Welcome to the Technology Rotation Weekly Newsletter! I hope you will find it useful in determining what your child is learning in Technology classes for the week.
Keyboarding
All classes spend time on keyboarding skills. Usually between 10-15 minutes at the beginning of the class period is devoted to increasing accuracy and speed on the keyboard. We use a program called Typing Time that I monitor to see how each student is progressing. All classes have already begun these lessons.
This week’s lessons include:
5th Grade
Lessons through 7
Due by Friday
6th Grade
Lessons through 9
Due by Friday
7th Grade
Lessons through 11
Due by Friday
8th Grade
Lessons through 14
Due by Friday
Vocabulary Quizzes
Each week students will be given a list of vocabulary words to study. They will receive the list at the beginning of the week. We will do review activities with the words throughout the week and have a quiz over the words on Fridays. Students are also expected to copy the words and their definitions and turn those in for a grade. This occurs on a weekly basis.
Weekly Technology Plans
5th Grade
We begin every class with 10 minutes of keyboarding.
Students will receive a list of ten vocabulary words on Monday. We will study and use the words throughout the week and have a quiz over the words on Friday. Students should also copy the words and their definitions onto another sheet of paper and turn this sheet in by Friday for a grade.
On Monday we will visit some mind stretching sites including www.fantasticcontraption.com. On Tuesday we will look at a couple of creative websites including www.tagxedo.com. On Wednesday and Thursday we will visit several social studies reinforcing websites and do the activities on those sites.
On Friday the written words are due and we will take a quiz over the vocabulary words. We will also do some reinforcing keyboarding activities.
6th Grade
We begin every class with 10 minutes of keyboarding.
Students will receive a list of ten vocabulary words on Monday. We will study and use the words throughout the week and have a quiz over the words on Friday. Students should also copy the words and their definitions onto another sheet of paper and turn this sheet in by Friday for a grade.
On Monday we will visit some mind stretching sites including www.fantasticcontraption.com. On Tuesday we will look at a couple of creative websites including www.tagxedo.com. On Wednesday and Thursday we will visit several social studies reinforcing websites and do the activities on those sites.
On Friday the written words are due and we will take a quiz over the vocabulary words. We will also do some reinforcing keyboarding activities.
7th Grade
We begin every class with 10 minutes of keyboarding practice.
Students will receive a list of ten vocabulary words on Monday. We will study and use the words throughout the week and have a quiz over the words on Friday. Students should also copy the words and their definitions onto another sheet of paper and turn this sheet in by Friday for a grade.
On Monday we will share our Zoo Power Points in class. On Tuesday we will complete the lessons on using the numeric keypad on Typing Time. On Wednesday and Thursday we will learn about the online presentation tool Prezi and we will create our own Prezis in class.
On Friday the written words are due and we will take a quiz over the vocabulary words. We will also do some reinforcing keyboarding activities.
8th Grade
We begin every class with 10 minutes of keyboarding practice.
Students will receive a list of ten vocabulary words on Tuesday. We will study and use the words throughout the week and have a quiz over the words on Friday. Students should also copy the words and their definitions onto another sheet of paper and turn this sheet in by Friday for a grade.
On Monday we will share our Research Power Points in class. On Tuesday we will complete the lessons on using the numeric keypad on Typing Time. On Wednesday and Thursday we will learn about the online presentation tool Prezi and we will create our own Prezis in class.
On Friday the written words are due and we will take a quiz over the vocabulary words. We will also do some reinforcing keyboarding activities.
Please feel free to contact me at any time! My phone number is 332-0217 ext. 130, and my email address is tamela.mccann@mnps.org.
