4th+Grade+~+Mrs.+White's+Class

=4th Grade= Technology Class: Monday and Wednesday

Week #33
 * Creating desktop shortcuts

Week #32
 * Journal for Mrs. White
 * Finish state Glogster
 * Keyboarding Central

Weeks #29 -31
 * Glogster (Standards 2.1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.1)
 * Keyboarding - home row
 * Estimation
 * Rounding
 * Cash Out
 * Elapsed Time
 * Addition Machine
 * Math Magician
 * [|www.honorpoint.com]
 * [|www.freerice.com]
 * [|www.multiplication.com]

Weeks #27 - 28
 * Lent Activity
 * How can kids make a difference in their world?
 * Spelling definitions using [|www.dictionary.com] (Standards 2.3.1 and 2.3.2)

Weeks #25 & 26
 * Typing Lesson #1
 * Typing Lesson #2
 * Typing Lesson #3
 * Typing Lesson #4
 * Typing Lesson #5
 * Typing Lesson #6
 * Fairy Tales due Friday - 3 to 5 paragraphs
 * 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
 * Newsletter article - TOP PRIORITY
 * Type out sentences with spelling words. Two words may be in one sentence. Highlight or underline spelling words in the sentences.
 * Extra Credit: type spelling words and put in alphabetical order.
 * Valentine's Day Activities
 * 5 in a row
 * Trap my heart game
 * Valentine's in the Bible crossword
 * Love verses Bible crossword
 * Valentine word drop game
 * Valentine's Day word search
 * Romeo game
 * Valentiner

Week #23 (next week)
 * 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
 * Freaky Friday papers - due Friday
 * Article for school Newsletter
 * Use an interactive website to create multiple kinds of graphs and download final products. (Standards 1.2.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.2)

Week #22
 * 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)
 * Scholastic: Evaluating Web Sites for accurate information
 * Parent letter.
 * Sticky situation.

Weeks #20 & 21
 * 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)
 * Response paragraphs for Mrs. White.

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 Literacy tools (web 2.0) (Standard 2.3.2):
 * Compare and Contrast Map
 * Biography Cube
 * Essay Map
 * Book Cover guide
 * Character Trading Cards
 * Mystery Cube
 * Flip Book
 * Read Write Think Note Taker
 * Shape Poems
 * Letter Generator

Weeks #11 - #13
 * Wordle of proper nouns
 * Work on Animal reports for Mrs. White. (Standards 1.1.1, 1.3.2 , 1.3.3 , 2.2.1 , 2.3.1 , and 2.3.2)
 * Report rubric

Weeks #9 - 10
 * Finish spelling poster. (Standards 1.1.1, 1.3.2 , 1.3.3 , 2.2.1 , 2.3.1 , and 2.3.2)
 * Wordle for those done with their spelling poster :-)
 * Tagxedo
 * ABCya word clouds
 * Word it Out

Week #8
 * Create digital poster of spelling words. (Standards 1.1.1, 1.3.2 , 1.3.3 , 2.2.1 , 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)
 * Reliable websites?

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
 * Fourth grade will be making their first visit to the computer lab this week! We will start with prayer, go over procedures and rules, practice a fire drill, and talk about Internet safety. (Standard 2.1.1)
 * We'll also be making Internet Safety Posters. Students that have turned in their Internet Use Forms will be able to make their posters using Glogster. (Standards 2.1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.3.1)

Week #1
 * No class this week.