Canyons District now has access to the World Book Online - a fantastic resource. The link is under Excellent Education and should take you right into the site. If you are accessing this site from home and it asks you for a password, check with your teacher - she can give you the log on information so that you can access the site at home. Enjoy!

More New Math Sites on Blog

There are 4 more new math activity sites on this site. Check them out under Marvelous Math:

• Cyber Kidz Math Games
• Arcademic Skillbuilders
• Arcade Diner
• Illuminations Math Activities

Besides math, Cyber Kidz Games also offers activities for literacy, geography, arts & music, and science. The link for Cyber Kidz Games is found under both Marvelous Math & Excellent Education.

Enjoy!

New Sites on Blog

Check out these new sites on Techno Tigers:

• Math Playground (under Marvelous Math)
• Hooda Math (under Marvelous Math)
• Woodlands (under Excellent Education & 6th Grade Study Units)

Here are some other great ones to check out:

• Sheppard Softward (under Excellent Education)
• Spelling City - great ways to practice your spelling and prepare for spelling tests (under Lively Language)
• Thinkfinity - (under Excellent Education)

Using Microsoft Word

Several of our classes are using Microsoft Word to type stories, poems, reports, and all kinds of other documents. Here are some tips to help when you're using Word.

• Highlight your text (by clicking and dragging with the mouse) before you try to change font, size, color, etc..
  
• If some of your text is underlined with a red squiggly line, it means that the computer thinks that word is spelled wrong. To check it, hold down the control key and while your still holding the control key, click on the word. The computer will make suggestions for the correct spelling, you can choose another spelling, or choose ignore. Sometimes the computer doesn't recognize names and other words that you know are spelled correctly. If you know the word is spelled right, then you can ignore it.
• If some of your text is underlined with a green squiggly line, it means that the computer thinks something is wrong with the grammar you used. Grammar is the choice of words you used, or the order you put them in, or something with the sentence structure. Hold the control key down while clicking on the words that are underlined. The computer will give you suggestions to correct the grammar. You can choose one of the suggestions, or choose ignore if you want to keep what you have written.
• Another option for checking spelling and grammar is to write your whole document. Then click on Tools at the top, then select Spelling and Grammar. The computer will do a spelling and grammar check on everything. You can make changes or ignore to keep what you have written.
• To save your work, click on File, then Save as. Type a name for your document at the top of the window. Click on school folder, the your grade, then your teacher's name, then click Save at the bottom of the window.

These are just a few tips to some of them more common questions students have when using Microsoft Word. Like any program, the more you use it, the more you will learn and the more comfortable you will be using it. Happy writing!

Welcome Back to School

Even though it's still hot outside, our summer break is over. We are back to early bedtimes - and waking up early too.

There are a few changes in the computer lab for this year. Some of the programs on the computer have been updated so they may look different than they did last year. Give yourself some time to get used to the changes.

During one of your first visits to the Computer Lab, we will be reviewing processes and rules for using the lab. Getting all of our students using the lab in the right way will make it a nicer place for everyone.

I look forward to a great school year with you!

Mrs. Avery