First+Grade+10-11



The students will brainstorm the different parts of a flower. They will then work in KidPix to create a drawing with the parts of their picture labeled. ||
 * **__Technology Lesson Links:__** || **__Learning Links:__** ||
 * **Rotation #23 May 5- May 12-** ﻿**KidPix Parts of a flower**

[] Starfall || Function Machines are part of the 1st grade math curriculum and students need to master this skill. In tech lab, we'll be working on making rules by using a house as a model. The students will open the template created in their folder and use the text box to fill in the numbers on the top two houses. The numbers on the bottom houses can be filled in with any rule that they'd like to create. || [|make a rule.kia] || ** Mrs.Kara will demonstrate what a number model is and finding all of the available facts that result in the number 5 ** Example ** 5 ** ** 2+3, 4+1, 5+0, 6-1, 7-2, 10-5 **  ** After giving the example, the students will be shown how to make Number Sentence webs in Kidspiration by using bubbles. ** ** They will create 2 of them on the page, put their name on it and learn how to change the fill and line colors of the bubbles. ** || || The students will record their voices on Voicethread and while the students are recording the others will be playing reading games on Starfall. The teacher will then send out the Voicethread to the other teachers. || Starfall || The students will complete their pictures in KidPix and then start recording their voices on Voicethread with the teacher. The other students will wait and continue to work on their pictures and when they are finished they may go on Storyline Online to listen to a story. || [] || The students have completed the written portion of this project. Now they must draw a detailed picture about their Spring topic in Kidspiration. They must remember to show the details they wrote about IN their picture. Like always, the words must match the picture. ||  || The students will listen as Mrs.Kara reads __//The Important Book//__ by Margaret Wise Brown. Once the book is finished the students will help create a mind map of all of the different important things in spring. Each student will be responsible for creating a "page" in the book. They will be responsible for filling out the sheet saying WHY their topic is important to spring. ||  || First Graders will go to their folder and open the kidspiration file named The things I love... After demonstrating to the class how to drag objects into their heart and label it, the students will work on their own || **Template** [|The Things I Love.kid] || TSW work with the teacher to record their voices in Voicethread saying their sentences to go with their powerpoint slides about winter. ||  || TSW create a powerpoint slide in Microsoft powerpoint. They will learn how to insert an image onto their slide. They will pick an image from the Winter folder and come up with a 6 word sentence to represent their picture. This slide will have to include the slide and the text. || [] || The teacher will read Snowflake Bentley to the children and discuss Wilson Bentley's fascination with snow and ice photography. When the story is complete the students can explore the sites in the learning links and create their own snowflakes online. Snowflake Bentley Website || Snowflake Maker Snowflakes Online 2-d and 3-d Snowflake Designer Buy the book online here: || The teacher will start the class and read the story "Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear?" . After asking some comprehension questions the students will be given 5 different sounds to listen to. They will pick one sound and then go back to their desks to open up their files and use the template to create an animal picture to then be used in a voicethread. || []
 * ** Rotation #22 April 27- May 4- Kidspiration- Make a Rule**
 * **[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/octet-stream.png]]Rotation #21- April 15-April 26-** ﻿**Kidspiration Number Models**
 * **Rotation #20- April 7- April 14-** ﻿**Finish Important Things recordings.**
 * ** Rotation #19- March 30- April 6- ﻿The Important Things About Spring cont. **
 * **Rotation #18- March 22- March 29-** ﻿**The Important Things About Spring**
 * **Rotation #17- February 23-March 21-** ﻿**The Important Things About Spring**
 * ** ﻿Rotation #16 February 15- February 22- The Things I Love...kidspiration**
 * ** ﻿Rotation #15 February 7-14- ﻿Winter in 6 Words Cont. **
 * ** ﻿Rotation #15 Jauary 27- February 4- ﻿Winter in 6 Words **
 * Rotation #14 January 10- January 18- ** ﻿Snowflake Bentley **
 * Rotation #13 December 15- January 7- ** ﻿Polar Bear Polar Bear **

|| Students will listen to the story "Tacky the Penguin". After listening to the story the students will create a penguin glyph using the template. They will save their glyph as a PPT. They will also have to include a factual statement about penguins in their slides. || []
 * **Rotation #12 December 7- December 14-** ﻿**Penguin Glyphs**

[|Glyph Template]

[|Glyph Legend] [|penguin presentation.ppt]

[] || Students will create a winter picture using any available drawing program such as KidPix. The pictures should be saved as JPGs for use in the video. Students will then be recorded singing a Winter themed song such as //Jingle Bells// or //Winter Wonderland// using an available tool such as Audacity. The exported pictures and recorded song will be combined by the teacher to create a Winter Song Video using available tools such as Animoto. To save the drawing as a JPEG the students will... File, Export, name the file WINTER, drop down the arrow to Students on Zoe and select your folder, Save ||  || TSW hear a story about the Pilgrims and Indians coming to Feast together for Thanksgiving. The students will then pretend they are Pilgrims inviting the Indians to dinner. TSW use KidPix to create an invitation for the Indians. TSW learn how to navigate KidPix and add text. || Silly Turkey- Holiday Story Brainpop Jr.- Thanksgiving || TSW click on the link below to listen to instructions on how to navigate their way to Starfall. They will complete the Starfall activities in "Learning to Read". media type="file" key="1st_grade_Starfall.swf" width="360" height="270" || Starfall ||
 * **Rotation #11 November 29- December 6-** ﻿ ** Winter Song Video **
 * **Rotation #10 November 11- November 22** ﻿- **Kidpix Invitation**
 * ** ﻿Rotation #9 November 3-November 10- ﻿ Starfall **
 * ** Rotation #8 October 25- November 2 ****-Kidspiration**

After the story is over the teacher will show the students the software Kidspiration and demonstrate how to classify between birds and bats. The students will save and print their work. || Storyline Online - Stellaluna

The following files are Kidspiration files and can only be opened if the software is on your computer. [|stellaluna.kid] [|Stellaluna is a bat.kid] **Carve Pumpkin** **Halloween Puzzles** || TSW visit Storyline Online and listen to the story of Stellaluna. Look at the cover of the book and discuss what the story might be about. What do you know about bats? How are they different from birds? || Storyline Online - Stellaluna
 * When you are done: here are some fun activities!**
 * **Rotation # 7 October 15- October 22-** **Stellaluna Online and Kidspiration**

Keyboard Climber Game || TSW continue practicing with the mouse to improve their mousing skills. They will be responsible for completing the "Bees and Honey" clicking activity. || When the student is done they can go on to explore on Poisson Rouge. Poisson Rouge is a wonderful exploratory site for young children. There are no rules and no directions to follow. Children simply explore the possibilites of the site and click.
 * When you are done**:
 * **﻿Rotation #6 October 6 - October 14**- ** Mousing Skills Continued **

|| TSW practice mouse skills by learning to: * access the Trinity Intranet Page
 * **Rotation #5 September 27-October 5**: ** Mouse Skills **
 * access this wiki
 * minimize and maximize the window
 * hold and manipulate a mouse correctly

TSW then navigate to this website to practice mousing skills. || Here's another mousing activity online... [] Poisson Rouge is a wonderful exploratory site for young children. There are no rules and no directions to follow. Children simply explore the possibilites of the site and click. || Students watch the [|"Know the Rules"] rap video. They discuss checking first with a parent, guardian, or another trusted adult before going anywhere, helping anyone, accepting anything, getting into a car, or leaving with anyone. The students will then participate in teacher led skits acting out how they would react in certain situations. If time allotted practice logging on and visit netsmartz.org
 * **Rotation #4** **September 17-September 24 :** **Internet Safety Activities**

|| ==Online Activities== The NetSmartz Workshop teaches children three basic rules for online safety.
 * "[| Clicky's What 2 Do on the Web]"
 * "[| The Webville Outlaws]"
 * "[| Clicky's Challenge]"
 * "[|Clicky's Coloring Book]"
 * "[|Clicky's Comic Book]"
 * "[|Clicky's Picture Puzzle]"
 * "[|Clicky Creation]"
 * "[|The Webville Roundup]"
 * "[|Where's Clicky?]"
 * "[|Clicky's Quest]"
 * "[|Scavenger Hunt]"
 * "[|Clicky's Dance Studio]"
 * "[|Maze Game]" ||
 * Rotation #3 **September 9- September 16:** ** Internet Safety Presentation (K-2) Presentation ** The goal of the NetSmartz Workshop is to extend the safety awareness of children to prevent victimization and increase self-confidence whenever they go online. These goals include how to:
 * enhance the ability of children to recognize dangers on the Internet
 * enhance the ability of children to understand that people they first "meet" on the Internet should never be considered their friend
 * encourage children to report victimization to a trusted adult
 * support and enhance community education efforts
 * increase communication between adults and children about online safety
 * I will tell an adult I trust if anything makes me feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused.
 * I will ask my parents or guardian before sharing my personal information.
 * I won't meet in person with anyone I have first "met" online || [|www.netsmartzkids.org]

TTW (The Teacher Will) Present the NetSmartz Presentation using the previously requested information. This takes approximately 30-40 minutes to complete. The children will gather on the rug and watch as the teacher interacts with the DVD.

Follow-up Activities are on the next rotation. || [] You can purchase Kidpix Deluxe 4 online at [] || Welcome to Technology! * introductions
 * **Rotation #2: August 27 - September 8** **Playing with Kidpix** * TSW practice logging on without assistance. Beat the time logging in from the last visit to tech lab! :)
 * Introduce Kidpix and introduce the tools. TSW explore the program and create something of their own. Learn how to exit the program.
 * Log off || If you're looking for a program similar to Kidpix. TuxPaint is a free download that uses the same tools as kidpix.
 * ** Rotation #1: August 19 - 26 ** ============
 * review rules and expectations
 * learn how to log on and off using new username and password || [[file:Intro1st.ppt]] ||