3rd+&+4th+Grades+~+Mrs.+Vigil's+Class

=3rd/4th Grades= Technology Class: Wednesday and Friday

Week #33
 * Creating desktop shortcuts

Weeks #31-32
 * Estimation
 * Rounding
 * Cash Out
 * Elapsed Time
 * Addition Machine
 * Math Magician
 * [|www.honorpoint.com]
 * [|www.freerice.com]
 * [|www.multiplication.com]
 * Wrap up Lenten Activity
 * Web 2.0: []

Week #30
 * ipad2 math bingo

Weeks #27 - 29
 * Lent
 * How can kids make a difference in their world?

Weeks #25-26
 * Typing Lesson #1
 * Typing Lesson #2
 * Typing Lesson #3
 * Typing Lesson #4
 * Typing Lesson #5
 * Typing Lesson #6
 * Past and Present Verbs Activity
 * They're/Their/There Activity
 * Fact or Opinion Activity
 * Spell-a-Roo Activity
 * Reading Comprehension: Elephants
 * Reading Comprehension: Dolphins
 * Spell Check Activity
 * Apostrophes Activity
 * Types of Sentences Activity
 * Division Activity
 * Adding $$ Activity
 * Farm Stand Math Activity
 * Rounding Activity
 * Place Value Activity
 * Place Value Practice
 * Place Value Game

Week #24
 * Typing Lesson #1
 * Typing Lesson #2
 * Typing Lesson #3
 * Typing Lesson #4
 * Typing Lesson #5
 * Typing Lesson #6

Weeks #22 &23
 * Typing Lesson #1
 * Typing Lesson #2
 * Typing Lesson #3
 * Typing Lesson #4
 * Typing Lesson #5
 * Typing Lesson #6
 * Typing Lesson #7
 * Typing Lesson #8
 * Typing Lesson #9
 * Typing Lesson #10
 * Black History Month (standard 1.2.2)
 * Africa for Kids (PBS kids)
 * African American World for Kids (PBS kids)
 * Mini-book of Famous African Americans
 * Explore African-American Inventors
 * Culture & Change: Black History in America (Scholastic)

Week #21
 * Get the Turtle to the Pond (by NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)

Week #20
 * animation (standards 2.3.2, 1.2.1 and 1.1.1)
 * NASA Kids' Club

= ***SNOW DAY assignment Wednesday, January 12th*** =
 * **Keyboarding Central - 10 minutes (no Riffmaster)**
 * ** Make a Word Cloud about winter/snow. Type in your words instead of copying and pasting like the directions say. **

Weeks 18 & 19
 * Become familiar with new laptops, touchpads, and plugging in accessories. (Standard 2.2.2)
 * Make ICOLPH Auction informational posters. (Standards 1.1.1 and 1.2.1)

Weeks 16 &17
 * Christmas Vacation

Week #15
 * Exploring lunar eclipses online in preparation for the one occuring on the night of Dec. 20/morning of Dec.21. (Standards 1.3.2 and 2.3.2)
 * How to photograph a lunar eclipse. (Standard 2.2.2)
 * Astronomy memory game
 * Moon quiz
 * Space Janitor game
 * Apollo 11 Moon Landing Pictures
 * Moon Landing and Space Links
 * Phases of the Moon
 * Lunar Cycle Challenge

Week #14
 * Collaborative creative writing pieces. (Standards 1.1. and 1.2.1)

Weeks #12 - #13
 * Wordle of proper nouns
 * Brainstorm places where a story could occur using wallwisher. (Standards 1.1.1, 1.2.1 and 2.3.2)

Weeks #9 - 11
 * Vote for Parker's artwork on Artsonia :-)
 * Use Power Point to create a word poster. (Standards 2.1.1, 1.2.1 , and 1.3.2)
 * Wordle for those done with their PP poster :-)
 * Tagxedo
 * ABCya word clouds
 * Word it Out

Week #8
 * Finish Internet Safety posters - FINAL week. (Standards 1.1.1, 2.1.1 , 2.3.1 , and 2.3.2)

Week #7
 * Wrap up Internet Safety posters. (Standards 2.1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.1)

Week #6
 * We're going to be looking at online simulations this week, like helping plants grow, where plants and animals live, , energy and change, coral reefs , constellations, probability, and photosynthesis. (Standard 1.1.2)

Week #5
 * Practice navigating to the class Wiki page.
 * 10 minutes keyboarding practice with Find the Letter. How many letters can you get in 30 seconds? (Standard 2.2.1)
 * Practice putting the letters of the alphabet in order in less than 30 seconds with ABC Countdown. (Standard 2.2.1)
 * Continue working with Power Point to create Internet Safety posters. Posters due by October 8th (next Friday) in the digital dropbox. (Standards 2.1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.1)

Week #4
 * 10 minutes Keyboarding practice with Type Me. (Standard 2.2.1)
 * Continue working on Internet Safety posters. (Standards 2.1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.1)
 * Play Name That State. (Standard 2.3.1)

Week #3
 * Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Assessments for classroom teachers.
 * Continue working on Internet Safety posters. (Standards 2.1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.1)

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Week #2
 * This week we'll be learning about the parts of the computer and will start making Internet Safety Posters using Power Point or Glogster. (Standards 2.1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.1)

Week #1
 * Third/Fourth grades will be making their first visit to the computer lab today! We will start with prayer, go over procedures and rules, practice a fire drill, and talk about Internet safety. (Standard 2.1.1)