Fall Session Week 3

B1-2 Technology:

1. Tux Typing Lesson 3

2. Put together your Pumpkin Math book

Check out the world's largest pumpkin grown by Jim Bryson in Quebec, Canada. It weighs 1,818 pounds!



http://inhabitat.com/nyc/worlds-largest-pumpkin-to-be-carved-at-the-new-york-botanical-garden/

3. Play some pumpkin games!

http://www.onlinepumpkincarving.com/

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/braingames/pumpkins/pumpkins.htm

http://www.physicsgames.net/game/Pumpkin_Remover_3.html

4. Watch a Halloween video at Speakaboos

3-4 Technology:

1. Check in on your blog and see if you have any comments. Respond to questions that people asked if needed.

2. We will talk about Creative Commons and how to insert a picture that you did not take

3. Try the keyboard challenge picture-what did it make?

Fall Session Week 2

B1-2 Technology:

1. Start with Tux Typing lesson 2. Try to keep your fingers on the home row keys.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/46257312@N04/4444061098

2. Let's learn some facts about pumpkins!



Open your folder and find the powerpoint called Pumpkin Math. Complete the activities and save-don't forget to include some pumpkin facts on the last slide and format the text. We will make these into a little book next week.

3-4 Technology:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/31699569@N00/2836828090

It's time to start blogging! We will talk about blogs, learn how to log in, write our first post, insert a picture, and discuss commenting etiquette. Away we go!

Fall Session Week 1

B1-2 Technology:

Welcome Back to Fall Session!

1. It's time to start trying to use some home row fingers. Meet A Silly Dancing Frog. Do Lesson 1 of Tux Typing.

2. Let's learn about Fall with Brainpop Jr.

3. Go to Kerpoof and make a Fall picture. Use the text box to add a sentence about why you like Fall. Save the picture as a jpeg in your folder.

4. Play some Fall games

Nut Hunt

Build a Scarecrow

Spot the Differences

3-4 Technology:

1. Type to Learn keyboarding

2. Let's learn how to write a story with Big Universe! Make sure you save your story. If you finish early, you can read other stories or go to Study Island.