HTS 2nd Grade Technology Blog

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Lots To Do Today!

Today, we will work on the following:

1. These are the students that need to finish their Pic Collage of -EE and -EA words. This must be done first, before working on Tellagami:
Eilish - ipad 202
Andrew - ipad 210
Olivia - ipad 214
Ryan - ipad 207?
Matt - ipad ??

Christina - ipad 206

2. These students need to finish their video animation using Tellagami. The ones in yellow may start right away:
Julia - 208
Ricky - 201
Matt - 211
Anne-Sophie - 214
Mekhi - 207
Eilish - 206
Carson - 202
Ryan - 212
Andrew - 204

Diana - 207
Keating - 202

3. Everyone else will login to Mathletics. NO LIVE MATHLETICS TODAY! Everyone will work on Double Digit addition with regrouping. I will give everyone scrap paper.

4. I will choose 2 students at a time to try out the Bee-Bot. You will practice programming the bee-bot to move to the correct letters in order to spell certain words. I have listed these words on the wall.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Tellagami and iPads

In order to prepare for the Lower School Assembly on Friday March 21st, everyone will create an animation using an app called Tellagami. Watch the one that I created below:

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Make a Gingerbread House Using Excel

Today, I am going to teach you how to use Microsoft Excel. You can use Excel to create spreadsheets with rows and columns of different information.
I have already opened Microsoft Excel for you on your computers.
Everyone will create a gingerbread house.
I will pass out a color key to each student for you to follow. Let's practice on the Smartboard before you start working on your own gingerbread house.

These students need to finish and print the Pic Collage you created on Tuesday.
Group A
Christina - #206

Group B
Ryan - #211
Eilish - #202
Matt - #207
Andrew - #210
Olivia - #214
Julia - no number yet

Monday, February 24, 2014

Pic Collage - Words With This Week's Spelling Pattern

Everyone will create a Pic Collage by selecting words that use the spelling pattern -ee and -ea. First, we will brainstorm a few words on the smartboard, then I will hand out the ipads.

You must include the following:
1. At least 2 images using the -ee pattern
2. At least 2 images using the -ea pattern
3. Write or type the word on or under every image
4. Your name
5. A title at the top of your Pic Collage

Monday, February 17, 2014

Create A Timeline

Today, everyone will create their own timeline about their day. You must include at least five events in your timeline. Here are some examples of events you may use if you want:

6:30 am - I wake up

8:00 am - I start school

12:00 pm - I eat lunch

3:30 pm - I do homework

4:00 pm - I go to yoga (or art class or piano, etc.)

5:00 pm - I leave After School

6:30 pm - I eat dinner

7:00 pm - I watch TV

8:00 pm - I go to bed

Click on the link below to get started:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/