P.S. 138 -Technology - Grade 3

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!

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

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

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

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Hello Students: Today you are going to sign into Dreamscape and join our class.  Here are the steps you’ll need to join: 1)           Sign onto your computer. 2)           Click on the Grade 3 hyperlink that will take you to  Dreamscape . 3)          Click on “New Account”. 4)           Your class code is:             ZQLTBH )           Enter your first name and last initial. 6)          Type in the "students22" 7)           Choose "Grade 3" 8)           Write down your username and password and log in.

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

Hello Students: Today you are going to make a slide for a class slide presentation using the photos we took in iPhoto.  Here are the steps you’ll need to make your slide: 1)           Sign onto your computer. 2)           Click on the  Google Classroom   hyperlink that will take you to the page to sign in. 3)       Sign into Google Classroom in the new tab. 4)           Open a new Slide Presentation . 5)           Name the slide presentation with your name. 6)           Choose a format for your slide. 7)         Copy and Paste your photo into your slide.   You can find it in your Google Classroom.  Click on the photo to open it and then right click to copy it and press Ct...

Hello Students: Today you are going to practice copying and pasting text from a blog onto a WORD document. Click  here  to access the Check Your Writing blog. Highlight and right click the five rules of writing. Click “copy”. Open a new blank WORD document. Click the cursor and the page, right click and click “paste” Highlight all the text and change the font to point 12. Align the text to the left. Raise your hand to show me your work. Sign into your  Google Classroom  and complete the  Copy and Paste Reflection.

Hello Students: Today you will watch a movie and complete some activities in Brain Pop Jr.  about  Christopher Columbus. Click on this  link  to watch the movie and complete the quiz.  When you have finished the quiz and shown me your grade, click on "Write About It" and follow the instructions. Username: tfbrain Password:  tfbrain

Welcome Students! I will not be here today.  You will spend the period working on your math skills in Prodigy Math. Click on this  link  and sign in using your Google Classroom username and password. At the end of the session, log out of Google Classroom and shut down your computer. 

Hello Students: On Monday, October 14 th , we will have a day off from school to celebrate Columbus Day.  Columbus is credited with "discovering" America and yet there were people living here for thousands of years before that. Today you are gong to read about the first inhabitants of North America and answer some questions in a quiz in your Google Classroom. The first inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere were Native Americans. It is thought that they originally came from Asia (Siberia) by way of the Bering Strait about 40,000 years ago. The hunters and gatherers constantly walked south (away from the glaciers) in search of food.  One of the animals hunted were mammoths, a giant elephant-like animal They probably followed them over the land bridge shown on the map above and eventually got to what is now Canada, the United States and points south.. They stopped and settled in certain regions, perhaps, because they found a good geographic locat...