Blog Posts - Ms. Sarah Cornelius

Ms. Sarah Cornelius

Nov 6-10

11/6/2017

Both on Monday and on Tuesday we will be working in the Blocky app completing the puzzles for Dot and Dash. But first, please take a minute to complete this survey about after school robotics clubs.

Oct 30 - Nov 3

10/30/2017

On Monday you have the choice between Typing Club or finishing your animation in Toontastic, choose wisely.

On Tuesday we will start working with the Dot & Dash Robots! You will work in teams of 3, you are allowed to pick your teammates but make sure to put a lot of thought into who you pick to work with. You are not allowed to change your group during this 6 week unit.

Oct 23-27

10/23/2017

On Monday we will be creating a 5-part story in Toontastic. Make sure to give careful thought of which setting and characters you will be using before you start writing your script.

On Tuesday we will be taking the STAR test in both English and Spanish. Make sure to read the question, all the answers and the question again before clicking on the best choice.

Oct 16-20

10/16/2017

On Monday we will be talking our AR quizzes on the books you have been reading, when you are done you can work on mastering your keyboarding skills with Typing Club.

On Tuesday we will be exploring the Homes app on the iPads. With this awesome resource we will be visiting four homes in Guatemala, New York City, Yemeni and Mongolia. We will discover how the homes in other countries are similar and different to ours in Costa Rica.

Oct 9-13

10/8/2017

I hope everyone had a great fall break! This week we will be working with the Code Mouse Robot! In your groups you will be creating a series of mazes, next you will program (hands on without the use of any screen) the Code Mouse to complete the maze!

Resources

Syllabus

TypingClub - your login is the first part of your Blue Valley email, your password is bluevalley. Remember you need 3 or more stars to pass each level. Reminder: to earn an A in Typing for the semester you must be on level 100 or higher by Dec 6.

STAR - your login is the first part of your Blue Valley email, your password is bluevalley.

Nearpod - for our interactive lessons.

Open Lab - the EdTech lab is open for extra enrichment and academic support Monday's, Thursday's and Friday's 11:40-12

Units

Current introduction unit is in Gold.
Semester long mastery units are in Blue.
Mastery Unit 1: Computer Skills
Mastery Unit 2: Interactive Thinking
Mastery Unit 3: Digital Citizenship
Intro Unit 1: Email
Intro Unit 2: Google Drive
Intro Unit 3: Google Docs & Slides
Intro Unit 4: Computer Coding
Intro Unit 5: Ebook Publishing

Extra Practice

Below are some great websites & apps for extra practice at home.

ABCya! - filled with great educational games in all subjects

Typing Games - this website has lots of different typing games for you to try out

Funbrain - educational games in math, grammar, science, spelling, & history

Toca Apps - these are great educational apps to use on your iPad at home

Archives

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