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Travel Books

Travel Books are DONE!

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     A few things to note:

1. There are far more students in classes than I have time to check and re-check work. So don't expect perfection.
2. I offered spelling help, but many students didn't let spelling stop them so there are a few inventive spellings....which is good.  We want the thoughts to flow from the keyboard at this age.  I did not correct them.
3. There were A LOT of pictures to look at so I may have missed something that shouldn't be in there.  If you see something questionable, let me know please and I will remove it.  suzannecarney@selahschools.org
4. If you don't see your students' work it could be because another student accidentally deleted their work, they were absent on these days, had other school services to attend, or completely missed the reason for doing this project.  (for example their page came out with pictures only of puppies or the military.  This next week students can choose to do anything we've covered in class so I can help them re-do it if they want.
5. Lots of skill went into this: safety and searching for appropriate pictures, using the keyboard to communicate, making captions, resizing and rotating objects & adding comic like panels.
6. Click your students technology seat number to see their work.

Hi-Cap & Re-cap

We've finished our Book Creator books, but I need a little time to delete blank pages, etc...with 830+ students working on them, there are a lot of things to fix before I print them.

All the grades have gone back to our Computer Science curriculum from Code.org.  We have almost finished the entire course in each grade level.  That's nearly 10 hours of coding!  In my Youtube channel you'll see a Kindergarten pair working on it together.

We've also touch base in Kindergarten and 1st Grade with our Internet Safety Rules again here:
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/.

Here are a few Hi-Cap videos for those interested too.

Traveling Around the World with VR

Book Creator

Travel Book 

Page Samples

Computer Science

In computer lab, all students have been using Code.org’s Courses.This Intro to Computer Science is fun, collaborative, and creative!It’s designed to inspire students to continue learning howtechnology improves real world relationships, connections, andlife.

Students learn:
• basic computer programming
• higher-order thinking, logic and multi-step problem solving
• creativity and perseverance

Computer science is the study of computers and algorithmic processes. This includes their hardware and software designs,their applications, and their impact on society. Every child should have a computer science foundation in our society as jobs have multiplied exponentially in this area.

If your child knows their secret character, let them take you for aspin on any coding we have already done in class or wait until Isend home their secret character pictures at the end of thecourse.

This week we are taking a break from coding and going back toword processing skills with Valentine's Day cards. Be on thelookout for them!

First Graders should be coming home with their Netsmartz Safety Certificates soon. If you haven't seen it, please ask your child to get it completed in the next lab time possible.

Technology 1-3-18

Kindergarten has been learning to find "Read to me Audio" books on getepic.com.  This is free for educators, but parents can get a free 30 day trial.  There are subscription sales to watch out for as well.  This is one of the programs I would have purchased as a parent, way back when my own children were in Primary school.  The Read to me Audio feature underlines or magnifies each word as the book is being read.   Super cool!




First Graders are creating a title page for their animal research projects.

Second Grade students are learning to download pictures, print them and cite sources.  These photos are also part of a research project classrooms are doing on insects.

https://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/jcpresearch