8th grade
CLASS activities
8th
10FastFingers.com
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Coding
1a) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBXZWB_dNsw
1b) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWny9lZ9fM8
1c) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtkZ-_zgoEg
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Code.org site
Freedom of Speech
1A) In middle of page, on purple/white bar, Under "Blocks",
find the category 'world", then click on block foreground
then
scroll down and find the word "pizza", then look below
what is the world below? is it appropriate?
1b) show me the poop
Write a letter on poop or other:
1c) https://support.code.org/hc/en-us/requests/new
Freedom to share your "app" with music
2A) https://studio.code.org/s/dance-2019/lessons/1/levels/10
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3) Find different media related to history of New year's Day
1) Website Tip> search Google.com
2) Photo Tip > search google images
3C) Audio from soundcloud
3D) Video from youtube.com Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA1ObaFVvLc
&
IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT:
Send it to mr e in google drive and share it with me:
GEkeberg@StSylvesterSchool.Org
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Basics of computers
3 Basic items needed
1) Power Source https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/john-travoltage
2) Software https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PvNs-QW1BY
3) Hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sllyEInE2MA
THEN
4) ADVANCED Videos of Bits and Bytes below
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:digital-information
FOR HOMEWORK, YOU WILL DO
1) if you don't do in class, typing on KEYBR.COM
AND/OR
Khan Academy - activities, videos, etc.
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students will define and describe primary sources because it can be most truthful source of info, and shows them how to think critically to analyze info and sources
and
students use movie functions to create and communicate ideas
do typerush game to review typing rows and speed and accuracy, incl. function of special keys – command, tab, shift, etc.
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(2) https://www.typerush.com/account.html?play=1&gamemode=boat
research chris Columbus using kiddle vs. google or duckgo – images, search,
and research indigenous people definition
#1A) Columbus https://www.schooltube.com/media/Christopher+Columbus/1_kp1ci3yl
#1B) Walk off earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb9hPgowCD4
#3) Duckduckgo.com https://duckduckgo.com/
#4A) https://loc.gov/
#4B) https://dp.la/primary-source-sets
create a works cited sheet using noodletools.com
#5) MLA Works Cited Page https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/how-to-write-an-abstract-mla/
#6) https://my.noodletools.com/web/express.html
create a movie of Columbus and indians with advanced features, etc.
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Dream On Aerosmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHCt8H9f_S8
Video of inventor of computer
1-Invention of computer - foreign person Online Word (like Google Docs, MS Word)
2-Invention of computer - Computer Museum
3-Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace
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Bill & teds excellent adventure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNDKFZu6UCU
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Typing:
(#1) Test with score: Typing Paragraphs
Extra Practice:
"Key Bro" without the letter 'o'
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7NEYSKRJzA
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### Time and Date YOU ONLY
(1) Days/hours/minutes until your birthday
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create
(2) History of your birthday
Famous history events
https://www.timeanddate.com/on-this-day/
(4) Number of days “date-to-date” Number of days you have been alive since birth
https://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
### HISTORY OF YOUR FAMILY
(5) First Name history
https://www.behindthename.com/
(6) Last name history
https://surnames.behindthename.com/
(7) Create your own name for a robot or a pet
https://www.behindthename.com/names/search
(8) Themes via emoji pics
https://www.behindthename.com/names/themes
### WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU FROM?
Copy/paste a map of your name’s country of origin
Or
your nationality(ies)
(#9) Distance/miles from Chicago to "??? city/country of original country"
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distance.html
Use "command, shift, +3 or +4" to take a screenshot of your country(ies)
(#10) Maps.google.com