Survey, Then PowerPoint
May 11 - May 15, 2015
April 13 - APril 17, 2015
***Easel.ly is having some technical difficulties***
When Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Gonzales' class attempted to make their poster on Easil.ly on Monday we ran into a lot of technical difficulties. Some students couldn't upload any photos onto their artboard, others couldn't save their work, and some couldn't even type! Yikes!
What I am going to try and do is find another website that is like Easil.ly so we can complete our poster project. In the meantime, I will be showing you how to edit photos using Pixlr. Pixlr is like Photoshop but much easier to use.
Instead of working on Easel.ly this week you will be practicing how to edit photos on a picture taken from Google Images. Find and save multiple images. Save them on to your Desktop.
This is Pixlr. There are plenty of tools to choose from to make your picture as unique and as beautiful as you want.
What I am going to try and do is find another website that is like Easil.ly so we can complete our poster project. In the meantime, I will be showing you how to edit photos using Pixlr. Pixlr is like Photoshop but much easier to use.
Instead of working on Easel.ly this week you will be practicing how to edit photos on a picture taken from Google Images. Find and save multiple images. Save them on to your Desktop.
This is Pixlr. There are plenty of tools to choose from to make your picture as unique and as beautiful as you want.
ASSIGNMENT:
This is your project for the next two weeks.
1. You are to find up to 3 images on Google Images.
2. Create a Folder on your Desktop and rename it "Your Name Pixlr Project" (Example "MsAgnes Pixlr Project").
3. Save your images in that folder.
4. Rename them "Before 1", "Before 2", and "Before 3". These are named "Before 1, 2, and 3" because I want to see what the picture looked like before you edited them.
Once you have your images, you are to make each photo completely different from the original. Add text, add a border, add an overlay or a filter. Be creative. Art is what you make it. There's not going wrong with art.
Once you finish one picture...
5. Save it in your folder.
6. Rename the images "After 1", "After 2", and "After 3". They are named "After 1, 2, and 3" because this lets me know that these images are the edited pictures. The after pictures.
Samples below...
This is your project for the next two weeks.
1. You are to find up to 3 images on Google Images.
2. Create a Folder on your Desktop and rename it "Your Name Pixlr Project" (Example "MsAgnes Pixlr Project").
3. Save your images in that folder.
4. Rename them "Before 1", "Before 2", and "Before 3". These are named "Before 1, 2, and 3" because I want to see what the picture looked like before you edited them.
Once you have your images, you are to make each photo completely different from the original. Add text, add a border, add an overlay or a filter. Be creative. Art is what you make it. There's not going wrong with art.
Once you finish one picture...
5. Save it in your folder.
6. Rename the images "After 1", "After 2", and "After 3". They are named "After 1, 2, and 3" because this lets me know that these images are the edited pictures. The after pictures.
Samples below...
- Pick a topic. Any topic: puppies, shoes, how to make your favorite cupcake or cookie, Michael Jordon vs. LeBron James. Seriously, pick anything.
- What I'll be looking for is how you organize your thoughts and ideas together in your poster.
- You are going to create this poster based on your topic on Easel.ly.
- You will need a username and password to log on. Click on the image above to begin!
Below are some samples I created to get your design ideas going.
![Picture](/uploads/2/2/2/7/22278670/4408218_orig.png)
Here is an example of a recipe poster for a chocolate chip cookie. There's a title stating what my poster is about, I have two different fonts in my title, I also lowercased all of the O's in "Chocolate Chip Cookies", I wrote a quick statement about my love for cookies and where I got the recipe, the ingredients and directions are organized in two columns, and a picture of the end product is at the end. Keep it clean.
You poster doesn't need to be filled with words and pictures. Avoid too adding too many pictures and too many words because it will just looked cluttered and busy.
January 26 - January 30, 2015
PowerPoint presentation day!
January 19 - JANUARY 23, 2015
LAST DAY TO WORK ON POWERPOINT.
January 12 - January 16, 2015
Continuing with PowerPoint.
This week we will add to our presentations:
This week we will add to our presentations:
- Transitions,
- Animations, and
- Sound.
January 5 - January 9, 2015
Introduction to PowerPoint.
This week we will learn how to:
This week we will learn how to:
- Navigate to MS PowerPoint,
- Open a new presentation,
- Add a title page,
- Add a new slide,
- Add text and images from Clip Art,
- Add a theme to your slides, and
- Save your presentation to your desktop.
Week 18 :: December 8 - December 12
Microsoft Paint - Part 1
Duration: 2 weeks
1st Week: We will be drawing a picture on Microsoft Word that makes us think of the winter time:
Objectives:
Sample below...
Duration: 2 weeks
1st Week: We will be drawing a picture on Microsoft Word that makes us think of the winter time:
- Snowy mountains
- Presents
- Pine Trees
- Snowflakes
- Chimneys
- Candy canes
Objectives:
- I know how to navigate to MS Paint and use the tools in the program to design a picture that makes me think of winter time.
- I know how to Save on to the Desktop.
Sample below...
Winter picture is due at the end of class.
We will be needing our picture to be able to do Part 2 of our lesson!
We will be needing our picture to be able to do Part 2 of our lesson!
Week 17 :: December 1 - December 5
We didn't get a chance to have a free computer day the week before our Thanksgiving Recess because we were working super hard on our "I am thankful..." paper so, we will be making it up this week :)
Next week, we'll be learn how to to use Microsoft Paint! We will save it, insert it into Word, and then write a description about what you drew!
Next week, we'll be learn how to to use Microsoft Paint! We will save it, insert it into Word, and then write a description about what you drew!
Week 16 :: November 24 - November 28
Parent Teacher Conferences are November 24 & 25.
Thanksgiving Recess is November 25, 27, & 28.
We return December 1st.
I hope you all have a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving!!
Thanksgiving Recess is November 25, 27, & 28.
We return December 1st.
I hope you all have a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving!!
Week 15 :: November 17 - November 21
Week 14 :: November 10 - November 14
What are you thankful for?
We are going to write up a paragraph telling about the things we are thankful for. Then, we're going to type it on Microsoft Word and put a picture in it!
We are going to write up a paragraph telling about the things we are thankful for. Then, we're going to type it on Microsoft Word and put a picture in it!
Week 13 :: November 4 - November 7
This is a site of interactive nonfiction texts purchased by APS. It includes a lot of the tools you might encounter on the PARCC, such as page turning, reading text aloud, highlighting, annotating, etc... This is great practice for you to do to prepare for PARCC! :)
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Pick up from where you left off :)
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Week 12 :: Happy Halloween Week!
Creepy Candy is a game where you have to search through the house to find candy. You'll have to use your arrow keys to move Ryan through the mouse and press on the Space Bar to investigate objects and collect keys. There are also locked doors you will have to open to get through. But you don't use just any keys to open them. You have to match the number on the keys to the numbers on the doors to get through.
Good luck and watch for menacing monsters! They will send you back to the front door. Boo!!! |
If you have an IXL account go ahead and log on using the username and password that is on your computer card.
Practice, practice, practice! |
To practice and improve your typing skills on Typing Web…
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week 11 :: october 20 - october 24
Third graders: Do MATH games ONLY.
week 10 :: October 13 - October 17
week 9 :: October 6 - October 10
WEEK 8 :: September 29 - October 3
This week I will be introducing you to PARCC. Don't freak out, it's not the actual test! You're not taking the test this week! We're just going to check it out, see what it's all about, and fiddle with some sample questions.
This week we're looking at the English Language Arts portion of PARCC.
I'll be showing you...
Click the image below!
Once we've fiddled with this for about 2o minutes, log on to IXL. If you don't have an IXL account you may continue where you left off on Typing Web :)
This week we're looking at the English Language Arts portion of PARCC.
I'll be showing you...
- The tools
- How to navigate through the website
- Introduce you to terms you probably or probably have not heard of like the back and forward button, scroll bar, navigation, menu bar and buttons that are on the menu bar such as review and flag, what they mean and do, and so on.
Click the image below!
Once we've fiddled with this for about 2o minutes, log on to IXL. If you don't have an IXL account you may continue where you left off on Typing Web :)
Week 7 :: September 22 - September 26
Typing Web
We will continue our typing lesson with Typing Web. We are still on Beginner Course: The Home Row Keys.
Remember! I want you all to score 98% or above on accuracy before moving on to the next lesson. Take your time munchkins, it's not a race. Click on the image to the right to get to the logon screen of Typing Web. |
WEEK 6 :: September 15 - September 19
TYPING WEB
Typing Web - Course : Beginner
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3. Under "Beginner Course," click on >>The Home Row Keys to begin that lesson.
DO EACH LESSON IN ORDER.
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WEEK 5 :: September 8 - September 12
**MRS. White's Class Only**
PLEASE READ: Good afternoon Mrs. White' class. As you can see I am not in today, but your guest teacher will take care of you while I am at a meeting. So listen to directions carefully and show your guest teacher some love, peace and respect :) Be great and I will see you all next Monday.
Below are four keyboarding games for you to try. You will be practicing the home row keys. Practice typing and familiarizing yourself with the home row keys.
**There are more keyboarding games you can play if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page**
You are the last class of the day so make sure you SHUT DOWN your computer, push in your keyboard, mouse, and chair before you leave. Thank you :)
Below are four keyboarding games for you to try. You will be practicing the home row keys. Practice typing and familiarizing yourself with the home row keys.
**There are more keyboarding games you can play if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page**
You are the last class of the day so make sure you SHUT DOWN your computer, push in your keyboard, mouse, and chair before you leave. Thank you :)
WEEK 5 :: September 8 - September 12
Writing Prompt #2
Topic :: Do you have any phobias? What is/are your biggest fear(s)?
Imagine your fear is staring you right in the face.
How does it make you feel emotionally? Terrified? Scared?
How does it make you feel physically? Are you trembling? Sweating? Feeling faint?
What do you do to calm your nerves down? Deep breathing exercises? Tell yourself everything will be OK?
Use descriptive words! I want to feel what you are feeling. Paint a clear picture with words.
Topic :: Do you have any phobias? What is/are your biggest fear(s)?
Imagine your fear is staring you right in the face.
How does it make you feel emotionally? Terrified? Scared?
How does it make you feel physically? Are you trembling? Sweating? Feeling faint?
What do you do to calm your nerves down? Deep breathing exercises? Tell yourself everything will be OK?
Use descriptive words! I want to feel what you are feeling. Paint a clear picture with words.
I will be showing you how to save your document to the desktop as well as dropping it in to our computer lab folder on the network.
WEEK 4 :: September 1 - September 5
ACTIVITY 1 :: Writing Prompt #1
Topic :: "Tell me about a time you have been very, very embarrased!"
We will spend the first 10 minutes typing out a response to a question. This will be typed on Microsoft Word.
*Save you writing prompt responses on to your desktop!
*Name your document with your First and Last Name please.
*While you are working on ACTIVITY 2 I will be coming around to collect your responses.
These writing prompts will be done weekly which will allow me to see your progress.
The layout of your document are as follows:
Topic :: "Tell me about a time you have been very, very embarrased!"
We will spend the first 10 minutes typing out a response to a question. This will be typed on Microsoft Word.
*Save you writing prompt responses on to your desktop!
*Name your document with your First and Last Name please.
*While you are working on ACTIVITY 2 I will be coming around to collect your responses.
These writing prompts will be done weekly which will allow me to see your progress.
The layout of your document are as follows:
ACTIVITY 2 : IXL
We will then spend the next 20 minutes on IXL. I want you to practice what it is you're learning in math right now. While you are practicing you math I will be coming around your computers to collect your writing prompt response (I hope you saved them to the desktop with your First and Last name!). To get to IXL, click on "Websites" at the top right corner of this page. Scroll down and click on the huge IXL picture that will take you straight to the John Baker IXL sign in page. Or just click on the IXL picture on the right :) |
Week 3 :: August 25-August 29
NOTE: Keyboarding games are listed from easy to hard.
These exercise keyboarding games are a prerequisite for later lessons. Please practice, practice, practice!
PLEASE READ:
We will begin our unit on keyboarding. There are 5 games where you can utilize and build your keyboarding skills. They go from easiest (Cup Stacking) to hardest (Cat Ninja). I suggest you begin with Cup Stacking. It's a great game to begin identifying where the letters are on the keyboard, one by one, and at your own pace. If you begin to feel confident that you can type the letters with ease, start working you way down to the tougher games.
These exercise keyboarding games are a prerequisite for later lessons. Please practice, practice, practice!
PLEASE READ:
We will begin our unit on keyboarding. There are 5 games where you can utilize and build your keyboarding skills. They go from easiest (Cup Stacking) to hardest (Cat Ninja). I suggest you begin with Cup Stacking. It's a great game to begin identifying where the letters are on the keyboard, one by one, and at your own pace. If you begin to feel confident that you can type the letters with ease, start working you way down to the tougher games.
DIRECTIONS: These cups, they need to be stacked, but the only way is by typing the letter on them. Oh my!
-Stack and unstack the cups by typing the letters on them. You can only type the letters that are black. -Use both hands and your ten fingers to type the keys and stack the cups, this game is absolutely addictive! |
SKILLS: An introduction to basic keyboarding. Students will begin to recognize and identify where letters, numbers, and special characters on the keyboard. Students stack and unstack cups at their own pace.
Website: http://www.funtotype.com/game/cup-stacking/ |
DIRECTIONS: As a young ninja, you are about to take your final test to become a master keyboard ninja. Your master test will be to see how long you can survive an onslaught of flying fruit! Slice the fruit, but avoid the bombs!
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SKILLS: Students will begin to recognize and identify where letters, numbers, and special characters on the keyboard.
Website: http://www.funtotype.com/game/keyboard-ninja |
DIRECTIONS: Make music by typing the correct letter as it passes through the speakers.
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SKILLS: Students will begin to recognize and identify where letters, numbers, and special characters on the keyboard.
Website: http://games.sense-lang.org/typingOrchestra.html |
DIRECTIONS: You have 60 seconds to knock down as many ducks, pandas, and bombs as possible! Bombs are worth double points, so make sure to get them all!
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SKILLS: Students will recognize and identify where letters, numbers, and special characters on the keyboard.
Students can select the level of difficulty from typing keys on the home row, top row, or bottom or to typing whole words. Website: http://www.funtotype.com/game/type-toss |
DIRECTIONS: Fight through space and time to save the world from zombie dinosaurs, as only a half cat half ninja cat could!
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SKILLS: Students will begin to recognize and identify where letters, numbers, and special characters on the keyboard.
Game begins fairly easy then gets difficult when the student successfully types the letters in time. Website: http://games.sense-lang.org/sense_NinjaCat.php |