Intro+4th+Grade

=**Introduction to Computers (Grade 4)**=

Blog:http://oakridgefourthgrade.edublogs.org/
 * Objective:** Finding out what we already know about computers and learning new things about them. Vocabulary for parts and components and Windows software Concepts: how does it work? Hands-on: How do I get in the computer and tell it what to do?

Unit Lessons for Fourth Grade

 * **Week:** One (9/4 - 9/7/2007) ||
 * **Lesson One** ||
 * Learning Rules and Procedures ||
 * Intermediate Rules PowerPoint ||
 * About Me PP ||
 * **Lesson Two** ||
 * Review Procedures and Power Points ||
 * Tell me about you… ||
 * Finish up PPs on Me; Intro to Blog ||
 * **Week:** Two (9/10 - 9/14/2007) ||
 * **Lesson One** ||
 * Learn about the network and Internet ||
 * Walk through of logging in; going onto Firefox ||
 * Using search engines ||
 * **Lesson Two** ||
 * Logging onto server and search engines ||
 * Boolean strings for searching; Blog work comments ||
 * Do searches on search engines, and write a blog post about it. ||
 * **Week:** Three (9/17 - 9/21/2007) ||
 * **Lesson One** ||
 * Learn about fact vs. opinion on the Internet ||
 * Talk about ads vs. other information sources; review searches on web search engines ||
 * Fact vs. Opinon activity on web searches ||
 * **Lesson Two** ||
 * Review what we learned from fact vs. opinion activity ||
 * Blog work for the week (Blog about this week's acitivity) ||  ||
 * **Week:** Four (9/24 - 9/28/2007) ||
 * **Lesson One** ||
 * Reflect on Open Court Unit Theme ||
 * Risk and Consequences ||
 * Do webquest on risk and consequences ||
 * **Lesson Two** ||
 * Reflect on the webquest ||
 * Blog commenting ||
 * Blog work for the week (writing comments) ||
 * **Lesson Two** ||
 * Review what we learned from fact vs. opinion activity ||
 * Blog work for the week (Blog about this week's acitivity) ||  ||
 * **Week:** Four (9/24 - 9/28/2007) ||
 * **Lesson One** ||
 * Reflect on Open Court Unit Theme ||
 * Risk and Consequences ||
 * Do webquest on risk and consequences ||
 * **Lesson Two** ||
 * Reflect on the webquest ||
 * Blog commenting ||
 * Blog work for the week (writing comments) ||
 * Do webquest on risk and consequences ||
 * **Lesson Two** ||
 * Reflect on the webquest ||
 * Blog commenting ||
 * Blog work for the week (writing comments) ||
 * Blog commenting ||
 * Blog work for the week (writing comments) ||