Technology+Accomplishments

Grade Level Technology at Spicewood- 2008-2009, 2009-2010
Technology is an important area in the lives of today's children. It is used daily both at school and at home. To help students become more technology literate and be prepared for the mandated test all 5th graders will eventually take, we, as educators, must give them as much exposure and experiences as possible. Both teachers and students have technology standards, from the state and national level, that must be met. Teachers should be striving to meet these standards as technology experiences are being planned.

Please describe, in detail, the experiences provided your students.


 * K**
 * Log in using generic login (work on using own name 2nd semester
 * Log into enVision
 * Use Word- write stories, insert pictures and resize
 * Keyboarding skills- Use space bar, capital letters
 * Type stories, make books
 * Print
 * KidPix- write stories, make sets
 * Kidspiration- order objects, capacity, web needs and wants
 * PhotoStory3- Write a class story (each student or student group will design a slide) on Wants and Needs
 * Tumblebooks -independent learning
 * Starfall- independent learning

Created addition word problems using symbols and number sentences Ready made template writing senteces with capital letters and punctuation Ready made template- Patterns, finish patterns and make own Ready made template- Life Cycle, place symbols in the right space to complete a life cycle of an organism On WorkMat explored different shapes and made different designs Ready made template- Representing numbers to practice using place value Made a clock, typed the time, wrote an activity that is done at that time and a corresponding picture
 * 1st**
 * KidPix- Made a graph using symbols to help with understanding of data, make a map of a zoo including symbols, key, compass rose, and a title
 * Microsoft Word- Title, 4, or 5 senteces, insert a picture, name and date. typed dictated sentences and the following topics were written about; Water is Essential, Favorite Season, write a letter to someone special
 * Kidspiration3- Ready made template on grouping of different categories
 * Tumble Books, BookFlix, Starfall for independent learning
 * United Streaming- View videos corresponding to different science, social studies, and math units
 * Internet Explorer- connect to various games, or activities to support science, social studies, and math via links on Teacher web pages


 * 2nd**
 * Connected Tech keyboarding.
 * Used Gale Kids Info Bits to research December Holidays around the world
 * Used Gale Kids Info Bits to complete Moon facts research/note taking
 * Used Kidspiration to create the water cycle with words and pictures
 * Used student created timline of MLK to answer questions
 * Used Microsoft Word to write complete sentences (making the subject bold and predicate underlined). Used Microsoft Word to publish Writing Workshop stories (inserting clipArt pictures, spell check, font, size)
 * Using Internet Explorer to explore types of poetry, reading and writing
 * Accessing Internet Explorer to check out library books, use teacher links for math facts/math games, Rebecca Sitton spelling pracitce website, etc.,
 * Math Envisions video incorporated into lessons
 * Use Yahooligans to research animals.
 * Used Excel, students enter information in a teacher made template to graph Weather Watching for a week.
 * Using United Streaming as a resource throughout PYP units (note taking from videos)
 * Use electronic tools (laptops, mouse, keyboard, headphones) to build a knowledge base.
 * Students use power point to summarize book.

1. Create a story web on Inspiration for their Important Book on matter. 2. Complete a scavenger hunt to familiarize themselves with teacher web pages, library resources, and Microsoft Word, including changing font size, copying and pasting, highlighting and bolding. 3. Use Hotshots website as a simulation for starting and running a business. 4. Use Microsoft Word to word process their memoir. 5. Use Powerpoint to create a solar system powerpoint. 6. Use web-based training for keyboarding using ConnectedTech. 7. Use Study Island to practice and prepare for Math TAKS. 8. Use online EnvisionsMath resources for Math practice. 9. Use Excel to create a graph of data collected in Sharing the Planet. 10. Use Photostory to create summative assessment for Where We Are in Place & Time. 11. Use Microsoft Word to word process their final myth, tall tale, or fable. 12. Use online resources for research throughout the year.
 * 3rd **


 * 4th**
 * Document Camera--class notes and write-to written on laptop to differentiate for students, share text books, manipulatives in math, sharing of math strategies, showing websites, dictionary pages, showed dissecting of a heart
 * Student research
 * Webquests
 * Write letters and email
 * Excel skills through Connected Tech
 * Typing practice through Connected Tech
 * Online Test for assessment
 * Google Earth-diagram of the Alamo, historic view verses currect; Santa Anna's route
 * math and language arts games through Teacher Web links
 * United Streaming
 * Teacher Tube--showed example famous African American music/art, Langston Hughes poetry reading
 * Class newsletter
 * Envision text assignments and videos

-Document Camera--class notes, share text books, manipulatives in math, sharing of math strategies, showing websites, dictionary page, share projects, math book video lessons, reading strategies -Connected Tech- assign class at home keyboarding practice - Study Island for Science and Math - Research for Exhibition and any other projects -Use Word to write reports, take notes, write letters -Use Publisher to create Brochures for book reports and public service announcements, create newsletters for reports and PSA and for class newsletters -Online Math EnVision at home assignments - United Streaming -Youtube and Teacher Tube- show examples of powerful service announcements, decade songs and TV exerpts, Rube Goldberg experiments, Science Fair experiments -Excel to create graphs -Photostory to share book reports, class projects, Public Service announcements, Exhibition -Powerpoint for research projects, book reports, Exhibition -Teacher web links from Teacher web pages for specific researching topics and online activities -Flip cameras and digital cameras for class projects
 * 5th**


 * TAG**
 * Uses daily and weekly Blogging through Teacher Web for Reader's Responses with 3rd and 5th LA
 * Math games using different web sites
 * Document Camera to show student work, compare math strategies, write-to's, share books and text, class instruction of a website


 * Art**
 * Document Camera 2-4 times weekly for various lesson to do media demonstrations- clay, etc
 * allows students to use internet on approved sites for art resources- artists, styles - then share with class
 * shows PowerPoint presentations to introduce lessons, project goals, background information
 * shares resources
 * uses scanner/printer to create art of students head, hands, etc for projects
 * Spanish**
 * PowerPoint to teach cultural lessons on a Spanish-speaking country
 * Overhead for daily phonics practice, reading and writing exercises
 * VCR/DVD/CD for playing songs or short clips