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=__**Grade 3**__= Week 1: 8/31/09 - 9/4/09

2. Excel document for SpotLight SpecTechular Students behaviors.

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. Students will use Pixie to complete an All About Me document. 3. The students will print their work. 4. A SpecTechular student will be selected. 5. Multiple Intelligence Quiz

Early Finishers: Review & visit Dance Mat Typing to practice typing skills. 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 visit a movie on a Tall Tale. 2. The students will explore this website to investigate different Tall Tales. 2. The students will explore a Tall Tales Powerpoint and use a Word Document to create three of their own exaggerations "Tall Tales." 3. The students will use Comic Life to create their own Tall Tale. 4. 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 : October 26-30th Communities

Motivation: Show students the video Communities at Work. Call out important goods and services displayed in the movie.

1. Brainstorm a list of wants and needs for a community. 2. Have students generate their own city using http://www.citycreator.com/

Week 10: Nov. 2nd-Nov. 6th Motivation: Students will use the Interactive Map: Types of Communities to explore maps and geography of a community. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g3_u1/index.html 1. The students will continue to use City Creator to create their own city. 2. The students will turn in their papers from the interactive map.

Community Interactive Websites: [] [] [] [] []

Week 11: Nov. 9th-Nov. 13th The students will continue lessons about communities from previous week. Week 12: Nov. 16th-20th 1. The students will watch a movie on the different types of weather. 2. The students will visit a variety of websites that focus on the Clarksville weather. http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USMD0094?lswe=clarksville,%20maryland&from=searchbox_localwx http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/ 3. The students will use Kidspiration to illustration the weather for this coming week. 4. The students will save and print their work. 5. The students who finish early will explore a variety of different types of weather games to investigate what it is like to be a weather forecaster. http://www.weather.gov/view/largemap.php http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/ http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/investigate/weather_maker.htm

Nov. 30th-Dec. 4th The students will continue exploring weather websites and finish the weather activity. Students can explore and practice their grammar skills using the websites from the previous week.

Prefix and Suffix http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/interactive/-ing.swf http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=jwildesuffix http://www.funbrain.com/roots/index.html http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/5_6/fishtanks1/fishtanks1.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar3.htm http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/interactive/antonyms/prefixes.htm http://smarttutor.com/home/lessons/Vocab_PrefixSuffix_L3_V1_T3a.swf http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/construct/index.html



Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs Students will examine the harmful aspects of drugs and create public service announcements to persuade students to make healthy choices.

__Motivation__ Use the pixie document to change the appearance of the two people. Give them red eyes, nasyy hair, missing teeth, etc to demonstrate the effects of tobacco use. __Movies__ http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=1381E377-DAE9-443F-BB11-AA1742B59F46&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=34443720-F86F-4206-92E1-CA394EB3DE26&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

__Interactive Websites__ http://kats.roycastle.org/ http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/smoking.html http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/adgallery/ http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/poll_tobacco.html

Jan. 5th-9th Motivation: Students will define resolution. 1. Students will use Inspiration to define resolution and write the meaning into their document. 2. The students will draw a picture and describe their resolution for the New Year. 3. The students will save and print their work. [|New Years Resolutions 2010.isf]

Week of 3/1/2010

Students will explore poetry elements.

Introduce students to poetry by having them watch Sounds of Poetry (11 min) http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=92A6FDD6-27D6-4C11-BE74-CD83B86DA03A&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US The movie introduces many elements of poetry. (rhythm, repetition, imaginary words, etc.)

Have students visit the following websites to demonstrate these elements. http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html http://www.poetry4kids.com/ http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/ http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do

Please walk around and help students identify the elements. Encourage them to explore all the sites.

To encourage creativity, there are two additional links for students to begin to create their own poems.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/ http://www.poetry4kids.com/modules.php?name=Games&op=display_game&game=WordMagnets

Earth Day Week of 4/19/2010

Motivation: Display EPA Earth Day website http://www.epa.gov/earthday/index.html This year is the 40th Earth Day. Discuss the history.

Gaming Sites http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/topten.cfm http://resources.kaboose.com/games/earthday.html http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ http://www.planetgreengame.com/game.php

I created a recording sheet to go along with the gaming experience. This way students are held more accountable for their gained or reviewed knowledge.

Closure: Students must share their tips with the group. They can also share some high scores and opinions of the games. Research Survey

__Grade 3 Quarter 1 Tech Objectives__

 * 1 |||| Recognize and identify the functions of the major hardware components in a computer system ||
 * 2 |||| Identify characteristics that describe input devices and output devices and name some devices that can provide input and output ||
 * 3 |||| Understand that there are correct sitting, hand, arm, and fingering positions when keyboarding ||
 * 4 |||| Identify and use functions represented by symbols and icons commonly found in applications ||
 * 5 |||| Explain the purpose of and follow the acceptable use policy ||
 * 6 |||| Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others when using technology ||
 * 7 |||| Practice responsible use of technology systems and software ||
 * 8 |||| Demonstrate proper care of equipment (such as following lab rules, handling equipment with care, appropriate printing of resources) ||
 * 9 |||| Recognize the potential harm of intrusive applications (such as worms, viruses, spyware, pop-up windows, etc.) ||
 * 10 |||| Use safe and correct security procedures (such as protecting password and user ID) ||

__**Grade 3 Quarter 2 Tech Objectives**__

 * 1 |||| Explain how technology (such as computers, calculators, television, cameras, CD-ROM, and DVD) influences societies ||
 * 2 |||| Identify examples of how technology has affected the environment, past and present ||
 * 3 |||| Explain how technology tools have or can be used to meet the needs of societies ||
 * 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 |||| Comply with copyright laws and fair use provisions ||
 * 7 |||| Practice strategies for avoiding plagiarism ||
 * 8 |||| Cite sources of text and digital information used properly ||
 * 9 |||| Understand that the Internet is a global community with guidelines ||
 * 10 |||| Explain safety and privacy issues related to use of the Internet ||
 * 11 |||| Use safe and correct security procedures when working online (such as not disclosing personal information and protecting passwords) ||
 * 12 |||| Describe procedures for exiting an inappropriate site (such as clicking the home, turning off monitor, notifying an adult) ||
 * 13 |||| Understand the purpose of technology protection measures including filtering systems ||
 * 14 |||| Explain how the selected technology tools are being used to accomplish tasks efficiently ||
 * 15 |||| Collect, analyze, and display data and information using tools, such as calculators, spreadsheets, and graphing programs ||
 * 16 |||| Use suitable electronic resources to edit final copies of texts for correctness in language usage and conventions, such as capitalization, punctuation, and spelling ||
 * 17 |||| Use various electronic retrieval sources to obtain information on a topic ||
 * 18 |||| Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources ||
 * 19 |||| Select and read to gain information from electronic personal interest materials, such as brochures, books, magazines, cookbooks, and web sites ||
 * 20 |||| Apply evaluation strategies when using electronic resources (such as publication/copyright date, fact vs. fiction, source credibility, ease of use) ||
 * 21 |||| Understand library catalog search strategies ||
 * 22 |||| Understand search strategies for age-appropriate Web search engines/ directories ||
 * 23 |||| Collect data using technology ||

Grade 3 Quarter 3 Tech Objectives

 * |||| Use technology tools, including software and hardware, from a range of teacher-selected options to learn new content or reinforce skills ||
 * 2 |||| Explain how selected technology tools are being used to support learning ||
 * 3 |||| Describe how technology tools are used to collect information ||
 * 4 |||| Reflect as an individual on appropriateness of selected technology for the given task ||
 * 5 |||| Assess the use of the selected technology for the individual learning for the specific task ||
 * 6 |||| Use technology tools to work collaboratively within the classroom ||
 * 7 |||| Use multimedia and publishing tools to express original ideas with print, drawings, digital images, existing or original video, sounds, and/or personal recordings ||
 * 8 |||| Present ideas and information in formats such as electronic presentations, web pages, or graphic organizers that are appropriate to a specific audience ||
 * 9 |||| Change, edit, and revise graphs, graphics, presentations, and word processing documents ||
 * 10 |||| Use technology tools, independently or with assistance, to support note-taking ||
 * 11 |||| Use technology tools, independently or with assistance, to support data collection ||
 * 12 |||| Describe how technology tools are used to organize information/ collect data ||
 * 13 |||| Evaluate the effectiveness of technology tools for organizing information ||

Grade 3 Quarter 4 Tech Objectives

 * 1 |||| Use technology tools to exchange ideas with individuals or groups outside of the classroom ||
 * 2 |||| Participate as part of a class in online collaborative projects or information exchanges ||
 * 3 |||| Articulate the advantages of collaboration supported by technology tools ||
 * 4 |||| Explain how communication tools help gather information, share ideas, and respond to questions when communicating with various audiences, including school, community, parents, and experts ||
 * 5 |||| Use technology tools identified by the teacher to communicate with various audiences ||
 * 6 |||| Present information, independently or with assistance, to various audiences including school and community ||
 * 7 |||| Communicate independently, with various audiences, using different media formats ||
 * 8 |||| Explain the purpose for a chosen media format ||