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Welcome Grade 3 Technology!

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  Welcome Grade 3!     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 i
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BrainPop 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
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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!
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BrainPop Email

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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
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MYON Dogs Activity

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Hello My Future Champions!  The theme of today’s lesson is dogs. This my dog Kendell. Today you are going to do three things: ·                 1) Listen to a song about dogs. ·                 2)  Search MYON for a book about dogs and read it. ·                 3)  Fill out the  MYON Dogs Activity Page . Click  here  to listen to a silly song about dogs. This was a favorite of mine when I was your age. Click  here  to sign into MYON.  Search for a book about dogs, read it and then fill out the MYON Dogs Activity Page attached on your class page. Extra Credit:  Draw a picture of a dog, take a picture of it and email it to me at: salmaas@ps138school.com
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Our Family Comes From Round The World

Hello My Future Champions! Today we are going to think about family by singing a song, filling out a questionnaire and drawing about it. The name of the song is: Our Family Comes From Round The World.  The lyrics are from a poem by Mary Ann Hoberman and I put them to music. Here is a link to the song:  https://youtu.be/RBH8_guh33w Here is a link to the lyrics:  https://ps138songlyrics.blogspot.com/2019/04/our-family-comes-from-round-world.html After you have listened to the song, please fill out the Family Questionnaire that’s attached to your class page. After you have submitted the questionnaire, draw a picture of a member of your family and come back to our meeting and show it to me.  You may use pencils, crayons, paints or even the computer if you know how. Extra Credit:  Take a picture of your drawing and email it to me at: salmaas@ps138school.com
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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!
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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!
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MYON 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. 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 attached to my lesson.  For each word you will also write its  definition  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.
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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!
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Welcome to Distance Learning with Google Meet!

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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!
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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.
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Social Media

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Hello Students: Today you will complete a lesson about Social Media in  Brain Pop.                        Click on this  link  to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz. Username: tfbrain Password: tfbrain
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Cyber Bullying

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Hello Students: Today you will complete a lesson about Cyber Bullying in  Brain Pop.                        Click on this  link  to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz and raise your hand to show me your score. Username: tfbrain Password: tfbrain
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Online Safety

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Hello Students: Today you will complete a lesson about Online Safety in  Brain Pop.                        Click on this  link   to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz in Google Classroom . Username: tfbrain Password: tfbrain
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Martin Luther King

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Hello Students: Today you will watch a movie and complete some activities in Brain Pop Jr.  about  Martin Luther King. Click on this  link  to watch the movie and complete the quiz. Username: tfbrain Password:  tfbrain
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Winter Holidays

Hello Students: Today you will complete a lesson about Winter Holidays in  Brain Pop.                               Click on this  link  to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, sign into your   Google Classroom   and complete the quiz. Username: tfbrain Password: tfbrain
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