Third+Grade+Ideas

= PowerPoint =
 * //Week of April 16th-May 31st// **
 * //or Lesson 24-28 in [|workbook]// **

Test the hypothesis: 3rd grade students type faster than they handwrite. Discuss each step in the scientific method, what each would be in this experiment, share alternate hypothesis, collect data—which will be shared next week--and adjust thinking based on the experiment Students will finish the year by creating a PowerPoint slideshow on Governments around the world.
 * We began our PowerPoint slideshows on Governments with a discussion on government, focusing on the three to be discussed in the classroom—monarchies, democracies, dictatorships (I’m a big ahead, but must be to get the slideshows done for Open House)
 * We filled in the storyboard as a group as follows:

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 * Students then created the slideshow following the storyboard
 * Students presented their slideshows to the class following this grading rubric:

= Venn Diagram = // **Week of March 26th-April 2nd** // // **or Lesson 13, 15 in [|workbook]** // > > > __**Info for thought:**__ > [] [] [] [] [] [] > A map of the Oregon Trail > [] > Many links for more information > [] > Westward to Home: Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary
 * Homework due end of week
 * Finish Venn Diagrams
 * Play the simulation Oregon Trail with a partner
 * What was the weather like
 * What diseases they faced
 * What hardships they faced
 * Mistakes they made along the Trail
 * Why did settlers head out this way
 * What were the covered wagons like
 * Life along the Trail
 * Map of the trail
 * Historic sites
 * Hardships
 * Why settlers headed out this way
 * Landmarks
 * Why settlers headed out this way
 * What the wagons were like
 * Hardships
 * Diseases


 * Program is quirky so use these skills to get out of trouble:
 * Alt+F4 to shut down program
 * Ctrl+Alt+Del to shut down program
 * Check taskbar to re-activate program
 * Alt+Tab to get back into program

= = = Web 2.0 Communication Tools = = Venn Diagram = // **Week of March 19th** // // **Lesson 16-18 [|(workbook)]** //

Remember the QR People we created in October? Let's scan them! Done? Start Venn Diagram
 * Overview of the iPads
 * remove carefully from cart
 * correct treatment of iPads--handle carefully, don't drop, don't touch screen with anything other than your finger
 * open, home, tap apps to make them open
 * explore iPad. Open a few apps
 * Find 'scan' app
 * Can't find it? Use search
 * show how to use Scan app
 * See if you can guess who the person is on the wall
 * Use the iPad Scan app to see if you guessed correctly
 * compare Egyptian and Navajo cultures using a Venn Diagram
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/venn.gif caption="venn.gif"]]

= = = Magazine in Publisher = // **Week of Feb. 13th-March 12th** // // **Lesson 16-18 [|(workbook)]** //

We will create a magazine to support classroom inquiry into Indigenous Cultures:
 * Open Publisher
 * Select one of the 'Quick Publications' for the cover sheet
 * Add the title, your name, teacher name, date and a picture of either Navajos or Egyptians
 * Go into the Master
 * add a border (or a 'frame' as Publisher calls it in 2007)
 * add a footer with your name and the page number
 * Exit the master
 * add 4 pages
 * add a Table of Contents to pg. 2
 * add a banner title to pg. 3--Navajo--in WordArt
 * add a banner title to pg. 4--Egyptians--in WordArt
 * add two pictures at the bottom of the page on the assigned topic
 * add a final 'the end' page with Wordart and a collage of pictures
 * Done? Fill out the grading rubric to be sure you have everything.

= = = Excel Formulas =
 * Week of Jan. 30th-Feb. 6th **
 * //Lesson 19-21[| (workbook)]// **

>> Here's a sample worksheet we worked from: This data became this graph: = Typing Practice = // **or Lesson 7-8 in [|workbook]** //
 * 1) 3B took hardware quiz
 * 2) continued Speak like a Geek. Be sure to be ready!
 * 3) started formulas in Excel. As an example, lets create a formula in cell C1 that will multiply the contents of cell B1 from cell A1.
 * **Our formula: = D1 * D2**
 * **Our data:**
 * type the number 20 in cell D1
 * type the number 10 in cell D2
 * the formula looks like this:
 * **Formula Steps**
 * To multiply 10 to 20 and have the answer appear in cell E1:
 * Type an equal sign in cell E1.
 * Click on cell D1 with the mouse pointer.
 * Type an asterisk sign ( * ) in cell E1.
 * Click on cell D2 with the mouse pointer.
 * Press the **ENTER** key on the keyboard.
 * The answer 200 should be present in cell E1.
 * Even though you see the answer in cell E1, if you click on that cell you will see our formula in the [|formula bar] above the work area.
 * Took a class survey of student favorite classes and created a graph (using F11). Then we formatted the chart:
 * Week of Jan. 23rd **


 * Continue Speak Like a Geek
 * Log onto TTL4
 * log in is the same at home
 * make sure everyone's log-in works
 * if you can't download TTL4 at home, use [|Typing Web]
 * take pre-test as required
 * Test your typing speed on[| Typing Test]
 * Done? Go to [|Typing Defense.] Play!

= Water Usage--Excel = // **Week of Jan. 16th** // // **or Lesson 7-8 in [|workbook]** //

Open Excel
 * Open template [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet.png width="32" height="32" caption="water conservation wkly tally.xlsx" link="file:smaatechk-3/water conservation wkly tally.xlsx"]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:smaatechk-3/water conservation wkly tally.xlsx|Download]]
 * 49 KB
 * review Excel
 * Review parts of template
 * Demo adding data
 * Students open template from K-4 students, 3rd grade
 * Save-as to their file folder
 * Students add their name and teacher
 * Have students add their data
 * Extra time? Add an image that correlates with the task
 * Save to your file folder and print

= Water Cycle = // **Week of Jan. 1st-Jan. 8th** // // **Lesson 6 in [|workbook]** // Review hardware for upcoming quiz. Students fill out a study guide, go over as a group. Use it to study for quiz.
 * Review Speak Like a Geek--starts next week
 * Review Dec./Jan. homework
 * Start water cycle diagram in Word using SmartArt
 * Start water cycle project (finish next week)
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/water.png caption="water.png"]]

= MS Word Story =
 * //Week of Dec. 5th-12th// **
 * //or Lesson 11-12 in [|workbook]// **

= =  Done? Try these holiday-themed websites:
 * Sign up for Speak Like a Geek
 * Students writea story in MS Word using the 6+1 traits of good writing. They decorated it with
 * border
 * fonts, colors, sizes
 * pictures
 * This reinforced practice on MS Word with the Halloween story.
 * Students printed and saved. Here's a sample:
 * [|12 Days of Xmas]
 * [|NORAD Santa]
 * [|Penguin Show]
 * [|Reindeer Orchestra]

= = = Speed Quiz = = Survival on Landforms =
 * //Week of Nov. 28th// **
 * //Lesson// //9-10 in [|workbook]// **


 * Take T2 speed quiz
 * Review November homework--submit to dropbox on your own this time!
 * Visit websites on Survivals List [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" caption="How to survive on a landform--3rd grade.docx" link="file:smaatechk-3/How to survive on a landform--3rd grade.docx"]]
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:smaatechk-3/How to survive on a landform--3rd grade.docx|Download]]
 * 25 KB
 * Sign up for Speak Like a Geek

= Submit Homework to Dropbox = = Tables in Word = // **Week of Oct. 31st, Nov. 14th** // Those who are finished may create a Thanksgiving card in Publisher.
 * //Lesson 9-10 in [|workbook]// **
 * continued with problem solving skills and Question Board presentations
 * submitted homework as a class to My Falcon Dropbox. This included:
 * a verification that homework had been completed--10 min. / week, 40 minutes for the month
 * a reflection on the typing--homerow, covering hands, DanceMat Typing
 * thoughts on how this month of practice will affect the future homework
 * Created a table in Word with landforms, examples of the landform and a picture of it
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/landforms_talbe_2011.gif caption="landforms_talbe_2011.gif"]]
 * Those who finished with the first half visited landform websites on the [|internet start page]
 * [|landform games]
 * [|African rivers]
 * [|Ocean floor animations]
 * [|Deserts and the Colorado River]
 * [|Rivers from Space]

= = = QR Codes = // Week of Oct. 10th-24th //
 * //or Lesson 4-5 of [|workbook]// **


 * **//Review homework--questions?//**
 * discuss the importance of blending multiple programs to communicate an idea. We'll do that with internet-KP-MS Word
 * Create a QR code. Tell us your name and one fun fact about yourself
 * Save a screenshot
 * Insert as graphic into KidPix
 * Draw yourself around it
 * Export as image to use in MS Word
 * Open MS Word; add heading at top
 * Add QR image
 * Add three clues about yourself
 * Save and print

= = = Question Board = = Google Earth Lats and Longs =
 * Week of Oct. 3rd **
 * //Lesson 4-5 of [|workbook]// **
 * Question board started (scroll down for sample questions)
 * Grading as follows (students weren't required to post to the My Falcon Discussion Board or answer questions there this trimester)
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/question_board_rubric.png caption="question_board_rubric.png"]]:
 * Worked on GE lats and longs in pairs (see Sept. 26th notes)
 * Done? Played on GE or went to geography websites from start page
 * [|Geography games]
 * [|Geogreeting]
 * [|Map reading skills]

= Speed quiz = = Google Earth Lats and Longs =
 * Week of Sept. 26th **
 * //Lesson 3 of [|workbook]// **

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 * **//Speed quiz//**
 * review homework
 * Go to [|Dancemat Typing]
 * Work only on homerow keys
 * 10 minutes a week, 40 minutes a month
 * Verification submitted via MyFalcon HW dropbox
 * Question Board starts next week
 * Google Earth lat and long project
 * work with partners
 * find two continents on each major lat and long
 * fill out sheet

= Keyboarding = = EMO log-in = = MyFalcon log-in =
 * Week of Sept. 19th **
 * //Lesson 2 of [|workbook]// **


 * [|Test your typing speed]--quiz next week
 * log into EMO
 * MyFalcon--got everyone on

= = = Class Intro = = Question Board =
 * Week of Sept. 12th **
 * //Lesson 1 of [|workbook]// **


 * 1) Assign seats
 * 2) Tour classroom--what changed
 * QR codes--extra credit for QR codes you see out and about this week
 * sign up for QB
 * Lab hours
 * discuss homework--changes
 * 1) every trimester, you'll be graded on key placement
 * 2) every month, I watch you type with cloth over your hands
 * 3) due end of month
 * notes on wall with major skills
 * Vocabulary Wall--prepare for Speak like a Geek
 * 1) Log onto computer with username (first.last) and unique id
 * 2) Open internet. Set start page to| SMAA Internet Start Page ( [] ) by going to tools-internet
 * 3) tour internet start page
 * 4) go to [|SMAA webpage]
 * 5) log in with UN: firstname.lastname PW Falcon2011
 * 6) change PW
 * 7) go to MyFalcon on left sidebar
 * 8) explain
 * 9) Explore 'classes'. Go through tech class page
 * 10) find discussions and comment
 * 1) Take pictures
 * 2) When picture done, take a binder.
 * 3) Decorate cover in KidPix
 * 4) add page with PWs
 * 1) Sign up at the front of the classroom for the Question Board before 9/23 (There's a sheet there for your grade level). You must select a date and a question. The first presentation starts week of 10/3. See below for samples:


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Here's the grading rubric:

= = = PowerPoint =
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 * //Week of April 18th-May 31st// **
 * //or Lesson 24-28 in [|workbook on Internet math websites]// **

Students will finish the year by creating a PowerPoint slideshow on Governments around the world. Click on this widget to download the storyboard =
 * We filled in the storyboard as a group as follows:
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:smaatechk-3/3rd grade storyboard--governments.doc|Download]]
 * 46 KB
 * Students then created the slideshow following the storyboard
 * Students presented their slideshows to the class following this grading rubric:

= = Miscellaneous =
 * //Week of April 11th// **
 * //or Lesson 22 in [|workbook on Internet math websites]// **


 * Review the new Schoology website
 * Continue with Speak like a Geek (see below)
 * Visit [|Animated Atlas] to watch westward expansion in the US)
 * Print But I Was Here First magazine from Publisher
 * Review top keyboarders in fourth grade