WCS--Kindergarten

WCS Kindergarten

= **Intro to Google Earth** = //**Week of Nov. 11th**//
 * // [|Lesson 11 in Workbook] //**

Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button.
 * Warm up for 10-15 minutes with keyboarding using installed software or an online program (see appendix). I like Brown Bear.
 * Before opening Google Earth, discuss the planet—continents, oceans, other topics being discussed in class.
 * Now open Google Earth on SmartScreen. Show students where places they have discussed in class are located. Ask students where else they have explored on the planet?
 * [[image:k-3tech/GE_symbols.gif align="right" caption="GE_symbols.gif"]]Open grid lines in Google Earth. Show how the planet is organized so the tiniest location can be identified by a latitude and longitude. Relate this to the student’s home address.
 * On SmartScreen, plug in a student address and zoom to it. Use Street View guy to stand in front of student house. Does this look familiar?
 * Explore Google Earth with the class. Show how to drag globe around, pan in and out with mouse wheel. Explain they will learn more in first grade. After you’ve demonstrated, let students explore.
 * After sufficient time, show one tour on SmartScreen. Use the built-in tour or one created by fifth graders (see 5th grade curriculum). Discuss as a group. Prompt for student ideas on the purpose of a Google Earth tour and what they might understand better in this manner than, say, a book.
 * Let students do it on their computers.
 * As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary.
 * Continually check for understanding.
 * Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.

**More**:
 * I often include articles at the end of the lesson to help you with the pedagogy and prickly issues (none on this lesson). Questions about them--post to the Discussion Button above.
 * Assessment strategies--see textbook. Questions? Use Discussion Button above.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson:Questions? Go to [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * keyboarding--always watch for good habits. If you want to pay particular attention to keyboarding, follow [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum]
 * Digital Citizenship--always address proper use of the internet, every time students visit that neighborhood. For a complete [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8, click the link
 * vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above.


 * //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= **Holiday Cards with Shapes II** = //**Week of Nov. 4th**//
 * // [|Lesson 10 in Workbook] //**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button. > || th.gif || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**More**:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ask students to open drawing program. Today they’ll draw the turkey practiced last class, print, and export for Open House.
 * [[image:k-3tech/th.gif align="right" caption="th.gif"]] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show a sample on screen. Remind them what shapes make up a turkey.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show a sample of this project on SmartScreen and have one student point out which tools they used last week. Model how to draw if needed (using dragging skills), add a face (drag-and-drop skills). Add a short greeting with text tool and their name.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Students know these skills so expect them to try before asking for assistance.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Check this line if you did that today!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Export for Open House slideshow. Why export? What’s Open House? Print.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Those who finish: Practice keyboarding with installed software or online typing program like Brown Bear. Pay attention to hand position; keep elbows at sides.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Done? Go to websites (which you placed on internet start page) that tie in with class discussions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as it was.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I often include articles at the end of the lesson to help you with the pedagogy and prickly issues (none on this lesson). Questions about them--post to the Discussion Button above.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Assessment strategies--see textbook. Questions? Use Discussion Button above.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson:Questions? Go to [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * keyboarding--always watch for good habits. If you want to pay particular attention to keyboarding, follow [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum]
 * Digital Citizenship--always address proper use of the internet, every time students visit that neighborhood. For a complete [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8, click the link
 * vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above.


 * //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= Holiday Cards with Shapes I = //**Week of Oct. 28th**//
 * // [|Lesson 9 in Workbook] //**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button. And, each lesson includes domain-specific language and problems to be solved. If you need help with any of those, leave a note in the Discussion.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss shapes. What do students know from classroom conversations? If necessary, remind students of rules class has agreed upon for discussions—such as listening to others and taking turns speaking.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Point to something in classroom (i.e., a poster). What shape would it take to create that? How about a CD? What shape is that? What about the hole in the center?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ask students to open their drawing program. Today they’ll draw a Thanksgiving turkey (or a Halloween shape).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show a sample on screen. What shapes are required to draw a turkey?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ask students which toolbar tools they’ll use. Demonstrate the ones they select until they are satisfied. Model:
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Drawing the shape (using dragging skills) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Adding a face (drag-and-drop skills) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Adding a short greeting (ABC tool) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Adding their name (dog alphabet) //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ask students to begin by finding pencil tool and circle tool. Demonstrate.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Select 5 colors from palette. This is hard on kindergarten fine motor skills so remind them they can practice, redo and start again next week.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Use stamp tool to add turkey face. In KidPix, show students how to reverse feet and ears with ‘blue arrow’ on tool bar, You’ll be surprised how little trouble students have with this!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Add student name with dog alphabet. Add a greeting with ABC text tool.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to make decisions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Practice today; print next week. Remind students they know these skills so you expect them to try first before asking for assistance.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">No saving today; file-exit. Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home. As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Those who finish: practice keyboard skills with installed software or online program like Brown Bear. Pay attention to hand position—on home row; keep elbows at sides.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.

**<span class="wiki_link_ext">More information: **
 * //Assessment strategies--see textbook. Questions? Use Discussion Button above.//
 * //Questions about articles in textbook--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson (we've covered all three today)://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= Math and Pumpkins II = //**Week of Oct. 21st**//
 * // [|Lesson 8 in Workbook] //**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button. And, each lesson includes domain-specific language and problems to be solved. If you need help with any of those, leave a note in the Discussion.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Open drawing program (KidPix, Tux Paint, Kerpoof or other—Google for addresses). Students will create, print, and save a Halloween project today using paint brush and fills.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Demonstrate project for students. Notice one shape is divided into pieces, like a pie, or a pizza. Depending upon where students are in their math studies, 1) count the pieces, and/or 2) show how all pieces make a whole.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Open drawing program (here, we use KidPix). Students should be able to do this unassisted by now.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remember skills learned and practiced last week. Display a completed project on SmartScreen. Have one student come up and share which tools were used in each part of project.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Select color from palette; select brush and draw pumpkin (or other Halloween symbol); add a stem, face using different brushes if desired. Separate into 3-4 sections (see text). Remind students to ‘oops’ immediately after they don’t like what they did. Or, ‘blow up’ and start over. It’s OK. There’s lots of time.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Encourage students to think critically as they make decisions about dividing drawings.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Use paint bucket fills. Select paint bucket tool, first bucket, one color from palette. Fill sections with different textures (see text).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Drag and drop letters for student name. Remember how they must leave room for entire name. Remind how to adjust letters if spacing is off.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Print with assistance; save or export to network folder. What’s the difference? Remember to include last name in file name.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Expect students to complete this project as independently as possible.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Those who finish early: Use keyboard program to practice key placement.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Observe student posture: Both hands on keyboard, elbows at sides, legs in front of body.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding.Remind students to transfer knowledge to the classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Close program without assistance. Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.

**<span class="wiki_link_ext">More information: **
 * //Assessment strategies--see textbook. Questions? Use Discussion Button above.//
 * //Questions about articles in textbook--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson (we've covered all three today)://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= Math and Pumpkins = //**Week of Oct. 14th**//
 * // [|Lesson 7 in Workbook] //**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button.

And, each lesson includes domain-specific language and problems to be solved. If you need help with any of those, leave a note in the Discussion. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">More information: **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Use installed keyboard software or online program to practice key placement.Observe student posture: hands on keyboard, elbows at sides, legs in front of body, feet not under bottom.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Open drawing program (i.e., KidPix, Paint, Tux Paint or Kerpoof—Google for addresses). Students will practice a Halloween project today using paint brush and fills. They print next week. Demonstrate for students. Notice shape (see textbook) is divided into pieces, like a pie, or a pizza (see inset). Depending upon where students are in their math studies, 1) count the pieces, and/or 2) show how all the pieces make a whole.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Select desired color from palette; select a brush and draw a pumpkin (or other Halloween symbol). Add a stem and face using different brushes. Separate symbol into 3-4 sections (see inset). Let students make mistakes, try different colors, experiment with brushes. Show how ‘Oops’ guy works. Remind them to ‘oops’ immediately when they don’t like what they did. Show how to ‘blow up’ and start over. It’s OK. There’s lots of time. Show how fills work—three buckets and options. Have students select paint bucket tool, first bucket, one color from palette. Fill sections with different texture fills (see inset).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If using KP, Drag and drop letters for student name. See how they must leave room for entire name. Show how to adjust if spacing is off.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Encourage students to think critically as they make decisions about creating this drawing.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Don’t worry if not finished—we won’t print today.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems and make decisions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Check this line if you did that today!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Close program without assistance. Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as it was.
 * [|More keyboarding websites]
 * // [|More mouse skills websites] --right side of page//
 * //Assessment strategies--see textbook. Questions? Use Discussion Button above.//
 * //Questions about articles in textbook--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson (we've covered all three today)://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= = = Tools and Toolbars II = //**Week of October 7th**//
 * // [|Lesson 6 in Workbook] //**

As you teach, use correct vocabulary (i.e., words in textbook word list) and expect students to solve their own problems.
 * Practice keyboarding with whichever keyboard program you use. [|Click here] for choices.
 * Focus on key placement, elbows at sides, hands on keyboard
 * Review all parts of the computer
 * Use drawing program (KidPix, TuxPaint, Kerpoof, etc--Google for websites) to practice backgrounds, stamps and stickers (see sample in textbook)
 * Your theme for this project can be whatever is being discussed in class. Picture on pg. 22 is 'Community Helpers'
 * Open program with minimal adult assistance
 * Students know how to use paint brush, pencil tool, backgrounds, stamps, stickers. Allow them to choose what they use for this project. Pg. 22 shows paint brush and animation tool (dog alphabet)
 * Help students who are just learning to read find the categories if you're using KidPix
 * Extra: reinforce letters being studied in class with letter websites like
 * [|Starfall Letters]
 * [|Bembo's Zoo]
 * [|Click the Square]

Close down to desktop, headphones over tower, chairs tucked under. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">More information: **
 * [|More keyboarding websites]
 * // [|More mouse skills websites] --right side of page//
 * //Assessment strategies--see textbook. Questions? Use Discussion Button above.//
 * //Questions about articles in textbook--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson (we've covered all three today)://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= = = Tools and Toolbars II = //**Week of Sept. 30th**//
 * // [|Lesson 5 in Workbook] //**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Warm up with keyboard practice using installed software or an typing site (like Brown Bear--perfect for kindergartners. Don't worry if they don't get it at first--they will as they practice). I mix these up throughout year—sometimes software, sometimes online.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If computers aren’t logged in, help students accomplish this. I like to have the class prior to kindergarten log in for the little ones. That turns students into helpders.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss why there is a user name and password.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Review computer parts and how to solve problems related to them. Students should know how to solve the hardware problems by the end of the year. Repetition repetition repetition**__:__**
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">CPU and power button //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Monitor and power button //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Mouse—right/left button, wheel in center //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Keyboard //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Headphones—volume control for headphones //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to use correct posture at computer:
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">hands on their own side of keyboard //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">legs in front of body //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">feet in front of body //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">body centered in front of computer //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Observe and guide as they keyboard.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss tools and toolbars—symbols. How do tools, toolbars, symbols make technology clearer and easier to use? Relate the tools to other symbols students see in school.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As students share their thoughts, remind them to follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Students open drawing program (KidPix, Pixie, Paint, TuxPaint, Kerpoof--or [|click here] and find an online drawing tool under 'drawing') with adult assistance as required. If using web-based Kerpoof, take a few minutes to remind students of internet safety.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Introduce backgrounds, stamps, stickers--whatever tools the art program you use has available. Have students create a drawing to support a unit being discussed in class. This is practice only. They will print next week.Why do I give kindergartners two weeks on most (or as many as possible) drawing projects?
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">they're just learning the tools //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">they love doing a project they remember how to do--from the prior week //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">they don't have to rush to finish because they have another week //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">//it can be a formative assessment the second week//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">In sample inset (in textbook), students found a background that fit ‘My Home Town’ (theme they were discussing in class). They added stamps and stickers to support their ideas.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have students add their names.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss which mouse skills are being used, i.e., drag skills.These early week--always reinforce mouse skills and insist students hold their mouse correctly. Take time to walk around and check each student for correct hand position.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss how ideas are communicated with a picture rather than words. How does that relate to discussion of symbols, tools, toolbars?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate domain-specific vocabulary and expect students to, also.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, expect students to solve problems and make decisions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Close program as independently as possible. They will save-print next week.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as students found it.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">More information: **
 * [|More keyboarding websites]
 * // [|More mouse skills websites] --right side of page//
 * //Assessment strategies--see textbook. Questions? Use Discussion Button above.//
 * //Questions about articles in textbook--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson (we've covered all three today)://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= Keyboarding = //**Week of Sept. 23rd**//
 * // [|Lesson 4 in Workbook] //**


 * //The goal of kindergarten keyboarding is key placement. That's it. No worries about speed, accuracy, fingers on home row. Make keyboarding fun, challenging but motivating, game-like (see the discussion item I posted)//**


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Introduce keyboard skills via [|Big Brown Bear Typing] . Demo the site first--there are a few tricky elements. See if students can 'help' you figure out how to use the website.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss keyboarding. Have students seen parents use a keyboard—or siblings? What for? Why are keys not in alphabetic order? How have students used the keyboard at home or in preschool? Discuss how the keyboard is used in school—to share information with others, write student opinion about topics, share their preference (i.e., //My favorite animal is…).//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Before beginning, review hints at end of lesson (in textbook) about proper keyboard habits. These should be doled out throughout the year when students are ready for them. If you have questions about which to start today with, leave a note in the discussion tab.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Before starting, review proper internet skills:
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Sites are found on [|class internet start page] . Review how to get there, which tab is for K, how to find links being used that day //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Only go to site that’s linked //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ignore glitzy ads or other websites //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">explain 'tabbed browsing' to get back to class start page //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Notice symbols that represent ‘internet’, this page, other items //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If computers aren’t logged in, help students accomplish this.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Done? Move on to drawing program (KidPix or TuxPaint or Kerpoof—Google for addresses). Open program independently today.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Pick up where students left off last week, exploring paint tools, palette, brushes. Discuss which mouse skills are being used, i.e., drag skills, double click.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate domain-specific vocabulary and expect students to use these words, also. Make vocabulary a daily activity.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">When done, expect students to leave station as they found it.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">More information: **
 * [|//More keyboarding websites//]
 * // [|More mouse skills websites] --right side of page//
 * //Questions about articles in textbook--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson (we've covered all three today)://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= Tools and Toolbars = //**Week of Sept. 16th**//
 * // [|Lesson 3 in Workbook] //**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">And, each lesson includes domain-specific language and problems to be solved. If you need help with any of those, leave a note in the Discussion.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Explain proper care and feeding of computer:
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">No food or drink around computer //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">No banging on keyboard //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Never touch neighbor’s station (keyboard, monitor, mouse, etc.) //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Review hardware problems. Cover mouse, monitor, cpu, keyboard, headphones. Discuss what to do if any of those parts don't work. Kindergarteners are ready to learn problem solving!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Open drawing program (KidPix or Pixie, Paint, Kerpoof, free TuxPaint) with teacher assistance. Show students where icon is located on desktop or start button. Explain what an 'icon' is. How do students use it: Double click (what do students do if double click doesn't work), then what? If you use Kerpoof, take time to introduce the internet and how to use it correctly. This topic will come later in the curriculum, but introduce it here to make it clear that any time students use the internet, they must be careful.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss tools and toolbars—they are symbols used to make technology easier. Show all the icons for tools, the symbols. Find pencil on tool bar; select pencil, crayon, chalk or marker at bottom and click.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Practice with tools; let students explore. Use five colors. Draw letters being discussed in class.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">After a while, discuss which mouse skills are used, i.e., ‘drag’ to use pencil. Demonstrate how to 'drag', 'drag and drop'. Let students work more while you check this skill.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems and make decisions based on what they've learned. Make it clear that you're expecting them to transfer knowledge between classes and home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Close down to desktop. Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as students found it.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">More information: **
 * //Questions about 'Do You Make These 9 Mistakes'--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= Hardware = //**Week of Sept. 9th**//
 * // [|Lesson 2 in Workbook] //**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">More information: **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Review most common keys on the keyboard. There are fifteen you’ll want to cover throughout the year (see diagram at end of lesson).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Review parts of computer--headphones, monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse. I have samples I show them while they touch and feel theirs at their station. Follow cords to connections for CPU, mouse, keyboard, monitor. Point out power buttons. Put on headphones. Notice how you can tell parts work (i.e., mouse light is on if your system has that, headphones are plugged in, Tower Power is lit).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Relate hardware to problems students might have, i.e., audio doesn’t work because headphones aren’t plugged in. Remind students they are problem-solvers. Before asking for help, try to solve themselves. Make this a game--//who knows what to do if the monitor doesn't work?//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Revisit mouse websites (see list in textbook or [|click here] ). Remind students correct way to use internet. Discuss how to use the internet safely
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">stay in the neighborhood as directed by teacher
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">don't click ads (what's an ad)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">don't get distracted
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">find links with the hand
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|more]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary from the start of the lesson into teaching. Observe students--do they understand what you're saying? If not, chat about it. Vocabulary is a foundational skill, thanks to Common Core.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.
 * //I often include articles at the end of the lesson to help you with the pedagogy and prickly issues. Questions about them--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //**

= = = Welcome Back! = //**Week of Sept. 3rd**//
 * // [|Lesson 1 in Workbook] //**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Each lesson lists **Materials** required and **Teacher Prep**. Any questions about those? Leave them in the Discussion Button.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have students gather at the classroom door to start a tour. You want them comfortable with the place they’ll visit every week. Share bulletin boards, printer, picture gallery, and more. Take your time. See pictures of [|my classroom here.] Point out to students what is for their grade and what they can look forward to in future years. Let them tell you about a sibling in an upper grade!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Explain rules—have them on wall. Let students ask questions and add rules they think will help class go better for everyone. Hand write them onto your posted list. Make sure this list includes group discussion rules such as 1) listen to others speak, 2) take turns speaking, 3) wait to be called on before beginning. Sometime before the next class, update the list so it looks pretty!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show students the certificate they will receive at the end of the year (in back of textbook). Show students that long list of skills they will have accomplished by then to move on to the next grade.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Gather students on carpet and discuss why students use technology. Take student ideas. Do they have computers? What do they use them for?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have students move to their stations. Notice station number. Notice each computer is separate from others. Notice headphones, CPU, keyboard, mouse, monitor.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Explain that they always keep hands to themselves and respect the work of others.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Explain good posture—body straight, hands on keyboard, elbows at side, keyboard in front, mouse to side. Why? Students are starting the good habits that will turn them into excellent keyboarders.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Review how to hold mouse—finger on each button, palm at bottom, thumb on side. Practice mouse skills—left/right button, double click, wheel.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Open internet on SmartScreen and explain what the ‘internet’ is, how to use it, not to use without permission. Explain what class internet start page is (see article at the end of this Lesson). Show students where websites are found.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have mouse websites (see appendix in textbook for ideas. There are some great ones!) on class internet start page (see mine as sample at [|http://www.protopage.com/askatechteacher#Untitled/Kindergarten] ). Demo first so students see how to use websites, then let them explore.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary found at the top of the lesson. Make this natural. Expect students to understand this domain-specific vocabulary.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Expect students to solve problems and make decisions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have you answered the Essential Question? Have you covered the Big Idea?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Trouble-shooting: ** //Check the Problem Solving listed at the top of the lesson. These are the most commonly faced by students with this lesson. Be sure you know the answers and expect students to learn them. Each week, the student problem solving toolkit grows through these.//

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Extension: **
 * //I often include articles at the end of the lesson to help you with the pedagogy and prickly issues. Questions about them--post to the Discussion Button above.//
 * //Three overarching topics you'll want to pay attention to every lesson://
 * //keyboarding--f<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">ollow keyboard lessons in [|K-8 Keyboard Curriculum] //
 * //Digital Citizenship--<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Full [|digital citizenship curriculum] for K-8 //
 * //vocabulary (no more word lists. Use the right words; decode; make it natural)//


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">More Information: **
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Questions? Go to // [|Ask a Tech Teacher]
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration? Use Discussion Button above. //

**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. I find as I focus on the central idea of a lesson, clarifying questions sometimes take more time than I'd expect. I'm fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. //** <span style="background-color: #86858a; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">      The week of Sept. 10th, I'll be teaching... <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Lesson #1 in the curriculum   <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Lesson #2 in the curriculum    <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Lesson #3 in the curriculum    <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Haven't started yet    <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Other: Vote <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">View Results <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">Polldaddy.com

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of June 3-7, 2013 = = = = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of May 27-31, 2013 =

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= <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">Week of May 13-17, 2013 =

= <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of May 6-10, 2013 = Tux Paint - Mother’s Day card = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of April 29-May 3, 2013 = __[]__ Students will practice technology skills using this website. Using the brightlink – work along with the program before the students go to their workstations. Have students go to the website (they can search for the icon on the shortcuts menu and go to it from there). Students should browse through the level and try various activities for enrichment. Students should use level K and 1 **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of April 22-26, 2013 **

Students will learn to open a PAGES document and practice making Capital letters. This is taught by holding the SHIFT key while typing the letter. Students will practice typing their name in lower case and upper case. **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of April 15-19, 2013 ** Students will learn to open a PAGES document and practice making Capital letters. This is taught by holding the SHIFT key while typing the letter. Students will practice typing their name in lower case and upper case.
 * Continued: Learning how to import a picture and re-size** Students may add shapes or an image to their page as well. Vocabulary includes JPEG and GIF files.

Students may add shapes or an image to their page as well. Vocabulary includes JPEG and GIF files. = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">Week of April 8-12, 2013 = Students will learn to open a PAGES document and practice making Capital letters. This is taught by holding the SHIFT key while typing the letter. Students will practice typing their name in lower case and upper case. Students will also practice typing numbers from 0-10 Introduce Font styles and Size Students will practice changing the sfont style and size of their name. Also - review of holding a mouse and clicking - left click and right click. = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of April 1-5, 2013 =

Easter Break = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of March 25-29, 2013 = Easter Sites - Coloring with Tux Paint

Keyboarding skills: BBC Dance Mat Typing

= <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of March 18-22, 2013 =

__[|**//Lesson 22-23 in Workbook//**]__ Students will draw a picture of their home. In this lesson, students will focus on: tools, toolbars, mouse skills.
 * TUX Paint**

If time permits - students will practice Keyboarding skills: BBC Dance Mat Typing = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of March 11-15, 2013 =

Students will practice Keyboarding skills: BBC Dance Mat Typing

= <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of March 4-8, 2013 = BrainpopJr – Time to the Hour, Time to the Minute, Time to the Quarter Review telling time __[]__

If time permits - we will also practice telling time (Talk Clock) BBC Dance Mat Typing =<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of February 18-22, 2013 = No school - President’s Day <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">**Week of February 11-15, 2013** = Spider Skittles Sort and Graph Activity. = Teacher led - students will practice sorting activity while learning the concept of graphing. (I’m sensitive to allergies in the classroom and can use other items for rewards) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; line-height: 38px;">**Week of February 4-8, 2013** __[]__ Keyboard Zoo and some other games are included Like Spelling practice with sight words. Students will continue practice keyboard and mouse skills while learning about coins and money: Learning Coins with Practice Money - ABCYA.com

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of January 28-February 1, 2013 = = #2 Slide THIS IS MY FAMILY = Lesson 14, 16 in Workbook This week, students continue a series of four drawings to share with parents at the year-end as well as our Open House. events. These drawings will review and celebrate all the skills kindergartners learn throughout the year. With each drawing, I remind students what they are preparing for. Week 1 of 2 on first picture for Open House--practice. Week 2 of 2: export to student file folder for the Open House slideshow This is the 2nd picture students will prepare for Open House--this one of their family. There's only one book allotted to it in the text, but feel free to extend it a week if your students require that. Remind students these are skills they know how to use so should be done as independently as possible. Those who finish: Practice keyboarding on installed software or online program or, visit websites that tie in with class conversations.
 * •**Draw a picture of your family **•**Use a different brush for each member **•**Use five different colors **•**Extra time: Add their name with ABC tool **•**Export (why not save?)

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of January 21-25, 2013 = __[|Lesson 14, 16 in Workbook]__
 * 1) 1 Slide for Open House CONTINUED (See 2 below)

This week, students start a series of four drawings to share with parents at the year-end as well as our Open House. events. These drawings will review and celebrate all the skills kindergartners learn throughout the year. With each drawing, I remind students what they are preparing for.

Week 1 of 2 on first picture for Open House--practice. Week 2 of 2: export to student file folder for the Open House slideshow
 * Draw a picture of yourself with pencil tool. Use 5 colors. Extra: add something (like the dog) with the paint brush
 * Add a sentence--'My name is" (or "* is for *", such as J is for Jenny, with the student first name)
 * Add name with the alphabet tool
 * See samples like these on pg. 34 of text

As time permits - students will draw a picture of themselves at school - in the classroom - on the playground - etc. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; line-height: 38px;">**Week of January 14-18, 2013** __[|Lesson 14, 16 in Workbook]__
 * 1) 1 Slide for Open House CONTINUED

This week, students start a series of four drawings to share with parents at the year-end as well as our Open House. events. These drawings will review and celebrate all the skills kindergartners learn throughout the year. With each drawing, I remind students what they are preparing for.

Week 1 of 2 on first picture for Open House--practice. Week 2 of 2: export to student file folder for the Open House slideshow = = =<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Week of January 7-11, 2013 = __[|Lesson 14, 16 in Workbook]__
 * Draw a picture of yourself with pencil tool. Use 5 colors. Extra: add something (like the dog) with the paint brush
 * Add a sentence--'My name is" (or "* is for *", such as J is for Jenny, with the student first name)
 * Add name with the alphabet tool
 * See samples like these on pg. 34 of text
 * 1) 1 Slide for Open House

This week, students start a series of four drawings to share with parents at the year-end as well as our Open House. events. These drawings will review and celebrate all the skills kindergartners learn throughout the year. With each drawing, I remind students what they are preparing for.

Week 1 of 2 on first picture for Open House--practice. Week 2 of 2: export to student file folder for the Open House slideshow <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Week of November 26-30, 2012
 * Draw a picture of yourself with pencil tool. Use 5 colors. Extra: add something (like the dog) with the paint brush
 * Add a sentence--'My name is" (or "* is for *", such as J is for Jenny, with the student first name)
 * Add name with the alphabet tool
 * See samples like these on pg. 34 of text
 * =Double-click to open TuxPaint=
 * Continue a discussion on shapes to scaffold classroom learning by exploring how circles, squares, triangles are part of holiday decorations. Discuss: What holiday symbols do they see in the different shapes? (Circles for snowmen; Triangles for trees (Two for stars); squares for presents;)
 * Now draw some of those using the paint brush tool. See samples on pg. 29-30
 * Add a greeting with ABC tool. Are your students ready for shift key instead of all caps? Display sample greetings on Smartboard so students get used to correct spelling
 * Print if ready, or practice and print next week.

=**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Week of November 19-23, 2012 **= <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">**Week of November 12-16, 2012** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">No School - Veteran's Day weekend
 * Type toBig Brown Bear Typing (Five minute warmup)
 * Double-click to open TuxPaint
 * Continue with this lesson using TuxPaint to reinforce classroom study of shapes. Students create Thanksgiving turkey with ovals, decorate and print.
 * Open TuxPaint. Draw Thanksgiving turkey with five feathers as done last week.
 * Advanced: use unfilled circle shape and fill with paint bucket fills;
 * Option: For students who struggle with the fine motor requirements of this project, let them draw the turkey with a paint brush 5 colors and 5 brushes
 * Use stamp tool to add turkey’s face, ribbon, boots, Show students how resize the shapes using the ‘blue arrow’ on tool bar,
 * Use text tool (ABC tool), caps lock, font size 48, to add greeting; don’t forget the space between words!
 * Export with assistance; print with assistance.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">**Week of November 5-9, 2012** Digital Life Students are introduced to their roles as digital citizens in an online community where they reflect on how they are responsible not only for themselves but for others, in order to create a safe and comfortable environment. Students will: =  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.4em;">Unit: Digital Life  =
 * __<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship __**
 * Understand that when they are online, they are communicating with real people
 * Consider their responsibilities to their offline and online communities
 * Learn that when they are online, they are responsible for themselves and for others
 * Understand that good digital citizens are responsible for themselves and respectful in the online world and beyond

Sending Email
Students will:
 * Understand that the Internet provides a means of communicating with real people
 * Describe how email messages are sent and received
 * Demonstrate an appreciation of how real people send messages to one another on the Internet through role-play activity

= <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of October 29-November 2, 2012 =

= = = =

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of October 22-26, 2012 = Safety and Security Students learn that the Internet is a great place to develop rewarding online relationships, but they also learn to be cautious and to never reveal private information without asking a trusted adult for permission. Students will
 * __<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship __**
 * Compare and contrast online friends with real-life friends, face to face pals.
 * Understand that Private Information should not be given to anyone online without the permission of a trusted adult.
 * Learn how to respond if an online friend asks them personal questions.

Going Places Safely
Students will: = **__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of October 15-19, 2012 __** = Book Fair week - students will practice keyboarding skills with a substitute teacher. = __<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of October 1-5, 2012 __ = Tools, Toolbars // Lesson 4 in Workbook // Keyboard Intro and Brown Bear Typing and/or BBC Dance Mat Typing. 1. Go over keyboard. - focus on key placement and letters - not symbols. 2. BBC Dance Mat Typing—colors for hands 3. Demo Brown Bear 4. Review Posture tenants for keyboarding. 5. Review getting to start page: Safari; Homepage pops up; Kindergarten tab. 6. Extra time: Practice drag-and-drop skills on internet = __<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of September 24-28, 2012 __ =
 * Discover that computers can be used to visit far-away places and learn new things
 * Understand that staying safe online is similar to staying safe int eh real world.
 * Learn rules for traveling safely on the internet
 * This link to this web-based program is on my internet start page.
 * Have students explain to you how to get to the internet, to your start page
 * Take this opportunity to discuss correct use of the internet
 * only go to the link provided
 * don't go to other ads/locations
 * use tabs on the browser to go back to start page
 * Practice. Remind students they are trying to remember key placement. Remind students of proper posture
 * Legs centered in front of body
 * Body centered in front of keyboard
 * Hands curved over home row
 * Document to left of computer (when there is one)
 * Use right thumb for space bar
 * Eyes on screen.
 * [|Mouse--Drag and Drop Robot]
 * [|Drag and drop--make a face]
 * [|Drag and drop II--games]
 * [|Drag and drop puzzles]
 * Extra time: Practice letters on [|Starfall] and [|Bembo's Zoo]

Clifford's Birthday Celebration and Webcast. September 24, 2012 - Clifford's 50th Birthday!!!
[] =__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of September 17-21, 2012 __=

Taking Care of Your Computer Lesson #3 in Workbook

> Explore Pencil tools and Colors > Use drag skills to use the pencil
 * 1) Re-Explain proper care around the computer (no food/drink; gentle hands)
 * 2) Show students how to use headphones and how to plug into the jack on the back of the Mac.
 * 3) Introduce Tux Paint (Penguin icon on dock - bottom of desktop)

=__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of September 10-14, 2012 __=

Intro to Tech Lesson #1 and #2 in Workbook

> What is a Computer? [|www.brainpopjr.com]
 * 1) Tour Classroom; share bulletin boards, workstations, printers.
 * 2) Pictures of Mrs. Brooks, family and Sasha
 * 3) Review keyboard (Enter; Backspace; Spacebar)
 * 4) Parts of a computer (CPU, Mouse, Keyboard, Printer)
 * 1) Digital Pictures and Movies - Explain how digital cameras work.
 * 2) Start page.
 * 3) Mouse skills program (Right Click, Left Click, Double Click and Drag and Drop)
 * Bees and Honey
 * Tidy the Classroom

=__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week of September 3-7, 2012 __=

No Class - Labor Day

= Shapes in My World = //**Week of April 29th-May 6th**//
 * // [|Lesson 31 in Workbook] //**


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Start class by practicing slideshow of student drawings in Windows. Students should be pretty good at it by now!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Students take a ‘shape stroll’ around school to discover shapes discussed in class.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Be sure to have extra helpers so students don’t get separated.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Walk around school grounds and ask students to point out where they see squares, rectangles, circles, diamonds, cubes, pyramids and other shapes discussed in class. As you scribe for them, ask them to <span style="color: #3b3b3a; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as //above//, //below//, //beside//, //in front of//, //behind//, and //next to.//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Return to classroom and list shapes found on SmartScreen. Ask students to remind you where they saw them (front of building, beside athletic field, on top of tower, etc.). Jog their memories if necessary.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have students draw one of the shapes and the surrounding item—building, play structure, window, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Add their name to picture. Export and print.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Check this line if you did that today!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems as they maneuver through the lesson and make decisions that follow class rules.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= Greeting Cards = //**Week of April 15th-22nd**//
 * // [|Lesson 30 in Workbook] //**

I'm sure I'm ahead of you. There are only 2 lessons after this one.'Greeting Cards' in kindergarten technology are formative assessments of tech skills as well as an easy way to tie in with classroom inquiry. Students can make greeting cards for homeless shelters, soldiers overseas, classmates with birthdays--you choose. They use the skills they know by this time of the year with little direction from you.

If you are up to this lesson, the Greek Orthodox Easter is coming up--that is a Card Opportunity.

Whichever holiday you create cards for, discuss it with students. You can create cards in your drawing program this week for practice and print next week if you want.

Here are samples:


 * ||  ||   || [[image:smaatechk-3/memorial_day.jpg caption="memorial_day.jpg"]] ||
 * memorial_day.jpg ||  ||


 * [[image:smaatechk-3/GOD_BLESS_AMERICA2.jpg caption="GOD_BLESS_AMERICA2.jpg"]] ||
 * GOD_BLESS_AMERICA2.jpg ||

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= Windows Slideshows = //**Week of April 8th**//
 * // [|Lesson 29 in Workbook] //**


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Warm up with keyboarding on installed software or online programs. Remind students of correct posture, hand position.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Discuss types of computers (PC and Mac). Discuss operating system that makes each unique. Why do people love Macs/PCs better than the alternative? Discuss what students use at home and how it compares to school systems.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">What does ‘windows’ mean? Where are these windows?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Review Windows (or Macs if you have a Mac school)—basic operating system for PC computers (see inset).
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Taskbar—shows open programs (tasks) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Clock—hover to see date //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Start button—click for more programs //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Wallpaper—easily changed, especially by older students who know how //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Give students a few moments to explore Windows parts.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Now show students how to access their projects from computer Start button and run a slideshow of pictures using Windows.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Demo first and then have students follow along:
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Go to Start button, ‘Computer’. Drill down to student folder //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Double-click jpg file //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Click slideshow button at bottom center //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Slideshow will play until students pushes escape to end it.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have them try this a second time without help. Do with a neighbor. Remind them of class rules for talking as a group. Discuss pictures with each other. Explain which digital tools were used to create the drawing. Each may ask questions of the other’s slideshow. Answer with detail that addresses questions. This will prepare students for questions parents are likely to ask.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have students get into their slideshow every week until Open House.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Done? Visit websites on start page student would like to take parents to.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Close down to desktop.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocab. Check this line if you did that!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems as they maneuver through the lesson and make decisions that follow class rules.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= Internet Fairy Tales = //**Week of April 1st**//
 * // [|Lesson 28 in Workbook] //**

> ** [|//Graphic organizers//]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Practice keyboarding with installed software or online program. Use correct posture, hand position. Observe student habits and guide them.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Done? Students will read a story on the internet and explore details together, but first, circle back on discussions about internet safety from last week. What do students remember about:
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Using the internet //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Digital neighborhood //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Safety online //
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Open internet to [|class home page] Have 3-4 fairy tales that collaborate with classroom discussion on this topic. Divide class into groups (rows or tables) and assign each group a fairy tale to read. Give them 5-10 minutes to read to themselves. Ask them to pay attention to characters, setting, major events.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">When done, as a small group, take 5-10 minutes to discuss story parts—characters, setting, major events—with each other.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">While they share, open three graphic organizers on SmartScreen (or one for each group). The inset is from Word, but you can use one from any number of free online sources, i.e.:
 * [|//Graphic organizers II//]
 * [|//Graphic Organizers III//]
 * [|//Graphic organizers—all topics//]
 * [|//Graphic organizers—Enchanted Learning//]
 * [|//Graphic Organizers—for reading//]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Add pictures of three parts and title of each story being read.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">When done, groups one at a time will share their thoughts on three elements of their story. As they share, add them to graphic organizer for class to see.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">When all three groups are done, discuss as a class what is alike and different about elements. Were characters similar? How about major events? Add lines that connect the pieces that are alike.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Check this line if you did that today!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems as they maneuver through the lesson and make decisions that follow class rules.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= Explore the Internet = //**Week of March 25th**//
 * // [|Lesson 27 in Workbook] //**


 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Practice keyboarding with installed software or online program. Use correct posture, hand position. Observe student habits and guide them.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Done? Students will read a story on the internet. But first, circle back on discussions about internet safety from Lessons 12 and 13. What do students remember about:
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Using the internet //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Digital neighborhood //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Safety online //
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Open internet to [|class internet start page] (click for sample of mine). Ask students where the digital neighborhood is on this page? What should they avoid? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Watch [|My Online Neighborhood] (Google for address) as a group and discuss. What were the three rules the boy mentioned? How is this same/different from being a citizen of the student’s home town? Where is this ‘digital town’?
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Click on one of the reading sites available for today’s class. Show students how to correctly use the website:
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Don’t click on other websites (how can they identify those?) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Don’t click ads (what is an ad?) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Stay in the ‘digital neighborhood’ //
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Point out address bar at top of webpage, back arrow, home key. If there are ads, point them out so students know to avoid them.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Explore. Notice when cursor becomes a hand, that’s a new place to visit.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Demo several websites and show students how to find stories at their reading level. If they pick one that doesn’t work, use browser tab to return to start page.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Remind them as they read the stories to think about:
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Key details //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Characters //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Setting //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Major events //
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Read one (short) story together and discuss these bullet items as a group before students explore independently. Provide strategies for identifying these in a story. Answer clarifying questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Don’t be afraid to try links. Students can’t break anything—have fun
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Check this line if you did that today!
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems as they maneuver through the lesson and make decisions that follow class rules.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

**Site Words II** //**Week of March 18th**//
 * // [|Lesson 26 in Workbook] //**


 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Display site words on Smartscreen. Say them together. Brainstorm what type of pictures would support each word.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Open drawing program (KidPix, TuxPaint, Kerpoof, Pixie, Paint, other). We use KidPix.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Demonstrate how to construct a sentence using pictures and their class site words to convey a message.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Have students select three or four site words. Using text tool, font size 48, create a quasi-sentence. If relevant, leave space where required for picture (see inset).
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Fill in words with stamps or clipart (see samples on pg. 49)
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Remind students how to edit sentences: Backspace edits to left, delete edits to right.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Have students print independently; ask for assistance if needed.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Export (rather than save so they can use picture in end-of-year slideshow) with assistance
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Done? Practice keyboarding with installed software or online site. Remind students to use correct posture, correct hand position.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems as they maneuver through the lesson and make decisions that follow class rules.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= Intro to iPads =
 * //Bonus Lesson//**


 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">What is an iPad? It’s a brand name—not a product—for a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple and used primarily for <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Candara,sans-serif;"> audio-visual media such as books, games, periodicals, movies, music, and web content. It has a keyboard, but most people maneuver with finger taps and swipes.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">It does less than other computers, but what it does is spectacular. Such as it’s instantly on—no booting up. If you use your computer boot-up to take a break, that’s over. It’s big enough to watch videos, read a book. It isn’t a phone, but can make phone calls through [|Skype] . It isn’t a camera, but takes great pictures.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Every new tech appliance needs a killer app. For iPads, it’s running apps. Thousands—tens of thousands—of them, each with a particular corner on creativity and ingenuity.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Before handing iPads to students, make sure you understand what your school expects of iPad use. Is it curriculum support or to change the way teaching is delivered? Are they to enhance pedagogy? And how will you assess success of iPad program? Know expectations so there are no surprises in the end.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Start with an introduction, iPad in-hand (in groups if you like). Take a tour showing the screen (with apps, task bar at the bottom, search function revealed with right swipe), home button, recharger (make it student responsibility to put it back into iPad cart plugged into charger), front and back camera, microphone, jack for headphones—critical with 20 students in a room all using iPads, on/off, volume, dock.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Many students are familiar with iPads so ask about favorite uses. Remind students of class rules for group discussion (from Common Core Standards):
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">listen to others speak //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">take turns speaking //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">wait to be called on before beginning //
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">As they share, demonstrate if possible.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Brainstorm for best practices in using iPads in class, proper care, things students can do, but shouldn’t at school. For example, don’t drop or toss them.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Show students how to check battery. With a battery life approaching nine hours, that probably won’t be an issue, but it’s a good step to get used to.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Create a Scavenger Hunt of apps and functions you consider important to students. Let them work in pairs as they hunt. Be sure to include reading an ebook, taking a picture of a friend, taking a picture of themselves, watching a video. This is a self-paced activity, completely inquiry-driven. Be available for clarifying questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Let students explore other apps. This will roll into a discussion of volume controls and headphones. [|Here’s a list of apps] used in many schools ( [] ).
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Establish a procedure for ‘shutting down’ iPads—similar to how students take care of computer station. Include cleaning screen, powering off, plugging into cart.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

If this is too early for Easter, flip Lesson 25 with Lesson 26 above (or the Bonus Lesson on iPads) = Easter Cards in KidPix = //**Week of March 11th**//
 * // [|Lesson 25 in Workbook] //**
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Today, students use tech skills to create an Easter card. Throughout the year, offer opportunities like this for students to reinforce learned skills by creating cards geared toward whichever holiday is occurring. They will be excited and work hard to remember how to use the tools so they can create a gift for their family/friends. Limit your assistance, rather challenge them to draw on their problem-solving skills.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Open a new canvas in the drawing program being used (samples are from KidPix)
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Select a background that says ‘Easter’ to student. Have students try two options for decorating:
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Use spray can to ‘spray’ bunnies, eggs, etc. around picture (remember using it for Valentine card?). See first inset. Don’t bury picture in spray can items—we want to see it //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Use background tool to add Easter/Spring background (see second inset) //
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">When drawing is completed, add greeting (what’s a greeting?) and student name. Demonstrate command of grammar and usage conventions being studied in class, i.e.:
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Capitalize first word in a sentence and pronouns //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Recognize and name end punctuation //
 * //<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships //
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Print (//Ctrl+P if possible)//
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary. Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems as they maneuver through the lesson and make decisions that follow class rules.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Close to desktop. Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= Fills, Stamps, Pencil Tool = //**Week of March 4th**//
 * // [|Lesson 24 in Workbook] //**


 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">This is the last drawing as part of the Open House project (see samples on page 47) to share the range of technology skills students learned in kindergarten. This one uses a variety including fills, stamps and pencil tool. Because of the practice students have had with fills, plan to finish this one in one day.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Demonstrate how to draw the hometown street. Remind them a street has two sides so draw two lines by each other. Show what happens if they don’t snug street lines to side of canvas (fill spills over between sections). Remind them where the realistic fills are (from Lesson 20). Show them how to fill the street, the ground and the sky.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Discuss what students find in their neighborhood. Pets? Toys? Cars? Discuss this as a group. Encourage students to find these stamps to add to their drawing.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Have students open KidPix (or drawing program used at your school) with desktop icon or Start button icon. Work as independently as possible.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Using pencil tool, select thick and a dark color. Draw street. Be sure ends are flush with side of screen. Use bucket fill—3rd bucket—to fill in sky, road, ground. Explore options. Oops your choice if it doesn’t work out.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Place appropriate stamps and stickers where they belong in neighborhood. Use dots (large-larger-largest) on lower toolbar to change stamp size.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">As students work, help them recall what objects they would find around their home. Or what experiences—like going to the beach would require a car to get there and a beach umbrella.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Drag and drop animated letters for ‘My Town’ onto screen
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">When student thinks they are done, have them ask a neighbor for assistance. What does this second person see when they look at their classmate’s drawing? What do they think would make it clearer (see inset—neighbor suggested addition of sun because it went along with a beach umbrella)? Have student revise details based on input.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Export. Don’t print—this is a surprise for parents.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Done? Type to Learn Jr. (or online typing site). Use correct posture
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">As you teach, incorporate lesson vocabulary.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Continually throughout class, check for understanding. Expect students to solve problems and make decisions.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Close down to desktop
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Remind students to transfer knowledge to classroom or home.
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif;">Tuck chairs under desk, headphones over tower; leave station as you found it

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= Open House Project--KidPix Random Tool = //**Week of Feb. 18th-25th**//
 * // [|Lesson 22-23 in Workbook] //**

Use your drawing program. I like KidPix because it has a set of building tools. If you're using TuxPaint or another, adapt to what that program has available. What's important with this lesson is: tools, toolbars, mouse skills. Remind students: What is Open House? See example below. Want another? See pg. 44 in text.
 * demo
 * practice first week. Use this as a formative assessment of skills learned this year
 * export second week
 * I treat the second week as a formative assessment--what do they remember about what they learned last week? I help, prod, but whatever the student comes up with is fine. I learn from what they remember.



The text has a St. Patrick's Day card as an extension. We're a bit early for that! If there's a birthday coming up, students can create cards for that. Directions on pg. 44 of text

As you teach, use correct vocabulary (i.e., those in textbook word list) and expect students to solve their own problems.

Close down to desktop, headphones over tower, chairs tucked under.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= KidPix Paint Bucket Fills I/II =
 * //Week of February 4th-February 11th//**
 * // [|Lesson 20-21 in Workbook] //**


 * 1) Show students how to use the Color Me background in KidPix to create pictures. They'll use this skill for last Open House drawing
 * 2) Have them create a drawing using each of the backgrounds: one color-different textures, rainbow, realistic
 * Pick a background from Color Me (or find an online coloring book)
 * Use 5 paint bucket fills and 5 textures
 * Use only one color and create interest with the textures
 * Save for Open House slideshow
 * || [[image:smaatechk-3/paint_bucket.jpg caption="paint_bucket.jpg"]] ||
 * paint_bucket.jpg ||  ||
 * Choose the rainbow bucket and complete a drawing (see page. 42 for example)


 * Choose the realistic bucket, a Color Me coloring book page, and make it look as realistic as possible. (see pg. 42 for example)

Which do students like best? Those who finish go to [|Starfall Letters] or [|Bembo's Zoo] to reinforce classroom work on letters

As you teach, use correct vocabulary (i.e., those in textbook word list) and expect students to solve their own problems.

Close down to desktop, headphones over tower, chairs tucked under.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= = = KidPix Tools =
 * //Week of January 28th, 2013//**
 * // [|Lesson 19 in Workbook] //**


 * This is the 2nd picture students will prepare for Open House--this one of their family. There's only one book allotted to it in the text, but feel free to extend it a week if your students require that.**
 * **Draw a picture of your family**
 * **Use a different brush for each member**
 * **Use five different colors**
 * **Extra time: Add their name with ABC tool**
 * **Export (why not save?)**
 * **See another example on pg. 40 of text**
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/fam.jpg caption="fam.jpg"]] ||


 * Done? Practice keyboarding on installed software or online website**
 * Done? Visit class internet start page. Today, my teachers want to reinforce math. Yours may be different**
 * [|Math Websites]
 * [|Kindergarten Math]

As you teach, use correct vocabulary (i.e., those in textbook word list) and expect students to solve their own problems.

Close down to desktop, headphones over tower, chairs tucked under.

//** Post-lesson notes: If you don't get through everything, check completed items so you know what to get back to when you have time on later lessons. Be fine with that. There'll be lessons later that move faster than I planned. **//

= = = Valentine Card--Fills, Spray, Paint Bucket = //**Week of Jan. 21st**//
 * // [|Lesson 18 in Workbook] //**

**Happy Valentine Day Love** ***
 * 1.** **KidPix (or other drawing program)—Valentine Card**
 * **a.** **Draw border with spray can**
 * **b.** **Add heart with paint bucket fill**
 * **c.** **Use ABC tool for greeting**
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/kval.gif caption="kval.gif"]] ||


 * 2. Groundhog Day websites--think ahead**
 * [|Groundhog Day Song]
 * [|Groundhog Day]

3. Done? Story websites (or whatever ties into classroom conversations)
 * [|Magic Keys--stories for youngers]
 * [|Signed stories]
 * [|Story time--visual]
 * [|Mighty book storybooks]
 * [|Starfall]
 * [|Dr Seuss Seussville]
 * [|Kinder Stories]
 * [|Make a story (simple)]

= = = Site Words =
 * Week of Jan. 7th**
 * // [|Lesson 16 in Workbook] //**


 * Use a drawing program to practice site words/Dolch Words/Hi Frequency words (see sample on pg. 35)
 * display them on the Smartscreen for students
 * review them and gather suggestions as to what pictures would best represent the words
 * Demo the project for students using their ideas
 * When students finish their project, export for Open House slideshow and print
 * Those who finish can practice keyboarding on installed software or online site
 * More time? Visit a list of websites you've collected on your class start page that tie into class discussions. As you do every time students use the internet, remind them how to safely traverse the internet neighborhood

= #1 Slide for Open House =
 * Week of Jan. 1st, Jan.14th**
 * // [|Lesson 15-17 in Workbook] //**

This week, students start a series of four drawings to share with parents at the year-end Open House. These are not printed, thus encouraging parents to come see them (when I do allow printing). These drawings will review and celebrate all the skills kindergartners learned throughout the year. With each drawing, I remind students what they are preparing for.

Week 1 of 2 on first picture for Open House--practice. Week 2 of 2: export to student file folder for the Open House slideshow
 * Draw a picture of yourself with pencil tool. Use 5 colors. Extra: add something (like the dog) with the paint brush
 * Add a sentence--'My name is" (or "* is for *", such as //J is for Jenny,// with the student first name)
 * Add name with the dog alphabet
 * See samples like these on pg. 34 of text
 * **When done, practice keyboarding on installed software or internet site**
 * **Those who have more time:** **Visit class-themed websites on [|class internet start page] **

= Geometric Shapes in KidPix =
 * Week of Nov. 30th-Dec.21st**
 * // [|Lesson 10-13 in Workbook] //**


 * 1.** **TTLJr**
 * 2.** **KidPix**
 * **a.** **Holiday** **card—**
 * **b.****Geometric shapes**
 * **c.** **Stamp—cutouts**
 * **d.****Paint bucket fills**
 * **e.** **Sticker—holiday, celebration**



= Geometric Shapes in KidPix =
 * Week of Nov. 9th-16th**
 * // [|Lesson 9 in Workbook] //**


 * 1.** **TTLJr**
 * 2.** **KidPix**
 * **a.** **Practice Thanksgiving card that used shapes, like this:**
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/th.gif caption="th.gif"]][[image:smaatechk-3/thanksgiving2.jpg caption="thanksgiving2.jpg"]]
 * 3.** ** [|Kindergarten math] **
 * 4.** ** [|Drag and Drop skills] **

= Online Keyboard Practice, Math =
 * Week of Oct. 26-Nov. 2nd**
 * // [|Lesson 8-9 in Workbook] //**

[|3. Kindergarten math]
 * 1.** **TTLJr**
 * 2.** [|Brown Bear Typing]
 * 4.** ** [|Game goo] **

= Halloween Card in KidPix =
 * Week of Oct. 12th-19th**
 * // [|Lesson 7-8 in Workbook] //**


 * 1.** **KidPix—practice—demo**
 * **a.** **Halloween picture**
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/pump.gif caption="pump.gif"]]
 * [[image:smaatechk-3/pump2.gif caption="pump2.gif"]]
 * 2.** **TTLJr—colors for hands**

= KidPix Intro =
 * Week of October 5th**
 * // [|Lesson 5-6 in Workbook] //**


 * 1.** **TTLJr—colors for hands**
 * 2. KidPix**
 * 3. Community Helper Project**
 * 4.** **go to [|internet start page] **
 * ** [|clock talk] **
 * [|clocks]
 * ** [|keyboard climber] **
 * ** [|spider typing] **
 * ** [|audio stories] **

= Keyboard Intro, TTL Jr Intro =
 * Week of Sept. 28th**
 * // [|Lesson 4 in Workbook] //**


 * 1.** **go over keyboards**
 * 2.** **TTLJr—colors for hands**
 * 3.** **KidPix—intro**
 * **a.** **Use pencil—explain different pencils**
 * **b.** **Use paint brush—explain all of them**
 * **c.** **Draw yourself**
 * **d.** **add your name**
 * **e.** **Print**
 * 4.** **go to [|internet start page] **
 * **a.** ** [|clock talk] **
 * [|b. clocks]

= Intro to Tech =
 * Week of September 14th**
 * // [|Lesson 2 in Workbook] //**


 * 1.** **TTLJr**
 * 2.** **Pictures of Ms. Lowry, Garcia**
 * 3.** **Start page, bookmarks**
 * 4.** **Mouse skills program**
 * 5.** **Coin counting, count coins on Start page**