Technology

Grades Pre-K to 2

Keyboarding

• Typing Club - using home row

• Typing Web - free subscription service

Mouse & Keyboard

• Dress the Paper Doll Mouse practice

• Mouse Exercises

• Mouse Game

• Popping Bubble Wrap (try to make shapes!)

Net Safety

• NetSafe Episodes: 1 | 2 | 3

• Smart and Safe on the Internet by Safeshare

Coding

• Spelling Bee

• Minecraft

• Flappy Codes

• Maze

• BotLogic

• Scratch Jr

Grades 3-6

Blogging & eFolios

• Blogging Terms

• How to comment to Blog Posts (An important part of blogging is to contribute to the discussion.)

• Ideas to Improve Your Blog Post Writing

• Teacher and Student Blogs

Keyboarding

• Keybr Typing

• KidzType

• Power Typing

• Typing Club

• TypeRacer

• Typing Web

Net Safety - Smart Use of Technology

• Netiquette Skills

• NetSafe Episodes: 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

• Safety & Digital Citizenship Tips

Photography

• Photography Tips

• Photography Questions

Tutorials

• Apple MacBook: Several Tutorials to Cover the Basics

• Coding Resources choose your level | Take Code.org Online Tutorials

• Gmail Tutorial

• Google Slides

• iPad Basics Tutorial: Start Here to Learn About Your iPad

• iPad Extra Features

• iPad IOS Tutorials: iMovie and more

• Scratch to Learn Coding: Download Scratch | Scratch Basics

• Snagit for Screen Capturing: Scroll down the page for lots of tutorials.

Videography

• Article with Videos Created by a Washington International School Student

• Digital Storytelling: Definition. Video or audio recording interviews to tell a story. The following are resources to help you> Article on Digital Storytelling | DigiTales | Third Culture Kids

• Fairfax County Student Video

• MathTrain Student Screencasts

• Storyboards: How to draw storyboards

• Storyboarding: Very clear video on how to create a storyboard

• Student Created Travel Video | "Future Shock" video

• Three Fairfax County Students Video Interpretation of To Kill A Mockingbird