Tuesday, November 15, 2022

November/December

 Kindergarten: Learn about Starfall and Explore activities below:






Christmas Activities:



1st Grade:
1.  Practice typing using Typing Club accounts
2.  Learn about coding using Kodable

2nd Grade:
1.  Practice typing using Typing Club accounts
2.  Learn about coding using Kodable
3.  Use Garageband to create music
4. Try code.monkey

 

3rd Grade:
1.  Practice typing using Typing Club accounts
2.  Learn about coding using Kodable
3.  Use code.org 
4.  Use Garageband to create music

Thanksgiving Activities: 
 



4th Grade:
1.  Practice typing using Typing Club accounts
2.  Learn about coding using Kodable
3.  Create SCRATCH account and start learning coding a project
4.  Use code.org 
5.  Use Garageband to create music




5th Grade:
1.  Complete Forms/Sheets unit
2.  Use Kodable/code.org
3. Revisit SCRATCH and code an animated project
4. Use Garageband to create music
5. Continue to practice Typing





Links: 




Monday, October 24, 2022

Happy Fall!

Kindergarten: Explore Halloween activities. Begin learning about Starfall.




1st Grade:

1.  Begin Exploring Kid Pix and learning the tools associated with the application
2.  Begin making a book using Kid Pix (to print and enjoy)
3.  Continue to practice typing skills using Dancemat Typing 

2nd Grade:
1.  Continue Typing Skills using Typing Club
2.  Explore and create using Kid Pix
3.  Use Keynote (an apple application) to create a slideshow/book. 

3rd Grade:
1.  Continue to learn and explore the different Google apps:  Google Slides and Google Drawing (Fall theme) 
2. Continue practice Typing Skills using Typing Club 
3.  Start Google Slide Presentation

4th Grade:
1.  Continue Typing Skills using Typing Club
2.  Complete Google Drawing Name Logo
3.  Use Keynote (an apple application) and World Book Online to create a slideshow presentation.

5th Grade:
1.  Start Google Sheets/Forms Unit (learn about spreadsheets, formulas, graphs, and other tools associated with google sheets)
3.  Practice Typing Skills 
 



Tuesday, September 6, 2022

WELCOME TO THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR!

 WELCOME BACK!    

All grade levels will learn/review the following: 

1.  Discuss Computer Lab behavior and expectations.
2.  Practice basic skills and expectations.
3.  Begin learning about technology vocabulary. 
     Words of the week: Web Browser, internet, bookmark, keyboard, mouse, monitor
4.  Learn/review web browsers and applications we will use.
5.  Get to know each other and the computer lab.
6.  Discuss Digital Citizenship and Internet safety.
Kindergarten and K1 Links: 
Get to know the computer lab, mouse, and compute. Begin to navigate the internet by exploring some of activities below.
                                                                      







Digital Citizenship Links:
1st  Grade  Links: 




2nd Grade Avatar Links: 


Links to Enjoy: 







Digital Citizenships Links 3-5 Grade: