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toc =First Grade Plans=

__March 17-21__
1. Have students come in and login to their computers. 2. Display the website [|"National Geographic Kids - Creature Feature"] on the LCD projector (link has been added to the 1st Grade Board on CES Internet Weblinks). Prompt students to find and open the link to the website in the Hand-Out folder. Model the procedures of how to choose an animal to research. Model how to view the different tabs on the web page "Facts and Photos", "Videos and Sound", and "Map". Discuss with students that they should not send an "E-Card" or "Print this Creature". Allow students time to explore different animals. Display the Adelie Penguin page from the website "National Geographic Kids - Creature Feature" using the LCD projector. Inform students that the focus for today's lesson will be the Adelie Penguin. 3. Have students Think-Pair-Share information they already know about penguins. Discuss and record additional information they would like to know about Adelie Penguins. Record Responses on worksheet. You can use the Word Document for Pencil/Paper or the Kidspiration Document on the computer.
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 * Vocabulary: research, penguins, note taking**
 * Student Objective: The student will learn notetaking strategies for taking notes about Penguins from a website and other sources.**
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 * Penguin Lesson**

4. Project the "Adelie Penguin.ppt" //PowerPoint// presentation for the students to see using the LCD projector. Ask student volunteers to read the slides aloud to the class. 5. Inform students that they will be creating an book about Adelie Penguins. 6. Prompt the students to select the Adelie Penguin on the website "National Geographic Kids - Creature Feature" to complete the research. If necessary, pair students heterogeneously by reading levels to read text on the web page. 7. Monitor student activity as they research information on the website "National Geographic Kids - Adelie Penguin". Have students add three items they learned to their worksheet or Kidspiration. 8. Print or Collect Worksheet. 9. Have students logout and put away their laptop.

__Jan 2-3__
(No School Monday-Wednesday) 1. Take attendance with Class Dojo. Review class points. 2. Introduce the Genius Bar to students. Establish rules for selection and how it works. Select two students, have them write their name on badges. 3. Choose Class Photographer for January with Randomizer in Class Dojo. Record on chart on board. 4. Review what students know about Space. Assign the following Wixie activity to the class and sprinkles. 5. Have students login and open the activity in Wixie. 6. Have students use the Text feature to add two Text Boxes. One should fill the top of the page with the Title "My Space Book". The other should fill about half of the width of the page at the bottom with the author "By: First and Last Name". 7. Demonstrate how to change the color, font, and size of the text boxes. Students should choose a bright color, such as yellow, blue, or pink. 8. Demonstrate how to use the drawing tools and fill bucket to draw their perspective in space. Their drawings should include the moon, earth, and sun. Help the students to understand the proportions depending on which object they are closest too. 9. Demonstrate how to use the Fill bucket to make the background of the illustration solid Black. 10. Demonstrate how to use the Shapes Tool to make small stars. Stars are different colors so if students want to make white, red, or blue stars they may. Demonstrate how to draw diagonally to make small "dot-like" stars. 11. Demonstrate how to glue down their astronaut in the place they would like on their illustration. Explain that once they place it down they can not move it again. Glue is found in the Edit menu when the Astronaut is selected. 12. Demonstrate how to use the camera and the circle shape to take a photograph of their face and place it on the opening and resize for the astronaut. 13. Using the Send options export the page as an images - full page. When exporting they should name the file - Space1TeacherCodeFirstName.jpg. For example Space1RCarrie.jpg 14. Then have students hand in the file to your hand in folder.
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__Quarter 1__
__Aug 26-30__ >
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 * Student Objective: The student will understand the rules and procedures for technology class.**
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 * 1) Students enter the class and select a seat
 * 2) Call students and take attendance using Class Dojo
 * 3) Using the Google Presentation go over rules and procedures with students. Use Class Dojo to reward students for positive behavior.
 * 4) Pass out Login Cards and have students login.
 * 5) Ask students to check their Dock for any ?. Record any students who have a ? on their dock.
 * 6) Have student click their users folder, then click open in finder. Explain to students that this is their users folder. It can be accessed on any computer in our school. It will be where we will save all of our work this year.
 * 7) Demonstrate how to open the Hand Out Folder (Clark the Cougar). Show students how to click on your hand out folder and then drag the TECH FILE from Hand Out to their users folder. This will be where all work for this school year will be saved.
 * 1) Have students logout and then call students a few at a time to put their laptops away.
 * 2) Show Internet Safety BrainPop Jr. video if needed to fill time.
 * 3) Use Class Dojo (randomizer) to select 3/4 students to tell something they learned, something they like, or something that they thought was interesting about Technology Class this year.
 * 4) Call students to line up.
 * 5) Dismiss to teacher.

__Sept 2-6__ (No School Monday & Thursday)
 * Tech Standard:** 1. Creativity and Innovation: b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * Vocabulary:** template
 * Student Objective:** The student will create an All About Me Kidspiration as a means of personal expression.
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 * 1) Invite students to come in and sit in a seat of their choice.
 * 2) Select a class photographer for September.
 * 3) Pass out login cards and call students to get their laptops.
 * 4) Review the rules for headphones and call students to get headphones.
 * 5) Guide students to the Hand Out folder and open CES Internet Weblinks > 1st Grade Board > Starfall's All About Me. Have students complete the story online.
 * 6) Using Class Dojo, call on random students to share about what they selected for the Interactive Book.
 * 7) Have students open Photobooth and take a quick photograph of themselves and drag it to the desktop.
 * 8) Make sure that all students have put the TECH FILE in their Users Folder. [[file:TECH FILE.zip]]
 * 9) Then have students open their TECH FILE, leaving that window open go to the Hand Out Folder and drag the All About Me Kidspiration template into their TECH FILE. Then have students open the All About Me Template. [[file:AllAboutMe1st.kid]] [[file:AllAboutMe1stSample.kid]]
 * 10) Demonstrate for students how to add their photograph, then search for images that tell about themselves (likes, dislikes) and place them on the screen.
 * 11) Students should also add their name in the Star Textbox.
 * 12) Instruct students to Save and Print their work.
 * 13) If students finish early they can explore Starfall on CESInternetWeblinks. (They must open in Chrome)
 * 14) At 3:40 have students quit and log out of their computers. Call tables to put their laptops away.
 * 15) Dismiss to teacher.

__Sept 9-13__
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__Sept 16-20__
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__Sept 23-27__
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__Sept 30-Oct 4__
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__Oct 7-11__
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__Oct 14-18__ (Half Day Thursday, No School Friday)
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__Oct 21-25__
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__Oct 28-Nov 1__ (End of Quarter Wednesday, No School Friday)
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