Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Tenth Week
Third, fourth, and fifth grade students are continuing to build their keyboarding skills with Type2Learn. Students are encouraged to practice their keyboarding skills outside of their computer lab time with BBC Dance Mat Typing. There's a link on the right side of screen under "lesson links."
Fifth grade is working on a persuasive performance assessment. Each class is researching a national park, then using that information to persuade others to visit that park. They've each chosen to use one of the following tools to present their persuasive piece: Publisher, PowerPoint, Voki, or Word. Some students are writing scripts for commercials they will create using green screen technology. We'll be posting all of the projects on the fifth grade blog, so check them out in a couple of weeks.
Fourth grade is exploring Publisher and the different templates available within the program. We're creating personalized greeting cards for friends and family this week.
Third grade is continuing to explore and learn about Excel. This week we discussed how to select a graph to best display the data. Once we selected a graph, we explored all of the cool features to customize our graphs!
Second grade is previewing simple machines for their unpcoming Forces of Motion unit in Science. First, we discussed pushes and pulls and explained how clip art images illustrated a push, pull, or both. After that, they were introduced to four types of simple machinces and we discussed how they make work easier for us. Finally, they chose a partner and began to edit a PowerPoint template by adding text and clip art images to the slides. After previewing in presentation mode, we saved our PowerPoints. The second grade teachers will then allow the students who completed their presentations to present them to the class or another class during this unit.
First grade has mastered how to locate and interact with the first grade blog from the school's website. This week we are practicing our basic addition and subtraction facts with AAAMath.com! We know that in second grade we are expected to answer 100 basic addition and subtraction facts in 5 minutes or less. This website is a fun way to practice those basic facts! We're also learning about contractions with BrainPOPjr.com and Sadlier-Oxford.com.
Kindergarten has mastered how to locate and interact with the kindergarten blog from the school's website. This week we are practicing our combinations using illuminations.nctm.org.
Fifth grade is working on a persuasive performance assessment. Each class is researching a national park, then using that information to persuade others to visit that park. They've each chosen to use one of the following tools to present their persuasive piece: Publisher, PowerPoint, Voki, or Word. Some students are writing scripts for commercials they will create using green screen technology. We'll be posting all of the projects on the fifth grade blog, so check them out in a couple of weeks.
Fourth grade is exploring Publisher and the different templates available within the program. We're creating personalized greeting cards for friends and family this week.
Third grade is continuing to explore and learn about Excel. This week we discussed how to select a graph to best display the data. Once we selected a graph, we explored all of the cool features to customize our graphs!
Second grade is previewing simple machines for their unpcoming Forces of Motion unit in Science. First, we discussed pushes and pulls and explained how clip art images illustrated a push, pull, or both. After that, they were introduced to four types of simple machinces and we discussed how they make work easier for us. Finally, they chose a partner and began to edit a PowerPoint template by adding text and clip art images to the slides. After previewing in presentation mode, we saved our PowerPoints. The second grade teachers will then allow the students who completed their presentations to present them to the class or another class during this unit.
First grade has mastered how to locate and interact with the first grade blog from the school's website. This week we are practicing our basic addition and subtraction facts with AAAMath.com! We know that in second grade we are expected to answer 100 basic addition and subtraction facts in 5 minutes or less. This website is a fun way to practice those basic facts! We're also learning about contractions with BrainPOPjr.com and Sadlier-Oxford.com.
Kindergarten has mastered how to locate and interact with the kindergarten blog from the school's website. This week we are practicing our combinations using illuminations.nctm.org.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Type2Learn Program
Our Type2Learn program is really helping to improve our keyboarding skills! We saw gains of 6-8 wpm on our typing tests!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Ninth Week
Happy Valentine's Day (a little early)! Fourth and fifth grade will be using Publisher to create valentines for friends and family.Using Text Layout, we will create a special valentine for our teachers.
Third grade will be inputing data about conversation hearts and creating a graph using Excel. We will also be using Text Layout to create a special valentine for our teachers.
Second grade, first grade, and kindergarten will visit Storyline Online via their grade level blog to hear the story Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. In the story, Mr. Hatch shows his love and appreciation for his neighbors who in the end return the favor. We will enjoy some brownies (Mr. Hatch had brownie and lemonade parties for his neighbors) as we brainstorm all the reasons why we love and appreciate our teachers. Using Text Layout (http://www.festisite.com/text-layout/) we will create a special valentine for them.
Third grade will be inputing data about conversation hearts and creating a graph using Excel. We will also be using Text Layout to create a special valentine for our teachers.
Second grade, first grade, and kindergarten will visit Storyline Online via their grade level blog to hear the story Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. In the story, Mr. Hatch shows his love and appreciation for his neighbors who in the end return the favor. We will enjoy some brownies (Mr. Hatch had brownie and lemonade parties for his neighbors) as we brainstorm all the reasons why we love and appreciate our teachers. Using Text Layout (http://www.festisite.com/text-layout/) we will create a special valentine for them.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Lyndon B. Johnson Lesson
How did Lyndon B. Johnson expand the rights and freedoms of people of our county?
How did Lyndon B. Johnson show positive character traits?
Click on the link above to explore the Lyndon B. Johnson glog.
Record important words that relate to the life of Lyndon B. Johnson to use in your word cloud. Choose words that will help you describe him and his efforts to expand our rights through the Great Society and expanding voting rights.
Go to http://www.wordle.net/ and click on the word "create." Type your words into the first box and click "GO." When you see your word cloud click "Print."
Practice reading through your word cloud, so you'll be ready to share it with the class. You'll need to explain how each word relates to the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.
How did Lyndon B. Johnson show positive character traits?
Click on the link above to explore the Lyndon B. Johnson glog.
Record important words that relate to the life of Lyndon B. Johnson to use in your word cloud. Choose words that will help you describe him and his efforts to expand our rights through the Great Society and expanding voting rights.
Go to http://www.wordle.net/ and click on the word "create." Type your words into the first box and click "GO." When you see your word cloud click "Print."
Practice reading through your word cloud, so you'll be ready to share it with the class. You'll need to explain how each word relates to the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Eighth Week
3rd-5th -It's time to assess our keyboarding skills! After completing a lesson on Type2Learn, we will be visiting sense-lang.org to see how many words correct per minute we can type and compare our results to our first test from September. I'm excited to see your progress!
1st -2nd - We've worked hard learning how to access and navigate Discovery Education, Renzulli Learning, and the grade level blogs. This week we will review these great resources and learn how to save these sites to your favorites at home.
Kindergarten - We are really getting the hang of how to use the mouse and can name several parts of a computer (keyboard, mouse, monitor). We will continue to use the kindergarten blog and explore the list of reading sites.
All students will be given a cheat sheet of websites. It will be attached to the inside of the front cover of the communication log. Also, their student numbers will be written on the cover. They will use their student numbers for their username and password on Discovery Education and Renzulli Learning.
1st -2nd - We've worked hard learning how to access and navigate Discovery Education, Renzulli Learning, and the grade level blogs. This week we will review these great resources and learn how to save these sites to your favorites at home.
Kindergarten - We are really getting the hang of how to use the mouse and can name several parts of a computer (keyboard, mouse, monitor). We will continue to use the kindergarten blog and explore the list of reading sites.
All students will be given a cheat sheet of websites. It will be attached to the inside of the front cover of the communication log. Also, their student numbers will be written on the cover. They will use their student numbers for their username and password on Discovery Education and Renzulli Learning.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Grade Level Blogs
Please visit our grade level blogs (to the right of this post)! You'll find lots of lists of educational sites by grade level and subject area. Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Sixth and Seventh Weeks
Kindergarten has been working hard on sharpening their mouse skills and learning the names of the parts of a computer. We sing "Old MacDonald Had a Computer" and "The Mouse Song" each time they come for a lesson in the main lab. We're also learning to independently find the kindergarten blog and become familiar with some of the educational sites in the link lists.
First grade LOVES Discovery Education! We are using Discovery Education Science to learn about and explore weather this week for their upcoming unit in Science. Last week, first grade used Publisher to complete an informational brochure template for their writing performance assessment.
First grade LOVES Discovery Education! We are using Discovery Education Science to learn about and explore weather this week for their upcoming unit in Science. Last week, first grade used Publisher to complete an informational brochure template for their writing performance assessment.
Sixth and Seventh Weeks
We've been busy in the computer lab learning Word 2007! Second through fifth grade students have used spell check, formatted text (center align, bold, font size, tab to indent), saved, and printed their work. Using Word helps us to edit and publish our writing pieces.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Fifth Week
Third through fifth grade will be working on two programs, Type to Learn and Calculating Crew! We are all enjoying the typing program and are almost ready to take a typing test again to check our progress! Also, we'll be practicing our math skills using Calculating Crew which is a math program available on all of the computers in the main lab.
Second grade will be applying their graphing skills from their latest math unit using Graph Club 2.0. We'll be matching graphs, creating our own, and printing some to take home with us!
First grade will be using Carnival Countdown and Zoo Zillions to apply their math skills and learn how to open and close a program.
Kindergarten will be reviewing KidPix (background, stamper, text) and creating a Thanksgiving decoration to take home with them.
Second grade will be applying their graphing skills from their latest math unit using Graph Club 2.0. We'll be matching graphs, creating our own, and printing some to take home with us!
First grade will be using Carnival Countdown and Zoo Zillions to apply their math skills and learn how to open and close a program.
Kindergarten will be reviewing KidPix (background, stamper, text) and creating a Thanksgiving decoration to take home with them.
Congratulations!
Wow! Most all of our classes were able to earn 4 points each time they visited the lab! If your class earned 16 points, then this week or next you'll have 15 minutes of free time on your choice of sites or programs we have worked with over the last 4 classes! Congratulations!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Fourth Week
Two words: Discovery Education!
First through fifth grade will be logging into DiscoveryEducation.com to view three of the many different resources available within discoveryeducation.com: ebooks, interactive glossary, and video segments. We will be using DE as a tool to locate information (NETS 3: research and information fluency).
Kindergarten will be exploring shapes with Carnival Countdown and Zoo Zillions. These two programs are available in the main lab on all 30 computers and provide practice and application of kindergarten through second grade math skills. (Teachers, Calculating Crew is another program available in the lab that provides skill practice for grades 3-6. If you'd like to know more, just email!)
http://discoveryeducation.com/
First through fifth grade will be logging into DiscoveryEducation.com to view three of the many different resources available within discoveryeducation.com: ebooks, interactive glossary, and video segments. We will be using DE as a tool to locate information (NETS 3: research and information fluency).
Kindergarten will be exploring shapes with Carnival Countdown and Zoo Zillions. These two programs are available in the main lab on all 30 computers and provide practice and application of kindergarten through second grade math skills. (Teachers, Calculating Crew is another program available in the lab that provides skill practice for grades 3-6. If you'd like to know more, just email!)
http://discoveryeducation.com/
Monday, October 18, 2010
Third Week
Second grade will be exploring and creating with KidPix! We will learn how to add a background, stamps and insert a text box. We will also be saving our work and printing.
Third, fourth and fifth grade will apply the skills we learned last week using Word 2007 and complete the typing pretest and a lesson on Type2Learn.
All of the grade levels will be visiting their BRAND NEW grade level BLOGS! Below are a few to take a look at...
http://www.lfeprek.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfekindergarten.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfefirstgrade.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfesecondgrade.blogspot.com/
More are available on the Lake Forest site by clicking on "Classrooms." Under the BLOGS tab, you will see all the grade level blogs.
Third, fourth and fifth grade will apply the skills we learned last week using Word 2007 and complete the typing pretest and a lesson on Type2Learn.
All of the grade levels will be visiting their BRAND NEW grade level BLOGS! Below are a few to take a look at...
http://www.lfeprek.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfekindergarten.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfefirstgrade.blogspot.com/
http://www.lfesecondgrade.blogspot.com/
More are available on the Lake Forest site by clicking on "Classrooms." Under the BLOGS tab, you will see all the grade level blogs.
Third Week
Kindergarten and first grade will be working hard on their mouse skills. We'll be learning how to click, double click and click and drag.
“Tidy the classroom” http://www.learning.luton.gov.uk/l2g/custom/resources_ftp/netmedia_std/ks1/ict/mouse/start.htm
"Fireflies"
http://avenscorner.com/fireflies.aspx
"Make a Face"
http://www.abcya.com/make_a_face.htm
"Feed the Monster"
http://www.ziggityzoom.com/onlinegames.php?game=feed-the-monster
"Colors"
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/colors.htm
"Build a House"
http://www.abcya.com/build_a_house.htm
“Tidy the classroom” http://www.learning.luton.gov.uk/l2g/custom/resources_ftp/netmedia_std/ks1/ict/mouse/start.htm
"Fireflies"
http://avenscorner.com/fireflies.aspx
"Make a Face"
http://www.abcya.com/make_a_face.htm
"Feed the Monster"
http://www.ziggityzoom.com/onlinegames.php?game=feed-the-monster
"Colors"
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/colors.htm
"Build a House"
http://www.abcya.com/build_a_house.htm
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Second Week
Grades K-1:
How can I create with KidPix? We will try our best to use and control our mouse. Also, we will use KidPix to: choose/set background, choose/select stamps, type text, save and print.
Grades 2-5:
How can I use Word to open and format a document? We will be using Microsoft Word to format a document. We will practice the following:
opening a file
selecting text
changing the font size and color
bolding, italicizing and underlining text
center-align text
inserting clip art
spelling check
saving
printing
How do you keyboard? We wil be visiting BBC Dance Mat Typing to practice our skills.
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