Objective: I will choose to complete lessons on Digital Passport, BrainPop Jr, or Coding.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Choice Time
3) Book Checkout
December
Computer Programming/Coding
DAY 1
Objective: I will learn the basics of computer coding by dragging & dropping blocks to move characters on the screen so I can learn to create my own game or animation.
Objective: I will create a digital presentation using ThingLink to share my insect’s life cycle, diagram, and fun facts.
Fun Facts
Life Cycle
Diagram
DAY 2: I will add Fun Facts, Life Cycle, and Diagram tags to my 3 insect images to work towards finishing my Digital Presentation to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for myself.
Obejctive: I will understand the the activities in BrainPOP Jr that can help me in my other classes by working with a partner to describe what I learned.
Agenda: 1) Book Fair preview 2) BrainPOP Jr introduction 3) BrainPOP Jr login
September About Me Project -- Google Slides
About Me Project Things to include in your project:
Things you like (unicorns, superheroes, puppies, etc)
What you like to do in your free time (reading, hanging out w/ friends, skiing, riding bikes, etc.)
Classes you like in school (Art, Literacy, Math, etc.)
1 thing you love about technology OR 1 thing about tech you hope to learn or now more about.
Need AT LEAST 5 images
Google Slides/About Me DAY 4
Obejctive: I will use the Google Slide/About Me checklist to make sure my project and my table partner's project has all the items on the checklist
Google Slides DAY 1 Objective: I will join the 3rd grade technology Google Classroom and open my Google Slides template to begin building my slideshow about myself. Agenda DAY 1:
1) Typing Club
2) Follow the videos to join the Google Classroom & open your Google Slides
1) Joining the Google Classroom
2) Open Google
Slides Template
*If you finish our objective for the day, watch this video to begin editing your slideshow
DAY 2:
Digital Citizenship
Objective: I will have a better understanding of how to keep myself safe online by completing lessons on Digital Passport.
Agenda:
1) Warm Up: Dewey Cheat Sheet & Google Sign-In
2) Correct Email Use & Over-sharing Online -- Video
3) Log into Digital Passport (use the link above)
4) EXIT TICKET: please click on the link & complete the quick survey before you leave class
FIRST WEEK:
Welcome Back!!!
Objective: I will have a better understanding of the rules & expectations of technology class.
Agenda:
1) Practice coming in quietly & finding your seat 2) Read through rules/expectations 3) Warning System 4) Class Dojo 5) Volume Levels 6) People Bingo 7) Sign Expectations
Digital Passport
DPS Google
BrainPop Jr.
MAY
Solar System Project
Objective: I will plan my solar system project by using resources to find information about my two celestial bodies.
Agenda:
1) Warm Up: Typing Club
2) SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT
3) Websites to find information:
-Kid's Astronomy
-NASA for kids
-Planets for Kids
If you can't find what you're looking for, use KIDZSEARCH
Example of a final project:
APRIL
Build Challenges during testing :
DAY 1: What can you build using Legos or K'Nex?
DAY 2: Can you build a park with your table? What are the types of things that belong in a park?
DAY 3: Can you build a zoo with your table? What are the types of things that belong in a zoo?
DAY 4: Plastic Easter Egg & Play-doh towers
DAY 5: Straw towers
MARCH
PARCC Practice Tests
PARCC Practice Tests
January/February
Build a Monster
DAY 3 Goal: I will add my Google Drawing to my Monster Google Doc and share it with a classmate who will add to the document.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Helpful videos:
my Drawing
to my Doc?
DAY 2 Goal: I will draw my monster using Google Drawing.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Google Drawing Videos:
to a new Google
Drawing?
shapes to my Google Drawing?
Day 1 Goal: I will login into Google Classroom to begin describing my monster on my "Build a Monster" Google Doc.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Google Classroom
3) Build a Monster
January
Choice Day
Objective: I will choose to complete lessons on Digital Passport, BrainPop Jr, or Coding.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Choice Time
3) Book Checkout
December
Computer Programming/Coding
DAY 1
Objective: I will learn the basics of computer coding by dragging & dropping blocks to move characters on the screen so I can learn to create my own game or animation.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Why learn Computer Coding?
3) Choices for learning how to drag & drop blocks:
Learn how to drag & drop
coding blocks within these
programs:
-Plants vs Zombies
-Minecraft
-Frozen with Ana & Elsa
-Star Wars
-Moana
Choose the beginner project to
create with Scratch:
-Animate Your Name
-Make it Fly
-Make Music
October/November
Insect Project
Objective: I will create a digital presentation using ThingLink to share my insect’s life cycle, diagram, and fun facts.Fun Facts
Life Cycle
Diagram
1) Typing Club
2) ThingLink -- log into your account
3) Video
DAY 1: Save pictures, log into your ThingLink Account, upload 5 images into ThingLink
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Google Images -- 5 images
3) ThingLink -- log into your account
4) Google Forms Survey - finish at the end of class
Videos:How do I find and
save images of my
insect?
How do I log into Thinglink?
How do I upload images
to Thinglink?
How do I add tags to my
images in Thinglink?
Objective: I will find information about my insects from websites I discover.
1) Typing Club
2) Which website will you use? How can you find other websites?
-http://www.educationworld.com/a_sites/sites031.shtml
-http://www.kathimitchell.com/insects.html
3) Not finding what you want?
-Search your insect using
http://www.kidzsearch.com/
BrainPOP Jr
Obejctive: I will understand the the activities in BrainPOP Jr that can help me in my other classes by working with a partner to describe what I learned.
Agenda:
1) Book Fair preview
2) BrainPOP Jr introduction
3) BrainPOP Jr login
September
About Me Project -- Google Slides
About Me Project
Things to include in your project:
Need AT LEAST 5 images
Google Slides/About Me DAY 4
Obejctive: I will use the Google Slide/About Me checklist to make sure my project and my table partner's project has all the items on the checklist
Agenda:1) Typing Club
2) Google Slide/About Me Rubric
3) Finish Google Slide/About Me
Google Slides/About Me DAY 3
Objective: I will change the color, size, and font of my text to complete my Google Slide project.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Videos:
the Google Classroom?
color, size, and font
of my text?
Google Slides/About Me DAY 2
Objective: I will change the background image and add images to my Google Slide/About Me presentation.
Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Videos: 3) Google Slides/About Me DAY 2 Google Form
the Google Classroom?
to my slide?
background of my slide?
Google Slides DAY 1
Objective: I will join the 3rd grade technology Google Classroom and open my Google Slides template to begin building my slideshow about myself.
Agenda DAY 1:
1) Typing Club
2) Follow the videos to join the Google Classroom & open your Google Slides
Slides Template
DAY 2:
Digital Citizenship
Objective: I will have a better understanding of how to keep myself safe online by completing lessons on Digital Passport.
Agenda:
1) Warm Up: Dewey Cheat Sheet & Google Sign-In
2) Correct Email Use & Over-sharing Online -- Video
3) Log into Digital Passport (use the link above)
4) EXIT TICKET: please click on the link & complete the quick survey before you leave class
FIRST WEEK:
Welcome Back!!!
Objective: I will have a better understanding of the rules & expectations of technology class.
Agenda:
1) Practice coming in quietly & finding your seat
2) Read through rules/expectations
3) Warning System
4) Class Dojo
5) Volume Levels
6) People Bingo
7) Sign Expectations