Balasco (C238)
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Week of April 14-April 17, 2025
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1. Block Coding - Minecraft - Hero's Journey
2. Part 2 of our Block Coding - Star Wars
3. We will start our block coding unit with Music Lab: Jam Session (it uses AI to add elements to your song.
4. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
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Last Week's Activities
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Week of April 7-April 11, 2025
1. Part 2 of our Block Coding - Star Wars
2. We will start our block coding unit with Music Lab: Jam Session (it uses AI to add elements to your song.
3. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 31-April 4, 2025
1. We will start our block coding unit with Music Lab: Jam Session (it uses AI to add elements to your song.
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 24-28, 2025
We will take MCAS Tutorial to prepare for your upcoming MCAS ELA test. (Click on Student Tutorial - English)
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 17-21, 2025
We will take MCAS Tutorial to prepare for your upcoming MCAS ELA test.
(Click on Student Tutorial - English)
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 10-14, 2025
1. We will start our Coding unit with Dance Party AI edition and
challenge yourself with AI Rescue if you dare.
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 3-7, 2025
**We will present the last of our finished presentations today.**
1. Animal Slide Show Assignment. Remember to follow the slide show checklist. Those
students not finished will have time to complete.
2. Keyboarding - Typing Club (login with clever type for 5 minutes)
Week of February 24-28, 2025
We will present our Google slide Animal adaptation projects.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of February 10-14, 2025
1. Work on Animal Slide Show Assignment. We will continue to work on your Google slide
show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of February 3-7, 2025
Snow Day - No School
Week of January 27-31, 2025
1. We will finish our work on Animal Slide Show Assignment. You can start creating your Google slide show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of January 20-24, 2025
1. Work on Animal Slide Show Assignment. You can start creating your Google slide show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of January 13-17, 2025
1. Keyboarding - Typing Club (login with clever type for 5 minutes)
2. Animal Slide Show Assignment. Today we will pick an animal from list and begin researching for slide show. We will start creating our Google slide show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids
Week of January 6-10, 2025
1. Keyboarding - Typing Club (login with clever type for 5 minutes)
2. Animal Slide Show Assignment. Today we will pick an animal from list and begin researching for slide show.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids
Week of December 16-20, 2024
1. Christmas Choice Board
2. Keyboarding - Typing Choice Page
Week of December 9-13, 2024
1. Create the "Story of Me" Google document and turn in.
2. Five minutes in Typing Club (login with Clever)
Week of December 2-6, 2024
1. Finish the two Google Skills practice documents.
2. Five minutes in Typing Club (login with Clever)
Week of November 18-22, 2024
1. Pixton Thanksgiving Prompt.
2. Five minute warmup in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Open up Google Slide to Create your "Thankful
Turkey" feather project...
Week of November 11-15, 2024
1. Five minute warmup in Typing Club (login with Clever)
2. Open up November 12 Document and add the new information to
your document following directions
from instructions.
Week of November 4-8, 2024
1. Grade 4 Google Doc Challenge
2. Typing- Typing Club 5 minutes (Clever login)
Week of October 28-November 1, 2024
1. Autumn Week Choice Board
Week of October 21-25, 2024
1. Open up Google Toolbar Scavenger Hunt
we will go over the 7 tasks, turn in to me.
2. Typing - 10 Minutes of Typing Club
3. Internet Safety - Interland
Week October 14-18, 2024
1. Open up Google Toolbar Scavenger Hunt
and try to complete all 10 tasks, turn in to me.
2. Typing - 10 Minutes of Typing Club
3. Internet Safety - Interland
Week October 7-11, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Complete "All About Me" Document with Avatar.
(We will join Pixton Class with Class Code.....)
3. Open up Document in Google Classroom
4. Go to Pixton and create your avatar.
Download and upload into Document.
5. Create First Comic - Theme: "I showed
COURAGE the time I....."
Week September 30-October 4, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Complete "All About Me" Document with Avatar.
(We will join Pixton Class with Class Code.....)
3. Open up Document in Google Classroom
4. Go to Pixton and create your avatar.
Download and upload into Document.
5. Continue Internet Safety - Interland
(last two islands....)
Week September 23-20, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Continue Internet Safety - Interland
(last two islands....)
Week September 16-20, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Internet Safety - Cyber Surf Island Finish all Islands
and take test at bottom of page. (Gr4)
3. Start Internet Safety - Interland
Week September 9-13, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Internet Safety - Cyber Surf Island Finish all Islands
and take test at bottom of page. (Gr4)
Week September 2-6, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Join Google Classroom
3. Internet Safety - Cyber Surf Island (Gr4)
Week August 28, 2024
1. Technology Class Introduction and Expectations
Week of April 14-April 17, 2025
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1. Block Coding - Minecraft - Hero's Journey
2. Part 2 of our Block Coding - Star Wars
3. We will start our block coding unit with Music Lab: Jam Session (it uses AI to add elements to your song.
4. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
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Last Week's Activities
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Week of April 7-April 11, 2025
1. Part 2 of our Block Coding - Star Wars
2. We will start our block coding unit with Music Lab: Jam Session (it uses AI to add elements to your song.
3. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 31-April 4, 2025
1. We will start our block coding unit with Music Lab: Jam Session (it uses AI to add elements to your song.
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 24-28, 2025
We will take MCAS Tutorial to prepare for your upcoming MCAS ELA test. (Click on Student Tutorial - English)
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 17-21, 2025
We will take MCAS Tutorial to prepare for your upcoming MCAS ELA test.
(Click on Student Tutorial - English)
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 10-14, 2025
1. We will start our Coding unit with Dance Party AI edition and
challenge yourself with AI Rescue if you dare.
2. Typing - 5 minutes of typing club.
Week of March 3-7, 2025
**We will present the last of our finished presentations today.**
1. Animal Slide Show Assignment. Remember to follow the slide show checklist. Those
students not finished will have time to complete.
2. Keyboarding - Typing Club (login with clever type for 5 minutes)
Week of February 24-28, 2025
We will present our Google slide Animal adaptation projects.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of February 10-14, 2025
1. Work on Animal Slide Show Assignment. We will continue to work on your Google slide
show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of February 3-7, 2025
Snow Day - No School
Week of January 27-31, 2025
1. We will finish our work on Animal Slide Show Assignment. You can start creating your Google slide show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of January 20-24, 2025
1. Work on Animal Slide Show Assignment. You can start creating your Google slide show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids.
The slide template is on January 15 assignment. You can open the Google slide checklist when done.
If Finished you can choose
2. 10 minutes typing in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Create a Comic in Pixton. Login with Google.
4. Choose an island in Interland cyber safety.
Week of January 13-17, 2025
1. Keyboarding - Typing Club (login with clever type for 5 minutes)
2. Animal Slide Show Assignment. Today we will pick an animal from list and begin researching for slide show. We will start creating our Google slide show after finishing facts question sheet.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids
Week of January 6-10, 2025
1. Keyboarding - Typing Club (login with clever type for 5 minutes)
2. Animal Slide Show Assignment. Today we will pick an animal from list and begin researching for slide show.
Research Engine - Epic Books. My class code is qrs6133
National Geographic for Kids
Week of December 16-20, 2024
1. Christmas Choice Board
2. Keyboarding - Typing Choice Page
Week of December 9-13, 2024
1. Create the "Story of Me" Google document and turn in.
2. Five minutes in Typing Club (login with Clever)
Week of December 2-6, 2024
1. Finish the two Google Skills practice documents.
2. Five minutes in Typing Club (login with Clever)
Week of November 18-22, 2024
1. Pixton Thanksgiving Prompt.
2. Five minute warmup in Typing Club (login with Clever)
3. Open up Google Slide to Create your "Thankful
Turkey" feather project...
Week of November 11-15, 2024
1. Five minute warmup in Typing Club (login with Clever)
2. Open up November 12 Document and add the new information to
your document following directions
from instructions.
Week of November 4-8, 2024
1. Grade 4 Google Doc Challenge
2. Typing- Typing Club 5 minutes (Clever login)
Week of October 28-November 1, 2024
1. Autumn Week Choice Board
Week of October 21-25, 2024
1. Open up Google Toolbar Scavenger Hunt
we will go over the 7 tasks, turn in to me.
2. Typing - 10 Minutes of Typing Club
3. Internet Safety - Interland
Week October 14-18, 2024
1. Open up Google Toolbar Scavenger Hunt
and try to complete all 10 tasks, turn in to me.
2. Typing - 10 Minutes of Typing Club
3. Internet Safety - Interland
Week October 7-11, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Complete "All About Me" Document with Avatar.
(We will join Pixton Class with Class Code.....)
3. Open up Document in Google Classroom
4. Go to Pixton and create your avatar.
Download and upload into Document.
5. Create First Comic - Theme: "I showed
COURAGE the time I....."
Week September 30-October 4, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Complete "All About Me" Document with Avatar.
(We will join Pixton Class with Class Code.....)
3. Open up Document in Google Classroom
4. Go to Pixton and create your avatar.
Download and upload into Document.
5. Continue Internet Safety - Interland
(last two islands....)
Week September 23-20, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Continue Internet Safety - Interland
(last two islands....)
Week September 16-20, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Internet Safety - Cyber Surf Island Finish all Islands
and take test at bottom of page. (Gr4)
3. Start Internet Safety - Interland
Week September 9-13, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Internet Safety - Cyber Surf Island Finish all Islands
and take test at bottom of page. (Gr4)
Week September 2-6, 2024
1. Typing Warmup (5 minutes)
2. Join Google Classroom
3. Internet Safety - Cyber Surf Island (Gr4)
Week August 28, 2024
1. Technology Class Introduction and Expectations
