Unit (Start) | Unit (End) | Unit Name | Activities | Homework |
February 7, 2011 | April 1, 2011 | Digital Citizenship | cybersafety presention | choose topic |
April 4, 2011 | May 27, 2011 | Excel Basics | create shopping list for upcoming party | go to Shoprite from Home |
May 30, 2011 | June 27, 2011 | Garageband | make your own ABA song | none |
June 20, 2011 | June 27, 2011 | End of Year Cleanup | clean/organize files | none |
September 5, 2011 | September 19, 2011 | Rules | Discuss rules, procedures, expectations | Return rule contract |
September 19, 2011 | October 10, 2011 | Navigate Mac OS, File Setup | Practice typing, Setup files/folders | Review Vocabulary |
September 26, 2011 | Portfoilio Design 12thgr | Discussion about portfolio, collection of items for inclusion | Write 2 paragraphs about yourself | |
October 10, 2011 | November 7, 2011 | Sketchup: Puzzle Piece | practice line, rectangle, eraser, move/copy,rotate to make 1 piece | none |
November 7, 2011 | December 26, 2011 | Sketchup: Surfaces & Forms | explore geom concepts, design house | none |
January 3, 2012 | January 27, 2012 | Powerpoint | Create Powerpoint |
Class Handouts
Assignment | Description | Link |
Puzzle in Sketchup | Create a puzzle from a picture then exchange with a classmate. | Puzzle in Sketchup |
Video on 2D puzzle | Create simple 2D puzzle | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK3mb8P4hT4 |
Puzzle Piece-My Video | sketchup- my screencast | http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/stWExWRUxIR1FaSFtVWV1aUl9T |
Simple house in google sketchup | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfH_cyXa1o | |
Digital Citizenship | PowerPoint about cybersafety topic | |
Shopping List | sample shopping list |
EduGames
Site Name | Description | Link |
KidBlog | designed for elementary and middle school, no student email addresses needed | http://kidblog.org/home.php |
Spent | social justice game simulation that helps students understand the tough circumstances that so many face that have caused them to be homeless | http://playspent.org/ |
MinyanLand | virtual world to learn about earning, saving, spending and giving | http://www.minyanland.com/ |
Eduify | writing tool; focus on citing sources, preventing plagiarism, store and sharing documents | http://www.eduify.com/beta/ |
Stencyl | drag-n-drop interface to make games | http://www.stencyl.com/stencylworks/ |