Week of Oct 25-29
This week reminded me of something: What a wonderful community we have here at the day school. There was something about the interaction of the kids this week and there willingness/desire to help one another. I was duly impressed at their sense of community and, moreover, family that they all share. I think we are quite lucky to have this at our school and know firsthand that this is not something you find at many other schools.
Kindergarten: We did our first instruction in Kid Pix. We talked about the location of tools on the screen, then went in depth on the use of the pencil tool. I again reminded students about their posture and hand position when behind the computer.
1st Grade: We reviewed some of the tools in Kid Pix. We talked about the tools bar and the options bar on the bottom of the screen. We discussed the pencil tool and all of its options. The kids were asked fill with the screen with black, using the pencil tool, then make a spiral of rainbow colored dots, then write there name in the lightest shade possible (white).
2nd Grade: We reviewed some of the tools in Kid Pix. We talked about the tools bar and the options bar on the bottom of the screen. We discussed the pencil tool and all of its options. The kids were asked fill with the screen with black, using the pencil tool, then make a spiral of rainbow colored dots, then write there name in the lightest shade possible (white). The students then worked with the eraser tool. We talked about its options and the difference between spot erasing and full screen erasing. The kids in 2A had a pretty good time erasing the whole screen together (ask them about it).
3rd Grade: We continued our review of Kid Pix. This time we talked about the Line tool, circle tool, and square tool plus all of their options and the shift key. Students created a compass rose with the line tool, then filled the screen with boxes containing different fills, and then made concentric circles. I focuses on precision with the mouse and required that their work be near perfect with no empty space or overlapping.
4th Grade: We finally got on the computers. The kids logged in and noted differences to the desktop from last year. We talked about resizing, re-positioning, minimizing, maximizing, and closing windows. We talked about icons and their representation of files and folders. We talked about the location and use of menus. We also reviewed the conduct and procedures surrounding use of the laptops.
HOMEWORK: Typing logs are due next Thursday!!!
5th Grade: I discovered early this week that we needed to add one more step to the process in order to make our digital photo projects. So, unfortunately, they won’t be ready for the election, but they will be ready next Thursday. So, this week, the students learned how to export their work into a PDF file, then screen capture each of their slides. We are going to use the captured images in iPhoto to finish the project (with music) next week.
HOMEWORK: Typing logs are due next Wednesday/Thursday!!!
6th Grade: No class because of the in-service.
Homework: 1) Finish the webquest and email it to me by midnight on Tuesday.
7th Grade: No class because of the in-service.
Homework: 1) Finish the webquest and email it to me by midnight on Tuesday.
8th Grade: No class because of the in-service.
Homework: 1) Finish the webquest and email it to me by midnight on Tuesday.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at matt@wornickjds.org
Have a great weekend!!!
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Matt Harris
Director of Technology
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
Kindergarten: We did our first instruction in Kid Pix. We talked about the location of tools on the screen, then went in depth on the use of the pencil tool. I again reminded students about their posture and hand position when behind the computer.
1st Grade: We reviewed some of the tools in Kid Pix. We talked about the tools bar and the options bar on the bottom of the screen. We discussed the pencil tool and all of its options. The kids were asked fill with the screen with black, using the pencil tool, then make a spiral of rainbow colored dots, then write there name in the lightest shade possible (white).
2nd Grade: We reviewed some of the tools in Kid Pix. We talked about the tools bar and the options bar on the bottom of the screen. We discussed the pencil tool and all of its options. The kids were asked fill with the screen with black, using the pencil tool, then make a spiral of rainbow colored dots, then write there name in the lightest shade possible (white). The students then worked with the eraser tool. We talked about its options and the difference between spot erasing and full screen erasing. The kids in 2A had a pretty good time erasing the whole screen together (ask them about it).
3rd Grade: We continued our review of Kid Pix. This time we talked about the Line tool, circle tool, and square tool plus all of their options and the shift key. Students created a compass rose with the line tool, then filled the screen with boxes containing different fills, and then made concentric circles. I focuses on precision with the mouse and required that their work be near perfect with no empty space or overlapping.
4th Grade: We finally got on the computers. The kids logged in and noted differences to the desktop from last year. We talked about resizing, re-positioning, minimizing, maximizing, and closing windows. We talked about icons and their representation of files and folders. We talked about the location and use of menus. We also reviewed the conduct and procedures surrounding use of the laptops.
HOMEWORK: Typing logs are due next Thursday!!!
5th Grade: I discovered early this week that we needed to add one more step to the process in order to make our digital photo projects. So, unfortunately, they won’t be ready for the election, but they will be ready next Thursday. So, this week, the students learned how to export their work into a PDF file, then screen capture each of their slides. We are going to use the captured images in iPhoto to finish the project (with music) next week.
HOMEWORK: Typing logs are due next Wednesday/Thursday!!!
6th Grade: No class because of the in-service.
Homework: 1) Finish the webquest and email it to me by midnight on Tuesday.
7th Grade: No class because of the in-service.
Homework: 1) Finish the webquest and email it to me by midnight on Tuesday.
8th Grade: No class because of the in-service.
Homework: 1) Finish the webquest and email it to me by midnight on Tuesday.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at matt@wornickjds.org
Have a great weekend!!!
===================================
Matt Harris
Director of Technology
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
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