Ontario 5th graders created Math Vocabulary Games to help review their vocabulary words.  Students began by researching the definition and an example for each math vocabulary word they were assigned.  After creating a PowerPoint slide for each piece of information, students created buttons with action settings to move the player through their review game. 

6th graders made spreadsheets and pie charts of a sample monthly budget.  Each student was given $3,000 for their monthly income and had to figure out how to budget for an entire month's expenses.  Students used the AutoSum function to add up their expenses and figure out where to adjust them.  Monthly expenses included a savings deposit as well as fixed and variable expenses.  Students had their choice of what variable expenses they decided to utilize and how much.

5th graders created a spreadsheet and chart of Sandusky's weather over a two week period.  Students entered data for high and low temperatures, the chance of precipitation and what the weather was.  After charting the data, students used the Chart Wizard to make a columnn chart of the high and low temperatures.  Students then formatted the spreadsheet data as well as the colors and font in their chart.

4th graders created animal spreadsheets with animals from different continents.  Students entered data on the native continent, average weight and diet of each animal.  After formatting their spreadsheet with borders and shading, students used the Chart Wizard to make a bar chart comparing the animal's average weights.  Students then formatted the colors and fonts on their chart.

2nd and 3rd graders created spreadsheets with colorful charts using their own data.  Each student began by creating a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.  After the students organized their data by color, they entered their information into their spreadsheet.  Once they had their data entered, they used the Chart Wizard to generate a chart and formatted the colors to match the individual data titles.

4th grade students visited Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center and created a presentation slide of some of the things they learned about during their visit. Students made their individual slides from notes or writing assignments they completed in class. The students then went to the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center website where they chose pictures relevant to their slide information and inserted them into their presentation slide. The students’ slides were then combined into one presentation for each class.

3rd grade students created class Thanksgiving presentations. Each student made a slide by typing “I am Thankful for…” in the title textbox and what they were thankful for in the subtitle textbox. Students then applied the design template and saved their individual slides. The students’ slides were then combined into one class presentation.

5th and 6th graders utilized their keyboarding and formatting skills (spelling and grammar tools, tabs, alignment, print preview, etc.) as well as appropriate design properties (color choices, inserting clip art, borders, effects, etc.) to write a paragraph and create a poster in Microsoft Word about their all time favorite Halloween costume. Students were given a basic rubric to follow and they personalized the information.

2nd, 3rd and 4th graders were introduced to Clicky and his NetSmartz friends who shared important Internet and Personal Safety rules with them.  After class discussions, students then used the information learned to complete an interactive adventure with Clicky and Router, Clicky's robo-pup, that reinforced each segment's concepts.  Students played Make-A-Match where they had to pair up pictures representing appropriate and safe online activities and What Rule is it Anyway where they matched rules and behaviors.  They also helped Clicky get to Webville by selecting the correct tube of the Internet that leads to Webville. In Webville, students helped Clicky capture the Webville Outlaws, decide on their guilt or innocence and toss the guilty ones in jail.  Students then played Who Can You Trust? where they defined a trusted adult and decided on what actions a trusted adult would do.  The final step in their adventure was to reach Router's Birthday Party where they chose a gift and card for Router and attended his birthday party.  After each correctly completed segment, students received a real-world safety point on their badge.  To earn their official NetSmartz Kid certificate, the students had to earn all 5 real-world safety points.

5th and 6th graders reviewed their Internet and Personal Safety rules by discussing various appropriate and inappropriate behaviors that may occur on and off line, including Cyberbullying and Netiquette.  Students then created a Personal Cyberspace Creed that they agreed to adhere to while on the Internet and a presentation on what Netiquette is and it's rules that need to be followed.

2nd, 3rd and 4th graders were introduced to the idea of intellectual property and how important it is to protect it by utilizing the Adventures of Cyberbee's Interactive Tool to research and learn about copyright basics. We then discussed the rules and laws that govern copyrights and information in the public domain. 

5th and 6th graders reviewed the importance of following copyright guidelines, how to get permission to use something that is copyrighted and how to obtain copyright protection for themselves.  Students then took The Copyright Challenge from the Copyright Kids! to earn an honorary Copyright Cat certificate.

2nd, 3rd and 4th graders learned about what the outer hardware parts of the computer look like and what each component does.  We also discussed whether each component was an input or output device.  Each student then correctly identified and labeled a picture of each component and stated whether it was an input or output device.

5th and 6th graders reviewed the outer hardware of the computer as well as input and output devices.  They utilized a table in Microsoft Word, inserted pictures of each component and correctly labeled them with their component name and if they are an input or output device.

2nd, 3rd and 4th graders began the 2011-2012 school year by learning the purpose of keyboarding and where the letters were located on the keyboard.  After practicing the ten phrases that enable students to learn the keyboard letters from Typin's Cool, each student demonstrated the following:

- proper posture while sitting at the computer 
- correct "touch" technique for keyboarding 
- assigned fingering for each key on the keyboard

Students then received a certificate for completing the Keyboard Challenge where they had to match each keyboard letter and number to the correct position on the keyboard using correct fingering.  The students are now practicing their keyboarding skills by concentrating on the accuracy of their typing.  As students consistently type with 100% accuracy, they will begin to work on increasing their typing speed.

5th and 6th graders are continuing to advance their keyboarding skills through various practice passages as well as activities and projects in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.