Elem: Computer/Tech. Books

["Susan C.L. Morris" <smorris@PEN.K12.VA.US>]

This may be a tough request considering how fast the field
changes, but here goes ... In the state of Virginia, new
Standards of Learning have been implemented. Included in these
are competencies for computer skills. For 5th grade, this
covers use of Microsoft Works and a basic grasp of computer
ideas such as bytes, bits, binary logic, etc. Problem is
(surprise, surprise!) the state is requiring this with no
resources provided for teaching or teacher training. Do you
know of any resources -- books, videos, anything -- that could
help teachers teach this field.(I won't even get into the
matter that we don't have the computers to be teaching
Microsoft Works to the number of kids we have!)
 This could also include picture
books that talk about computer technology. I'm embarrassed to
say that what our library has in 004 is little too nothing and
out-of-date. Please help and let me know anything you think is
good in this field for 6th grade and younger!

Susan Morris, Librarian
Pearl Sample Elementary
Culpeper, VA
smorris@pen.k12.va.us

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