Even though summer is only 5 school days away, I am already starting to think about next fall. I am slated to teach elementary computers again and due to the limited supplies available on my tiny island I need to plan in advance for any creative bulletin board ideas I want to put up in August.
For the 2011-12 school year, I opted for a bulletin board that highlighted the home row keys and proper hand/finger placement while typing. I purchased square plates at The Dollar Tree and made color coded letters to go on the "keys". The color coding matches a set of printed card stock keyboards that I have for my little guys when I first introduce the home row keys(on a side note, I put a thick line of liquid glue on the F and J keys, once it dries it mimics the bumps on a real keyboard). On the bulletin board, I underlined the home row keys and also put a split down the middle to help designate right hand keys from left hand keys. I use my wall-sized keyboard as a teaching tool, as well as when Kindergartners have trouble locating letters, I show them on the big keyboard.
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The keyboard I created for the 2011-12 school year. |
While I plan to keep this bulletin board up, I have 2 smaller ones that I want to redo. Here are some of the ideas I am considering:
A technology word wall
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This one is sorted by grade level. |
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This one is color coded by categories (internet terms, hardware, desktop functions). |
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This BB has terms that are specific to the internet. |
Computer Shortcuts
Computer Hardware
Other Bulletin Board Ideas
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This would be a great bulletin board to display student work. |
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I was thinking something like this would be cute and have the kids design what they think a "computer bug" looks like. |
UPDATE(May 21, 2013): Here are a few Bulletin Boards/Posters in my current Computer Lab.
This is my Keyboard Shortcuts Bulletin Board. If you are looking for a shortcuts set, but don't have the time. I have made this set available in my
Teachers Pay Teachers Store for $3.00.
I also have several reminder posters up in my lab to help students. Three of the posters in the top row were created by me and are available in my
Teachers-Pay-Teachers store.
One last thing, here is a Bulletin Board that I created that compares data storage for students.