Remote Learning Version

Week of March 30 - April 2, 2020

Students: Welcome to our first full week of "remote learning" together! This webpage includes everything you should need for our Computer Class (both 5th and 6th grade) for the week of March 30 - April 2, 2020. Extra screencast tutorials added during the week in response to your questions include:

  1. Demo: Creating an InfoPic with an UnSplash.com Image - Making it FULL SCREEN (5 min)
  2. Tips for Making InfoPics (3 min)

Step 1:

Please watch our "Student Overview Video" for this Week. (9 minutes).

  1. Here's a "safe share" link without related videos
  2. Here's the direct YouTube link

Stuff I mentioned in the video:

  1. Article "How To Work From Home" (The Verge, 11 March 2020)
  2. Mister Rogers changes his coat/sweater and shoes (1.5 min video)
  3. Our Class FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Step 2:

  1. Click to open and MAKE A COPY of this Google Slideshow.
  2. Read all of the slides, and watch both of the videos on slides 6 and 7.
  3. Follow the steps (outlined in slide 2) to create your 5 InfoPics.
  4. Turn in your completed Google Slideshow via Seesaw. (Be sure to RESPOND to the Activity "5 InfoPic Slideshow."
5 InfoPic Slideshow on our Responsible Use Policy (RUP)

The above slideshow includes both the videos "RUP Overview for MD/UD Students" and "How to Create an InfoPic with Google Slides"

Step 3: OPTIONAL

  1. Using a smartphone or tablet computer, record a 60 second or less "tour of your learning space" at home during remote learning.
  2. Post the video to your Seesaw journal.
  3. Dr. Fryer will "tag" everyone in the class on your post so others can see it and respond.
  4. Respond to your classmates' InfoPics and "learning space tour videos" during the week.

Teachers:

The full, "normal" lesson plan for this project is also available.

Links to utilized Seesaw Activities for this lesson are below: