Monday, December 9, 2019

Hour of Code 2019

It's time for Hour of Code!  Barnard students in grades 1-8 will code for an hour this week!
Click here for Hour of Code game options


This year The Hour of Code is focusing on AI-machine learning-watch this video to learn how it works with some hands on experiences. AI is like any tool:  "first you get the knowledge, then you get the power." Click here to start learning how Machine Learning works!



 Join a Beach Clean-up with Kodable!










Play Puppy Adventure












Join in the fun and start coding! Click here form more coding fun!

Dance Party
Code a Dance Party to share with your friends. Featuring Katy Perry, Madonna, J. Balvin, Sia, Keith Urban, Ciara, and 25 more!










Candy Quest
Design your own candy troll character and go on a multi-level quest for candy to help your character find its way home. You'll solve coding puzzles to navigate your character through the human world, while avoiding obstacles and collecting gumdrops and mints.







 The Grinch
Learn to program drones and a high tech sleigh with coding magic to capture presents and navigate down the mountain to return Christmas to Whoville.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Grades 6 & 7: Digital Compass-how to be good online citizens


 Click here to go to Digital Compass
 Digital Compass- a fun way to learn how to be a good citizen online. Create an avatar and username, then choose different activities to learn how to make good decisions online. Please post a comment below this assignment in Google Classroom that tells what games you played and one thing you learned.

Grade 8 Media Literacy: Checkology- Infozone Lesson



Click here to go to Checkology lesson
Today you will work on being more media savvy and literate.  You will be using Checkology and working in the lesson called "Infozones." First, create an account with Checkology using your Barnard School email. Then  watch the videos and complete the lessons in "Infozones." At the end of tech class, let Ms. Casassa know how far you got in the lesson (___/15) in the comment section below this assignment in Google Classroom.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Halloween Fun in Tech Class!

HALLOWEEN FUN! It's almost Halloween and time to have some spooktacular fun! Carve a jack-o-lantern! Play some ghostly online games! And test your Halloween trivia with Halloween Hop!
Choose from the activities below:
Make a Pumpkin
Halloween Hop
Pumpkin Carving
Halloween Word Search
Halloween Candy Hunt
Pumpkin Matching
Trick or Treat
Halloween Dot to Dot 
Halloween Coloring
Looking for more Halloween Fun? Use Kidpix to draw a Halloween picture!

Monday, September 30, 2019

Grades 2/3 Learning About Dinosaurs

DINOSAUR RESEARCH PROJECT

Do you like Dinosaurs?  Want to learn more about them?  Well, you've come to the right spot.  We ill watch this Brain Pop video and explore some of the cool dinosaur website listed below! Don't forget to write down your research! Click here to watch the Dinosaur video


Dinosaur Research Resources 

The Dino Directory
Zoom Dinosaurs -for fact sheets and information 



Other good research options
National Geographic for Kids-Dinosaurs
Fact Monster-Dinosaur Timeline

Dinosaur Facts for Kids
Discovery Kids-Dinosaurs
Kid-Dinosaurs
The Dinosaur Museum

Planning and Note-taking
Note-taking Sheet 

Ready to Create!  

Click here to work on your pages in our "We Love Dinosaurs!" Class Presentation!



Monday, September 16, 2019

Constitution Day, September 17th

September 17th is Constitution Day!

Today, you will learn about the rights and responsibilities you have as citizens and how the United States Constitution protects those rights.  Let's start by watching a Brain Pop video to learn more!

Click here to watch Brain Pop Jr.: Rights and Responsibilities

Log in information:
barnard1
brainpop




Want to learn more? 
US Constitution Fact Sheet #1
US Constitution Fact Sheet #2

Brain Pop Jr: Rights and Responsibility Word Play
Duckster: The US Constitution 

Constitution Games
Preamble Scramble
Concentration
Constitutional Board Game (online)
Which Founding Father are You Like?

iCivics Games 
Do I Have a Right?

Click here to watch Brain Pop: The US Constitution

Click here to learn more!






Poster Contest- Deadline October 1st

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Sign in to Grade 4/5 Tech Google Classroom




Click here to go to Google Classroom
1.  Sign in using your Barnardschool.org username and password
2.  Join class using this code: zppof8