3-5 Decisions
3-5.CT.1. use digital resources to access information that can assist in making informed decisions about everyday matters (e.g., which movie to see, which product to purchase)
I can
I can use digital resources to access information.
I can make informed decisions.
I can make informed decisions.
Learning Goals and Scales
Online Shopping and Google Sheets. Use Safe Search Kids to find gifts you would like to buy for others. Use Google Sheets to organize your gift list to keep track of Who, What, Cost, and Where the weblink for the gift is.
I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
4 I can teach how to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
3 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets without help.
2 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets with a little help.
1 I need alot of help to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
4 I can teach how to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
3 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets without help.
2 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets with a little help.
1 I need alot of help to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
Grocery Shopping and Google Sheets. When prompted for a store location zip code, use 48843. Use a new Google Sheet to organize your gift list to keep track of Meal, Item, Price and Link to the grocery item page. Make sure you put a $ in front of the price and test the link.
I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
4 I can teach how to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
3 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets without help.
2 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets with a little help.
1 I need alot of help to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
4 I can teach how to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
3 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets without help.
2 I can shop online and organize using Google Sheets with a little help.
1 I need alot of help to shop online and organize using Google Sheets.
Use Google Logins & make sure prior students are not still logged into google on a PC by having students first login to their google drive; that way they can logout anyone who forgot, then login to their own Google drive. Homestyler can then easily match up the google login with their own accounts, especially when joining for the first time.
Homestyler Day 1 Tutorial Lesson 1 stopped video at 5:50 for door inserts
Homestyler Day 2 Tutorial
Homestyler Day 1 Tutorial Lesson 1 stopped video at 5:50 for door inserts
Homestyler Day 2 Tutorial
Hypotheses & Deepen New Knowledge
Today we are going to generate and test hypotheses (plans) with new knowledge. We are also going to practice and deepen our understanding of this new knowledge.
Let's also continue practicing positive and respectful behaviors between each other and build rapport by showing interest, care and self-control.
You are about to engage in the cognitively complex (mentally challenging) task of finding educational activities for Kindergartners. Your team will make decisions, solve problems, experiment, and investigate. I will be observing your team demonstrate the hypothesis you are testing. When asked, you will be expected to explain your team's hypothesis. My job is to monitor the extent to which you are generating and testing hypotheses.
Before we start, let's take a look at the state curriculum standard, the old "I Can" statement, the new statement of knowledge (in green), learning goals and the scale for today.
Let's organize into pairs by finding a partner.
To practice and deepen your knowledge, you will perform two rounds of this process to increase your skills and confidence while you refine your strategies during the second round.
With your partner, go to the Common Sense Media website and generate a hypothesis (plan) for making a list of educational websites that Kindergartners could use here in the computer lab. Find a way to float the best websites up to the top of the list. I will leave this highlighted on the big screen so you remember what to do.
Let's form teams of 4. Around 1 computer, explain you and your partner's hypothesis (plan) to the other pair, and then as a team, make a better plan. The task is the same: make a list of educational websites that Kindergartners could use here in the computer lab. Find a way to float the best websites up to the top of the list on your screen. There is no need to write the list on paper.
As pairs again at 1 computer, decide what you should set the age and entertainment type to. Now investigate and test your hypothesis in regards to these questions:
1. How will you know if the website is educational (has a good learning approach)?
2. How will you know if the website is any good?
3. How do you know if a website is appropriate for kids of a particular age?
4. Is there any way you can float the most educational websites to the top of the list?
5. Is there any way for parents to find out more details?
6. Is there any way to get to the actual website the review is talking about?
Now let's compare your team's hypothesis to this demonstration of my own hypothesis for the questions above.
First, set the age to match that of a kindergartner and entertainment to websites.
1. Scroll to the learning ratings. 5 green dots shows the website is best for an engaging, educational learning approach.
2. The website is the best if it has 5 stars for quality.
3. Scroll down to the "traffic light" rating system. Green means good. Notice the age inside the circle.
4. Sort by the learning rating using the box in the upper right.
5. Parent can find out more details by clicking on the icon for that website. This is the review page.
6. On the review page, there is a link to the actual website in the upper left corner.
Organize into new pairs by finding a new partner. Practice and deepen your knowledge by performing the process again together on a computer; but this time create a sorted list of the best books reviewed for beginning readers that are 5 years old. (Hint: Don't forget to set the genre) Refine your strategies to increase your skills and confidence by experimenting with a new hypothesis. Be ready to demonstrate the hypothesis you are testing. I will monitor the extent to which you are generating and testing hypotheses.
Finally, go back to the learning goals and scales and highlight an honest assessment of yourself for finding books for kindergartners. Remember, if you give yourself the highest score, be ready to give good reasons why. If I do not agree with your assessment, I will give you good reasons as well.
Let's also continue practicing positive and respectful behaviors between each other and build rapport by showing interest, care and self-control.
You are about to engage in the cognitively complex (mentally challenging) task of finding educational activities for Kindergartners. Your team will make decisions, solve problems, experiment, and investigate. I will be observing your team demonstrate the hypothesis you are testing. When asked, you will be expected to explain your team's hypothesis. My job is to monitor the extent to which you are generating and testing hypotheses.
Before we start, let's take a look at the state curriculum standard, the old "I Can" statement, the new statement of knowledge (in green), learning goals and the scale for today.
Let's organize into pairs by finding a partner.
To practice and deepen your knowledge, you will perform two rounds of this process to increase your skills and confidence while you refine your strategies during the second round.
With your partner, go to the Common Sense Media website and generate a hypothesis (plan) for making a list of educational websites that Kindergartners could use here in the computer lab. Find a way to float the best websites up to the top of the list. I will leave this highlighted on the big screen so you remember what to do.
Let's form teams of 4. Around 1 computer, explain you and your partner's hypothesis (plan) to the other pair, and then as a team, make a better plan. The task is the same: make a list of educational websites that Kindergartners could use here in the computer lab. Find a way to float the best websites up to the top of the list on your screen. There is no need to write the list on paper.
As pairs again at 1 computer, decide what you should set the age and entertainment type to. Now investigate and test your hypothesis in regards to these questions:
1. How will you know if the website is educational (has a good learning approach)?
2. How will you know if the website is any good?
3. How do you know if a website is appropriate for kids of a particular age?
4. Is there any way you can float the most educational websites to the top of the list?
5. Is there any way for parents to find out more details?
6. Is there any way to get to the actual website the review is talking about?
Now let's compare your team's hypothesis to this demonstration of my own hypothesis for the questions above.
First, set the age to match that of a kindergartner and entertainment to websites.
1. Scroll to the learning ratings. 5 green dots shows the website is best for an engaging, educational learning approach.
2. The website is the best if it has 5 stars for quality.
3. Scroll down to the "traffic light" rating system. Green means good. Notice the age inside the circle.
4. Sort by the learning rating using the box in the upper right.
5. Parent can find out more details by clicking on the icon for that website. This is the review page.
6. On the review page, there is a link to the actual website in the upper left corner.
Organize into new pairs by finding a new partner. Practice and deepen your knowledge by performing the process again together on a computer; but this time create a sorted list of the best books reviewed for beginning readers that are 5 years old. (Hint: Don't forget to set the genre) Refine your strategies to increase your skills and confidence by experimenting with a new hypothesis. Be ready to demonstrate the hypothesis you are testing. I will monitor the extent to which you are generating and testing hypotheses.
Finally, go back to the learning goals and scales and highlight an honest assessment of yourself for finding books for kindergartners. Remember, if you give yourself the highest score, be ready to give good reasons why. If I do not agree with your assessment, I will give you good reasons as well.
Project Decisions
Let's use digital resources to take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of projects from the past. Can you make informed decisions about your own project by looking at these projects from the past?
1. As a team, choose a project from the past. Individually, each person watches the chosen project.
2. With your team, discuss what you think are the strengths and weaknesses of that project. Are there any ideas from the past project that you think would look good in your project? Is there anything from the past project that you think you will avoid using in your project?
3. Pick a 2nd project, but this time in the opposite catagory. Watch, discuss and compare with your team.
Click on the icon above to get started!
1. As a team, choose a project from the past. Individually, each person watches the chosen project.
2. With your team, discuss what you think are the strengths and weaknesses of that project. Are there any ideas from the past project that you think would look good in your project? Is there anything from the past project that you think you will avoid using in your project?
3. Pick a 2nd project, but this time in the opposite catagory. Watch, discuss and compare with your team.
Click on the icon above to get started!
Check out your grades!
Being able to access your grades for school can help you make informed decisions about your study habits. Teach your parents from home how to find the web pages that are connected to your technology grades!
1. Click on the PowerSchool icon. Login with your SRI username and password.
2. Find your best grade(s) in the Q2 column.
3. Browse through the Navigation tools on the left.
4. Click on your Q2 score for Technology
A. Scroll down and check out the scores for the individual assignments.
B. Pick a Technology assignment and click on it.
C. Under the assignment description, click on the voycomp.com link
1. See if you can find the matching assignment on this voycomp web page
2. Press the back arrow key in the upper right.
3. Do the same thing again with a different assignment
5. Click on the Power School sign out button in the upper right hand corner
6. X out of Power School
7. Teach your parents from home how to find the web pages that are connected to your technology grades! If you forget your Power School login, ask your parents for the login codes that the school sent them.
1. Click on the PowerSchool icon. Login with your SRI username and password.
2. Find your best grade(s) in the Q2 column.
3. Browse through the Navigation tools on the left.
4. Click on your Q2 score for Technology
A. Scroll down and check out the scores for the individual assignments.
B. Pick a Technology assignment and click on it.
C. Under the assignment description, click on the voycomp.com link
1. See if you can find the matching assignment on this voycomp web page
2. Press the back arrow key in the upper right.
3. Do the same thing again with a different assignment
5. Click on the Power School sign out button in the upper right hand corner
6. X out of Power School
7. Teach your parents from home how to find the web pages that are connected to your technology grades! If you forget your Power School login, ask your parents for the login codes that the school sent them.