We did a lesson on looking through the sources and the information gathered to determine what information was important to our purposes for this project. I modeled thinking about one of the sub-topics and thinking of a few questions that were relevant to the audience. Then I showed Oliver how to skim and scan through the book the book to determine if there was relevant information that answered these questions. We marked things we found with sticky notes. He also worked on keyboarding, finishing the top row lesson and writing a paragraph.

Oliver began gathering evidence for two of the four sub-topics for his movie making presentation. He looked through the reference materials to focus in on the information he has determined should best answer the questions and cover the topics that he wants to present. He also is doing a great job with the keyboarding program moving on to the lessons on the bottom row keys. We created some movie posters to announce the upcoming program.

Will was on fire today! He typed 40 words per minute on his first typing passage. Will then practiced typing his numbers and symbols. These lessons were much more challenging for Will. He did complete them with 100% accuracy and an average of 24 words per minute. Will finished class by playing a few typing games! Great work today Will!

Today during keyboarding class Marina participated in Mrs. Jo's farewell celebration. She enjoyed cake and said very kind words about Mrs. Jo in the encouragement circle.

Today Oliver finished identifying which research he would like to include in his movie presentation. We have been using the strategy of skimming and scanning to sift through all of the information, keeping in mind the main points he decided to address. This helps him stay focused and not go off in another direction. There is a lot of info to share so it is important to stay on the topics he chose to include. He is very excited about creating the PowerPoint. I introduced the application to him and the features and he began inputting some info into his first 2 slides. I also remind him to type using what he is learning in the keyboarding program to reinforce those new, correct typing habits. Then he completed 3 lessons in the "bottom row" section of the program.

Today Marina continued working on her alphabet soup lesson (focusing on letters n-z). Marina did very well today completing 5 activities. She typed an average of 14.2 gross words per minute, with an 96% accuracy. Today she was typing words such as peripherals, quadriceps and proprietors. Wonderful work today Marina!

Today Will continued to practice typing his numbers. He also took a five minute typing test. Will finished class by playing typing games. These games are a great way to for Will to practice his typing while increasing his speed!

Today Will continued to practice typing his numbers. He also took a five minute typing test. Will finished class by playing typing games. These games are a great way to for Will to practice his typing and increase his speed!

Today Will continued to practice typing his numbers. He also took a five minute typing test. Will finished class by playing typing games. These games are a great way to for Will to practice his typing with speed!

Today Will continued practicing his numbers, and his typing skills. He did a practice test on his numbers and a passage typing test. Will finished class by practicing his skills through typing games. He really enjoys playing these typing games.