Miss Kay's Computer Class

*Please remember to bring your own headphones to class!*

Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Tween Tribune	Tween Tribune	Teen Tribune
	Kid Blog - Grade 7	Kid Blog - Grade 8
Copy and Paste Math Problems		Photobucket.com/SASGrade8
Cut and Paste Math - Fill in the Blank	Excel Lab #1 - Average Daylight
Halloween Internet Scavenger Hunt	Excel Lab #2 - Temperature and Color of Stars	Excel - Simple Formulas Lesson
Christmas Around the World Scavenger Hunt	Excel Lab #3 - Temperature and Precipitation	Excel - Simple Formulas Practice 1
Christmas Song Power Point	Excel Lab #4 - Climate Data	Excel - Sum It
Internet Safety Project (Brain Pop)		Cyberbullying Project
Create Your Own Business	Halloween Internet Scavenger Hunt	Paint.NET Assignment 1 (Basic Tools)
Photo Story Commercial	Christmas Internet Scavenger Hunt	Paint.NET Assignment 2 (Magic Wand, Fill Bucket)
Doodle for Google	What Christmas Means To Me (Glogster)	Paint.NET Assignment 3 (Selection Tools, Eraser)
	Terrible Text Cyberbullying Project	Paint.NET Pop Art Assignment
		Paint.NET Typography Assignment
Plagiarism Web Quest	Famous Americans Movie	Paint.NET CD Cover Design
	Cyber-Bullying Web Quest	Intro to Kompozer (First Web Page)
	Paint.NET Assignment 1 (Basic Tools)	Cyberbullying Web Page Project
	Paint.NET Assignment 2 (Magic Wand, Fill Bucket)	Doodle for Google
	Paint.NET Assignment 3 (Selection Tools, Eraser)	GIMP Self Portrait Project (Filters)
	Create a Replica of the Computer Room	GIMP Currency Design
	Create Your Dream House	GIMP Self-Portrait/Yearbook Page
		Create a Replica of the Computer Room
		Create Your Dream House

Free Images, Photos, Music, Multimedia	Research Tools, Tips for Searching the Internet	Writing Tools, Plagiarism Information
Pics4Learning - Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. Unlike many Internet sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection.	Sweet Search - A search engine for students. Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by research experts.	Guide to Grammar and Writing - Tips and practice exercises to help you with writing and grammar.
EduPic Graphical Resource - a free image resource for educators and their students.	Google Search Tips for Kids	Common Errors in English Usage - Use this site to double check your use of tricky words, such as "affect/effect", "to/too/two", and "there/their/they're".
Free Digital Photos.net - Download royalty free photos and illustrations for websites, newspapers, magazines, video and TV productions, PowerPoint presentations, forums, blogs and school work.	QUICK - The Quality Information Checklist - Use this checklist to help you decide if the site you are viewing is a reliable one.	Cite Your Sources - Fill out this form and let this website generate your citation for you.
Free Photos.com - Free photos.com is an archive of images, where the photographers have agreed to share their photos for use by others. The free photos can be used personally or commercially.	Critical Evaluation of a Web Site - Use this checklist to evaluate websites.	Citation Machine - Fill in the information and let the website generate your citation for you -- all you have to do when it's finished is copy and paste!
Image After - a large online free photo collection. You can download and use any image and use it in your own work.	Ten Steps to Better Web Research
Creative Commons - A meta search engine that helps you find copyright free materials to use in your work.	Creative Commons - A meta search engine that helps you find copyright free materials to use in your work.

These websites are fun and educational!

Did you finish all of your work in class today? Take a few minutes to explore these sites! Like what we've been learning? Would you like to practice at home? Many of the sites we use in class are listed as links on this page!

	Animoto Animoto automatically produces beautiful, unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music. Fast, free and easy.		Ed Heads Interactive science activities - great for older students!
	Sheppard Software Educational games that will give your brain a workout! Learn new things and challenge yourself by advancing to higher levels.		Dance Mat Typing We use this site all the time to practice proper keyboarding (typing) techniques.
	National Geographic Kids Features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links.		Power Typing Learn typing with free online typing lessons for Qwerty or Dvorak keyboard. Some games are accompanied with music.Take a timed test to find your typing speed.
	Animation Station This is one of the sites we use to create our animations!		Cool Text This site allows you to create fun graphics and logos.
	Type Down A great game for practicing keyboarding (typing) skills!		Add Up A great game to help you with your addition.
	Kids Planet Games and activities related to animals!		Yahoo Kids Study Zone Play games! Watch music videos! Check out movies! Learn about science! Read jokes! Send e-cards! Learn Internet Safety! Get homework help! Look up words! Ask questions! Explore an encyclopedia!
	The Yuckiest Site on the Internet The best place for "yucky" science entertainment!		Discovery Kids Fun science games, activities, information, videos, and shows!
	This Is Sand Create unique works of art using different colored sand! Use your skills to create patterns and original designs!		Optical Illusions/Senses Challenge Put your senses to the test with the senses challenge! The test has 20 questions and takes about 10 minutes... good luck!!
	PHUN Brain Activities		Auditorium Auditorium is about the process of discovery and play. There are no right or wrong answers; there are many ways to solve every puzzle. To get started, turn up your sound and fill up the first audio container!
	Aviary Free Creative Tools		Glogster "Poster yourself!" Amazing interactive multimedia posters!
	Isle of Tune Create musical layouts by building street layouts.