The Hour of Code
is a great way for every student to try computer science for one hour. Almost 200 governments, school districts, and nonprofits pledge to expand CS for millions of students, globally Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Montana, and
Pennsylvania, all announced plans to expand CS in schools, joined by 76
U.S. school districts and 80 nonprofits. Internationally, 20 nonprofits
and entire countries pledged to expand CS programs for 20,000 teachers
and over 2 million students. December 4th – 10th is Computer Science Education Week,
an annual program dedicated to inspiring K-12 students to take an
interest in computer science. Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek)
was created to raise awareness around the need to elevate computer
science education at all levels and to underscore the critical role of
computing in all careers.
Coding for Grades 1-3:
Try Coding on this fun game-Candy Quest
Frozen-Help Elsa make a figure eight
Mystery Island Coding Quest
Sites to explore to learn how to code:
Code Studio
Tynker
Khan Academy
Make a simple app in one hour
Check out Code.org’s new App Lab activity.
"Anything worth doing doesn't come easy."
Watch basketball champ Stephen Curry try the Hour of Code!
Monday, December 4, 2017
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Grades 2/3-Researching Dinosaurs
Do you like Dinosaurs? Want to learn more about them? Well, you've come to the right spot. Watch this Brain Pop video and explore some of the cool dinosaur website listed below! Don't forget to write don your research!
Click here to work on your pages in our "We Love Dinosaurs!" Class Presentation!
Click here to watch the Dinosaur video
Dinosaur Research Resources
Zoom Dinosaurs USE THIS SITE FIRST-great information
National Geographic Kids-Dinosaurs
Fact Monster-Dinosaur Timeline
Dinosaur Facts for Kids
Discovery Kids-Dinosaurs
Kid-Dinosaurs
The Dinosaur Museum
Once you finish your class slide, you can create your own book! Here's a link to the template.
Click here to work on your pages in our "We Love Dinosaurs!" Class Presentation!
Click here to watch the Dinosaur video
Dinosaur Research Resources
Zoom Dinosaurs USE THIS SITE FIRST-great information
National Geographic Kids-Dinosaurs
Fact Monster-Dinosaur Timeline
Dinosaur Facts for Kids
Discovery Kids-Dinosaurs
Kid-Dinosaurs
The Dinosaur Museum
Once you finish your class slide, you can create your own book! Here's a link to the template.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Grade 4/5-Storyboard That Graphic Novel
Click here to go to StoryboardThat Be sure to join our classroom!
| Sign up Url | http://www.storyboardthat.com/classroom |
|---|---|
| School/Teacher | scasassa |
| Access Key | words0555 |
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Grade 1 Tech-Learning about Thanksgiving
Do you know why we celebrate Thanksgiving? Where the first Thanksgiving took place? Watch this Brain Pop video to learn more!
Click here to watch Brain Pop jr Thanksgiving
(barnard1/brainpop)
Click here to watch Brain Pop jr Thanksgiving
(barnard1/brainpop)
Monday, November 6, 2017
Strategies for Online Comprehension and Evaluation
Today we are going to work together to make a plan for reading using the strategies from the Online Comprehension Strategies Diagram.
Click on the link to the Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
Use these questions to evaluate the website
Complete this Graphic Organizer-Is This a Hoax?
How do we know if we can trust a site?
There are a couple of key pieces of information that will help us decide if we can trust a site or not. Each of us needs to make up our minds if we can trust the site, in the end it’s a judgement call on the user’s part. But these key pieces of information can help us?
All About Explorers
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research
The Republic of Cascadia
The Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs
GenoChoice
Buy An Ancestor Online
The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
Comparing and evaluating websites
Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus and Pacific Tree Frog
Mike the Headless Chicken and Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Dog Island and Nova: Dogs and More Dogs
Save the Guinea Worm and Guinea Farm
Click on the link to the Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
Use these questions to evaluate the website
Complete this Graphic Organizer-Is This a Hoax?
How do we know if we can trust a site?
There are a couple of key pieces of information that will help us decide if we can trust a site or not. Each of us needs to make up our minds if we can trust the site, in the end it’s a judgement call on the user’s part. But these key pieces of information can help us?
- Authority
- Currency
- Content/Purpose
- Audience
- Structure/Workability
All About Explorers
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research
The Republic of Cascadia
The Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs
GenoChoice
Buy An Ancestor Online
The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
Comparing and evaluating websites
Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus and Pacific Tree Frog
Mike the Headless Chicken and Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Dog Island and Nova: Dogs and More Dogs
Save the Guinea Worm and Guinea Farm
Thursday, November 2, 2017
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