4th 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: October 9-13, Winner: Sullivan
Battle 2: November 13-17, Winner: Sullivan
Battle 3: December 11-15, Winner: Sullivan
Battle 4: February 5-9, Winner: Sullivan
Battle 5: March 4-8, Winner: Sullivan
Championship: April 22-26, Winner: Sullivan
Fingers on Home Row
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 your class has read. You can see your class's word total 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.
Encore Store
Wanna try my Scratch mini-project? Click the Computer Lab Crystal Ball after you get back from the library...
This was made with Scratch, an online coding platform similar to what you do on Code.org, but with lots more options. To create a Scratch account, click this link, create a username, a strong password, and submit your email address. Make sure to have Chrome save your password. Once in Scratch, check out some of the featured projects and click the purple See inside button to see how the code works. Click the Ideas tab on top to find tutorials on how to get started.
4th Grade Fourth Quarter
Day 32 (5/6-5/10)
Keyboarding: Optional until 9:15.
Library: All library books are due by May 10th.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments. Priority assignment: We Video: Two Truths and a Lie. Export it to your Google Drive and turn it in.
Latest Assignment: Google Form: Create a Survey. See if your classmates can guess your lie! Share your video and survey links in the class comments!
Click here to vote for the latest lie: https://forms.gle/JzMmcAC4P1pCWKxr9
Mr D-Two Truths and a Lie.mp4Day 31 (4/29-5/3)
Keyboarding: Optional until 9:15. Shout outs and Badges for the Championship Battle.
Library: Shop at the Book Fair. All library books are due by May 10th.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments. Priority assignment: We Video: Two Truths and a Lie. Export it to your Google Drive and turn it in.
New Assignment: Google Form: Create a Survey. See if your classmates can guess your lie! Share your video and survey links in the class comments!
Click Here to guess Mr. D's lie.
2024 Championship Promo.mp4Mr D-Two Truths and a Lie.mp4Day 30 (4/17-4/23)
Keyboarding: Warm up and take championship battle until 9:15.
Library: Get a book in your AR level if you need one. Check your Insignia for overdue books.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments. Priority assignment: We Video: Two Truths and a Lie. Get it done then get your other greens done. Then, work on whites.
Click Here to guess Mr. D's lie.
Day 29 (4/10-4/15)
Keyboarding: Practice until 9:15.
Library: Get a book in your AR level. Reach your Goal, get a free choice day, a treat, and 5 bonus points!
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments. Priority assignment: My 4th Grade Keyboarding Scores (Google Sheet). Watch all 3 videos!
Day 25 (3/18-3/21)
Got your AR Goal last quarter? Have a free choice day! Choices include building with Keeva planks, trying to set the Ping Pong volley record, or playing on your computer. If you are in McKelvey's class, you get a treat. (You won the Challenge for 3rd quarter. Congrats!)
Keyboarding: Practice/Shoutouts/Badges until 9:15. Take Battle #5 if you haven't.
Library: Get a book in your AR level. Check your AR page for recommendations of books.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments. New assignment: My 4th Grade Keyboarding Scores (Google Sheet).
4th Grade Third Quarter
2024 Battle 5 Promo.mp4Day 24 (2/28-3/7)
Keyboarding: Warm up in Typing Club. Type until 9:15. Show Battle #5 who's the boss!
Library: Want to add a book to our library? See "Request New Books" under My Account in Insignia.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments first. Memes for the Mountain should be the priority. Please read all instructions carefully and watch any videos. New Assignments: WeVideo: Two Truths and a Lie, and 3D Medallion or Figurine.
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Day 23 (2/21-2/27)
Keyboarding: Warm up in Typing Club. Type until 9:15.
Library: Can't find a book you want in our library? See "Request New Books" under My Account in Insignia.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments first. Memes for the Mountain should be the priority. Please read all instructions carefully and watch any videos. New Assignments: WeVideo: Two Truths and a Lie, and 3D Medallion or Figurine.
Day 22 (2/12-2/16)
Keyboarding: Warm up in Typing Club. Type until 9:15. Battle #4 shoutouts during typing.
Library: Check Insignia on your computer first if you are trying to find a book. If you know the book you're looking for, go get it.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments first. Memes for the Mountain should be the priority. Please read all instructions carefully and watch any videos.
Battle 4 Promo '24.mp4Battle #4 Promo
Day 21 (2/2-2/9)
Keyboarding: Warm up in Typing Club. If you can, practice lessons 57-70 in Typing Basics. These have all the letters you'll have in the test. Take Battle #4 three times. Show it who's boss!
Library: Check Insignia on your computer first if you are trying to find a book. If you know the book you're looking for, go get it.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments first. Memes for the Mountain should be the priority. Library books location demo.
How to put a book back on the shelf if you don't want it.MOVWatch the video to see how to put a book back on a shelf the right way if you don't want to check it out.
Day 20 (1/26-2/1)
<= Watch this video. Books need to be put back in the right place so people can find them when they're looking for them. Here's a trick that will help you do this.
Typing Club: 8 minutes of practice in Typing Basics, or 10 races in NitroType.
Library: Check Insignia on your computer first if you are trying to find a book. If you know the book you're looking for, go get it.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments first. Memes for the Mountain should be the priority. Get it done and turn it in if you haven't already. Then choose any others you want.
Click the book cover and look at the Title Details on its Insignia page.
Day 19 (1/19-1/24)
<= Click this book and look at the Title Details on its Insignia page. Find: Call No., Subjects, Number of Pages, AR Reading Level? Some have it, some don't. If it's not here, use AR Bookfinder.
Typing Club: 8 minutes of practice in Typing Basics, or 10 races in NitroType.
Library: On your computer, check Insignia for books you might like before you go to the library. See AR Bookfinder link. Check out books in your AR reading range.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments first. Then choose any others you want.
Day 18 (1/9-1/16)
Typing Club: 8 minutes of practice in Typing Basics, or 10 races in NitroType; Mr. D will conference with you on your AR levels during this time. People who earned prizes for AR last quarter will get them during this time.
Library: Check out books in your AR reading range.
Point Sheet: Complete green assignments first. Then choose any others you want.
4th Grade Second Quarter
Partner Reading
Day 16 (12/11-12/15)
Library:
Partner read an AR book you haven't read before.
Pair up by team number. (Mr. Deakin will tell you.)
Teams 13-4, 12-4, 11-4 or 1-5 in blue rockers, others on cushions.
Get a book from the pink or blue table to read. You will take it to the computer lab when you are finished. Put your chairs back where they go before leaving.
Computer Lab:
Log in to your computer with your username and password.
Take an AR Quiz on the book you partner read. Use the quiz number from the back of the book. Put the book in the rolling cart when you're finished.
Typing Club: Warm up with a lesson or 2 and show Battle #3 who's the boss!
Book Checkout if you need one, two or 3 books.
Scoreboard> Point sheet > Memes for the Mountain. Watch the video to help you. Pause the video after each step, go to your slides tab and do it.
Partner Reading
Day 15 (12/4-12/8)
Library:
Partner read an AR book you haven't read before.
Pair up by team number. (Mr. Deakin will tell you.)
Teams 6-10 in blue rockers, others in scoop rockers or on cushions.
Get a book from the pink table to read. You will take it to the computer lab when you are finished. Put your chairs back where they go when you are finished.
Check out at least 1 AR book for independent reading. The longer the book, the more points you get if you pass a quiz. Go to the computer lab.
Computer Lab:
Log in to your computer with your username and password.
Take an AR Quiz on the book you partner read. Use the quiz number from the back of the book. Put the book in the rolling cart when you're finished.
4 minutes of keyboarding practice. Battle #3 is next week!
Scoreboard> Point sheet > Memes for the Mountain. Watch the video to help you. Pause the video after each step, go to your slides tab and do it.
Partner Reading
Day 14 (11/27-12/1)
Library:
Partner read an AR book you haven't read before.
Pair up by team number. (Mr. Deakin will tell you.)
Teams 1-5 in blue rockers, others in scoop rockers or on pads.
Get a book from the pink table to read. You will take it to the computer lab when you are finished.
Check out at least 1 AR book. The longer the book, the more points you get if you pass a quiz. Go to the computer lab.
Computer Lab:
Log in to your computer with your username and password.
Take an AR Quiz on the book you partner read. Use the quiz number from the back of the book.
6 minutes of keyboarding practice, take Battle #2 if you haven't. Shout-outs and badges.
Scoreboard> Point sheet > Memes for the Mountain. New Assignment: (Optional) Spelling Bee: Round 2. If you're going to do it, do it now!
Day 13 (11/13-11/17)
Typing Club: Learning Target: Improve your speed and skill
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: Golden Keyboard Battle #2!
Library:
Book Fair after you complete your Battle 3 times.
Buy one, two or a few great books.
Tech. Activities:
Scoreboard: Spelling Bee. Make sure you click the Mark as done button for 5 pts.
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics, Digital Passport Scorecard, Shelver Game Slideshow, Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab, and Hello World, About Me, Library Book Location Challenge. New Assignment: Memes for the Mountain
Day 12 (11/8-11/10)
Typing Club: Learning Target: Improve your speed and skill
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: Typing practice. Type for 8 minutes.
Golden Keyboard Battle #2 Next Week!
Library:
Book Fair is next week!
Get at least one AR book. (2 would be better!)
Tech. Activities:
Scoreboard: Spelling Bee. Make sure you click the Mark as done button for 5 pts.
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics, Digital Passport Scorecard, Shelver Game Slideshow, Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab, and Hello World, About Me, Library Book Location Challenge. New Assignment: Memes for the Mountain
Day 11 (11/1-11/7)
Typing Club: Learning Target: Improve your speed and skill
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: Typing practice. Type for 8 minutes.
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics, Digital Passport Scorecard, Shelver Game Slideshow, Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab, and Hello World, About Me. New Assignment: Library Book Location Challenge
Day 10 (10/25-10/31)
Typing Club: Learning Target: Improve your speed and skill
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: Typing practice. Type for 7 minutes.
PebbleGo and Library Map
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics, Digital Passport Scorecard, Shelver Game Slideshow, Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab, and Hello World. New Assignment: Coding: Mini Project: About Me
4th Grade First Quarter
Day 9 (10/9-10/24)
Typing Club: Learning Target: Improve your speed and skill
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: Typing practice and Battle 1 shout outs and badges. Type for 7 minutes.
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics, Digital Passport Scorecard, and Shelver Game Slideshow. New Assignment: Coding: Hello World: Welcome to Sprite Lab
Battle #1 Promo.mp4Day 8 (10/9-10/13)
Library: Call numbers for 4 books.
Typing Club: Learning Target: Test your skill. See how fast you are today...
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: Battle #1!!! Show it who's the boss!
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics, Digital Passport Scorecard, Shelver Game Slideshow, and Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab.
Day 7 (10/2-10/6)
Library: Call No. Practice
Typing Club: Learning Target: Improve your speed and skill. I can:
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: 6 minutes of typing practice in Typing Basics, or more if you're finished with everthing else. Battle #1 is next week!
Go to the library and check out up to 3 books if necessary. Remember to check out an AR book for independent reading. If you reserved a book, check the reserve cart. You still need to check out a book from the reserve cart. (5 minutes)
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics and Digital Passport Scorecard. New Assignment: Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab. Learning Target: I can make a sprite and assign it different behaviors.
Day 6 (9/25-9/29)
Typing Club: Learning Target: Improve your speed and skill. I can:
Sit up straight, line B key up with my belly button, put my feet flat on the floor, put my fingers on the home row keys, use the app to help me touch type without looking at my keyboard.
Today: 6 minutes of typing practice in Typing Basics.
Go to the library and check out up to 3 books if necessary. Remember to check out an AR book for independent reading. If you reserved a book, check the reserve cart. You still need to check out a book from the reserve cart. (5 minutes)
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics and Digital Passport Scorecard. New Assignment: Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab. Learning Target: I can make a sprite and assign it different behaviors.
Day 5 (9/15-9/21)
Typing Club:
Today: 7 minutes of typing practice in Typing Basics.
Go to the library and check out up to 3 books if necessary. Remember to check out an AR book for independent reading. If you reserved a book, check the reserve cart. You still need to check out a book from the reserve cart. (5 minutes)
Scoreboard > Point Sheet: Finish and turn in Insignia Basics and Digital Passport Scorecard. New Assignment: Shelver Game. Learning Target: I can arrange books according to call number in both Dewey and Fiction.
Day 4 (9/8-9/14)
Typing Club:
Typing Basics: 56 lessons with 5 stars earns you the Nitro Stripe. This means you can do Nitro Type instead of Typing Club for typing practice. You get 2 points for each 15 minutes of typing up to 1 hour per week. (That's 8 points.) Today: 7 minutes of typing practice in Typing Basics.
Go to the library and check out up to 3 books if necessary. (5 minutes)
Google Classroom: New Assignment: Digital Passport Scorecard. Learning Target: I know how to be an upstander online.
Library Checkout System
Day 3 (8/31-9/7)
Typing Club:
Typing Basics: 56 lessons with 5 stars earns you the Nitro Stripe. This means you can do Nitro Type instead of Typing Club for typing practice. You get 2 points for each 15 minutes of typing up to 1 hour per week. (That's 8 points.) Today: 10 minutes of typing practice in Typing Basics.
Go to the library and check out up to 3 books if necessary. (5 minutes)
Google Classroom:
Insignia Basics Assignment:
Login and Explore Insignia and share your findings with at least one classmate.
Complete the assignment.
Fingers on Home Row
Day 2 (8/24-8/30)
Typing Club:
Take Keyboarding Pre Test in Typing Club 3 Times
Typing Basics: 56 lessons with 5 stars earns you the Nitro Stripe. This means you can do Nitro Type instead of Typing Club for typing practice. You get 2 points for each 15 minutes of typing up to 1 hour per week. (That's 8 points.) Today: 5 minutes of typing practice in Typing Basics.
Go to the library and check out up to 3 books. (5 minutes.)
Day 1 (8/17-8/24)
Set up your computer in the Computer Lab
Log in
Sign in to Google Chrome with your @psdschools.org address and password.
Delete/organize old bookmarks
Bookmark Mr. Deakin's Learning Page for your grade
Bookmark your teacher's Learning Page.
Bookmark Insignia
Sign in to Google Classroom
Library Tour/Check out books/laptops
Click to join our Google Classroom