Welcome!
I am your child’s computer
teacher. This is my eleventh year teaching computers at Charlevoix Elementary.
I have a bachelor’s degree from
Kindergarten
One day each week
kindergarteners will come to the computer lab. We will start the year getting
used to computers, the lab, and using the mouse. Soon students will be learning
to open and close things on the computer and how to log in and out of the
network. Each lesson will center on a letter of the alphabet and our computer
“Word of the Week.” Later in the fall we will begin drawing.
First Grade
This is an important year in
the computer lab. Students will start typing on the keyboard! This fall we will
practice using both hands when typing, one on each side of the keyboard. Of
course, we are still going to be using the paint program from last year, Kid
Pix, and reinforcing the classroom curriculum with educational software.
Second Grade
In second grade computers we
will be expanding our use of applications that were introduced last year,
including Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students will also be
introduced to the Internet through the use of our school web page. We will be
reinforcing 
their classroom curriculum with applications, games,
and the Internet.
Third Grade
At the beginning of third
grade the emphasis is on the Internet and how to use it safely. Students will
learn how to navigate with hyperlinks, search engines, and the address bar.
Later in the fall, we will gather
Fourth Grade
Fourth grade students will
complete a major project this fall: a web page of their own. This will include
word processing, research, and creating images.