Tech for 3rd Graders

September Lessons – Bruce Pantaleo

• Lesson #1:
  Library:
  -Review of rules and procedures
  -Book care and etiquette
  -Review the neigborhoods
  Read aloud:  Finding Winnie  Part 1 (Mattick)

Lab:
– Logging in/logging out
-Review of familiar terms  (desktop/toolbar/scrollbar/browser)
-Quick searches (finding Long and DuVall blog)
-Placing useful sites on the bookmark bar/using bookmarks
-Revisiting the links on “Useful Links for Everyone”
-Leaving a clean lab/logging out
I can place the Long and DuVall blog page on my toolbar.

 

• Lesson #2:
  Library:
  -What makes a good fit book?
  -Elements of fiction
  -Popular elementary series
  Read aloud:  Finding Winnie  Part 2 (Mattick)

 

Lab:

– Review the following terms:  logon screen, desktop, bookmarks bar,
icon, logoff/shutdown
– Opening Long and DuVall blog from the Bookmarks Bar
– Logging in and keyboarding using Google Docs
I can navigate to the BookFlix site all by myself.  

• Lesson #3:
  Library:
  -More with fiction
  -Making sense of spine labels
  Read aloud:  Sam and Dave Dig a Hole  (Barnett)
• Lab:
  – More with Google Docs
  – Type the Pledge of Allegiance on a Google Doc
  – Shift vs. Caps Lock
  – Read a BookFlix/Storyline Online/Myon eBook
  – Logging in and using Typing.com (6 minutes)
  I will concentrate on using the Shift key when making capital letters.
  

• Lesson #4:
  – Continue the Pledge of Allegiance
  – Using online and dictionary, thesaurus, and rhyming dictionary.
  – Trick:  Quick Command       Copy:  (Control + C) Paste:  (Control + V)
  Activity:  Define the challenging words in the Pledge and add them to your Doc.

October Lessons

• Lesson #1:
  – Pledge of Allegiance (define the challenging words)
  – MyOn
  Read aloud:  The Widow’s Broom (Van Allsburg) Part 1
• Lesson #2:
  – Continue with discussion on book series (ordering books for the library)
  – Continue with the Pledge Activity
  -MyOn, MobyMax, Typing.com, BookFlix
  Read aloud:  The Widow’s Broom (Van Allsburg) Part 2
• Lesson #3:
  – Continue Pledge
  – Utilize the online thesauras and rhyming dictionary
  Read aloud:  Diary of a Worm (Cronin) /Scaredy Squirrel (Watt)

• Lesson #4:  MyOn (Halloween Hide and Seek)/ Space Case (BookFlix)/ Finish Pledge

November Lessons

• Lesson #1:  MyOn Project (Animals)/ Pledge/Choice time   RA:  Grandfather’s Journey (Say)
• Lesson #2:  Word Cloud:  School   RA:  A Fine, Fine School (Creech)
• Lesson #3:  Acrostic Poem:   type Thankful
• Lesson #4:  Reward Week

December Lessons

• Lesson #1:   Destiny/MyOn/Typing.com     RA:  Courage (179 Waber)
• Lesson #2:   Destiny/MyOn/Typing.com   RA:  Tuesday (Wiesner)
• Lesson #3:   Destiny/MyOn/Typing.com/Space Case   RA: Dogs (Simon)

January Lessons

• Lesson #1:  More Destiny
• Lesson #2:  Cyber Five/More Destiny/  RA:  The Best Story (Spinelli)
• Lesson #3:  Destiny Quest/Adding a Chrom app/MyOn / RA: A Bad Case of Stripes(Shannon)
• Lesson #4:  Preparation for Destiny Test

February Lessons

• Lesson #1:  Destiny Test/Introduction to Slides project/Google Maps
  RA:  Saturdays and Teacakes (Laminack)
• Lesson #2:  Slides/Another chance to pass your Destiny test/Themes and Layouts
• Lesson #3:  More Slides/ Introduce and explore Google Maps RA: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick   (Van Alsburg)
• Reward Week!

March Lessons

• Lesson #1:    More Slides (research project)
• Lesson #2:    Continue research project presentation
• Lesson #3:    Continue research presentation   RA:  Olivia Goes to Venice  (Falconer)
• Lesson #4:    Continue research presentation (transitions)   RA:  Lon Po Po (Young)
  or one of the Lagoon books (Thaler)

April Lessons

• Lesson #1:   Spring Break
• Lesson #2:   Continue presentations   RA: The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (Van Alsburg)
• Lesson #3:   Continue presentations
• Lesson #4:   Finish presentations   RA:  Runny Babbit  (Silverstein)

May Lessons

• Lesson #1:    More Google Sheets     RA:  Zoom  (Banyai)
• Lesson #2:   Create a Reading Log    RA: Thank You, Mr. Falker  (Polacco)
• Lesson #3:   Storyboard That        RA: Flotsam  (Weisner)
• Lesson #4:   Reward Week!

June Lessons

• Review/Final Project
• Review

by Bruce Pantaleo