Computer Basics
This is your home screen. It is where you can access all of the programs available on your computer.
What is a desktop?
In order to show someone that we are listening to them and paying attention, we should use this social skill which involves looking someone in the eye when they talk to you.
What is eye contact?
This is when we turn a product into something new instead of throwing it away.
What is recycling?
When planning a meal, you want to fill about half of your plate with these types of foods that grow in nature.
What are fruits and vegetables?
This month kicked off with this whimsical holiday that celebrates pulling pranks on your loved ones.
What is April Fool's Day?
If you want to open a program on your desktop, use the mouse to do this.
What is double click it?
This is when someone is talking and we decide to cut them off or talk over them. We should avoid doing this as much as possible.
What is interrupting?
One way to cut back on CO2 being released is to walk or ride a bike when you can instead of doing this.
What is driving?
Chicken, eggs, fish, and nuts are all great sources of this food group.
What is protein?
We played this popular game in which you have to solve a word puzzle by guessing letters before a stick figure is put to death!
What is Hangman?
This most popular website is a search engine. You use it to look up information on the internet about various topics.
What is Google?
In addition to our ears, we can listen to people with this other body part to observe body language and facial expressions.
What are our eyes?
Using less heat in the winter or less air conditioning in the summer can help conserve this, which is also good for the environment.
What is energy?
It is recommended that we get 30-60 minutes of this every day to stay fit and healthy.
What is exercise?
Today, you might hear the popular phrase, TGIF which celebrates the arrival of the weekend. TGIF stands for this.
What is "Thank God It's Friday"?
When using search engines, you want to use key words that are as ____ as possible to help narrow down your search results.
What is specific?
Part of active listening means that when someone is talking to us, we give them our complete and undivided _______.
What is attention?
Earth Day started in 1970 when Senator Nelson was upset that gallons and gallons of this thick black liquid spilled in the ocean and damaged sea life.
What is oil?
Foods and drinks that are high in this sweet substance such as candy, soda, and cookies should be eaten in moderation.
What is sugar?
We turned this common household item into an Earth of our own design on Wednesday!
What is a coffee filter?
These programs can be downloaded onto your device and can be used for fun or they can help you get things done. Skype, Zoom, Maps, and Angry Birds are just a few examples!
What are applications or "apps"?
This happens when the idea we are trying to get across is being misunderstood and it can be caused by a lot of different things.
What is miscommunication?
In order to make really big changes across the country and the world, we have to do this every November to make sure we have politicians who will fight for the environment.
What is vote?
Eating a lot of fried, salty, oily, or buttery foods can lead to diseases that make it hard for this organ to keeping pumping blood to all the other organs.
What is the heart?
Jacob's birthday occurs in this month which falls at the end of summer and usually brings with it "back to school".
What is September?