Week of April 18: 3rd and 4th Grade

Today you will take the Virtual Forest Challenge in recognition of Earth Day.  Let's see if you can make the best choices for our environment.

Virtual Forest Challenge

Plan It Green

Week of Jan. 22th: 1st and 2nd Grade

This week 1st graders will work on their keyboarding skills using Type Rocket.
2nd graders will work on their keyboarding skills using Dance Mat Typing.

Dance Mat Typing 

Type Rocket

Keyboarding Online

Week of January 9th: K-2 Grades

Hurray!  This week you will choose from the links below to practice the many computer skills you have learned this year.  Have fun!

Coolmath4kids

ABCYa 

PBS Kids

STARFALL.COM

Funbrain.com

Keyboarding Online

Week of December 10: K-2 Grade

Please open the Christmas card.  Then, visit ABCYa and have fun with many of the winter and Christmas activities. 1st and 2nd graders will learn how to use Keyboarding Online today.


Christmas Card
 

ABCYa 

Keyboarding Online 

Week of December 10th Grades 3-5

This week you will continue to publish a persuasive argument for new playground equipment using Word, PowerPoint or Prezi.  Also, today you continue with Keyboarding Online by clicking the link below.

Keyboarding Online

Week of November 26: K-2

Christmas is coming! Today I would like you to go to ABCYa and use your computer skills to complete the Christmas/winter activities. 
 
ABCYa

Week of November 12: 3rd & 4th Grade

This week you are a historian.  Using the link below, learn about the first Thanksgiving.  You are to pretend you are a historian trying to discover what really happened on the first Thanksgiving.  Use the clues from the website to figure out what happened in the past.

Dance Mat Typing 

The First Thanksgiving

Captain John Smith  

Week of November 12: 1st and 2nd Grade

This week you will visit Starfall.com and read the interactive turkey book.  Then, you will go to a Thanksgiving interactive site and choose some activities to complete.
  STARFALL.COM
Thanksgiving Activities

Week of November 5: K-2 Grade

This week you will learn about the history and importance of Veteran's Day using technology and the VA Kids web page. 




VA Kids


Simple Machines  

Week of October 29: 3rd - 5th Grades

Today you will go to National Geographic Kids and create a Halloween card for a family member. Please  follow the directions that I give you in class. When done, we will explore other related activities!

Halloween Card

Week of October 15: 3-5 Grade

Today you will use your Internet, computer and word processing skills to create a flag representing the cultures you created in social studies.  Please click on the link below to get started.

Flag-Maker

Week of October 15th: 1st and 2nd grade

This week 1st and 2nd graders will continue to work on their keyboarding skills as they work toward mastery of home row. Then, students will click on the ABCYa link to practice their math/language arts skills in combination with their mouse use skills.

Dance Mat Typing

ABCYa

Week of October 8: 1-2 Grade

 

Today you will work on your computer and Internet skills by exploring the activities at Tree Fu Tom Adventures.  Please click on the link below.

Tree Fu Tom Adventures  

Week of October 8: 3-5 Grade

Today you will begin using Word as a tool for publishing your writing.  As you learn to use the writing process, it is important to develop ways to take your writing and publish it in a format that presents your product for viewing by the intended audience.

Week of October 11: 1st and 2nd grade

Today you will continue to practice the skills we have developed over the last few weeks. Please go to Game Goo by clicking on the link below.

Game Goo

Week of October 1: Grades 3-5

This week we will continue Dance Mat Typing.  Students will be expected to demonstrate proficiency at each stage before graduating to the next level or stage.  During the second half of class, students are expected to explore their LEAD21, Everyday Math, Raz-Kids and/or IXL pages.

Dance Mat Typing

Week of September 27: 1 and 2 Grade

This week you will practice connecting to the Internet.  After accessing Starfall.com, you will practice your reading skills using technology tools.

STARFALL.COM

Week of September 17: Grades 3-5

This week we will begin at level 1/stage 1 on Dance Mat Typing.  Students will be expected to demonstrate proficiency at each stage before graduating to the next level or stage.  During the second half of class, students will explore the National Geographic for Kids web page.

Dance Mat Typing

National Geographic Kids

Week of September 10th 1st & 2nd Grade

This week 1st and 2nd graders will go to Funbrain.com's Math Arcade to practice their addition and subtraction facts while learning to safely navigate the Internet.  Click on the link below to get started. Have fun!

Math Arcade

WELCOME BACK

I AM EXCITED TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING YOUR TECHNOLOGY TEACHER. I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT SUMMER AND ARE READY TO LEARN SOME FUN AND EXCITING THINGS THIS YEAR!