Scratch: Adventures on the High Seas

  Hello Students:

Today you are going to learn how to make a project in Scratch by following directions in a series of videos.

 1)       Open the Grade 5 page on the PS 138 Homepage.

  2)         Click on Adventures on the High Sea

3)         SClick on and watch the High Seas introduction

4) On the right side of the page, click on "sign in".  Sign in as a student using your Google username and password.

5)       Continue watching the videos and programming for your project.  You must get comfortable with switching between the video tab and the Scratch tab.

  6)        Raise your hand when you’re finished or if you have a question.

Sign into Google Classroom

Welcome Students!

Today we are going to get you logged in to your Google Classroom.

I will be handing out your usernames and passwords.

Sign in to Classroom at classroom.google.com.

1)  If asked, click "I'm a student".

2) On the homepage, click "Join your first class" above the arrow.

3) Enter the class code: n6u7sbx and click "join".

After you have joined your class, you will complete a short survey about yourself.

Procedure:  

1)      Open and read the survey posted by the teacher, which asks you to answer a series of questions about yourself. 

2)      Answer the questions.

3)      Check spelling and grammar using the rubric posted here.

Welcome Grade 4! Topic: Introduction to Technology

Welcome Grade 4!

   Topic: Introduction to Technology

My mission is to promote teaching and learning as core human activities dependent on relationship, passion and vision--in service to creativity, personal growth and a sustainable world.

Instructor: Mr. Almaas

Hello Students:

Welcome to our Technology class. You are living during a time when we are experiencing the largest increase in expressive capability in human history. It will be a function of this class to help you become effective communicators in the media of your time.

We will be meeting here and online every week where we will use and study technology.  

Today you will be assigned a seat here in our classroom, we'll go over the rules and then jump right in to our first assignment.

The Rules Of Our Class:

1) Be respectful of yourself and others.

2) Raise your hand to speak during class.

3) Listen quietly while others are speaking.

4) Always do your best!

Procedure for entering the classroom:

a)      Form two lines in the hall outside the classroom

b)      Sit down in your assigned seat.

c)       DO NOT turn on the computers or put on the headphones until asked to do so.

d)      Listen quietly to hear what the days assignment is.

Procedure for leaving the classroom:

a)      Sign out of Google Classroom

b)      Shut down your computer from onscreen menu.

c)       DO NOT turn off the computer using the power button.

d)      DO NOT power off the monitor.

e)      Stand up, push in your chair and go out the back way to line up by the door when asked to do so.

Assessment

Each week you will be given an assignment to complete in class.  I will keep track of your work in a Google Doc that looks like this:

Technology Rubric

Got it! = The main idea of the assignment is clear and related to the purpose or theme of the project.

Working on it! = The main idea of the assignment is more or less clear and related to the purpose or theme of the project.

Needs Help = Completed week's assignment approaching standard. The completed assignment does not have a clear purpose or central theme. 

Absent = Assignment was not completed.

Final Grade Rubric

All grades of “Got it!” for the projects and weekly assignments, along with good behavior, during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

4

A mixture of “Got it!” and “Working on it!” for the projects and weekly assignments, along with good behavior, during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

3

A mixture of “Working on it!” and “Needs help” for the projects and weekly assignments and questionable classroom behavior during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

2

A collection of “Needs help” for the projects and weekly assignments along with unexcused absences from class and poor classroom behavior during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

1

TODAY'S ACTIVITY

Today we have gone over the rules and procedures of our class, you watched a PowerPoint presentation introducing you to myself and our class and you learned how to sign in and access the online activities for this class


Now you will notice New York State's geographical location in the United States by completing an online activity where it's up to you to point out where the 50 states go on a map of the United States:

Click the hyperlink above and begin.

Good luck!

Photography

Today you are going to do three things:

·      1) Listen to a song about photos.

·      2) Watch a film about Photography and take a quiz in BrainPop.

·      3) Fill out the Taking Photos Reflection.

Click here to listen to a song about photos. 

Click here to sign into the BrainPop lesson about Photography (the username and password are both "tfbrain").  Watch the film and complete both the graded quiz.  Remember your scores.

When you are finished with the quiz, go back to your class stream and fill out the Photography Reflection and submit it to me.

Extra Credit:  Send me a Photo of yourself doing your school work at home.  My email address is: salmaas@ps138school.com

Touch Screens

Hello My Future Champions! 

The theme of today’s lesson is Touch Screens.

Today you are going to do four things:

·      1) Listen to a song about computers.

·      2) Watch a film about Touch Screens and take a quiz in  

        BrainPop.

·      3) Fill out the Touch Screens Reflection.

       4) Send me an email telling me about what kind of device 

           you use to do your school work.

Click here to listen to a song about Computers.  Kraftwerk is a band from Germany.

Click here to sign into the BrainPop lesson about Touch

Screens (the username and password are both "tfbrain").  

Watch the film and complete the graded quiz.  Remember your score.

When you are finished with the quiz, go back to your class stream and fill out the Touch Screens Reflection and submit it to me.

   Send me an email telling me about what kind of device (computer, iPad, phone, etc.)  you use to do your school work.  My email address is: salmaas@ps138school.com

Code.org

Hello Students:

Today you are going to work on coding in Code.org

But first let's listen to a song about computers.  Click here!

Click here to sign into Code.org.

You will sign in with your Google username and password.

Open the Code.org Reflection in another tab.  Write down which lesson and activity you are starting with.  Go back to code.org and work for 30 minutes. When you are finished fill out the rest of the Code.org Reflection and submit it.

Come back to the Google Meet and let me know you finished.

Have a great learning day!

BrainPop Email

Hello My Future Champions! 

The theme of today’s lesson is Email.

Today you are going to do four things:

·      1) Listen to a song about mail.

·      2) Watch a film about email and take a quiz in BrainPop.

·      3) Fill out the Email Reflection.
    4) Send me an email telling me about your day.

Click here to listen to a song about mail. The Beatles also made a good version of this song.

Click here to sign into the BrainPop lesson about Email (the username and password are both "tfbrain").  Watch the film and complete both the graded quiz.  Remember your scores.

When you are finished with the quiz, go back to your class stream and fill out the Email Reflection and submit it to me.

Send me an email telling me about your day.  My email address is:
salmaas@ps138school.com

Prodigy Math

Hello Students:

Today we age going to continue working in Prodigy Math.  

Click here to sign in.

You will sign in with your Google username and password.

When you are finished playing the game.  Open the Prodigy Math Log on your classroom stream,  fill it out and submit it,

Have a great learning day!

Code.org

Hello Students:

Today you are going to work on coding in Code.org

Click here to sign into Code.org.

You will sign in with your Google username and password.

If you have already used Code.org this year you will scroll down to the last lesson you were working on continue with the next activity.  You should work for 30 minutes.  When you are finished, fill out the Code.org Reflection.  When you are finished, fill out the Code.org Reflection.

If this is your first time using Code.org this year, you will go to Lesson 4/ Activity 1 in Course C.  You will watch the first video and start programing with Angry Birds.  Try and finish all the activities in Lesson 4 and do the two Challenge Puzzles.  When you are finished, fill out the Code.org Reflection.

Have a great learning day!

Correcting Words Activity Page

I Can Statement : I can retype a paragraph, find errors, and make corrections to the paragraph using a word processing program.

Hello My Future Champions! 

Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to listen to the song.  If you would like to read and sing along, click here.

Today you are going to practice typing and correcting text in a Google Form.

Here is the text you will be typing:

Their are) 20 students in my class. yesterday we all went on a feald trip to a, candy f-actory. I liked watching the people make candy apples. the first step was washing the apples. After the apples Dried, the peopple put wooden sticks in them, The next step was Dipping the apples, into different flavors of soft candy? After the candy dried, the apples were ready to eat. Each one costs 1.50$ in the store. We all got candy appleS for free. My apple was dipped in peanut butter candy. 

Open the Correcting Words Activity Page and follow the instructions.

Submit when you are finished.

Prodigy Math

Hello Students:

For some of you, today we are meeting at a new time.  Welcome!

Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to listen to the song.  If you would like to read along, click here.

When you are finished listening to the song, come back to this page and click here to sign into Prodigy Math.

You will sign in with your Google username and password.

When you are finished playing the game.  Open the Prodigy Math Log on your classroom Google page, fill it out and submit it,

Have a great learning day!

Chicken Fat

Hello Students:

Please click on this link for an introduction to today's lesson.

When I was your age (a long long time ago), President John F. Kennedy started The President's Council on Physical Fitness. Chicken Fat was the theme song. Click here to listen to the song.

In my elementary school, we would use this song to exercise.  Click here and follow the instructor to do the exercises yourself.  You can ask your parents, brothers and sisters to do it with you.

When you are finished doing your exercises  go back to Google Classroom, fill out and submit the attached Chicken Fat Reflection.

Have Fun!

MYON with Vocabulary Reflection

Hello Students:

Today you will sign into MYON (using your username and password) and read a book (or books) of your choosing.

    Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to begin.  This is a test of Edpuzzle.  While you're listening to the song, answer the questions that come up on the screen to continue. After you have finished, come back to this page and follow the directions below to sign into MYON.

While you are reading, you will find two new vocabulary words that you don’t know and write them down in the Google Form you will find attached to my lesson in your Google Classroom.  You will also write the definition of each word and how you figured out its meaning.

Click here to sign into MYON.

Go back to Google Classroom and open the MYON Vocabulary Reflection.

You will switch back and forth between the MYON and MYON Vocabulary Reflection tabs to complete the assignment.

Prodigy Math

Hello Students:

For some of you, today is your first time in computer class.  Welcome!

Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to begin.

When you are finished listening to the song, come back to this page and click here to sign into Prodigy Math.

You will need to sign in with your Google username and password.

When you are finished playing the game.  Open the Prodigy Math Log on your classroom Google page, fill it out and submit it,

Have a great learning day!

Welcome To Distance Learning with Google Meet!

Hello Students and Parents:

Today we will begin our distance learning adventure  together. We are going to start by practicing signing into Google Classroom and joining a Google Meet.

Here's how to do it:

1) Sign into classroom.google.com using your Google username and password.  Your screen should look like this:

In the upper right hand corner, click on the square of dots and click on "Calendar".

After you have opened the calendar click on "Google Meet w/ Mr. Almaas"

Click on "Join Hangouts Meet"

Click on "Join Now" and if all goes well, we will be connected.

If you are having problems joining The Meet, you can email me at: salmaas@schools.nyc.gov

I look forward to meeting with all of you!

MYON with Vocabulary Reflection

Hello Students:

Today you will sign into MYON (using your username and password) and read a book (or books) of your choosing.

While you are reading, you will find two new vocabulary words you don’t know and write them down in a Google Doc you will find in your Google Classroom account.  For each word you will also write its definition and how you figured out its meaning.

Click here to sign into MYON.

Click here to sign into Google Classroom.

You will switch back and forth between the MYON and Google Classroom tabs to complete the assignment.