Divisions 3-7 - when finished setting up account

Use any of these activities if you are done setting up your account.

UNCROSS THE LINES

GEOSPY

MAKE-A-FLAKE

CONNECT 4

TOY THEATRE

ANIMATE

DANCE MAT TYPING

Spot the differences in the two photos

ADDITION PULL

MAKE 10

This Is Sand - Make sand sculptures with your mouse (or your finger if you are using a Smartboard)! Click the C key to change colours. Hours of fun!


Pic Monkey - fun photo editor - use the free features to edit photos using cool effects!

Sumo Paint - Photoshop-style web-based paint program.

Picassohead - website inspired by the famous artist Pablo Picasso. Create a face in his unique style and publish it to the gallery!

Scribbler - simply scribble on the space provided and then watch the computer fill in your scribblings to create a work of art!

String Spin - similar to Scribbler but gives you the ability to move and control the scribble!

Wordle - create beautiful 'Word Clouds' using your own text!

Research Sites

World Book Online
Name: whonnock
Password: sd42

Simple English Wikipedia
Wikipedia articles written in elementary-level language.

BC Encyclopedia
Name: whonnock
Password: sd42

Canadian Online Encyclopedia

Mac Keyboard accents 
How to type different accented letters, symbols and other characters on a Mac keyboard

French Accents on Mac Keyboard

Basic Powerpoint skills

Reveal formatting pallete
Reveal toolbars - standard and drawing - use VIEW menu
Choose different background designs
Create a text box
Type inside a text box
Change text font, font size, font colour using Formatting Pallette
Align text (centre, left, right) using Formatting Pallette
Rotate a text box
Delete a text box
Add new slide in 2 different ways - double click and the "+slide" button
Create a title using Wordart
Adjust Wordart title size, etc..
Add a picture from Clip Art
Add a picture a file (ie. a picture from the Internet - must be appropriate, obviously!)

More challenging...
Animate the different items using the “Animation” option in the FP
Make everything appear in a certain order

If you are stuck.....remember....
- be patient and keep trying -- look around the menus
- ask a nearby person - quietly
- the HELP menu is also your friend!!

Don't be afraid to try new things!

Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

MS WORD SHORTCUT KEYS (use CTRL instead of z if using Windows) 

Working with Text
Copy - z+ C
Paste - z+ V
Cut – z + X
Bold - z + B
Underline - z + U
Italicize - z + I

Increase/reduce font size -SHIFT + z + < or >

Save - z + S
Print - z + P

UNDO – z + Z

Align text to center- z + E
Align text to right- z + R

Selecting/Finding Text
Select single word – click 2x
Select line/paragraph – click 3x
Select all – z + A
Find text - z + F

Other Shortcuts
New document - z + N
Minimize document window - z + M
Close document window - z + W
Open document - z + O

Log out – z + SHIFT + Q

You can also click HERE for a web page with more shortcuts.