P.S. 138 -Technology - 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 ente...

Hello Students: Today I want you to demo one of these hour of code activities. Click on the  hyperlink  and have a go. Enjoy!

  Directions: 1) Open a new Google Doc 2) Type your name at the top of the page.  3) Using word processing software, type the paragraph in the handout exactly as you see it including errors.    4) Raise your hand and show your work to the teacher. 5) Review the paragraph and look for punctuation, capitalization, spelling, number, hyphenation, and symbol mistakes.  How can you tell where some of the mistakes are? 6) Use your word processing program to make corrections. Use keys like Backspace or Delete, the arrows, and Shift to correct the mistakes. Use the Check Your Writing chart below to make sure you didn't miss anything. 7) When you are finished, raise your hand and show your document to your teacher.  Check your Writing! Did I proofread my writing for spelling errors? Does the first letter of each new sentence, as well as each proper noun (the names of people, places and things) begi...

Hello Students: Today you will complete a lesson about Internet Safety in  Brain Pop Jr.  Click on this  link  to watch the movie and complete the quiz. Username: tfbrain Password:  tfbrain

Presidents Day Hello Students: Every year on the third Monday in February, we celebrate the holiday Presidents' Day honoring the birthdays of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,.    Today we will watch a film and do an activity where we learn about these great men. Click  here  (username: tfbrain / password: tfbrain) to watch to a film about George Washington.  When you are finished, take the graded online quiz.   Click  here  (username: tfbrain / password: tfbrain) to watch to a film about Abraham Lincoln.    When you are finished, take the graded online quiz.    When you are finished, raise your hand, I will come over and check your score and show you what to do next.  

Hour Of Code Hello Students: Today we are going to explore a couple of Hour Of Code activities from Tynker that I think you will find exciting. For you doll lovers, we have  Barbie Pet Vet For you space cadets, we have  Space Quest Click on the hyperlink and have a go. Enjoy!

Welcome Students! Today we are going to get you logged in to your Google Classroom. Your username is:  19 f irst name    last initial   @ps138school.com Your password is: students19 Sign in to Classroom at  classroom.google.com . Enter your username and password.

  Students, Today we will be taking some time to improve our typing skills using a program called Dance Mat Typing.  Click here to access the program.  Start with Lesson 1 and follow the onscreen instructions.  I will be paying particular attention to your hand position on the home row keys. Let’s rock and roll!

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: A new year and (for me) a new school! 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 ...