Typing Club
Digital Passport
DPS Google
Weebly

MAY
Genius Hour

Objective: I will create a proposal for my Genius Hour project with high level inquiry questions.

Agenda:
1) Find the Genius Hour Intro in your Google Drive
2) Videos with questions
3) Genius Hour Introduction
4) Post in Google Classroom: proposal with high level inquiry questions



MARCH/APRIL
STEM Challenges

Objective: I will design and construct a container that will safely hold an egg when dropped from the second floor of Steck.

Agenda:
1) Falling Objects Video
2) Introduction to Egg Drop Project -- Design a container
3) DAY 2 & 3: Build and test your container
4) DAY 4: Judgement Day!!!




CMAS Preparation

Objective: I will demonstrate my understanding of the CMAS testing tools and types of questions by completing my graphic organizer.

Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) PARCC Tutorials
3) On the right side of PARCC Tutorials, choose Online Student Tutorials (either Literacy or Math)
Must be in Firefox to work


February
Science Review

DAY 6
Objective: I will review 4 of my classmates' lessons, take 4 quizzes, and provide feedback to those 4 students using the science lesson rubric.

Agenda:
1) Typing Club/Dance Mat Typing
2) Final project post to Google Classroom:
-Miller/Dersham
-McCormick
3) Take 4 quizzes & provide feedback to 4 students:



DAY 5
Objective: I will upload my project to the Google Classroom and use the rubric to make suggestions on 4 classmates projects.

Agenda:
1) Tying Club/Dance Mat Typing
2) Science Lesson Rubric
3) Commenting on classmates' projects
-choose 4 projects to review
-use the rubric
-Do they have 6 slides/4 images? Have they answered all the questions from their topic? Does the lesson make sense? Did they create a Google-A-Day scavenger hunt? Could you easily find the answers?**
4) Posting your project to the Google Classroom video:
Sharing Slides to Google Classroom

Sharing Prezi to Google Classroom


Objective: I will have a better understanding of what will be on the Science CMAS by creating lessons and quizzes using Google Slides and Google Forms on either Mixtures of Matter, Human Body Systems, Organisms, Solar System, Earth's Weather Conditions, or Renewable vs Nonrenewable energy.

1) Warm Up: Typing Club
3) Research one topic (your choice) using LION Online Database
4) Answer the question on your handout
5) Build "Google A Day" questions about your science topic


Day 3:
Objective: I will be finished with my research and working towards completing my 6 slides/4 images presentation.

1) Examples of a 3:
-Presentation
-Quiz
2) Final project post to Google Classroom:
-Miller/Dersham
-McCormick
3) Questions to ask yourself:
-What do you hope your students learn?
-Does your quiz match the lesson?

DAY 3 SURVEY

Creating a
Google Form:

Creating a
Google-A-Day
Questions

AND

Sharing a
Google Form

Google Slides


Prezi




January
Search Skills

Objective: I will demonstrate my understanding of correct search terms by completing the Google A Day scavenger hunt.

Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Search Skills 2: Anytime & Verbatim
3) Search Skills 3: 10 Ways to Search
4) Search Skills 4: Advanced Search
A Google A Day
5) Complete the Google A Day questions:

http://goo.gl/forms/pnVTsWZBxu




Objective: I will write a response to the prompt in Google Classroom or edit my website to change my 2's to 3's.

Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Expectations Review
3) Website Rubric
4) Google Classroom post OR edit website


November/December:

Code-cademy/BitsBox


Objective: I will complete my Coding Reflection sheet and add it to my Online Resources page of my Weebly website.

https://studio.code.org/s/course4
https://www.madewithcode.com/projects/

Agenda:
1) Typing: Typing Games for Kids
2) Coding Relflection
3) Adding Reflection to Online Resources page

Objective: I will have a better understanding of advanced coding by signing up for CodeAcademy or Bitsbox and completing lessons.

Agenda:
1) Typing Club Test
2) Google Classroom -- sharing Bitsbox codes & responding to my post
-Dersham/Miller
-McCormick

3) CodeAcademy OR BitsBox OR Scratch

4) Learning logs

Sharing your Bitsbox App:





Agenda:
1) Typing Club

2) If you have all 3's or 4's on your website, you may move onto CodeAcademy OR BitsBox

3) TAKE A SURVEY:

http://goo.gl/forms/N5xcrR8w9Q

4) Resources for HTML:

-Cheat Sheet
-HTML Tags
-Help Videos

5) Videos for Code-cademy OR BitsBox:

BitsBox:

How would you use an App creator? What kind of App would you create?

Signing Up for CodeAcademy:

-How do I create a free account for
CodeAcademy?
-How do I keep my login information
safe?

Building a Website w/ Code:

-What is HTML or CSS?
-How can I use what I'm learning for
my own website?
-How could this benefit me in the
future?





October:
Collecting Resources

****DEWEY QUIZ**** -- complete first thing

LION


Objective: I will access LION, find a book, and view the Online Database to collect resources

Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Things you'll learn: Logging into LION/find a book:


3) Things you learn: How to access the Online Database:






If you finish BrainPOP & Resources page:
--give credit for all the images you used on your website:



Objective: I will complete the BrainPop resource gathering worksheet to add to my "Resource" page on my website.**

Agenda:
1) Typing Club

2) BrainPOP

-username = dpssteck

-password = dpsbrainpop

3) Complete BrainPOP resource gathering
4) Reasoning: we will create a "My Resources" page on your website. On this page, we'll keep websites/videos/articles you've found that could be beneficial to you in other classes (like Math, Literacy, etc.)

Once you finish BrainPOP:

1) Add a "My Resources" page to your website to add information about what you found in BrainPOP:



September:
Weebly

Obejctive: I will use Weebly to create an ABOUT ME page on my website.

Agenda DAY 4
1) Typing Club
2) Learning today in Weebly: publishing website, join Google Classroom, post your website
3) After Weebly Lesson 4, fill out this Google Form
4) Google Classroom:

-Dersham = 92jryz

-McCormick = hy2u4vn

4) Weebly Lesson #4:



Agenda DAY 3:
1) Typing Club
2) Log into Weebly
3) Complete About Me Page:




Objective: I will create a website to show the work I complete in technology class.

Agenda:
1) Typing Club
2) Log into Weebly
3) Introduction to our About Me page


4) Kahoot Quiz


About Me Project


Things to include in your project:
  1. Things you like (unicorns, superheroes, puppies, etc)
  2. What you like to do in your free time (reading, hanging out w/ friends, skiing, riding bikes, etc.)
  3. Classes you like in school (Art, Literacy, Math, etc.)
  4. 1 thing you love about technology OR 1 thing about tech you hope to learn or now more about.


Need AT LEAST 5 images


For each image, include 2-3 sentences on why you included it


Second Week:
Digital Citizenship

Objective: I will have a better understanding of how to keep myself safe online by completing the lessons within Digital Passport.

Agenda:
1) Complete Computer Lab Expectations
2) Log into Digital Passport--link above
3) Complete the First Lesson


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
5) Class Dojo
6) Volume Levels
7) People Bingo
8) Sign Expectations