This week, students at 155,000 events around the world will learn their first HourofCode, jumping into a field that can change the rest of their lives! Many students here at Barnard School have had a chance to try coding through several programs, this week students will devote an hour to learning more about coding.
Are you a 4th grader and need to join the 4/5 Tech Google Classroom? It's easy!
1. Just log in to your Google account. 2. Go to Google Classroom
3. Click the + button to join class
4. Type in the class code: jbpmkd
5. Congratulations! You are at the 4/5 Tech Classroom!
This month, you are going to create a Halloween poster using Google Drive. It is important to learn the names of the different Google tools and how to use them, so first we are going to practice together changing a document.
Here are the terms we will learn and use today: Italicize Bold Underline Change font style Change font color Change font size Indent using tab Center Align left Sign up for our Tech 2/3 Google Classroom to work on the Google Doc 1. Log into your Barnard School account 2. Click on the Google Classroom icon on the Tech page 3. Sign up for the Tech 2/3 Classroom: Our class sign-up code is 5nhx86
Digital Citzenship: Going Places Safely Online
Follow these three rules-
1. Always ask a parent (or teacher) first
2. Only talk to people you know
3. Stick to places that are just right for you.
Today is our first day of Tech Class for the year. First, we will go over Tech Class and Use of Technology expectations. Then, we will talk about appropriate and safe use of cell phones. You will sign into to Digital Passport and learn about smart ways to communicate using cell phones. Here's the video we will be watching.
Social Digital Media is 24/7. It is different from the media consumption culture of the past. Digital media allows people opportunities for interactive communication. It is important to carry out online relationships responsibly. In this lesson, you will think about how you use digital media and ways you can be sure to be a responsible cyber citizen!
Today you are going to be revisiting some tech favorites and sites/apps you have worked with before. See the list of options below. You MUST complete the first two, after that you can choose which apps you want to explore.
brainstorm a list of words that describe your father (or another important man in your life).
type these words/phrases on a Google document (if it is a phrase or compound word add this symbol ~ This will keep the words together in the Wordle) For example get~icecream~together
Go to Wordle site and create your word collage. If you have trouble at this point (typically the problem is with the java script), try another browser. Click allow when it ask you about the applet (don't worry about that)
Once you have a Wordle you like you may print a copy.
3. Explore a sites/application from the list below Scratch (continue to learn about coding) Voki (make a Voki of a character in the book you are reading)
2nd and 3rd graders will be practicing their fluency as they create Vokis. A Voki is an avatar which the students can personalize by adding hair, clothing and backgrounds.
1. Practice your reading fluency passage
2. Record your passage on Qick Time player. Save the recording to your desktop.
3. Create your Voki
4. Add your audio recording to the Voki
5. Be sure to save and share with Ms. Casassa!
Barnard 4th and 5th graders have been studying New Hampshire History this year. They have researched topics related to the state of New Hampshire, written about their findings, and created a Thinglink based on their information. Now they are going to create a timeline of all the important events that have happened in New Hampshire since the first settlement was founded in the early 1600s.
You will be responsible for finding the important events in one of the following time periods:
1600-1700
1700-1800
1800-1900
1900-present day
Your time line entry must include:
1. Title of the event or a key word
2. Date (exact if possible)
3. Description of Event (2 complete sentences if possible!)
4. Image or link related to event
Example:
Dartmouth College December 13, 1769
The charter establishing Dartmouth College was signed in 1769, by John Wentworth, who was the governor at the time. Dartmouth's founder was Rev. Eleazar Wheelock who started the College as a place to
educate Native Americans.
You are going to learn about your country: The United States. After we review the states, each student will choose a state to research. When you complete your research, we will make a presentation about the states to share with the class.
Look up your assigned state. Find out the following facts:
State Name
State Capital
Govenor
State Flower
State Bird
Three Largest Cities
Three Interesting Facts
Today you are going to learn more about an animal that can be found at a zoo.
1. Choose a zoo animal
2. Click here to go to our Presentation "A Visit to the Zoo"
3. Find a picture of your animal and put it on the slide
4. Find 3 facts about your animal. Write these facts on your slide
5. Write one sentence (caption) about your animal on the slide
Barnard School students have been participating in Mystery Skypes with other schools around the world. So far, students in Grade 1-6 have had a chance to try to guess the location of another school, first guessing the state and then the town. Our last Skype was with a school outside of Atlanta, Georgia whose student body was larger than the entire population of South Hampton! Our students had to turn their Barnard School T-shirts inside out so they wouldn't give our location away!
Barnard students have created questions, gathered geographical material and facts about New Hampshire to participate in the Skype video conference. Here are some of the questions they have found most helpful:
1. Is your state east or west of the Mississippi River?
2. Does your state border an ocean?
3. Are you landlocked?
4. Does your state have snow in the winter?
5. Does your state have two names?
6. Does your state border another country?
These questions really narrow things down. For one Skype, they had to guess the location of a school in California and used highways and major thruways to identify the location! It has been fun to see the creative ways they use the atlas, computer, and maps to figure out where the other school is located.
We are continuing to look for more schools that are interested in participating through the Mystery Skype site.
You have all started typing your writing on Micro Soft word documents. Today, you are going to learn about another place to type your writing and stories: Google Drive!
1. Follow the directions below to create a document and complete the writing assignment.
2. Click on the sign in button on the top right side of screen. it looks like this:
3. Type in your Username and password in the box that looks like this:
Your username and password are on the inside of your NEW Tech folder
4. Click on New to create a new document.
5. Title your Document: Winter
6. Now write 3 sentences describing what you like to do in the winter.
7. Write one question about winter that a classmate can answer.
8. CHECK SPELLING, CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION! You are all done!
Congratulations! You have created your first Google Document!
You have been researching New Hampshire history. We are going to create a Thinglink using the information you have learned. For your submission to the Thinglink you will need:
1. A picture of your topic
2. a website or video related to your topic
3. 1-2 facts that you learned about your topic
Then you will need to organize this information.
You are going to join Google Classroom.
1. Log in to your barnardschool.org account
2. Click here to go to Google Classroom
3. Join the Technology Classroom- The class code is: jbpmkd
4. You may use the Google Document in Google Classroom to complete the assignment.
