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Does anyone have a good lesson on how to teach kids to login? I'm in my second year and what seems like it should be an easy lesson to teach is taking forever and requires me to go to every student and show them one on one.

Ctrl+alt+delete and typing in our password is the most difficult.
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Betsy Kindergarten and 1st Grade

On 10/23/09, CTJS wrote: > How old are the children that you are trying to teach to login? > > On 10/22/09, Betsy wrote: >> Does anyone have a good lesson on how to teach kids to >> login? I'm in my second year and what seems like it should >> be an easy lesson to teach is taking foreve...See More
Oct 23, 2009
Jayne It is not my favorite thing. I don't start until first grade. I tell them to make a peace sign with their left hand and stick out the pointer on their right. Everyone can do that and then maybe half can type password so it only leaves me with the other half to go around to individually.

On 10/23/09, Betsy wrote: > Kindergarten and 1st G...See More
Oct 23, 2009
Jen This is my first year doing logins and usernames with Kindergarten and First Grade. We have been doing it at my other school for 2 years. (2nd-4th) What I did was take mini stickers of the same color and put them on the ctrl, alt, and delete keys. Mine are smily faces. Most everyone in Kindergarten knows what yellow looks like so it makes it quite ...See More
Oct 27, 2009
I guess our logins must be different I have K-6 lab classes. We rarely need to use the CTRL/ALT/DEL keys combo and even more rarely in 1st grade.

Our log in consists of a userid and a password. I keep the 1st grade passwords very simple.

I make a laminated card (top line) and the password (bottom line)for each 1st grader that shows exactly what they will type on the ...See More
Nov 1, 2009
Windylynn Betsy:

I'm doing that w/my 1st and k for the first time this year. This year I have a document camera and can show the kids exactly what my fingers are doing. I also have a projector running @the same time so they can see me type in the user name and password. 1st is really getting the hang of it....I start K in another week or two...I had...See More
Nov 2, 2009


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