Grade 2/3 Tech: Learning about the Super Moon Lunar Eclipse

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Interested in learning more about the moon and space? Click here to go to NASA Kids Club

Let's watch Brain Pop to learn more about eclipses

  

Grades 1-3: Going Places Safely Online

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.

Click here to watch this video on Online Safety

Click here to take a virtual field trip to the Museum of Modern Art

Click here to take a virtual field trip to the San Diego Zoo

Grades 4 & 5: Digital Passport-Communications Twalkers

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.


Digital Passport Communication Video from Common Sense Media on Vimeo.

Click here to go to Digital Passport

Grades 6-8: Your Digital Life--Being a Responsible Cyber Citizen!

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!

Click here to watch video

Summer Reading!

Have reading fun online!

For nonfiction readers, try Newsela for just right news articles on engaging and current topics. 

Reading Rockets has some great ideas for avoiding the summer reading slide.

Take Scholastic’s summer challenge!  Read for the world record.  Log your minutes on Scholastic Summer reading 

 For more ideas from Scholastic go their website.

Sign up for PBSkids six-week summer reading challenge, receive daily emails and book suggestions to keep the family reading all summer!     

 

 

Grade 4/5 Tech Class

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.

1.  Practice keyboarding (complete level 1)
2.  Create a Father's Day Wordle

•      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)

Create a Wordle

What's a Wordle?  It's a word collage.  See the one I created below about my family and interests.  Click here to create your Wordle