Week of
Technology Competency: Digital Citizenship, General Technology
Standard: Safety and Ethical Behavior
Skills:
Create safe and secure usernames and passwords
Understands not to share username and password with others
Understand icons, opens files, applications
Activity: Google Account Logging in for the first time
Week of March 30
This week will be a catch up week for all pending computer projects. Please make sure you complete the following projects and turn it in Google Classroom
1. Input Output Devices
2. Google Keep Assignment
If you completed all the projects listed above and turned it in you can explore the symbaloo link below that Mrs. Jeyasingh created with all the free educational resources available for us. You can also login to typing.com with your Google Account and practice keyboarding.
Week of March 23
Google Keep Assignment - Tool to get organized for online learning - tasks per subject
Week of March 16
General Technology Competency: Cross Platform Skills
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Input Output Devices - Students open the assignment from Google Classroom and learn about identifying computer components, three parts of a computer system ( input, processing, output), definition and meaning for input and output devices with examples, complete and turn in the assignment
Week of March 9
Innovative Designer: Pivot Animator
Standard: Animation
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Pivot Animator - Week 1 - Introduction - Students are introduced to the program that helps them understand the concept of animation, students learn the various tools and their function and practice making frames and create a simple animation.
Week of March 2
Complete all pending jobs for 2nd Trimester
Week of February 24
Complete all pending projects.
Input Competencies: Keyboarding Skills
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Skills: Reaching out in Keyboarding
Activity: Keyboarding 2nd Trimester
Week of February 17
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheets)
Standard: Modifies spreadsheet: height, width, size, text, alignment, insert illustration, writing formulas
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity: Calculator Tool
Week of February 10
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheets)
Standard: Input Data and insert chart
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Spreadsheet Lesson 5 - Winter Scene Graphing
Week of March 2
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheet)
Standard: Write Formulas ( Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Calculator - Week 1 - Students design a calculator, use formulas and solve mathematical problems to find the solutions.
Week of February 3
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Shee)
Standard: Write Formulas (Multiply, Divide)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Gold Mine - Formula Workout- Week 2- Multiply and Divide - In this task students write formulas to find answers to multiplication and division problems using formulas. When complete turn the assignment in through Google Classroom.
Week of January 27
Catch up Week
Week of January 20
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheets)
Standard: Write Formulas (Add, Subtract)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Formula Workout- Add and Subtract - In this task students write formulas to find answers to addition and subtraction problems using formulas
Week of January 13
Data Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheet)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Standard: Resize Column Width, Row Height, Change border color, border style, Wrap text within cell, Cell Color, Vertical Alignment, Insert Images
Activity: Spreadsheet - Week 2 - Bingo Card
Week of January 6
Competency: Data Analysis: Spreadsheet Skills
Standard: Cell Reference, Spreadsheet Terms, fill color, cell border
Skill Level: I (Introduction)
Activity: Spreadsheet Address/Cell Reference
Week of December 30
4A, 4B, 4C - No computer lab this week
Week of December 16
Competency: Immersive Experiences: (STEM)
Standard: Coding, Robotics
Skill Level: S(Skill Building)
Activity: An Hour of Code-Week 2 - Ozobot - Series Circuit - Ozobot will be an electron travelling through a series circuit (battery, switch, resistance, and bulbs)
Week of December 9
Skills: Programming
Activity : An Hour of Code – Week 1 - Lost in Space - Students solve a series of coding puzzles and learn basic programming concepts such as loops, conditional logic, and sequencing.
Sequencing: A sequence is the order in which instructions are performed. By altering the sequence of code blocks, your students will learn that the order of events matters.
Loops: A loop is a set of code that gets repeated a certain number of times or until a certain condition is met. As they work with loops, your students will learn to analyze patterns.
Debugging: A bug is an error in a piece of code and debugging is the process of finding and fixing that error. As they spot bugs, your students will learn to critically examine code.
Conditionals: A condition is something that can be checked to see if it is true or false. As they use conditional statements, your students will learn to consider multiple scenarios.
Week of December 2
Activity: First Trimester Keyboarding
Week of November 18
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Standard: Background removal, crop, insert a background image for a four frame cartoon
Skill: R (Reinforcement)
Activity: Cartoon – Week 2
Week of November 11
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Standard: Background removal, crop, insert a background image for a four frame cartoon
Skill: R (Reinforcement)
Activity: Cartoon – Week 1 – This week students learn to crop image, remove background from images and create a transparent PNG image file ready to be used in the cartoon they create next week
Week of November 4
Design Competency: Illustration (Google Drawing)
Standard: Insert and format shapes, change fill color, line color, line width, gradient
Skill Level: S (Skill Building)
Activity: Shape Quest Activity: Students login to their classroom, draw the shapes as per specifications
Week of October 21
Communication Competency: Word Processing Skills (Google Docs)
Standard: Bulleted List
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity - Google Docs - Bulleted List
Week of October 14
Communication Competency: Word Processing Skills (Google Docs)
Standard: Numbered List
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity - Google Docs - Numbered List
Week of October 7
Communication Competency: Word Processing Skills (Google Docs)
Standard: Alignment Tools (Left, Right, Center, Justify)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity - Google Docs - Alignment Line and Line Spacing
Week of September 30
Information Input Competency: Keyboarding Skills
Standard: Locate keys, correct finger placements on the keys, Strives for Accuracy, Strives for Speed
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity 4 - Keyboarding Lessons 1 and 2: Students join the online keyboarding classroom using the link provided by the teacher. In this lesson students learn proper keyboarding posture, hand placement and complete beginner lessons 1 and 2 (J, F, Space, U, R, and K keys) with an accuracy of 90% and 15-20 wpm.
Week of September 23
Communication Competency: Word Processing Skills (Google Docs)
Standard: Format text with font style
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity 3 - Google Docs - Find the Font - Google Docs Toolbar - Students identify the tool to change the font style, use the more fonts option to add more style to the font style collection. Students learn to open the assignment from Google Classroom classwork, complete the task and turn in the assignment using Google Classroom. If time students practice Beginner Lesson 1 - (F, J, Spacebar)
Week of September 9
Design Competency: Illustration Standard:Prepare WordCloud
Skill Level: I (Introduction to Skill)
Activity: Word Cloud
Week of September 2
Technology Competency: Digital Citizenship
1. Create safe and secure usernames and passwords that are not shared with others.
2. Follow instructions, obey rules
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Login and Logout using Chromebook
Students login with their new school google email account and temporary password, change password
Sign out of google account
Google Drive
Week of May 20
Digital Citizenship Competencies: Safety and Ethical Behavior
Standard: Digital Footprint
Skill: I(Introduction)
Activity: Safe Online Surfing – Students visit this educational website created by FBI that teaches students to visit interactive islands based on their grade level and learn that the online world is full of risks, including web based predators, to identity online thieves and cyberbullies, keep their personal information safely, and responsibly use the internet.
Week of May 13
Digital Citizenship Competency: spot online marketing strategies, protect their personal information and avoid online predators.
Skills: S (Skill Building)
Activity: Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three CyberPigs
Week of April 15 - May 10
Presentation Competency: Multimedia (Google Drawing for planning and Google Slides for interactive story)
Skill: Hyperlinks
Project:Interactive Adventure Story - Week 1 - Title Slide
Week of April 8
Presentation Competency: Multimedia (Google Drawing for planning and Google Slides for interactive story)
Skill: Hyperlinks
Project:Interactive Adventure Story Planning
Week of April 1
Interactive Discovery: Talking Pictures
Skill: I(Introduction)
Project:Blabberize - Pictures that can talk - Students create blabberize account, practice uploading picture, convert text to sound wave, upload sound, move mouth of picture and create a talking picture
Week of March 25
Interactive Discovery: Animation
Standard: Create figure types, load jpeg background
Skill: I(Introduction)
Project: Pivot Animation - Week 3 - This week students learn the tools needed to create their own figures with node points to move the part and animate the figures, save and export it as a .GIF, turn in the Google Classroom assignment
Week of March 18
Tool: Google Earth
Activity: Scavenger Hunt- To find the location, students cut and paste the coordinates into the "fly to" box and zoom in to get a good view. Students also use the snipping tool to take a screenshot of the location.
Week of March 11
Innovative Designer: Pivot Animator
Standard: Animation
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity:Pivot Animator - Week 2 - This week students create a scene using paint program, save it as a jpeg image, import the background scene into pivot and animate stick figures by adding frames, convert it as a gif and turn in their assignment using Google Classroom
Week of March 5
Innovative Designer: Pivot Animator
Standard: Animation
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Pivot Animator - Week 1 - Introduction - Students are introduced to the program that helps them understand the concept of animation, students learn the various tools and their function and practice making frames and create a simple animation.
Week of February 25
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheets)
Standard: Merge Cells, use formulas and insert chart
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Spreadsheet Lesson 3 - Students learn to design a spreadsheet as per specification, input data for each day of the week and use formula to calculate how much fish was caught each day and compare results using a chart
Week of February 11
Week of February 4
Week of January 14
Communication Competency: Word Processing (Google Docs)
Standard: Center and Left Align, Font and Font Name, Double Spacing, Insert Image, Header and Page Number, Margin Setting
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Google Docs - Task 2 - In this assignment student learn to type a paragraph with MLA heading and proper MLA style
Week of January 7
Week of December 30
No computer class this week
Ozo4B.mov
Week of December 17
Week of December 17
Week of December 10
Competency: Immersive Experiences: (STEM)
Standard: Coding, Robotics
Skill Level: S(Skill Building)
Activity: An Hour of Code-Week 2- Ozobot Water Cycle - Students code the Ozobot to take the water droplet travel through the correct path in the water cycle.
Week of December 3
Competency: Immersive Experiences: (STEM)
Standard: Coding, Robotics
Skill Level: S(Skill Building)
Activity: An Hour of Code-Week 1
Activity 1: Ozobot Introductory Lesson - Students code to change speed of Ozobot as well as make special moves and change direction
Week of November 26
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Standard: Insert Animation (Emphasis) - With previous/after Previous
Skill: R (Reinforcement)
Cross-Curricular Activity: Technology/Science
Activity: Energy Cartoon Week 3
Week of November 19
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Skill: R (Reinforcement)
Cross-Curricular Activity: Technology/Science
Activity: Energy Cartoon – Week 2 - Complete captions, remove background from cartoon image, insert sound
Week of November 11
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Skill: R (Reinforcement)
Cross-Curricular Activity: Technology/Science
Activity: Energy Cartoon – Week 1
Week of November 5
Input Competency: Keyboarding Skills
Standard: Uses correct hand placement for alphabet
Skills: I (Introduction)
Activity: First Trimester Keyboarding Activity - Students login to keyboarding lesson using their google account and complete the following lessons J, F, U, R, K, D, E, I, C, G, N, Beginner Review 1 lessons
Week of October 22
Creativity and Innovation Competency: Online and Google Docs
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Project: Build your wild self
Week of October 15
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet Skills (Google Sheet)
Standard: Enters Data, Creates charts: labels, interprets
Skills: I (Introduction)
Activity: Jelly Fish Factory - Graphing: Students collect data, input data, select data and create a line graph and format it.
Week of October 8
Design Competency: Illustration (Google Drawing)
Standard: Insert and format shapes, change fill color, line color, line width, gradient
Skill Level: I (Introduction to Skill)
Activity: Create a Venn Diagram - Graphical Organizer - This lesson is a follow up activity of what they learned about formatting shapes last week. Students create overlapping circles, change the transparency and visually see the similarities and differences of two sets of items they have chosen, learn to insert transparent png images.
Week of October 1
Design Competency: Illustration (Google Drawing)
Standard: Insert and format shapes, change fill color, line color, line width, gradient with multiple colors
Skill Level: I (Introduction to Skill)
Activity: Shape Quest Activity: Students login to their classroom, draw the shapes as per specifications
Week of September 24
Communication Competency: Word Processing Skills (Google Docs)
1. Format text with font choice, size, color, style
2. Understand and use correct alignment: left, right, center, newspaper justification.
3. Choose line spacing, single, double, multiple line spacing
Skill: I (Introduction)
Week of September 10 and 17
Noodle Tools Account Creation - Students will:
• Be introduced to access the Archdiocesan Elementary Libraries Page that has all the paid subscription resources
• Students locate NoodleTools which is a powerful note-taking software that promotes citing resources in MLA format avoiding plagiarism
• Students register new account
• Practice signing in and signing out
If time practice keyboarding
Week of September 3
Week of May 28
Last week of computer class
1. Upload the following files from class of 2022 to Google Drive
US Presidents Database
Any other project in the folder
2. Complete the following three interactive lessons on Digital Citizenship (Safety Land, Admongo)
Week of May 14
Competency: Digital Citizenship: Safety and Ethical Behavior
Standard: Online marketing strategies, protect personal information and avoid online predators.
Skills: S(Skill Building)
Activity: The first adventure of the three cyber pigs- This interactive activity will alert students to stay safe while surfing on the internet, navigating around marketing ploys, and to keep safe their personal information
Week of May 7
Week of April 30
Data Competency: Database Skills
Standard: Input Data into the database, create a query and a report
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity: US President’s Database – Week 3 – Add more data to the table, learn what a query is and how to set criteria for a query, run the query, and create a report
Week of April 24
Data Competency: Database Skills
Standard: Data Types (Text, Number, Date)
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity: US President’s Database – Week 2 – Students create a database and save it to their network folder, include a table by adding fields that are needed for the record by choosing appropriate data type and input entry for the fields.
Week of April 16
Data Analysis Competency: Database Skills (Microsoft Access 2013)
Standard: Understand the purpose of a database, understand the terminology of a database: record, field, table, file, entry
Skill: (I) Introduction
Activity: Database Vocabulary – Week 1 Introduction – Students complete an activity in Google Classroom to understand the database terminology and explain to batman the database terms in their own words and turn in their assignment.
If time practice keyboarding www.kidztype.com
Week of April 9
Communication Competency: Word Processing (Google Docs)
Standard: Use a Thesaurus, Insert a header with page number, Change font to Times New Roman, Font Size 12, Double Spacing
Skill: (S) Skill Building
Activity: Thesaurus Activy – Students identify the tool used to find synonyms for the words and replace the overused word with new suitable words with the same meaning, learn to add a header with page number, format the pararagraph in MLA Style.
Students complete and turn in the assignment using Google Classroom.
Week of March 12
4B - Complete all pending jobs and turn in your assignments through Google Classroom
4A is working on stations of the cross booklet
Week of March 5
4B
Digital Citizenship: Internet Safety
Standard: Private information, cyber bullying, good cyber citizens
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity: Internet Safety –Students learn about private information, the power of words, being good citizens in cyberspace. Students complete the follow-up questions for the lesson and turn in the assignment through Google Classroom
4A is working on stations of the cross booklet
Week of February 19 and February 26
Presentation Competency: Google Slides
Standard: Use Copy and Paste
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity: Build a Snowman - This Google Slides activity is a great way to let kids be creative by typing a description of their snowman by adding items provided. Student’s copy and paste items onto their blank snowman. They could copy and paste in several ways using the skills learned from previous years. Adjust the items to move, rotate and flip.
Week of February 5 and February 12
Communication Competency: Word Processing (Google Docs)
Standard: Insert Emojis, change categories, Create Rebus Story using emojis
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Wintertime Rebus Story
Week of January 22 and January 29
Week of January 8 and January 15
Week of January 1
No computer class this week for 4A and 4B (Monday and Tuesday - no school)
Week of December 18 - Complete pending jobs and Christmas Interactive Games
Week of December 11
Data Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheet)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Standard: Input data, SUM function
Activity: Santa’s Elves
Week of Dec 4
Week of November 27 - 4A Week of November 27 - 4B
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Standard: Insert Audio - Animations
Skill: R (Reinforcement)
Cross-Curricular Activity: Technology/Science
Activity: Energy Cartoon– Week 3 - Animate the captions with the recorded sound
Data Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheet)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Standard: Resize Column Width, Row Height, Change border color, border style, Wrap text within cell, Cell Color, Vertical Alignment, Insert Images
Activity: Bingo Card – Spreadsheet
Week of November 20 - 4A Week of November 20 -4B
Energy Cartoon - Week 2 - Record Audio
Spreadsheet - Introduction (Cell, Row, Column, Range, Value
Week of November 13
Week of November 6 - 4A Week of November 6 - 4B
Cross-Curricular Activity: Technology/Social Studies
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Google Slides
Activity: Regions of PA - Week 3 - Add Transitions, Add Animations - on click for Entrances, Slide Show
Creativity Competency: Word Cloud
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Project: Strong Roots Produce Beautiful Leaves –Students create word clouds for Grandparents Day by selecting different attributes such as font, color, shape, and layout.
Week of October 30 - 4A
Week of October 30 - 4B
Week of October 23
Cross-Curricular Activity: Technology/Social Studies
Presentation Competency: Multimedia Skill
Tools: Google Slides
Standard: Choose Layout, Slide Style, Import Pictures
Skill: R (Reinforcement)
Activity: Regions of PA – Week 1
Week of October 16
Week of October 9
Communication Competency: Word Processing Skills (Google Docs)
Standard:
Format text with font choice, size, color;
Understand and use correct alignment: left, right, center, justification
Skill Level: I (Introduction to Skill)
Activity: Google Docs – Lesson 1 - Introduction – Formatting. Students learn the tools for formatting and complete the activity to reinforce skills
Week of October 5
Investigative and Digital Citizenship Competency: Research Skills; Ethical Behavior
Standard: Cites Information; Learn Procedures
Skill Level: I (Introduction to Skill)
Activity: Practice Citing Sources - Learn to cite a book and website using NoodleTools. Students login to their account they created last week
Week of September 11
Students join the google classroom for computer class with the code provided by the teacher and complete the followup activity and turn in their assignment.
Students learn to open the lessons on a separate tab
Watch a video and learn to handle the Chromebook with care
Activity: Students complete the lesson on how to:
use the Chromebook touch pad,
learn the function of the special keys on the Chromebook keyboard
sign in and sign out of Chromebook
Turn in an assignment through Google Classroom
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Google Sheets)
Standard: Write Formulas (Multiply, Divide)
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Formula Workout- Multiply and Divide- In this task students learn to write formulas to find answers to multiplication and division problems using formulas