Please check for an update Friday as to what was covered in the technology lab on Thursday. I will give links to sites used in class as well as suggest other resources for home. Thanks for checking in!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Some Sites for Kids...
This site is great for helping kids find books to read. There are wonderful resources available.
http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/books/
This site has fun games and activities for all levels.
http://www.uptoten.com/
The legos games here are excellent for developing spatial awareness and many other skills.
http://www.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx
This is a safe search engine for kids. It was created by librarians. The links provided after a search list the reading level needed. This is a helpful feature.
http://www.kidsclick.org/
This website is not free but you can sign up for a free trial membership. Of course, NEVER sign up for anything without the permission of your parents! This site has some excellent movies and activities for all areas of the curriculum. Brainpop Jr. is for grades k-3.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/
Great resource for kindergarten, first grade, and even second grade students. The games help children build important skills in all areas of the curriculum.
http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm
This site has educational games for kids.
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/books/
This site has fun games and activities for all levels.
http://www.uptoten.com/
The legos games here are excellent for developing spatial awareness and many other skills.
http://www.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx
This is a safe search engine for kids. It was created by librarians. The links provided after a search list the reading level needed. This is a helpful feature.
http://www.kidsclick.org/
This website is not free but you can sign up for a free trial membership. Of course, NEVER sign up for anything without the permission of your parents! This site has some excellent movies and activities for all areas of the curriculum. Brainpop Jr. is for grades k-3.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/
Great resource for kindergarten, first grade, and even second grade students. The games help children build important skills in all areas of the curriculum.
http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm
This site has educational games for kids.
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
Friday, December 5, 2008
The Week of Thursday, December 4, 2008
This week students completed many tasks. The following is a quick overview of each grade.
First: Students visited www.enchantedlearning.com to use an online picture dictionary. Their task was to find three words in the dictionary and copy the definition of each word. This is an excellent resource for emergent readers. There are also fun crafts to try at home!
Second: Students wrote an acrostic poem using the letters in the word SANTA. Students did a final draft on Microsoft Word and learned to change font size, font style, and insert a piece of clip art. They were also introduced to spell check.
Third: Students visited http://weather.com to find and record the expected high temperature for Redford, Michigan for the next five days. Next week students will learn to take that data and create a bar graph.
Fourth: Students visited http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm to learn eight ways of checking information on web sites. There is a quiz at the end of the Checklist Summary for students to take. We have been discussing how to know if a website is worthwhile as well as what information a web site's URL provides. We are going to be spending a lot of time on how to complete a good search for information.
Fifth: Students visited http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm to learn eight ways of checking information on web sites. There is a quiz at the end of the Checklist Summary for students to take. We have been discussing how to know if a website is worthwhile as well as what information a web site's URL provides. We are going to be spending a lot of time on how to complete a good search for information.
First: Students visited www.enchantedlearning.com to use an online picture dictionary. Their task was to find three words in the dictionary and copy the definition of each word. This is an excellent resource for emergent readers. There are also fun crafts to try at home!
Second: Students wrote an acrostic poem using the letters in the word SANTA. Students did a final draft on Microsoft Word and learned to change font size, font style, and insert a piece of clip art. They were also introduced to spell check.
Third: Students visited http://weather.com to find and record the expected high temperature for Redford, Michigan for the next five days. Next week students will learn to take that data and create a bar graph.
Fourth: Students visited http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm to learn eight ways of checking information on web sites. There is a quiz at the end of the Checklist Summary for students to take. We have been discussing how to know if a website is worthwhile as well as what information a web site's URL provides. We are going to be spending a lot of time on how to complete a good search for information.
Fifth: Students visited http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm to learn eight ways of checking information on web sites. There is a quiz at the end of the Checklist Summary for students to take. We have been discussing how to know if a website is worthwhile as well as what information a web site's URL provides. We are going to be spending a lot of time on how to complete a good search for information.
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