Watauga Elementary School

COMPUTER LAB
            prattlab.jpg    labonknees.jpgThe computer lab is integrated into all areas of the curriculum.  Each class (K-5) attends computer lab for a scheduled 50-minute period every week.  A full-time computer assistant (Ms. Marilda) is present for all computer lab classes.  Students are assigned educational "games" to coincide with current classroom studies.


       Internet access is available, however students must have technology permission slips on file before they are allowed to use it.  The lab maintains a list of students whose parents might deny permission to use the internet and all means possible are used to abide by our parents' wishes.  Tennessee K-12 schools have blocking software that prohibits students from accessing adult oriented, illegal, racist, or school cheating materials.

       Some of the software we have purchased is internet based, but housed on a secure server in the Springfield technology building and is not accessible by outside sources.  We do not consider the use of these programs as being "on the internet."




         THE ACCELERATED READER QUIZZES WE OWN ARE LISTED UNDER MS. ROBIN'S LIBRARY --  YOU MAY ALSO ACCESS FROM ANY COMPUTER, A LIST OF THE QUIZZES WE OWN AND A PARTIAL LIST OF BOOKS AVAILABLE IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY IF YOU GO TO  www.arbookfind.com and type in the key code SL805327


Here is a list of a few good web sites that will keep your kids entertained AND learning at the same time.  (click on address to go to site)


Reading and Language Arts

     www.storylineonline.net/ (Hear actors reading stories)
     www.starfall.com   (great site for learning readers)
     www.candlelightstories.com  (free audio stories)
     www.makebeliefscomix.com (create your own comic strip)

     www.spellingcity.com   (have to register, but free)

     www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/

Math
     www.arcademicskillbuilders.com

      mathplayground.com
     www.programmingart.com/free/games

     aaamath.com

     www.multiplication.com

     www.aplusmath.com - Flash Cards

     www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html
     www.coolmath-games.com

        littlewoodscasino.com/education-resources/multiplication-and-math.htm

   
Social Studies
     www.socialstudiesforkids.com
     www.timeforkids.com/TFK/sf

Science
     yucky.discovery.com 
     www.howstuffworks.com
     www.kidsgowild.com
     www.space.com
     www.scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus/home.htm

froguts.com -- click "demo" to dissect a frog

 

History

     www.tnhistoryforkids.org

     www.biography.com

     www.smithsonian.com

     www.historychannel.com

Cross Curriculum
     www.funbrain.com
           (Reading and Math Arcade)
     www.eduplace.com
     sf.factmonster.com -
Soc. Studies,Science,Money,Sports,Games,Quizzes

        www.edhelper.com

      internet4classrooms.com

      www.oswego.org

      kids.discovery.com

          henryanker (tests and activities for all grades, all subjects)


Keyboarding
     freetypinggame.net

     bbc.co.uk/scools/typing

     typing-lessons.org


Logic and Puzzle Games
     freeworldgroup.com/gameslogic.htm

     www.mazeworks.com/home.htm

For Fun

Free Painting online -  artpad.art.com

www.tuxpaint.org  (Painting - Have to download, but free open source software)

www.factmonster.com

pbskids.org/go/games/

primarygames  Cross curriculum, As well as Arcade style for fun

www.funbrain.com

www.poptropica.com

www.cartoondollemporium.com

www.cartoonnetwork.com

www.disney.go.com

www.lego.com



Cheat Codes for x-box, playstation, etc.    www.gamewinners.com

 

 

Practice vocabulary and math at www.freerice.com

Each correct answer becomes a donation of rice to a third world country by the web sponsor.

 

Watauga had four student entries and one teacher entry this year in the Tennessee Educational Technology Association's eTales contest. The deadline was April 1, 2009. I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks later when I opened a letter containing a $100 check announcing I was a winner.  I would like to have a lot more students try out for this in this 2009-2010 year.  Be thinking about a digital story you would like to do. You can see my story if you click here

 

Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions regarding your student's performance in the computer lab at marilda.smith@rcstn.net

Ms. Marilda
  

 

Students overcome hardships of Read Across America Costumes to use Computers

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