Hello Families,
I want to wish you all a very safe and happy holiday! Take this time to reconnect with loved ones and get some much needed relaxation. I will see you all back here next year!!!!!
Best Wishes,
Rasha Sachdeva
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Update from the Mouse Pad!
Hello All,
In spite of the surprise snow days we had this month, we still accomplished many lessons in the computer lab. Just a reminder that when we do have those unexpected snow days, this will be a great time to have your child practice those typing skills.
Kindergartners are supplementing what they have learned about the senses in their homeroom classes and using a program in the lab to reinforce those lessons taught. They are using All About Senses and are working on nine lessons of activities and once completed they get a wonderful certificate showing what an expert they are! The program involves lots of mouse clicking, patience, and reading directions!
First Graders are getting acquainted with the MS Paint program and using their creativity to create fabulous works of art. They are using all of the tools such as magnifying, spray painting, shapes, text and fill bucket just to name a few.
Second Graders all completed their slide show and had a ball presenting them on the smart board. I personally think they had more fun just being able to tap the smart board! They also have gotten a further introduction to programming with a program called Alice. They love it. It's a bit different than the programming they did last year involving a turtle. Alice lets them use any kind of object and allows them to create movements in 3D. When the students created these steps for their objects to move, they were amazed to learn that they just created a program! We definitely have some software developers in the making!
Third Graders completed their 'All About Me' Power Point presentations. They now are pretty confident in using the various tools that the program has to offer. Students were then introduced to Google Earth. They had a ball finding their school, home, and flying to any country they desired. They had made use of the wonderful tools such as 3D viewer. They especially loved traveling to India and viewing the Taj Mahal in 3D. They also traveled to space and located constellations. They went to the moon and established a 'mark' just in their name. Ask them about it!
Fourth Graders are working on comic strips using a creative program called Comic Life. They are incorporating their digital photos from Writer's Workshop and creating a comical strip. They have learned how to upload and download pictures. In the strips, they are resizing and adding such hilarious and colorful speech bubbles.
Fifth Graders are busy with picnik for editing their digital picture. It's a great, simple but an ingenious application that lets you edit your photo. Students had a blast adding items, cropping, adding color effects and removing blemishes. I think that tool was the favorite among the 5th Graders!! One student remarked, 'I always wanted to get rid of that dot on my nose'! It's a free app and ask your child to show you how it works.
As usual, please do let me know if you have any questions. Take care.
Rasha Sachdeva
In spite of the surprise snow days we had this month, we still accomplished many lessons in the computer lab. Just a reminder that when we do have those unexpected snow days, this will be a great time to have your child practice those typing skills.
Kindergartners are supplementing what they have learned about the senses in their homeroom classes and using a program in the lab to reinforce those lessons taught. They are using All About Senses and are working on nine lessons of activities and once completed they get a wonderful certificate showing what an expert they are! The program involves lots of mouse clicking, patience, and reading directions!
First Graders are getting acquainted with the MS Paint program and using their creativity to create fabulous works of art. They are using all of the tools such as magnifying, spray painting, shapes, text and fill bucket just to name a few.
Second Graders all completed their slide show and had a ball presenting them on the smart board. I personally think they had more fun just being able to tap the smart board! They also have gotten a further introduction to programming with a program called Alice. They love it. It's a bit different than the programming they did last year involving a turtle. Alice lets them use any kind of object and allows them to create movements in 3D. When the students created these steps for their objects to move, they were amazed to learn that they just created a program! We definitely have some software developers in the making!
Third Graders completed their 'All About Me' Power Point presentations. They now are pretty confident in using the various tools that the program has to offer. Students were then introduced to Google Earth. They had a ball finding their school, home, and flying to any country they desired. They had made use of the wonderful tools such as 3D viewer. They especially loved traveling to India and viewing the Taj Mahal in 3D. They also traveled to space and located constellations. They went to the moon and established a 'mark' just in their name. Ask them about it!
Fourth Graders are working on comic strips using a creative program called Comic Life. They are incorporating their digital photos from Writer's Workshop and creating a comical strip. They have learned how to upload and download pictures. In the strips, they are resizing and adding such hilarious and colorful speech bubbles.
Fifth Graders are busy with picnik for editing their digital picture. It's a great, simple but an ingenious application that lets you edit your photo. Students had a blast adding items, cropping, adding color effects and removing blemishes. I think that tool was the favorite among the 5th Graders!! One student remarked, 'I always wanted to get rid of that dot on my nose'! It's a free app and ask your child to show you how it works.
As usual, please do let me know if you have any questions. Take care.
Rasha Sachdeva
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