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=__**Grade 2**__= Week 1: 8/31/09 - 9/4/09

2. The teacher will use the Spotlight SpeTechular Excel document to discuss behavior and expectations.

1. Motivation: Share Game: Who likes: pizza, hotdogs, tacos, and etc. Stand up from chair if you like that food. Share teacher created powerpoint about self. 2. Read aloud Arther's Computer Disaster by Marc Brown. 2. Share with students your expections to earn SpotLight for SpecTechular student each week. Have students generate their ideas on the excel document. Teacher will write down students thoughts. 3. Student will watch a powerpoint on the parts of their laptop and emac computers. 4. Assign students seats and have them practice logging onto the laptop. 5. If time allows have student practice using the hand-in and hand-out folders if time allows. 7. Have students go into Kidspiration and click/drag out pictures of activities they did during the summer. 6. Have students practice putting laptops away safetly. 7. Select a SpecTechular Student.

Week 3: 9/14/09 - 9/18/09 1. Motivation: All About Me! :) Each of us is unique and special because of our special talents and gifts. What are some activities that you enjoy that makes you special either in school or out of school? 2. The students will complete an Inspiration document called All About Me to share with fellow students. 3. The students will print their work. 4. A SpecTechular student will be selected. Week 4: Sept. 21st-25th Motivation: Getting to Know the Computer & It's Parts by watching a movie from BrainPop. Activity: The students will identify parts of the computer and laptop as well as explore computer safety. The students will use Pixie and Inspiration to complete these activities. The students will print their work. Week 5: Sept. 28th - Oct. 2nd 1. Motivation: The students will explore different types of soil by watching a movie on soil. 2. The students will visit the website the Great Soil Escape and solving the clues to the puzzle. 2. The students will explore a website to gain an understanding of the amount of soil on Earth and it's importance. 3.The students will visit this website to explore facts about soil. 4. The students will create a poster on Pixie displaying the layers of soil. 5. The students will explore how erosion effects soil using Inspiration. 5. The students will create a poster using Pixie exploring important facts about soil. The students will be given a Rubric. The rubric will be created soon. 6. These activities will be completed over several Tech classes. 6. The students will save and print their work.

Week 7: Oct. 12th-16th Motivation: The students will watch a movie from BrainPop about Christopher Columbus. [|BrainPop Columbus Day.webloc] 1. The students will explore a website about Columbus and take a mini quiz to see how much they know about this American Explorer. []

Week 8: Oct. 19th-23rd Motivation: The students will watch a movie from discovery streaming about soil and erosion. 1. The students will complete an Inspiration document about soil and erosion. 2. The students will explore erosion games to see the effects of erosion. http://www.gamequarium.com/science_gles/2_rocks_soil.html http://42explore.com/dirt.htm 3. The students will save and print their work.

Week 9: Oct. 26th-30th Topic: My Community (maps, geography) Fantastic Online City Generator - students can take a screenshot when they are finished. http://www.citycreator.com/ Communities at Work link to download: http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=19069B39-34C8-4CE1-B164-8142E835282C&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Week 10: Nov. 2nd-Nov. 6th Topic: Community (maps, geography) Motivation: Students explore helpers in their community. 1. Students will use City Creator to create their own city. 2. Students will explore this website to learn about jobs in their community. 3. Students will take a screen shot of their city.

Community Interactive Websites: http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/gogeorgego/index.html http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/ http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/ http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/gogeorgego/index.html

Week 11: Nov. 9th-Nov. 13th Continue lessons/activities from previous week about communities.

Week 12: Nov. 16th-20th The students will finish their communities using City Creator.

Motivation: The students will watch a United Streaming movie about Pilgrims and the Thanksgiving. 1. The students will use Kidspiration to click and drag the pictures that express/show what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving. [|Thankful.kid] 2. The students can explore thanksgiving games after they have completed the thankful activity. 3. The students will save and print their work.

Nov. 30th-Dec. 2nd 1. The students will explore the phases of the moon. http://science.pppst.com/space/moon.html (Teacher Resources) http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives (Student/Teacher Resource) http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactive/moon/moon_challeng/moon_challenge.html (Student Game) http://www.lunarrepublic.com/atlas/index.shtml (Student Activity) http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Kids/ (Student Exploration) 2. The teacher will lead this activity on the Smartboard. 3. The activity will allow the students to identify the phases of the moon. 4. Students can complete this activity independently to explore the moon and its phases. 5. The students will save and print their work.

Jan. 5th-9th Motivation: The students will watch the United Streaming movie "More Holiday Adventures: Happy New Year to explore a New Year's Day." 1. The students will use Pixie to create their own New Year Resolution. The students will finish a sentence and draw a picture to illustrate the sentence. 2. The students will save and print their work. 3. Students who finish early can free draw in Pixie.

Jan. 11th-Jan. 15th Motivation: The students will be exploring a Telling Time PowerPoint to review clock vocabulary. The "Time" PowerPoint gives extra practice by allowing the class to practice telling time together. 1. The students will use Kidspiration to identify different activities that happen during different times each day. 2. The students will explore a variety of telling time digital games to practice telling time. http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/timeindex.htm 3. The students will save and print their work.

Jan. 18th-Jan. 23rd Motivation: The students will watch a movie from United Streaming to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. 1. The students will use Pixie to create their own I have a dream... The students will create an illustration and write 2 or 3 sentences to explain their dream. 2. Students who finish early can visit several websites on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=home&topic=0 http://www.thekingcenter.com/KingCenter/Welcome.aspx http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/ http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr.html http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/black-history/

Jan. 25th-Jan. 29th Motivation: The students will use the Smartboard to go shopping at the store using money. [ http://www.dositey.com/Development/Programs/ShoppingMoneyMath/testPage2.htm ]http://www.dositey.com/Development/Programs/ShoppingMoneyMath/testPage2.htm 1. The students will use Kidspiration to buy items that total the cost of $5.00. Also, they will need to determine proper change from the cashier. 2. The students will print and save their work. 3. The students can visit MAD Money to go shopping in a town. [ http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/mad_money_flash.html ]http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/mad_money_flash.html

Feb. 1st-5th 1. The students will watch a movie from United Streaming about Groundhog's Day. 2. The students will saw the front cover of the story Groundhog's Day (Possum Night) by Tom Tittle to make a prediction in their Pixie documents. http://www.mightybook.com/MightyBook_free/books/groundhog_day/groundhog_day.html 3. The students will use their headphones to listen to the story. 4. The students will return to their Pixie document and finish their Pixie document to determine if their predictions came true or where different. 5. The students will save and print their work.

March 8th-12th Motivation: The students will visit the Dentist with Marty using their headphone to explore what is found in the dentist office. http://www.ada.org/public/games/marty.asp 1. Students will use Pixie to identify food that are healthy and not healthy for you. 2. Students will print and save their work. 3. Student can revisit the website to visit Marty.

April 12th-April 16th Motivation: The students will watch a movie about Science Experiments. 1. The students will explore two interactive websites to explore the wonderful world of science and interact with different types of science experiments. http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_home.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml 2. The students will visit a website to look at different types of Science Experiments. The students will choice one and use Kidspiration to make a pretend Science Experiment. The students will make a hypothesis and list the details of the experiment. http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/index.html 3. The students will print and save their work. This lesson could take two classes.

**__Grade 2 Quarter 1 Tech Objectives__**

 * 1 |||| Recognize and identify the function of the major hardware components in a computer system ||
 * 2 |||| Understand that there are correct sitting, hand, arm, and fingering positions when keyboarding ||
 * 3 |||| Identify and use functions represented by symbols and icons commonly found in applications ||
 * 4 |||| Understand and follow the acceptable use policy ||
 * 5 |||| Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others when using technology in the classroom ||
 * 6 |||| Practice responsible use of technology systems ||
 * 7 |||| Demonstrate proper care of equipment (such as following lab rules, handling equipment with care) ||
 * 8 |||| Recognize the potential harm of intrusive applications (such as viruses, pop-up windows, etc.) ||
 * 9 |||| Use safe and correct security procedures (such as protecting password and user ID) ||
 * 10 |||| Use templates, provided by the teacher, or create new documents to complete learning assignments ||

Grade 2 Quarter 2 Tech Objectives

 * 1 |||| Recognize that technologies (such as computers, calculators, television, cameras, PDAs, CD-ROM, and DVD) have influenced daily life, past and present ||
 * 2 |||| Identify examples of how technology affects the environment past and present ||
 * 3 |||| Identify how technology tools have been and are used to meet people’s needs ||
 * 4 |||| Demonstrate social and ethical behaviors when using technology (such as appropriate copying and pasting, legal downloading, intellectual property recognition, and obeying copyright laws) ||
 * 5 |||| Discuss the importance of having access to current, accurate information ||
 * 6 |||| Discuss the importance of respecting the rights of others regarding their work ||
 * 7 |||| Practice strategies for avoiding plagiarism ||
 * 8 |||| Cite sources of text and digital information used (such as URL, author, title, date, and publisher when available) ||
 * 9 |||| Discuss safety and privacy issues related to use of the Internet ||
 * 10 |||| Use safe and correct security procedures when working online (such as not disclosing personal information and protecting passwords) ||
 * 11 |||| Describe procedures for exiting an inappropriate site (such as clicking the home, turning off monitor, notifying an adult) ||
 * 12 |||| Recognize and understand the purpose of technology protection measures including filtering systems ||
 * 13 |||| Describe ways the selected technology tools are being used to support learning goals and accomplish tasks ||
 * 14 |||| Collect data using technology such as online surveys and digital technology ||
 * 15 |||| Analyze, and display data and information using tools, such as calculators, spreadsheets and graphing programs ||
 * 16 |||| Use various electronic retrieval sources to obtain information on a topic ||
 * 17 |||| Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (such as databases, library catalogs, and electronic reference materials) ||
 * 18 |||| Explain evaluation strategies when using electronic resources (such as publication date, fact vs. fiction, author, ease of use) ||
 * 19 |||| Collect data using technology ||

Grade 2 Quarter 3 Tech Objectives

 * 1 |||| Use technology tools, including software and hardware, from a range of teacher-selected options to learn new content or reinforce skills ||
 * 2 |||| Describe ways selected technology tools are being used to support learning ||
 * 3 |||| Reflect, as an individual or as part of a larger group, on appropriateness of selected technology for the given task ||
 * 4 |||| Reflect and discuss how technology tools are used to collect information ||
 * 5 |||| Assess the use of the selected technology for the individual learning for the specific task ||
 * 6 |||| Explain how selected technology tools are being used to enhance collaboration ||
 * 7 |||| Use multimedia tools to express original ideas with print, drawings, digital images, existing video, sounds, and/or personal recordings ||
 * 8 |||| Prepare writing and data for display with tools such as visual organizer, word processing, or multimedia software ||
 * 9 |||| Change, edit, and revise graphs, graphics, presentations, and word processing documents ||
 * 10 |||| Participate, as part of a class, in organizing information using technology tools (such as graphic organizers and slide presentations) ||
 * 11 |||| Use teacher-selected technology tools to organize information/collect data ||
 * 12 |||| Describe how technology tools are used to organize information/collect data ||
 * 13 |||| Reflect, as part of a larger group, on the appropriateness of the selected technology tool(s) for organizing information ||

Grade 2 Quarter 4 Tech Objectives

 * 1 |||| Participate in a class lesson using technology tools to collect, display, and interpret data ||
 * 2 |||| Articulate the advantages of collaboration supported by technology tools ||
 * 3 |||| Identify technology tools that help gather information, share ideas, and respond to questions ||
 * 4 |||| Use technology tools identified by the teacher to communicate with various audiences ||
 * 5 |||| Present information, with assistance, to various audiences including school and community ||
 * 6 |||| Communicate with various audiences, independently or with assistance, using different media formats ||
 * 7 |||| Explain the purpose for a chosen media format ||