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Dry Creek Elementary

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SBAC Tech Skills for Grades 5-6

Mouse Practice

Mouse Practice

 

Skill

Activities and Description

CCSS      

Mouse Practice  
 

Students can practice multiple mouse skills, including scrolling, using drop down menus, radio buttons, and           
accessing links, using the Mousercise exercises.

ELA
(W.5.6) 

Highlight Text 

Students will visit Grade 5 Proofreading Makes Perfect to practice correcting grammar, spelling usage, 
and punctuation. Students will need to practice highlighting text, and 
placing cursor in specific locations in the text.     

ELA 
(L5.2)

 Mouse Clicking   

Students will practice their speed and accuracy of using the mouse by playing various math games found in 
FunBrain: Math Arcade. Students should identify their grade level prior to playing game. 

 Math

 

Keyboarding

Keyboarding

 

Skill

Activities and Description

CCSS

Keyboarding       

Students will use Typing Rocket to practice typing skills, choose your level.                                            

ELA
(W.5.6) 

Keyboarding

Students will use Sky Chase to practice typing skills. 

ELA
(W.5.6) 

 

 

 

Navigation

Navigation

 

Skill

Activities and Description

CCSS

Understanding Symbols      

Using Tagxedo,students will practice interpreting how to navigate an activity by creating content-
specific word clouds. 

ELA            
(W.3.6)
(RL. 5.2,5.4)) 

Writing into Fields

Using Make Beliefs Comix, students will practice typing into fields by creating original comics using a 
variety of editing and selection tools.  

ELA
(W.5.3)
(W.5.4) 

Navigating Videos

In Study Jams, students can watch videos and play supplemental games on a variety of topics tied to 
CCSS Math standards. Play a video, use navigation tools, and learn! 

Math   

Multiple Navigation Skills 

Using Making an Animation students will use a variety of navigation skills including copying, selection tools,    

ELA
(W.5.6)

 

Drag & Drop

Drag & Drop

 

Skill

Activities and Description

CCSS         

Drag and Drop       

Using Thinking Blocks, students will model and solve word problems while practicing their navigation and drag 
and drop skills.