Welcome to Technology Class!

I hope that everyone had a great time this summer!  I went to the beach in Rhode Island which is where I grew up.  I am so excited about teaching you again this year.  Your regular Technology class will take place every Monday afternoon.  Also, on Wednesday mornings, you will come to Technology for part of your Language Arts class.

Today, we will go over the Class Rules and Expectations.  After that, I will hand out ipads to everyone and you will create a cover for your Language Arts binder using Pic Collage.  There won't be enough time to finish your Pic Collage today, however, you will have time to finish when we meet again next week.  Your Pic Collage must include the following:

1. A photo of yourself (use the ipad camera or ask a neighbor to take a photo of you).
2. Type 3 adjectives that describe YOU.
3. Type 3 hobbies or activities you enjoy.
4. Title: Your Name’s L.A. Binder (John’s L.A. Binder).  This should be big and easy to see immediately.
5. Insert images of your favorite things including: sports, animals, pets, books, authors, musicians, vacation places, hobbies, colors foods, etc. No more than 2 images of any one category (for example, no more than 2 images of sports).

Creating Magazine Covers!

Today, everyone will create their own Magazine Cover using a website called
Big Huge Labs. Please include the following information on your magazine cover:

• Magazine Title: My 3rd Grade Year at HTS
• Tagline: Your name
• Publication Date: June 4, 2013
• Price: $___
• Line 1, 2, 3, etc.: List the big, important, special, fun things that happened to you in 3rd Grade. Here are some ideas:

The Halloween Parade

Annapolis Field Trip

Country Dress Day

HTS Christmas Show

HTS Walks for the Homeless

Harlem Globetrotters Visit HTS

Dress Like A Teacher Day

Student Faculty Basketball Game

Night of the Arts

Grandparents Day

Sarah Noble Projects

Bright Beginnings

Vice President Biden Visits HTS

Vacation to Mars Play

HTS Canal Clean-Up

HTS Cross Country

HTS Basketball

HTS Track

HTS Softball

See the sample of a magazine cover below:

Finish Planet Pixies & Practice Fractions/Elapsed Time for Concept Review

First, please make any changes that Mrs. Khanijoun may have suggested for your first Pixie drawing showing the seasons.
Second, either open the Pixie planet drawing you started last week or choose a planet and begin your drawing. You may choose any planet, the sun or Earth's moon.  Everyone's drawing must include the following:
1.  Your name
2.  The name of your planet
3.  2 to 3 facts about the planet you have chosen
4.  Accurate colors of this planet
Do not forget to use proper capitalization for your name, the name of your planet and at the beginning of a sentence.

Once you have finished your pixie drawing, play the following online games to practice for your Concept Review on Friday (elapsed time and fractions):

 

http://www.mathslice.com/time-slice.html

 

 



http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/on_time_game3.htm

(Set the hands of the clock to the correct time)

 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/fractions_shoot.htm

(Play Simple Fractions II)

 

 

 

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/level1.htm (go through all 5 levels)

 

 

 

 

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvins-make-match/

Planet Pixies

First, create a Pixie drawing that illustrates why the Earth has seasons.  Don't forget to include at least 2 facts on the drawing (use the Text tool to insert your facts).

Once you have finished the first drawing, you may choose a planet to draw.  Again, include 2 or 3 facts about the planet you have chosen.  Here are some examples from students last year.

Scantron Testing This Week

Today, we will begin about two weeks of standardized testing in the subjects reading and math. This test helps your teachers understand what you have learned so far and how they can best help you learn more.
The Scantron test will be administered during technology classes and during the technology block of your language arts class.
A few reminders about this test:

• The test will be slightly different for each of you. If you correctly answer a problem, it gives you more difficult problems, and if you incorrectly answer a problem, it gives you easier problems. The length of the test may be very different for each of you as well.
• You must answer every question.
• It is very important to do your best and answer all items carefully, because the test will stop if you are guessing. You will have to start over from the beginning if this happens.
• Parts of this test will be very difficult, and likely cover topics you have never seen before. Please don't worry! Make your best guess, then move on.
• When you finish, raise your hand and I will come over to help you.    

I will provide your Student ID number.

Finish Poetry and Spelling City

Please finish your Diamante poem today if you haven't already done so.  Then go to:
www.spellingcity.com

You must following these steps to Create A New List:
1. Login as the Teacher
    cmiller@htsdc.org
    3310prospect
2. Click List Management (in the top right box)
3. Click Create A New List
4. Give your list a name in the top box (michael 5-7-13)
5. Type this week's spelling words
6. Click Save at the bottom
If you have spelled any of your words incorrectly, you will see a message in red next to that word.  Click on that word and correct the spelling.
7. Click Save again (after correcting any spelling mistakes)
8. Click on YOUR list and begin playing spelling games


If you finish working on Spelling City, you can try this eWord game using the vocabulary from Nights of the Pufflings.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=4&selection=1

Poetry and Story Writing Today

Please finish and/or work on the following today (in this order):
1.  Your Acrostic poem
2.  Your Diamante poem
3.  Your storybird - www.storybird.com

In order to continue working on your Diamante poem, you must first open the following link:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
Click Open (top of the screen)
Click Find My File
Click Computer
Click on your network drive