KCD Computer Lab Curriculum 2011-2012
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November 30, 2011
1st Grade - BrainPOPJr FREE Stuff!
Labels:
1st Grade
,
BrainPOP Jr.
LESSON
Today you will learn how to watch
FREE movies on BrainPOPJr
!
After you watch a movie, try out the Easy Quiz, the Hard Quiz, the Game and read the POP-A-JOKE!!!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Reading Comprehension
November 27, 2011
1st Grade - Evergreens
Labels:
1st Grade
,
Kerpoof
LESSON
Today you will use
Kerpoof
to create an evergreen tree & snowman scene!
Make sure you sign your work using a text box!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Science
Art
SOFTWARE USED
Mozilla Firefox
WEBSITES USED
Kerpoof
November 25, 2011
3rd Grade - Make a Digital Flip Book
Labels:
3rd Grade
,
BrainPOP
LESSON
Watch "
Traditional Animation
" on BrainPOP and learn how cartoons were made!
Learn how to animate your drawings using
Disney's Flip Book
!
You will learn how to use frames to organize and add detail to your animation.
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Art
Programming - Animation
SOFTWARE USED
Mozilla Firefox
WEBSITES USED
Flip Book
November 23, 2011
4th Grade - Simple & Compound Machines
Labels:
4th Grade
,
BrainPOP
,
BrainPOP Jr.
EdHeads
LESSON - Day 1
Watch "
Simple Machines
" on BrainPOPJr.
Play EdHeads -
Simple Machines
.
You must print your results after you complete each room.
LESSON - Day 2
Watch "
Gravity
" AND "
Force
" on BrainPOP.
EdHeads -
The Compound Machine
.
You must print your results after you complete each room.
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Science - Force and Motion, Simple and Compound Machines
SOFTWARE USED
Mozilla Firefox
WEBSITES USED
Kerpoof
Simple Machines
on BrainPOPJr
EdHeads -
Simple Machines
EdHeads -
The Compound Machine
November 15, 2011
4th Grade - Thanksgiving
Labels:
4th Grade
,
BrainPOP
LESSON - Day 1
Today we will watch "
Thanksgiving
" on BrainPOP and you will take the quiz.
You will start the
Scholastic Thanksgiving Tour
.
LESSON - Day 2
You will finish the
Scholastic Thanksgiving Tour
.
When you finish the tour, take the
Scholastic Thanksgiving Quiz
.
LESSON - Day 3
Complete the Thanksgiving Games!
Thanksgiving Challenge
Cornucopia Word Search
Spot the Differences
Wacky Web Tale - My Amazing Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Word Search
Funny-Fill-In - A Turkey Story
Turkey Swap
The Story of Squanto
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Social Studies
November 14, 2011
3rd Grade - Thanksgiving
Labels:
3rd Grade
,
Kerpoof
LESSON - Day 1
Watch "
Thanksgiving
" on BrainPOP Jr.
Follow the directions on the
Turkey Glyph
and draw your Turkey on
Kerpoof
LESSON - Day 2
Create a Thanksgiving cartoon on
Kerpoof
.
You must include at least 4 speech bubbles.
Sign your name, and write the sentence, "I am thankful for..."
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Reading/Writing
Following Directions
Art
SOFTWARE USED
Mozilla Firefox
November 12, 2011
1st Grade - Happy Thanksgiving!
Labels:
1st Grade
,
BrainPOP Jr.
,
Kerpoof
LESSON
We will watch "
Thanksgiving
" on BrainPOP Jr.
Students will draw a turkey on
Kerpoof
!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Social Studies
Art
SOFTWARE USED
Mozilla Firefox
November 11, 2011
1st Grade Spanish Numbers
Labels:
1st Grade
,
Comic Life
LESSON
Today you will learn how to use Comic Life!
You will type the Spanish Numbers 1-10 into the template, and you will learn how to format the page background, text, and styles of fonts!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Spanish
SOFTWARE USED
Comic Life
November 8, 2011
4th Grade - Neighborhood Map Machine Mysteries
Labels:
4th Grade
,
Google Forms
,
Neighborhood Map Machine
LESSON
Today you will solve MYSTERIES on Neighborhood Map Machine!
After you finish EACH mystery, please go to the
Google Form
to rate the mystery EASY, MEDIUM, or HARD.
At the end of class, you will write what your favorite / least favorite mystery was, and why.
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Social Studies - Mapping
Reading and following directions
SOFTWARE USED
Neighborhood Map Machine
Mozilla Firefox
WEBSITES USED
Google Form
November 7, 2011
4th Grade - Scientific Method
Labels:
4th Grade
,
BrainPOP Jr.
,
Kerpoof
LESSON
Students will watch "
Making Observations
" on BrainPOP Jr.
Students will use
Kerpoof
to illustrate one of the
BrainPOP Jr. Word Wall
words: observe, record, investigate, senses, or predict.
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Science - Scientific Method
Art
November 6, 2011
1st Grade - Graph Club
Labels:
1st Grade
,
BrainPOP Jr.
,
Graph Club
Graph Club
LESSON
We will watch "
Pictographs
" on BrainPOP Jr.
Students will use our software, Graph Club, to create a pictograph of their classes favorite ice cream flavors!
Students will label the graph, input the data, and answer the questions related to their graph!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Math - Graph
SOFTWARE USED
Graph Club
November 3, 2011
2nd Grade - OCEAN!!!
Labels:
2nd Grade
,
BrainPOP Jr.
,
Comic Life
,
Kerpoof
LESSON - Day 1/2/3 - Ocean Animal Riddle
Choose your favorite ocean animal from
National Geographic's Creature Features
.
We will use Comic Life to create the ocean riddle.
On the first page of the project, write a riddle (without mentioning the animal's name) that describes your ocean animal.
On the second page, import the animal's picture and the map of where it lives.
You will format the font and style of your text, and the page backgrounds!
LESSON - Day 4 - Ocean Habitats
Watch "
Ocean Habitats
" on BrainPOP Jr.
Using
Kerpoof's "Make a Picture"
, create and label the ocean habitats.
LESSON - Day 5 - Draw an Ocean Animal
Today you will learn how to log into
Kerpoof
using our KCD account!
Once you are logged in, you will be able to use all of the fancy pens to create your drawing.
You will pick an ocean animal to draw, and you need to give him a name!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Reading comprehension
Writing
Science
Art
SOFTWARE USED
Mozilla Firefox
Comic Life
November 2, 2011
2nd Grade - Spell a Picture
Labels:
2nd Grade
,
Kerpoof
LESSON
Student's will race against the clock to see who can gain the most Kerpoof Koins on Kerpoof's "
Spell a Picture
!"
Make sure to keep your fingers rested on the home row keys!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Spelling
SOFTWARE USED
Mozilla Firefox
WEBSITES USED
Kerpoof
November 1, 2011
3rd Grade - Acrostic Poem
Labels:
3rd Grade
,
Comic Life
LESSON - Day 1
Using Comic Life, you will type your Kentucky Acrostic Poem into the template.
LESSON - Day 2
Today you will learn how to format the fonts and styles using Comic Life!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
Writing - Poetry
SOFTWARE USED
Comic Life
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