Technology in our School

Computer Lab Happenings

Spring 2010

Mrs. Pamela D. Perretti

Instructional Technology Specialist

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The Learn to Read section of Starfall www.starfall.com has become an entertaining activity for the kindergarteners in the lab. They are navigating the site and learning to read simple stories. 

Students in grade one are up to some monkey business, in a good way! They have been creating proper sentences in Monkey Business on the Game Goo site. What a funny monkey in that game!!

The second-graders are practicing their addition skills on Find-a-Friend. This game is on the website that accompanies the school's math textbook. Check out the site at http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/.

Students in grade 3 are washing cars and making ice cream cones! Yes, www.multiplication.com  provides fun and engaging multiplication games such as Car Wash and Cone Crazy. Fun, fun, fun! 

The students in grade 4 have learned to save images and other files to their folder on their T: drive. Their images were used in a Microsoft Word document entitled, All About Me.

The fifth-graders are experiencing great success on Study Island. ELA has been our focus of late. But now we are on to math! Lots of state high scores have been achieved. 

STUDENT WORK

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What is Cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is repeated, electronic-based bullying via computers or cell phones among

children and teens. Cyberbullying usually involves abusive or cruel messages or comments

 posted on Web sites or online profiles that are derogatory

or even threatening.

Many adults are aware that there are online threats from other adults (sexual predators)

but less aware that children also victimize each other online. All threats should be taken 

seriously because they can have grave consequences.

Cyberbullying is common. Studies, including those done at the Massachusetts Aggression

Reduction Center, have found that between 30 percent and 60 percent of teens have been 

cyberbullied online. However, between 85 percent and 90 percent have not told their parents.

Parents should never assume that because their children are not “typical” bullies it is

impossible for them to become involved in cyberbullying, either as a victim or as a bully.

MARC* research shows the most common motives for cyberbullying are anger and the belief 

that cyberbullying is a “joke.” Any child might become involved in these behaviors, especially if 

they believe it is harmless.

What can you do? Read the MARC parent brochure for some tips.

Click here for the MARC parent brochure: http://webhost.bridgew.edu/marc/marc%20cyberbullying.pdf

 *MARC— Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center  

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Watch this cyberbullying video for some eye-opening facts:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2610179/cyberbullying/  

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List of Chat Acronyms:

http://www.chatref.com/abbreviations/parents.php

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