What's Happening in the Computer Lab?
Kindergarten: Kindergarten is working on reinforcing their knowledge of the alphabet and letter sounds in class.  We are working with the website ABCya to use their Kindergarten level ABC games to build alphabetical order as well as reinforce the use of the mouse in class.

Grade 1: The students are very excited to have been given their own login names this year!  We will be working in class with learning how to use the login names, and with learning how to navigate to specific programs on the computer.

Grade 2:  Students will be receiving their school Google accounts this year.  In computer class, we will focus on learning how to login, as well as learning how to use specific apps on the G Suite.  This year, we will focus on Docs and Slides.
Additionally, we are working on a short project using Tagxedo, to create work bubbles about themselves.  These will be displayed outside the classroom.

Grade 3: The third grade will be working within their Google accounts extensively this year, as well as learning the functions of Google Classroom.  We will be speaking about our first large research assignment, an animal project, that will be done exclusively in school.  This week in class, students were able to explore Google Slides to understand how to create new slides, change fonts and backgrounds, and enter information.

Grade 4: Students were able to organize their Google Drives this week in class.  Students now have a separate folder for each grade level and inside their Grade 4 folder, they have separate folders for each subject area. We will be reinforcing throughout the year how to keep files in specific folders, as well as how files from Classroom automatically populate that folder.

Grade 5: Students will be setting their own passwords in class.  Afterwards, we will be starting a project on digital citizenship, in which they will create a video to teach younger children about how to act safely and responsibly online.  We are hoping to have these Flipgrid videos prepared during Digital Citizenship week in October.

Grade 6: Students are working on building reading and responding to fiction and non-fiction by using the online program, Kidblog.  This will be a fully moderated site where students will be able to be guided with their responses.

Grade 7: During computer class, students will be working in Google Slides to prepare visual components for their writing portfolios for ELA. 
During technology class, we are focusing on different types of structures. There will be a STEM project relating to this coming next week.  We are also preparing for our field trip to Adventureland for Technology Day on october 11.  Chaperones were chosen and have been notified.  Please be sure all payments are in at this time.

Grade 8: The eighth grade class will have two projects they are working on during the month of October.  First, they will be working on their religion project, a "What Would You Do?" scenario, that includes both written and recorded elements.  We will be working with our green screen program to create these videos.  
Students will also have time designated for their Day of the Dead projects for Spanish class.  Information for both projects will be discussed with each classroom teacher.