2nd Grade Media/Technology

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Golden Keyboard Contest

Starting in October, each class will compete against one another in a keyboarding battle every month. The "Battle" is a 2-minute keyboarding test that the students get to take 3 times. The student's highest WPM score with 90% or more accuracy counts for the contest. The class with the highest average score wins the battle, and gets to keep the golden keyboard in their classroom. The class that wins the Championship round gets their name on the Golden Keyboard and Klondike Bars.

Golden Keyboard Battle Dates:

Battle 1: September 30-October 4, Winner: Iverson's Class

Battle 2: November 4-8, Winner: Olsen's Class

Battle 3: December 9-13, Winner: Olsen's Class

Battle 4: February 3-7, Winner: Iverson's Class

Battle 5: March 3-7, Winner: Iverson's Class

Championship: April 21-25, Winner: Iverson's Class

Accelerated Reader Challenge

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a program that tracks your independent reading. When you finish a book, you take a comprehension quiz on the computer to show your understanding of the book. Every student has an AR goal for each quarter of the school year. Part of the Media/Technology requirements are that you at least meet your AR goal, and hopefully double it, triple it, or more! You will receive points for doing this. One great feature of AR is that it tracks the number of words you read. You can see this for this quarter on the graph. Parents, click here to see your student's progress. You can sign in to Clever with their PSD Email address and password.

Fingers on Home Row

How to Leave Your Workspace 😁

This slideshow is a public service announcement.

(Respect property, self and others.)

The Point Sheet Explained: Sep 7, 2023 5:56 AM.webm

Watch this video to see how the point sheet works.

(This is how you can earn points to buy stuff in the Encore Store.)

Library Do's and Dont's

Look at this slideshow

To see what and what not to do in our library.

2nd Grade: Fourth Quarter

Day 38 Read Aloud

Day 38 (May 13-16)

Computer Lab:
- Typing: Finish your green typing assignments!
- Read Aloud: A Fine Fine School
- Work on green assignments. New Assignment: My 2nd Grade Keyboarding Scores

Day 36 (April 28-May 2)

Computer Lab:

Typing: Shout Outs, Gummy Bears and Badges. Type if you don't have your Nitro Stripe. If you do have your Nitro Stripe, typing is optional for the rest of the year.
Go to the Book Fair and buy some great books!

Green Assignments. Get 'em done. Then choose from the whites.

2025 Battle 6 Promo.mp4

Day 35 (April 21-25)

Computer Lab:

Typing: Warm up and then take Battle #6. Show it who's the boss.

Green Assignments. Get 'em done. Then choose from the whites.

Day 33-34 (April 7-17)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 10 minutes.

Work on any green assignments, then white ones.

Day 32 (March 28-April 2)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 10 minutes.

Make Folders on your Bookmarks Bar. One called "Stuff," and your animal's name. Move all your bookmarks into your Stuff folder.
Go to PebbleGo, World Book, and Kiddle and find information about your animal. Bookmark those pages in your Animal's Folder.
Begin your Wixie slideshow. (See intstructions in the Google Classroom assignment.)

Day 31 (March 24-27)

Computer Lab:

Check your AR Reading Level, open it in a tab
Open the point sheet, get your letter for the author's last name.
Typing Practice: 8 minutes. Keep tabs open for prize.

Library:

Go to the Everyone section to get your AR book on your level with the author's last name starting with your letter.
Go to the Fiction section or K-1 practice cart and get an AR book on your level with the author's last name starting with your letter.
Get 1 nonfiction book.
Check out and read until everyone has their 3 books.

2nd Grade: Third Quarter

2025 Battle 5 Promo.mp4

Click to see your points.

Day 30 (March 6-14)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 10 minutes or 15 races or you lose 5 points. Shout outs, badges and gummi bears.
Point sheet: Work on green assignments first, then choose a white one.
Check out library books in your AR reading zone.

2025 Battle 5 Promo.mp4

Click to see your points.

Day 29 (February 28-March 6)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 15 minutes. 10 minutes or 15 races or you lose 5 points. Typing Battle #5 is March 4-7.
Point sheet: Work on green assignments first, then choose a white one.
Check out library books in your AR reading zone.

Day 28: The Technology Tail

Day 28 (February 24-27)

Computer Lab:

Read Aloud: The Technology Tail by Julia Cook

AR Quiz on The Technology Tail
Typing Practice: 15 minutes. Prizes for top 3 to 10 minutes or 15 races.
Library Book Finder Challenge Game
Check out books from the library. Get at least one chapter book in your AR Level.

Day 27 (February 18-21)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 15 minutes. Prizes for top 3 to 10 minutes or 15 races.
Find 3 books together using Insignia.
Point Sheet: Green assignments first, then white ones. Finish your picture for the Mountain first.
- New assignment: Coding Lesson 8: Loops with Rey and BB-8
Check out books from the library. Get at least one chapter book in your AR Level.

Day 26 (February 11-14)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 15 minutes
Point Sheet: Green assignments first, then white ones. Finish your picture for the Mountain first.

Day 25 (February 7-10)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: Shout outs, gummi bears and badges.
Finish partner reading/take AR quiz
Point Sheet: Green assignments first, then white ones. Finish your picture for the Mountain first.

Battle #4 Promo.mp4

Day 24 (January 30-February 4)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: Show Battle #4 who's the boss.
Partner Read, Take AR Quiz.
Work on picture for the wall.

My Example Pictures for the Wall

Day 23 (January 24-29)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 15 Minutes. Battle #4 in two weeks.
Point Sheet: Green assignments first, then white ones.
Take AR quiz if necessary, check out library books if necessary.

My Example Pictures for the Wall

Day 21-22 (January 13-23)

Computer Lab:

Typing Practice: 15 Minutes, look at typing practice sheet.
New Assignment: Wixie: Picture for the Wall.
Take AR quiz if necessary, check out library books if necessary.

Day 20 (January 7-10)

Computer Lab:

8 minutes of typing practice. Battle #4 is in one month!
Library Do's and Don'ts Slideshow Review.
Go to Insignia and sign in to see what books you have checked out.
Clever > Check your AR Level and Goal for this quarter.
Library book check out as a class (15 minutes). Get up to 3 books, at least one Everyone book at your level. Find a quiet place to read after checking out.
Work on green assignments first, then white ones.

2nd Grade: Second Quarter

Day 19 (December 13-18)

Computer Lab:

Keyboarding Battle #3 shout outs, gummy bears and badges.
Library Do's and Don'ts Slideshow.
New Assignment: Paint Santa

2024-25 Battle 3 Promo.mp4

Day 18 (December 9-12)

Computer Lab:

Keyboarding Battle #3. Warm up for 5 minutes, watch promo video, then show Battle #3 who's the boss! Shout outs, gummy bears and badges next week.
Library Book Finder Challenge Game:
- Practice finding Books Using Insignia. Click here for a list of books to find.
- Number Picker Wheel
- Number Picker Wheel 2

Day 16: No Read Aloud

Day 17 (December 2-6)

Computer Lab:

8 minutes of Typing Practice. Battle #3 is next week!
Go to the Book Fair if you have money in your e-wallet.
Point Sheet: Green assignments first.
Practice finding Books Using Insignia. Click here for a list of books to find.
- Teams: 1-1-4, 2-5-8, 3-9-12, 4-13-16, 5-17-20, 6-21-24
- Number Picker Wheel
- Library Map

Day 16 (November 18-22)

Library: 30 minutes

Get at least one fiction and one Non-Fiction book.
- Get an Everyone pink or blue book to read right now.
- Check out your books and find a comfy spot to read.
- After you finish your book, go into the computer lab and take an AR quiz on it.
- Point sheet: Green assignments first.

Day 15 Read Aloud: There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey.

Day 15 (November 12-15)

Computer Lab: Sign in to our computers with our username and password.

No Typing: AR Quiz on There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey.
Show AR Goals
Battle #2 Shoutouts, Badges and Gummy Bears.
Introduce Wixie Animal Research Project:
- Watch Mr. D's Waterdog video.
- Find an animal using PebbleGo.
- Make a folder on your bookmarks bar for your online bookmarks.
- Read about your animal in: PebbleGo, Worldbook Kids, Search with Kiddle.
Have fun!
Check out books with Mrs. Wright if you brought your books back.

Day 14 (November 5-8)

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Warm up for 5 minutes. Take Battle #2 3 times and show it who's the boss!
Work on: Green assignments first, then white assignments.

Day 13 (October 29-November 4)

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 7 minutes. Get to lesson 51! Battle #2 is next week.
Learn how to see what books we have checked out and a little Insignia searching practice.
Work on: Green assignments first, then white assignments.

No Read Aloud

Day 12 (October 24-29)

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 15 minutes. Get to lesson 51!
Work on: Green assignments first, then white assignments.

2nd Grade: First Quarter

No Read Aloud

Day 11 (October 16-23)

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 15 minutes. Get to lesson 51!
Work on: Green assignments first, then white assignments.
Go to the library together and get up to 3 books.

No Read Aloud

Day 10 (October 9-15)

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 15 minutes. Get to lesson 51!
Work on: Green assignments first, then white assignments.

No Read Aloud

Day 9 (October 2-8)

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 15 minutes. Get to lesson 51!
Go to the library if you have 2 or fewer books checked out.
Work on: Green assignments first, then white assignments.

Day 8 Read Aloud

Day 8 (September 26-October 1)

Library:

The Big Brag, by Dr. Seuss
Check out books if you have less than 3.

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 15 minutes. (Battle #1 starts October 1st!)
Code.org: Log in with your picture password.
Work on: Green assignments first, Angry Birds, Debugging in Maze, Collecting Treasure with Laurel.

Day 7: No Read Aloud

Day 7 (September 19-25)

Library:

Check out books if you have less than 5.

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 15 minutes
Code.org: Log in with your picture password.
Finish First Lesson: Lesson 3: Programming with Angry Birds. Click the Mark as done button when you finish all levels with dark green dots.
Finish Next Lesson: Lesson 4: Debugging in Maze. Click the Mark as done button when you finish all levels with dark green dots.

Day 6 Read Aloud

Day 6 (September 13-18)

Library:

Read Aloud: Gertrude McFuzz, by Dr. Seuss
Check out books if you brought your books back. Type your ID number in to check out books.

Computer Lab:

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 10 minutes
Join my Google Classroom
Code.org: Log in with your picture password.
First Lesson: Sequencing with Angry Birds

Day 5: No Read Aloud.

Day 5 (September 9-12)

Library:

No Read Aloud; watch the video: How to put a book back on the shelf if you don't want it.
Check out books if you brought your books back.

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 10 minutes
Join my Google Classroom
Code.org: Log in with your picture password.
First Lesson: Sequencing with Angry Birds

How to put a book back on the shelf if you don't want it.MOV

Day 4: No Read Aloud; Learn how to put a book back where it goes.

Day 4 (September 3-6)

Library:

No Read Aloud; watch the video: How to put a book back on the shelf if you don't want it.
Check out books if you brought your books back.

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Typing Club: Typing Jungle for 10 minutes
Join my Google Classroom
Code.org: Log in with your picture password.
First Lesson: Sequencing with Angry Birds

Day 3 Read Aloud

Day 3 (August 27-30)

Library:

Read Aloud: Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendeiner Hogan Logan Bogan was Her Name
Check out laptops
Check out books

Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Join Google Classroom
Typing Club: Typing Jungle, Take the Pre-Test

No Library Today

Day 2 (August 21-26)

Computer Lab: Sign in to computers with your username and password

Sign in to Google Chrome with your PSD email address and password. User name@psdschools.org
Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Organize your bookmarks. (Delete your old ones, make new ones, make folders.)
Typing Club: Typing Jungle, Join Google Classroom
After at least 5 minutes of typing practice: Try Pebble Go!

Day 1 Read Aloud

Day 1 (August 15-20)

Library:

Sit at tables
Library Tour/Rules
Check out your laptop
Check out 3 books

Computer Lab: Sign in to computers with your username and password

Sign in to Google Chrome with your PSD email address and password. User name@psdschools.org
Go to Mr. D's Learning Page
Organize your bookmarks. (Delete your old ones, make new ones, make folders.)

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