This week was all about building skills that will serve us for the rest of our academic careers.

Typing – every 6th grade student has an online typing account that should be accessible from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.  Each student completed this week’s homework in class.  Things to remember:

  • If you don’t have computer or internet access at home, please contact me so we can come up with a suitable alternative.
  • If you have trouble accessing the typing website, please contact me so we can troubleshoot and get the technical obstacles out of the way.
  • Typing speed is NOT important!   Relax and focus on proper hand placement.
  • Consistency is the key!  We are trying to build good habits.  You are welcome to complete additional lessons every week, but try to space them out so they aren’t done all in one night.

Googlewhacking – as an intro to Boolean searching, we spent some time searching the Google search engine for an elusive 2 word term that returns exactly 1 engine result.  So far we haven’t found a winner, but it is still fun to try.