The Bush School
Library & Instructional Technology Department
The Lower School/Middle School Computer Classroom
Room 11
______________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome! As the school year progresses, please be sure to check for updates on what's happening in the Computer Classroom. (Simply click the cat below, courtesy of a former Kindergardener.) The Computer Classroom offers 17 desktop computers, loaded with the latest MS Office software, as well as multiple typing programs, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe products, etc. It is furnished with an overhead projector connected to the Instructor's PC, as well as DVD and VCR players, headphones, scanners and printers. Please also visit the Library Instructional Technology Page for information on our Curricula. |
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Did you know... According to research published at the University of Northern Iowa:
Additionally: Students who were able to type showed greater progress in spelling than non-typing students. Third and fourth grade students also increased their reading comprehension by four months and vocabulary by seven months. Also found in this research was that the children's self-esteem improved and there were no signs of competitiveness! http://ci.coe.uni.edu/facstaff/zeitz/web/general/WhenHowKeyboardingSmith.pdf For additional discussion on when children should begin to use computers, please see the following two newspaper articles:
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Did you know... You can click the CAT below to see and read about Student Work.
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And did you know... According to EDUTOPIA, some of the best educators' Web sites are as follows: MarcoPolo www.marcopolo-education.org |
