML assessment, MovieMaker application (video production), Photo Story, and use Internet resources for research and WebQuests. Grades 3-8 study a basic Spanish vocabulary and apply what they learn using computer programs.

Our school uses FastDirect Communications as a parent & student portal. We also use Moodle as an online classroom in the upper grades. Many quizzes, assignments and exercises are interactive and web-based. Forums, blogs, online glossaries and collaborative learning are all features of Moodle.

Our computer technology curriculum complies with the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) established by the International Society for Technology in Education. We believe in applying current and emerging technology as a vehicle for methodology and authentic learning. Students create constructive and open-ended projects to meet NETS-S standards designed to develop critical thinking skills.

Visit these sites to view student work:

Rock On! 2009 CyberFair Platinum Award Entry

Join the Movement--Recycling Today to Save Tomorrow 2008 CyberFair Gold Award Entry

Students Against Methamphetamine 2007 CyberFair Gold Award Entry

Shurley Method Language Instruction use for grades 1-5

Video of 8th grade class that has been keyboarding for 6 years.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Ctrl - Depressing the Ctrl key while clicking allows multiple selections. Holding the Ctrl key down and pressing another key will initiate quite a few actions. Some of the more common are listed in the table below:

Ctrl + A to select all items	Ctrl + C to copy selected text or items	Ctrl + V to paste the contents of the clipboard
Ctrl + P to print	Ctrl + Z to undo	Ctrl + X to cut selected text
Ctrl + Esc to open the Start menu	Ctrl + = to bring up spell checker (pre WinXP)	*Ctrl + Shift + (Asterisk)** to select the current region around an active cell in MS Excel. This can be quite useful in creating charts.
Ctrl + B to add/remove Bold formatting	Ctrl + I to add/remove Italic formatting
Ctrl + W to close the active window	Ctrl while dragging a file to copy the file	Ctrl + Shift while dragging a file to create a shortcut
Ctrl + P to display the pen in a PowerPoint show	Ctrl + A to display the arrow in a PowerPoint show	Ctrl + B to turn the screen Black in a PowerPoint show
Ctrl + W to turn the screen White in a PowerPoint show	Ctrl + S to save the current document	Ctrl + U to add/remove Underline formatting
Ctrl + 9 to hide rows in MS Excel (add Shift to the sequence to unhide.)	Ctrl + Tab allows movement from one open window to the next in an application with more than one open window.	Ctrl + F4 to close a window in an application without closing the application.
Ctrl + Enter while in Internet Explorer - Enter only the domain name then depress Ctrl before striking Enter/Return. IE automatically fills in the complete URL for a .com address.
Ctrl + - (Hyphen) to bring up the Delete dialog box in MS Excel	Ctrl + C + C to open the clipboard (Alex Khouri tolld me about this one. Thanks Alex!)	Ctrl + 0 to hide columns in MS Excel (add Shift to the sequence to unhide.)
Ctrl + arrow (in Excel) - In a large worksheet this combination allows you to quickly move left, right, up, or down. Starting from cell A1, depressing Ctrl and pressing the right arrow moves to the cell in row 1 adjacent to the first empty cell. Ever wonder how many rows are in a worksheet? On a blank worksheet hold down the Ctrl key and press the down arrow. (Thanks to George Held for this shortcut)