This Week in the Lab - November 11-15

Kindergarten & 1st Grade - Students will be introduced to virtual reality and will visit different locales around the world.
3rd Grade - Students will learn to how to collaborate in a shared Google Slides presentation.
6th Grade - Students will continue "Early Civilizations" in Minecraft Edu with the goal of creating a thriving community.

This Week in the Lab - November 4-6

2nd & 3rd Grade - Students will learn about "pair programming" and then practice it with a partner in their code.org accounts.
6th Grade - Students will begin "Early Civilizations" using Minecraft Edu.  Students will be divided into different roles and begin working.

This Week in the Lab - October 28-November 1

Kindergarten - Students will visit the "LEGO Wall" for the first time in the lobby.  After sharing a short picture book for inspiration, students will build their own creations to be added to the wall.
1st Grade - Students will learn about pair programming and then work with a partner in their code.org accounts.
4th Grade - Students will apply science concepts as they design and build a working roller coaster based upon provided criteria using the program "Disney Coaster".

https://sites.google.com/gtps.k12.nj.us/coasters/

This Week in the Lab - October 21-25

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills using various online fall activities.
1st Grade - Students will practice changing fonts in Microsoft Word using a game called "Find the Font".
2nd Grade - Students will create a "pixel painting" using Tux Paint.
5th Grade - Students will practice utilizing latitude and longitude in Google Earth in a worldwide scavenger hunt.

This Week in the Lab - October 14-18

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade - Students will work on their assigned course on code.org.  Class will discuss various programming challenges and vocabulary.

This Week in the Lab - October 8-12

Kindergarten - 5th grade students will be sharing the audio books they created for "Dreamers".
1st Grade - Students will create a fall acrostic poem in Microsoft Word.
2nd Grade - Students will practice keyboarding skills using various websites.
3rd Grade - Students will discuss Cyberbullying using Nearpod.
4th Grade - Students will problem solve using the Crazy Machines program.

This Week in the Lab - September 30-October 4

5th Grade Audacity Project - Students will create an audio version of a picture book using Audacity.  Students will learn how to record, edit, and add sound effects.  Final project will be shared with a kindergarten class.

Kindergarten - Students will continue to practice mouse skills using Tux Paint.

1st Grade - Students will continue learning how to edit text in Microsoft Word.

    

This Week in the Lab - September 23-27

Kindergarten - Students will practice basic mouse skills while playing "Bees and Honey".
1st Grade - Students will learn and practice the basic functions of Microsoft Word/Google Docs.
2nd Grade - Google Earth Project - Students will go on a "tour" of Route 66 and visit and learn about landmarks along the way while learning how to use Google Earth.

This Week in the Lab - September 16-20

Kindergarten - Students will design and paint using Sphero, an app-controlled robotic ball.
1st & 2nd Grade - Students will use problem solving to complete programming puzzles on code.org.
6th Grade - Students will use MinecraftEdu to simulate early humans from their social studies curriculum.

    

This Week in the Lab - September 9-13

Kindergarten-6th Grade Intro Lessons

What will we do this year?  What are the rules and procedures?  What is the Responsible Use Policy (RUP)?  How do I log in?  All these questions and more will be answered in our first lesson of the year!