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| Internet Definitions by NetSmartz Students may use this link to find definitions for the Technology Words of the Day used in the classroom. |
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| Practice Typing - It's FUN! | |
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| Let the Typing Competition Begin... Foggies typing game-a free typing game to learn and practice typing on a computer keyboard. How to Play: Click on link above, select your music at the bottom of the screen, click play, place your cursor in the white box and begin typing the words before they disappear. You score each time you type correctly while the words are still on the screen! |
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| Let's Play Barracuda About barracuda typing game: Help barracuda keep its river clean. Type words into the box as they appear floating down the river. Barracuda will knock them out. It is a loosing battle and river will grow darker as barracuda slowly looses. When barracuda starts gaining, the river will get bluer. Remember: click on the music link to your left to add to the fun! Let's see who can get the highest score in the class! |
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| Practicing Typing at Home A part of PowerTyping an online typing tutorial focusing on learning how to type on a QWERTY. Why is the keyboard called QWERTY? Look at your keyboard. The third row from the bottom and from the left reads Q-W-E-R-T-Y. |
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| Communication & Technology | |
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| Gaggle E-mail Students who have been assigned an e-mail account by Ms. McNeal may access their personal e-mail account here. A username and password is required. Reminder: this account is strictly monitored by your teacher. Ensure you adhere to the Internet Code of Conduct, Terms of Use, and all school policies. |
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| Keyboarding - All You Need to Know... | |
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| All About the Windows Keyboard |
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| Online Software Training / Tutorials | |
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| Online Training at Your Convenience Watch videos on how to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, and FrontPage! About LearningElectic: LearningElectric.com is an educational technology company dedicated to providing school districts with free, online training at their convenience. Our tutorials will always remain free. You can watch our tutorial videos from any computer connected to the Internet that has the appropriate free plug-in installed (QuickTime or Flash). We provide a library of online training videos for multiple software applications. |
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| Fun and Games | |
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| A Game a Day Using puzzles and games across the curriculum can encourage critical thinking and support the development of problem solving skills. Games and puzzles can provide students with a context in which to exercise learned skills, apply knowledge and generate curiosity. Such activities can also "warm up" the brain and help students focus on a particular topic or skill. |
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| Write Your Name in Egyptian Hieroglyphs See your name in hieroglyphs, the way an Egyptian scribe might have written it. |
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| Planning for the Future | |
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| Cost of Living and Salary Calculator and More...! Want to know how much it costs to live in your favorite city or how much you are really "worth" if you land that dream job? Check out this website! |
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| Career Cruising Username and password required. Career Cruising offers a suite of online career guidance and planning tools designed for people of all ages. Using our tools, you can find the right career, explore education and training options, build your own portfolio, manage your school’s course selection process, or set up a career development network in your community. |
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| School Websites | |
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| Riverchase Middle School Direct access to the homepage of Riverhchase Middle School. |
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| Ms. McNeal's Official Shelby County Website This is a direct link back to Ms. McNeal's official Shelby County Board of Education website. |
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| Feeder Schools | |
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| Pelham High School Students at RMS who successfully complete the 8th grade will transfer to Pelham High School. |
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| Valley Intermediate Students attending Valley Intermediate will transfer to RMS upon successful completion of the 5th grade. |
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