The Hour of Code is Here! - December 10-19

Kindergarten

1st/2nd/3rd Grade

4th/5th/6th Grade

Family Tech Night

Thursday, January 3

6:00-7:30

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This Week in the Lab - December 3-7

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade - Students will practice "pair programming" as "driver" and "navigator" to complete challenges on Code.org.

5th Grade - Students will learn about their "digital footprint" and create one of their own.

  

This Week in the Lab - November 26-30

4th Grade Programming Project - Students will learn and use various programming languages such as Logo and Scratch to explore computer science.
Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills while completing challenges in Crayon Physics.
1st Grade - Students will work in partners on Crayon Physics to practice "driver" and "navigator".

Logo "Cheat Sheet"

This Week in the Lab - November 19-21

Kindergarten - Students will continue working on Course A on code.org.
1st & 2nd Grade - Students will practice pair programming as they work together through their assigned course on code.org.

This Week in the Lab - November 13-16

Kindergarten - Students will build a maze and then attempt to drive Sphero through it.
1st/2nd Grade - Students will complete programming activities in code.org.
3rd Grade - Students will test and improve their typing speed.
4th Grade - Students will program a new Google "Doodle" logo using Scratch.

      

This Week in the Lab - November 5-7

Kindergarten - Students will continue to practice mouse skills through various activities and websites.

1st Grade - Students will learn how to highlight text and change fonts in Microsoft Word while playing "Find the Font".
2nd Grade - Students will use Tux Paint to create art while painting one box at a time.
3rd Grade - Students will create a personal slides in a collaborate Google Slides presentation.

D'Angelis
Marti
O'Hagan
Richardson/Watkins

      

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 3

Please answer all the questions below in a SINGLE comment.  Do not write multiple comments for this post.

1.) Describe your experience starting the civilization.  What went well?  What went poorly?  What still needs to be done?

2.) Do you think this would be easier with more people?  Why or why not?

3.) Do you think that civilizations with more people had an advantage over those with fewer people?  Why or why not?

4.) In order to truly be considered a civilization, a society needs to be stable enough to have jobs that don't directly contribute to survival:  artists, performers, musicians, sculptors, etc.  In that case, is our Minecraft society actually a civilization?  Why or why not?

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 2

Day 2: How do you think things are going so far for your civilization?  Do you think you have everything you need to survive?  If not, what else do you need?  How does this connect to the civilizations you have learned about in social studies?

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 1

Day 1: Today you were given a job within your civilization.  Describe your initial thoughts about this role and how it will contribute to the overall society.  What challenges do you think you will face?

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This Week in the Lab - October 29-November 2

6th Grade - Students will begin "First Civilizations" using MinecraftEdu.  Each class will work in various jobs that contribute to the community.  The goal begins with survival but eventually moves to sustainability.

This Week in the Lab - October 22-24

Kindergarten - Students will complete various fall-themed activities while practicing mouse skills.
1st Grade - Students will create a fall acrostic poem using Microsoft Word.
2nd Grade - Students will explore more typing websites.
5th Grade - Students will use Google Earth to practice latitude and longitude and complete challenges.

This Week in the Lab - October 15-19

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd - Students will receive their new code.org accounts and begin working on their new challenges.
4th Grade - Students will plot and summarize the landmarks from the northeast region of the United States.

  

This Week in the Lab - October 8-12

2nd Grade Google Earth Project - Students will learn how to use Google Earth while exploring sites from the book "Greetings from Route 66".

Kindergarten and 5th Grade - 5th Grade students will share their "You Hold Me Up" audio books with kindergarten students.

This Week in the Lab - October 1-5

5th Grade Audacity Project
Students will use Audacity to record an audio version of the book "You Hold Me Up".  After recording their voice, they will learn to edit by adding sound effects including page turns.  They will share the final published file with a kindergarten student.

1st Grade - Students will continue to work with Microsoft Word and practice changing fonts, colors, and sizes.

Kindergarten - Students will continue working on their mouse skills through various websites and games.

  

This Week in the Lab - September 24-28

Kindergarten - 1st Grade - 2nd Grade
Students will come to the lab to work on grade-appropriate computer skills (logging in, mouse/keyboard, Microsoft Word, typing).

3rd Grade
Students will use Nearpod to discuss what Cyberbullying is and ways to deal with it.

4th Grade
Students will be introduced to Google Maps by plotting locations, typing a description, and choosing a picture.

5th Grade
Select students will begin a Makerspace exploration.

6th Grade
Students will use various search tools and strategies to be successful on Geoguessr.

        

This Week Outside the Lab - September 17-21

Virtual Reality Tour - All Grades

Students and teachers will get an opportunity to try out our brand new Virtual Reality cart!  We will use VR this year to enhance current lessons with digital content available on Google Expeditions.

  

This Week in the Lab - September 10-14

Introduction to the Computer Lab - All Grades

Students will visit the computer lab to talk about the upcoming year, review the Respectable Use Agreement, and test out their logins.

Welcome to the 2018-19 School Year!

5th Grade - Early Humans

Please answer the following questions in one comment below:
1.) Describe what it was like in each stage of “hunter/gatherers”.  What were the challenges you faced along the way?
2.) Did each stage get easier?  If so, why?
3.) How do you think technology advances affected the hunters and gatherers that we are trying to simulate?
4.) What differences can you see from the simulation of Minecraft to the reality of early humans' (hunter/gatherers) experiences?

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This Week in the Lab - June 4-8

Students in Kindergarten through 4th grade will use MinecraftEdu to work on teamwork and creativity.  5th graders will use MinecraftEdu to simulate early humans and prepare for 6th grade Social Studies.

This Week in the Lab - May 29-June 1

Choice Lessons

Students in Kindergarten through third grade will get to choose between four previous programs or websites to spend more time with.

    

This Week in the Lab - April 23-27

Virtual Reality - Students in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades will explore the world using the district's new VR kit and Google Expeditions.

Padlets:
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade - Room 26 - Room 27 - Room 28

     

This Week in the Lab - April 16-20

Kindergarten - Students will play a game that will challenge them to problem solve and move around a virtual environment.

1st Grade - Students will complete their Earth Day projects in Microsoft Word.

2nd Grade - Students will complete their "What I Am" projects in Microsoft Word.

This Week in the Lab - April 9-13

Kindergarten - Students will participate in a listening activity where they draw a picture on Tux Paint based on a verbal description.

1st Grade - Students will create an Earth Day document in Microsoft Word.

2nd Grade - Students will create a "What I Am" document in Microsoft Word.

6th Grade Astronomy Project - Students will use Kerbal Space Program to build rockets, simulate spaceflight, and test out science theories.


          

This Week in the Lab - April 3-6

Kindergarten - Students will practice problem solving and programming on code.org.

2nd Grade - Students will test out complete racetracks from our engineering project.

3rd Grade - Students will discuss digital citizenship and appropriate online behavior with Nearpod.

5th Grade - Students will use Minecraft to complete various volume challenges for math.

          

This Week in the Lab - March 26-28

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse and keyboard skills through various spring activities and websites.

1st Grade - Students will attempt to build a rocket that can fly into space in Kerbal Space Program.

2nd Grade - Students will complete their racetracks in our engineering project.

4th Grade - Students will discuss digital citizenship and photo editing using Nearpod.

          

This Week in the Lab - March 19-23

2nd Grade Engineering Project - The final project for our engineering unit.  Students will use the engineering process to design and build a working racetrack.

Kindergarten - Students will build Lego creations after reading a book about spring.

          

This Week in the Lab - March 12-16

Kindergarten - Students will explore world landmarks using Geoguessr.

1st Grade - Students will visit and learn about the Statue of Liberty through virtual reality and Nearpod.

2nd Grade - Students will practice the engineering process by building and testing a working roller coaster.

          

This Week in the Lab - March 5-9

3rd Grade Area & Perimeter with Minecraft Edu - Students will design a house on a paper grid, and then calculate the area of each room.  They will then construct the identical house in Minecraft Edu, making sure that the perimeter and area of each room match.  Once a foundation is built, they will add walls, floors, and decorations as time allows.

Kindergarten - Students will use Nearpod and virtual reality to explore various landmarks around the world.

5th Grade - Students will use Sphero to explore the mathematical relationship between time, speed, and distance.