C/3 -- Friday, February 28, 2014

Monroe's Class --  Jazz Project Research

Students will access jazz project resources and take notes on their specific jazz musician.  Students will record these notes in their graphic organizer.

• Next Time:  Jazz Project Research

Veeder's Class --  Pond-er This (Day 2)

After students finished their planning sheets, teacher reviewed plans.  Once plan was approved, students accessed and used the Ponder This virtual lab in Discovery Education.  Students discussed results with their partner and then their classmates.

• Next Time:  Ponder This Level 2

Nixon's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

B/2 -- Thursday, February 27, 2014

Hilgers' Class --  Jazz Project Research

Students will access jazz project resources and take notes on their specific jazz musician.  Students will record these notes in their graphic organizer.

• Next Time:  Jazz Project Research

Hale's Class -- Virtual Lab "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"(Day 1)

Watched Erosion Video Segment from Discovery Education (water, wind and snow).  Paired students by birthday (for example:  07/16 with 9/01).  Discussed Here Today Gone Tomorrow Virtual Lab.  Started planning for virtual lab with our partners.

• Next Time:  Day 2 "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" Virtual Lab

Gordon's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

A/1 -- Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Roberts' Class --  Jazz Project Research

Students will access jazz project resources and take notes on their specific jazz musician.  Students will record these notes in their graphic organizer.

• Next Time:  Jazz Project Research

Faulhaber's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 1)
Watched and discussed Scientific Method video. Students learned to access and log into Discovery Education.  Students were placed in random pairs using an online name generator.  Demo'ed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. 

• Next Time:  Finish "Pond-er This" lesson. 

Blackwood's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

D/5 -- Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Bolebruch's Class --  Jazz Project Research

Students will access jazz project resources and take notes on their specific jazz musician.  Students will record these notes in their graphic organizer.

• Next Time:  Jazz Project Research

Stangler's Class -- Virtual Lab "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"(Day 1)

Watched Erosion Video Segment from Discovery Education (water, wind and snow).  Paired students by birthday (for example:  07/16 with 9/01).  Discussed Here Today Gone Tomorrow Virtual Lab.  Started planning for virtual lab with our partners.

• Next Time:  Day 2 "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" Virtual Lab

Litlle's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

C/4 -- Monday, February 24, 2014

Monroe's Class --  Jazz Project Research

Students will access jazz project resources and take notes on their specific jazz musician.  Students will record these notes in their graphic organizer.

• Next Time:  Jazz Project Research

Lee's Class -- Virtual Lab "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
Wrapped up Pond-er This Virtual Lab by sharing results and looking at Level 2.  Watched Erosion Video Segment from Discovery Education (water, wind and snow).  Paired students by birthday (for example:  07/16 with 9/01).  Discussed Here Today Gone Tomorrow Virtual Lab.

• Next Time:  Day 2 "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" Virtual Lab

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

 

B/3 -- Friday, February 21, 2014

Hilgers' Class --  Jazz Project Research

Students will access jazz project resources and take notes on their specific jazz musician.  Students will record these notes in their graphic organizer.

• Next Time:  Jazz Project Research

Veeder's Class --  Thank you notes for the Sound to Sea Chaperones
Students used MS Publisher to create and publish thank you cards for their Sound to Sea Chaperones.

• Next Time:  Learn to access and use Discovery Education -- "Pond-er This" virtual lab

Nixon's Class -- Keyboard Practice

Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

 

A/2 -- Thursday, Februrary 20, 2014

Roberts' Class --  Jazz Project Research

Students will access jazz project resources and take notes on their specific jazz musician.  Students will record these notes in their graphic organizer.

• Next Time:  Jazz Project Research

Hale's Class --  Pond-er This (Day 2)

After students finished their planning sheets, teacher reviewed plans.  Once plan was approved, students accessed and used the Ponder This virtual lab in Discovery Education.  Students discussed results with their partner and then their classmates.

• Next Time:  Ponder This Level 2

Gordon's Class -- Keyboard Practice

Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

D/1 -- Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Bolebruch's Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 2)

Students added additional pictures to their PowerPoint and saved their PowerPoint as jpegs's.  Imported jpegs/pics to PhotoStory, added voice overs, changed pic motion and transition, and finished movie.

• Next Time: Jazz Project Research

Faulhaber's Class --  Keyboarding due to Internet Problems
Students practiced keyboarding skills while using Type To Learn due to internet issues when trying to access Discovery Education.

• Next Time:  ???

Blackwood's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

C/5 -- Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Monroe's Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 2)

Students added additional pictures to their PowerPoint and saved their PowerPoint as jpegs's.  Imported jpegs/pics to PhotoStory, added voice overs, changed pic motion and transition, and finished movie.

• Next Time: Jazz Project Research

Stangler's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 3)
Reviewed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. Students ran virtual lab with partner and recorded results.  Students shared their results with their peers 

• Next Time: Erosion "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" virtual lab. 

Little's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

 

B/4 -- Monday, February 17, 2014

Hilgers' Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 3)

Extra day for this group due to weather... Students who had not finished their PhotoStory movies finished.  Those students who were finished worked on Edmodo apps or Hour of Code.

• Next Time: Jazz Project Research

Lee's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 3)
Reviewed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. Students ran virtual lab with partner and recorded results.  Students shared their results with their peers 

• Next Time: Finishing Pond-er This virtual lab. 

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

 

B/5 -- Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Hilgers' Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 2)

Students added additional pictures to their PowerPoint and saved their PowerPoint as jpegs's.  Imported jpegs/pics to PhotoStory, added voice overs, changed pic motion and transition, and finished movie.

• Next Time: Jazz Project Research

Stangler's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 3)
Reviewed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. Students ran virtual lab with partner and recorded results.  Students shared their results with their peers

• Next Time:  TBD

Little's class -- no 3rd grade rotation -- early release due to weather

A/4 -- Monday, February 10, 2014

Roberts' Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 2)

Students added additional pictures to their PowerPoint and saved their PowerPoint as jpegs's.  Imported jpegs/pics to PhotoStory, added voice overs, changed pic motion and transition, and finished movie.

• Next Time: Jazz Project Research

Lee's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 2)
Reviewed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. Students ran virtual lab with partner and recorded results.  Students shared their results with their peers 

• Next Time: Finishing Pond-er This virtual lab. 

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

 

A/4 -- Friday, February 7, 2014

Science Spectacular

All classes will visit guest presenters.  Specialist will accompany the classes and facilitate when needed.

D/3 -- Thursday, February 6, 2014

Bolebruch's Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 1)

Students reviewed how to use Photo Story to create a digital story.  Students created a folder in their home directory.  Students looked through activities found in Raleigh and chose 4 of these activities to use in their Photo Story.  Students learned to create a brief description of the picture, copy and paste the pic's URL, test their pasted pic's URL and save the pic to their home directory.  Students learned to create a photo album with their saved pics in Power Point.  Students saved their PowerPoint photo album to their home directory.

• Next Time: Students will add additional pictures to their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpeg's.  Students will create a PhotoStory from PowerPoint jpeg's and their recorded voice overs

Lee's Class --  Thank you notes for the Sound to Sea Chaperones
Students used MS Publisher to create and publish thank you cards for their Sound to Sea Chaperones.

• Next Time:  Finish "Pond-er This" virtual lab

Nixon's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

C/2 -- Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Monroe' Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 1)

Students reviewed how to use Photo Story to create a digital story.  Students created a folder in their home directory.  Students looked through activities found in Raleigh and chose 4 of these activities to use in their Photo Story.  Students learned to create a brief description of the picture, copy and paste the pic's URL, test their pasted pic's URL and save the pic to their home directory.  Students learned to create a photo album with their saved pics in Power Point.  Students saved their PowerPoint photo album to their home directory.

• Next Time: Students will add additional pictures to their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpeg's.  Students will create a PhotoStory from PowerPoint jpeg's and their recorded voice overs

Hale's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 1)
Watched and discussed Scientific Method video. Students learned to access and log into Discovery Education.  Students were placed in random pairs using an online name generator.  Demo'ed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. 

• Next Time:  Finish "Pond-er This" lesson.  

Gordon's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

B/1 -- Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Hilgers' Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 1)

Students reviewed how to use Photo Story to create a digital story.  Students created a folder in their home directory.  Students looked through activities found in Raleigh and chose 4 of these activities to use in their Photo Story.  Students learned to create a brief description of the picture, copy and paste the pic's URL, test their pasted pic's URL and save the pic to their home directory.  Students learned to create a photo album with their saved pics in Power Point.  Students saved their PowerPoint photo album to their home directory.

• Next Time: Students will add additional pictures to their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpeg's.  Students will create a PhotoStory from PowerPoint jpeg's and their recorded voice overs

Faulhaber's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 1)
Watched and discussed Scientific Method video. Students learned to access and log into Discovery Education.  Students were placed in random pairs using an online name generator.  Demo'ed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. 

• Next Time:  Finish "Pond-er This" lesson.  

Blackwood's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.

 

A/5 -- Monday, February 3, 2014

Roberts' Class --  Review Photo Story (Day 1)

Students reviewed how to use Photo Story to create a digital story.  Students created a folder in their home directory.  Students looked through activities found in Raleigh and chose 4 of these activities to use in their Photo Story.  Students learned to create a brief description of the picture, copy and paste the pic's URL, test their pasted pic's URL and save the pic to their home directory.  Students learned to create a photo album with their saved pics in Power Point.  Students saved their PowerPoint photo album to their home directory.

• Next Time: Students will add additional pictures to their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpeg's.  Students will create a PhotoStory from PowerPoint jpeg's and their recorded voice overs

Stangler's Class --  Discovery Education and "Pond-er This" Virtual Lab (Day 2)
Reviewed how to access a Discovery Education assignment and the "Pond-er This" virtual lab. Students ran virtual lab with partner and recorded results.  Students shared their results with their peers

• Next Time:  TBD

Little's Class -- Keyboard Practice
Students review how to sit in proper keyboarding position. Students practice keyboarding skills while using Typing Web, Dance Mat Typing and/or Nitro Typing

• Next Time:  Students will practice keyboarding skills.