Techy+Tikes

Techy Tikes

Here is a resource for your classroom when you want to add a little excitement to your lessons. There are premade powerpoint and SMART notebook lessons. There are also sites that aid in teaching internet safety and basic computer skills.
 * [|Kelleys Kindergarten Power Points]
 * [|Mr. Lyons Power Points]
 * [|Power Point Collections]
 * [|Pete's Power Points]
 * [|Smart board fun]
 * [|Technology]
 * [|Smartboard Stuff]
 * [|Pre-made Lessons on Smartboard]
 * [|More Lessons]
 * [|Sample Blog]
 * [|Tech Resources]
 * [|Rockingham Tech Resources]

**Typing Skills**

 * cyberchasefun
 * Keyboarding with Elmo
 * Dance Mat Typing
 * Fun School Type Me
 * Super Hyper Typer Spider
 * Super Hyper Typer Spider

Internet Safety

 * Faux PauxInternet Safety Watch Video and Play Games
 * Katie
 * Net SmartzGames to teach internet safety
 * NetSmartzSongs to teach internet safety
 * Surfswell Island: Internet Safety

=Mouse Skill Resources= Links verified 03/12/10
 * 1) Baby Rose's Eyes - Move the mouse pointer around the screen and watch Baby Rose's eyes follow it.
 * 2) Be a Detective - use the mouse to move Pilar left or right and click on the animal - also practices counting skill [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 3) Boople's Colors - Click on the objects that match the color.
 * 4) Bubblewrap - Practice mouse skills popping bubblewrap!
 * 5) Bubbles - Move the mouse and click on the bubbles to pop them!
 * 6) Bugs - Practice clicking on a square. Match the bug pictures.
 * 7) Build a House - click and drag components into a picture [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 8) Click and Color - (Fisher Price) ten pages to choose from
 * 9) Click and Color - from KOL Jr. click on a paint pucket and then on the picture - if you erase all of the colors are removed [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 10) Click and Drag for Spacial concepts - Move the animals by clicking and dragging them from place to place ( spatial concepts ) Great beginning click and drag exercise! Large objects!
 * 11) Click and Drag - Brush your Teeth - drag the mouse up and down the smiley face's teeth to brush them
 * 12) Connect the Dots (Dragon Tales) -click on numbers from 1 to 10 to complete a picture [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 13) Coloring Book - Click on an image to start coloring
 * 14) Color Game - Color pictures by clicking on a color, then clicking on a part of the picture. Some parts of the pictures are very small, but you may select a variety of pictures to differentiate lessons.
 * 15) Decorate the Doll House - practice clicking and dragging [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 16) Dinosaur Drawing - Click on the dinosaur, then click on the picture to create your own dinosaur drawing. [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 17) Dress the Teddy Bear - click on the numbers to change the bear's cap, shirt, or pants
 * 18) Feed the Monster - Click and drag the food to the monster so he can eat.
 * 19) Find Pilar - [ practices visual discrimination also ] click on Pilar and three friends in several pictures, each one a bit more complicated than the last [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 20) Finger Painting - Learn mouse skills by finger painting with your mouse!
 * 21) Fire Flies - Use your mouse to catch the fireflies and put them in the jar. Program adds up the amount as they are put in the jar.
 * 22) Fish Tank - Click on the fish you want to put in your tank. Then click inside the tank to place your fish.
 * 23) Flower Garden - Grow your own flower garden. Each click of the mouse creates a flower! [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 24) Halloween Fun - from BillyBear; many mouse skills are practiced here.
 * 25) Hatch and Match - Practice clicking on eggs and find the two pictures and sounds that match. A different sound effect is used with each dragon. [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 26) HeadSprouts Mousing Around Program - Listen to oral directions on how a mouse works and practice each skill.[[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 27) Hide and Seek - Click on the numbers to find the hidden cat.
 * 28) Learn your Letters - click on the objects that start with the given letter - after selecting the letters Jump with Cow to collect objects practicing  moving your mouse  [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 29) Magic Paint - Select the size of the brush and the color and draw a picture on the screen. Higher level mouse skills for click and drag.
 * 30) Make Something - Click and drag to make things:- Make a Face - Make a Pizza - Make a Snowman - Christmas Tree - Halloween Pumpkin - Stack 100 Snowballs  [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 31) Mix and Match - click on the numbers to mix and match body parts to create characters. (Numbers are small; this site better used for students that have had practice controlling a mouse) [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 32) Online Coloring - (Fisher Price) Click on a color and then on the part of the picture you want to paint. Use the water to erase a color. Print your picture when you're all finished, or use the arrows to select another. (17 different coloring sheets)
 * 33) On-Line Coloring Pages - drag colors from the palette to the outline drawing, kids can try to match a small thumbnail drawing or use their own creativity [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 34) Paper Dolls - Drag and Drop Mouse Practice to Dress the Paper Doll.
 * 35) Pinwheels - click on the pinwheel and watch it spin.
 * 36) Pre-School Coloring Pages - some of these are outline drawings to print and color, others are on-line coloring pages
 * 37) Put the Bubble puzzle together - Click and drag the pieces to put together the puzzle. Pieces expand to fit into the grid. Good for shape discrimination as well as clicking and dragging.
 * 38) Pilar Dress Up - click and drag items of clothing onto Pilar or one of her friends [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 39) Sorting Common Objects - click and drag the bananas or strawberries into the correct jars [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif width="41" height="13" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 40) Thunder and Lightning - bowl with Pilar and friends, move the mouse and click to bowl [[image:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif width="26" height="19" align="absMiddle"]]
 * 41) Tidy The Classroom - Excellent site to learn how to drag and drop, click once, click twice, or drag.

Mouse Skill Music Practice
Use this music to help students with their mouse skills.