Third+Grade+10-11

The students will be working in Typing Pal to complete their apples. They have o have less than 10 mistakes to move onto the next lesson. || || The students will use background knowledge from their colonial unit and complete the graphic organizer template called Now and Then. They will reflect on things of the past and compare it to their life now. || [|Now and Then.isf] || The students will have this class period to add the finishing touches to their wiki projects. They will have time to edit fonts, and titles. After they have completed their work they will share the wikis with the class. || http://projectsource.wikispaces.com/ || The students will continue to create their wiki pages in their Mayflower research groups. They will have to switch jobs from the previous class so everyone will have a chance to write on the wiki. || http://projectsource.wikispaces.com/ || The students will be assigned to a group having to do with the research we did the week prior. Once they know what group they are they will be responsible for figuring out how they can best display the information they learned to an audience on a wiki. We will learn how to log onto, edit, and save information on the wiki. They will be allowed to search for pictures having to do with their specific Mayflower topics. || http://projectsource.wikispaces.com/ || The students will continue working with their partners to complete the Mayflower information sheet to be placed on the class wiki. || All of your information can be found at this website... [] || Third Grade students will study the history and structure of the Mayflower and it's passengers to kick off their colonial unit in their classrooms. The students will gather in cooperative groups to find the information listed in the document. || [|The Mayflower.doc] All of your information can be found at this website... [] || The students will use their typing pal logs to go back and check where 10 or more mistakes have been made. They must go back to those lessons and complete them with 10 or less mistakes. Once this task is completed they may move on with their apples. ||  || The students will continue their work on typing pal. They must not move on to the next apple until the last one is completed. The students are expected to be typing at 10 wpm with fewer than 10 mistakes. All students will log on to the Typing Pal Onlinewebsite and enter the institution code TRINITYS along with their username and password that they've been given. || || TSW work on their mountain animal research projects. They will go to the student portal on the sidebar and clikc on 3 rd grade mountain research. From there we will talk about different types of research and how to look for valuable pieces of information. They will then fill out their mountain research papers. ||  || The students will continue their work on typing pal. They must not move on to the next apple until the last one is completed. The students are expected to be typing at 10 wpm with fewer than 10 mistakes. All students will log on to the Typing Pal Onlinewebsite and enter the institution code TRINITYS along with their username and password that they've been given. || || Third Graders will "officially" begin Typing Pal Online this rotation. We will discuss correct technique and the balance between accuracy and speed. All students will log on to the Typing Pal Onlinewebsite and enter the institution code TRINITYS along with their username and password that they've been given. This will be their username and password until they graduate in grade 6.
 * ====__**Technology Lesson Links:**__==== || ====__**Learning Links:**__==== ||
 * **Rotation #26 May 13-May 20th-** ** ﻿Inspiration- ** The students will use Inspiration to show what they learned this year in technology class. They will create some type of graphic organizer and use pictures to display their learning that took place. ||  ||
 * ** Rotation #25- May 5th- May 12th- ﻿Typing Pal **
 * ** Rotation #24 and #25 - Now and Then- Inspiration Activity**
 * ** Rotation #23 April 15-April 26- ﻿Mayflower Wiki (last day!) **
 * ** Rotation #21- #22- March 30- April 14- ﻿Mayflower Wiki- **
 * **Rotation #20- March 22- March 29-** ** ﻿Mayflower Wiki- **
 * **Rotation #19 March 14- March 21-** ﻿**Mayflower Scavenger Hunt cont.**
 * ** ﻿Rotation #18 February 23-March 4- ﻿Mayflower Scavenger Hunt **
 * **Rotation #17 February 15- February 22-** ﻿**Typing Pal**
 * **Rotation #16- February 7- February 14-** ﻿**Typing Pal**
 * **Rotation #15- January 27- February 4-** ﻿**Mountain Research**
 * ** ﻿Rotation #14- January 10- January 18- ﻿Typing Pal **
 * **Rotation #13- December 15-January 7-** ﻿**Typing Pal**

Each student's progress will be monitored and is individualized based on their needs. It is highly encouraged that all students spend 5-10 minutes each evening practicing their typing skills. || || We will start the class by talking about what traditions are. I will share my family tradition and show my example of what that looks like in an illustration. We will then have a class discussion about what everyones different traditions are. TSW then create an illustration in KidPix to be uploaded to a photostory for a traditions video where they will then comment on their tradtitions and share it with the class. TSW come up to the teachers desk to practice importing pictures into photostory and making a voice recording. || **When you are done:** Typing Pal Online || We will start the class by talking about what traditions are. I will share my family tradition and show my example of what that looks like in an illustration. We will then have a class discussion about what everyones different traditions are. TSW then create an illustration in KidPix to be uploaded to a photostory for a traditions video where they will then comment on their tradtitions and share it with the class. || ﻿ ﻿[] || TSW view an example of a PPT that was completed by a 3rd grader last year. TSW create a Power Point with 5 slides that describe what they're thankful for. Each slide must have at least 2 clipart images on it. They may change the font and background if they wish. || [|I am Thankful for.ppt] || media type="file" key="3rd_grade-_PPT_Part_1.swf" width="360" height="270"
 * **Rotation #12- December 7- December 14-** ﻿**Holiday Traditions Cont.**
 * **Rotation #11 November 29-December 6-** ﻿**Holiday Traditions**
 * Rotation #10: ** November 11-November 22 - I am Thankful...**
 * **Rotation #9: November 3- November 10-** ﻿ **Complete Powerpoint Presentation**

media type="file" key="Grade_3-_PPT_Part_2.swf" width="360" height="270" || **When you are done:** Typing Pal Online || TSW open up a powerpoint and on 4 slides will create: 1. Title page with their name 2.My Family 3.My Favorites 4.My Hobbies They will select a background design that is cohesive throughout the presentation. They will also be responsible for finding and selecting 2 pieces of clipart to go on each slide. || **When you are done: here are some fun activities!** **Carve Pumpkin** **Halloween Puzzles** || TSW continue working on their Inspiration web They will continue by adding more pictures and more text bubbles. They need to make sure that they have mentioned... 1. My Family 2. My Favorites 3. My Hobbies You can then change the text and the text bubble color. || There is a free online version of this software with registration. It's worth checking out and great for presentation software. www.mywebspiration.com
 * **Rotation #8: October 25- November 2-** ﻿**Powerpoint**
 * **Rotation #7: October 15- October 22-** ﻿**Inspiration/PPT**

|| TSW create and Inspiration web with the following points... 1. My Family 2. My Favorites 3. My Hobbies They will learn how to navigate through Inspiration and add bubbles with links. They will learn how to add pictures, change the text and color of the bubbles.
 * **Rotation #6: October 6-October 14- Inspiration/PPT **

|| There is a free online version of this software with registration. It's worth checking out and great for presentation software. www.mywebspiration.com || ﻿Editing in Microsoft Word ** Goals: ** Children will use a word processor to alter text size, color and font. **Objectives:** Children will learn that text size, style and color can be altered when using word processing software. **Procedure:** 1. TSW click the file called __**Playing with Microsoft Word**__ that's located in the learning links column. They will chose SAVE and save it to their folder. From there they may open it and begin editing. 2. TSW follow the directions on the page and complete the task. 3. TSW save their work in their folder and name it ** mswordedit ** || ====== Click on the file above and chose SAVE. Save it to your folder and begin editing it from that location.
 * **Rotation #5: September 27- October 5:**

When You Are Done:
TSW play the online game "Privacy Playground" and answer a series of questions about surfing the internet. Then TSW participate in Router's Birthday Surprise on NetSmartz.org. || Privacy Playground
 * Arcademic Skill Builders
 * FreeRice.com
 * Multiplication.com
 * Vocabulary Fun ||
 * **Rotation #4:** **September 17-September 24 :** ** Internet Safety Activities **

Routers Birthday Surprise || 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: The NetSmartz Workshop teaches children three basic rules for online safety.
 * **Rotation #3:** **September 9-Sept 16** **Internet Safety Presentation (3-6) Presentation**
 * enhance the ability of children to recognize dangers on the Internetenhance 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 || TSW be introduced to the __**Inspiration**__ software to create a graphic organizer with words and images that describe one another. Each student will create a web with their name, one word and image in the middle of it. After they are done, the entire class will rotate around to all computers and add another bubble with a describing word and an image that best describes their classmate. When the activity is complete, all students will return to their computer, save their work and print. || There is a free online version of this software with registration. It's worth checking out and great for presentation software. www.mywebspiration.com ||
 * **Rotation #2: August 27-September 8**
 * __Inspiration Appreciations__**
 * ====== ** Rotation #1: August 19 - 26 ** ======

Welcome to Technology!

 * introductions
 * review rules and expectations
 * learn how to log on and off using new username and password || [[file:Intro to Tech Lab.ppt]] ||

Third Grade

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