Friday, November 22, 2013

Tech Class Projects

We have been working hard on different projects in the grade level Technology Classes. Students in 5th grade are working on a body system project. Students will be producing a moving letting us know why their body system is the most important. Look for those movies on your student's blog soon.
All of the 4th grade students are working on an All About Me project using the program Photo Peach. They are writing sentences to describe themselves and then finding pictures that represent their sentences. They are then creating a short movie which can be shared with their classmates. This is a fun and easy program to use. Check it out at home using family photos!
The 3rd grade classes are creating a Google Presentation about homophones. Students were asked to look up four sets of homophones in an online dictionary. Then students wrote sentences using their words correctly. Check back here soon to see some examples.

Friday, October 18, 2013

New Year: 2013-2014

We are off to another great year! Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are working on keyboarding skills using a program called Typing Web. This is a web based program, so students can access the program at home or anywhere there is an internet connection. There is a login, which is your student's username and password they use at school to get to the network, Moodle and their Google Drive. Make sure to remind them to use the proper technique--bad habits are hard to break.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Student Blogs

Have you been wanting to see the technology projects your child has been working on this school year?  Now is your chance.  Students in 4th and 5th grade have created their own Blog to showcase the projects they have worked on in Tech Class and Tech Lab. In order to view you child's blog you will need their username which is located in their assignment book (you can also just ask your child).  In the address bar, type in your child's username followed by .blogspot.com. Most 5th grade students have posted a few projects, while 4th graders are just getting started. Please comment on your student's work to let them know what you think.
4th Grade Students working on their blog

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Dunlap Elementary Technology


Dunlap students are working hard in the computer lab.  Currently, students are working on a keyboarding program called Glencoe's Online Keyboarding. This program allows students to learn at their own pace by following along with the lessons. If possible have your student work on some type of keyboarding program at home.  There are several listed on the Dunlap Elementary Technology Moodle site.  Your student would log in using their school username and password.