Week of May 18 - 22 Terrific Technology Post #6

Students and Caregivers!
Caregivers, I hope you had a chance to check out CommonSense.org in my post from last week. The site can be a bit confusing, but it is so packed with good info, it's worth exploring. Email if you have any questions about it! With so much riding on remote learning, it's really important to keep reinforcing good digital citizenship.
Third Graders..(and Fourth Graders!)Third Graders are starting their Animal Slideshow project, so I put in three videos on Google Slides. One is a quick review of the basics. The second video is how to put photos into your slideshows. Third is how to put videos into your slideshows! And for those who want to push on a bit, Google allows you to add audio to your slideshows. It is on the Insert menu.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Two videos with more tips on staying safe. The first one, Protecting Your Private Information, is for grades 2-3. You can also click the picture to the right. The second one, Internet Safety on BrainPop, is probably more for 3-4. Students in those grades saw it in school, but it is a topic that should be discussed at home as well. They do overlap a bit, but the messages are worthing hearing over and over! Watch them both! You can also click the picture to the right.
GOOGLE SLIDESHOWS REVIEW Or and introduction to Google Slides for anyone! Click HERE or the image to the right.
ADDING PHOTOS TO GOOGLE SLIDESHOWS Click HERE or on the image to the....WHAT IS THAT THING?
ADDING VIDEO TO GOOGLE SLIDESHOWS Click HERE or on the image to the right.
And of course there is MYSTERY DOUG! This week, a student asks Doug, "Were there ever dragons?" CLICK HERE or the picture to the right to watch it!

Week of May 4 -8: Terrific Technology #4 Germs, Creatures and Tech Skills

Hi Friends!

Quick a range of activities this week! First one is for K-4 students (Younger kids just go to the Green Germ link for the video). We'll start off with a super video from Mystery Doug about how germs get in your body. School is closed because of GERMS! What's a "germ"? Good question! It means any tiny tiny tiny living thing that can make us sick. Like the Corona Virus!
This activity as three parts:

a. CLICK HERE for my quick intro video with instructions for the Padlet activity at the end, then...

b. CLICK  The Green Germ for the video

How Germs Get in Your Body

c. Then...CLICK HERE to get to a page on Padlet to write down your thoughts from the video.

Caregivers/Teachers/Students of all ages, the Mystery Doug video shows WHY we are supposed to wash for at least 20 seconds!  Watch to the end to see the Green Hands Guy wash his hands! 
Click the READ MORE link below for more stuff!

Week 3 April 27 - May 1 Tech Post #3

Hi Friends!

Quite a variety of activities this week!

Video #1 Click ➦Diving Inside an Old Windows PC Computer. What is going on in there?

Video #2 Click ➨ How Are You Doing? Using Padlet to share our experiences under the Corona Virus with school closed.

Video #3 Click➨Make a bookmark and a bookmark folder. No, Really?! Yup! Cool!

Video #4  Click➦Introduction to Mystery Doug. Super science videos that answer questions from students like you! Great for students in grades K-1-2  as well! Doug takes questions from all ages!

Caregivers:
Here's a link to Mystery Doug's Youtube channel. He's posted lots of super videos that are direct and very well done.

The Mystery Science site has the videos plus suggestions for extension activities. You can make an account for free HERE.

Lot's to do! Have at it!