Storyboardthat.com

Does your child love to write stories? Then check out this free web site! Easy to use and lots of fun!
storyboardthat.com

What Have We Been Up To?

Over the past month students in grades 2,3 and 4 have been participating in lessons revolving around Internet Safety. Students may have come home talking about a character named Clicky. Clicky is our Internet friend that is teaching us how to be safe online. Students are identifying their trusted adults, learning about the dangers that are lurking on the Internet and who to turn to or what to do when things make them feel sad, uncomfortable or confused. To learn more about our Internet Safety lessons, please visit www.netsmartz.org.

SRI and SMI Testing - Grades 2, 3 and 4

During the past two weeks, students in grades 2, 3 and 4 have been participating in the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) test and the SMI (Scholastic Math Inventory) test. These tests are used by our teaching staff to monitor a child's progress in both math and reading throughout the course of the school year. Students participate in these tests 3 times a year and they are done on the computer to help student also prepare for future computerized tests. If  you would like to learn more about the tests themselves, please click on the links below. If you have specific questions about the test results, please contact your child's teacher directly.

Lexile Overview Video
Quantile Map
Quantile Overview Video
Barnes and Noble -Find Books by Lexile Reading Level

Programming for Kids!

Learning how to program and code a computer is a great skill to learn. Here is a free app for kids to get a head start on learning about programming!
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=6360

 

 

What a great start to our school year!

During our first few weeks of school students in the technology lab participated in various interactive activities that revolved around the technology lab rules. In addition they learned  how we can ensure that students enjoy a fun, safe learning environment which is not only technology rich but is a kind, caring learning environment for all! Students in grade two, learned about the lab rules and routines. Third graders worked in groups and focused on one lab rule to create a poster to share with the class and fourth grade got right to work using Microsoft word to design an app icon revolving around a technology lab rule of their choice. The students did a fantastic job and came up with many creative designs!

Welcome Back!

Here we are in our third week into school! We are having a great time in Technology! I do hope that you will take a moment to blog about your thoughts about technology class. As a student, you can let me know what you like or dislike. You can also share any interesting technology news as well. Parents, please also feel free to comment about your child's technology class. I look forward to being an educational partner. Two-way communication is the best way to ensure success for your child and I enjoy hearing from parents on my blog or via email. You can email me at kjordan@mursd.org

 

Thank you and I wish you all a successful year!

It's June!

We are on the home stretch! Don't forget to bring in a thumb drive to save all your files from this school year!