Have you been wondering what the tech class students have been doing as we roll into spring? Well - here's what's happening in the computer lab ...
The younger grades continue to improve their mouse and keyboarding skills.
The late elementary grades (3, 4, and 5) are beginning to put their typing skills to use by writing some short stories (some shorter than others). Example: the 3rd graders are writing about their favorite pet. I might have traumatized some of the 3rd graders when I related a story about my favorite pet, a chicken named 'Dinner'. I'm sure I'll hear from parents after that little bit of sharing.
The 6th graders are sharpening their Power Point skills (both creating and presenting). As a bonus, our pastor, principal, and visitors from Notre Dame University dropped by as the students were presenting their Saint Projects this week.
The 7th graders got to take a 'Virtual Vacation' to a destination of their choice. Their assignment: find a vacation spot and insert photos of themselves into pictures from their dream destination. Some students even needed to go off-world to get away.
While I can't share all the creative images with you, I've used my awesome technology skills to do a photo merge of the pixels from all their pictures. I was amazed when photos of the Eiffel Tower, Disneyland, and sandy beaches all morphed into a Mt Rushmore look-alike (see image below). I was shocked when the faces of all 28 seventh graders merged into the character standing in the lower left corner of the image.
Last (but not least) the 8th graders have just about wrapped up work on the school yearbook. If you haven't ordered one yet - talk to an 8th grader (they'd be happy to take your order).
