Welcome Grade 5!

Topic: Introduction to Technology

My mission is to promote teaching and learning as core human activities dependent on relationship, passion and vision--in service to creativity, personal growth and a sustainable world.

Instructor: Mr. Almaas

Hello Students:

Welcome to our Technology class. You are living during a time when we are experiencing the largest increase in expressive capability in human history. It will be a function of this class to help you become effective communicators in the media of your time.

We will be meeting here and online every week where we will use and study technology.  

Today you will be assigned a seat here in our classroom, we'll go over the rules and then jump right in to our first assignment.

The Rules Of Our Class:

1) Be respectful of yourself and others.

2) Raise your hand to speak during class.

3) Listen quietly while others are speaking.

4) Always do your best!

Procedure for entering the classroom:

a)       Form two lines in the hall outside the classroom

b)      Sit down in your assigned seat.

c)       DO NOT turn on the computers or put on the headphones until asked to do so.

d)      Listen quietly to hear what the days assignment is.

Procedure for leaving the classroom:

a)       Sign out of Google Classroom

b)      Shut down your computer from onscreen menu.

c)       DO NOT turn off the computer using the power button.

d)      DO NOT power off the monitor.

e)       Stand up, push in your chair and go out the back way to line up by the door when asked to do so.

Assessment

Each week you will be given an assignment to complete in class.  I will keep track of your work in a Google Doc that looks like this:

Technology Rubric

Got it! = The main idea of the assignment is clear and related to the purpose or theme of the project.

Working on it! = The main idea of the assignment is more or less clear and related to the purpose or theme of the project.

Needs Help= Completed week's assignment approaching standard. The completed assignment does not have a clear purpose or central theme. 

Absent = Assignment was not completed.

Final Grade Rubric

All grades of “Got it!” for the projects and weekly assignments, along with good behavior, during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

4

A mixture of “Got it!” and “Working on it!” for the projects and weekly assignments, along with good behavior, during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

3

A mixture of “Working on it!” and “Needs help” for the projects and weekly assignments and questionable classroom behavior during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

2

A collection of “Needs help” for the projects and weekly assignments along with unexcused absences from class and poor classroom behavior during a grading period will result in a final grade of:

1

TODAY'S ACTIVITY

Today we have gone over the rules and procedures of our class, you watched a PowerPoint presentation introducing you to myself and our class and you learned how to sign in and access the online activities for this class.

Now you will notice New York State's geographical location in the United States by completing an online activity where it's up to you to point out where the 50 states go on a map of the United States:

Click the hyperlink above and begin.

Good luck!

Hour Of Code

Hello Students:

Today I want you to demo one of these hour of code activities.

Click on the hyperlink and have a go.

Enjoy!

Cool Math Games Review

Cool Math Games Review

Hello Students:

I have noticed that a lot of you like to play Cool Math Games.

To be honest, I can’t see how playing Cool Math Games is educational.

However, I will allow you to try and convince me. 

I would like you to write a review in Google Docs explaining Cool Math Games to me and showing me how it is educational (with detailed examples).

We will start with some research…

Your Assignment:

1)  Sign into Google Classroom and open a new Google Doc.

2) Open a second tab on the browser to look up the Cool Math Games you want to write about.

2) At the top of the Google Doc write a Header with your name, class and date.

Example:

Mr. Almaas

Class 307

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

3) Give your review a title.

Example:  

“Should Be Allowed to Play Cool Math Games In Class?”

4) Write an introductory paragraph explaining what your essay is going to be about.

5) Give two examples of games you play in Cool Math (one paragraph each).

        a.  In each paragraph, explain why you like to play the game and explain to me the math you learn (IF THERE IS ANY). Is it grade level for you?  Is it challenging?

        

6) A concluding paragraph restating why you think you should (or shouldn’t) be allowed to play Cool Math Games in class.

Check your Writing!

Did I proofread my writing for spelling errors?

Does the first letter of each new sentence, as well as each proper noun (the names of people, places and things) begin with a capital letter?

Is “I” always capitalized?

Does every sentence end in a period (.), question mark (?) or exclamation point (!)?

Did I put one space between each word and two spaces after each period and between all sentences?

Did I include everything Mr. Almaas asked for in my review?

          1.  Is there an introductory paragraph?

          2. Are there two paragraphs explaining the Cool Math Games you chose to describe?

          3.  Is there a concluding paragraph restating why you should be allowed to play Cool Math Games?

Conflict Resolution

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Conflict Resolution in 
Brain Pop. 

Click on this link to watch the movie and complete the quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password:  tfbrain

Hackers

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Hackers in 
Brain Pop. 

Click on this link to watch the movie and complete the quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password:  tfbrain

Online Safety

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Online Safety in 
Brain Pop. 

Click on this link to watch the movie and complete the quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password:  tfbrain

Digital Etiquette

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Digital Etiquette in 
Brain Pop. 

Click on this link to watch the movie and complete the quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password:  tfbrain

Brain Pop Presidents Day

Presidents Day

Hello Students:

Every year on the third Monday in February, we celebrate the holiday Presidents' Day honoring the birthdays of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,.  Today we will watch a film and do an activity where we learn about these great men.

Click here (username: tfbrain / password: tfbrain) to watch to a film about Abraham Lincoln.  When you are finished, take the graded online quiz.  

Click here (username: tfbrain / password: tfbrain) to watch to a film about George Washington. When you are finished, take the graded online quiz.  

When you are finished, raise your hand, I will come over and check your score and show you what to do next.

Martin Luther King - Civil Rights Leader

Martin Luther King

Civil Rights Leader
Born in 1929, died in 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the large twelve room house of his parents on January 15, 1929. His grandparents also lived in the house.

He was born during a time when black people did not have the rights which they have today. M.L., as he was called, first experienced racial discrimination* when their white neighbors refused to let him play with their boys. This was hard for him to understand because the boys had grown up as neighbors and had played together for years.

At a later time he and his father were asked to move to the back of a shoe store to be fitted with shoes. They left without buying anything. These early incidents made a deep impression on the young boy.

When he was five years old his mother persuaded the first grade teacher, Miss Dickerson, to make room for him in her class. Even though he started several weeks after the other children, he soon caught up with them academically and even surpassed* them before the year was over.

He attended Oglethorpe Elementary School which was a private school associated with Atlanta University. His parents paid $25 a year which covered all his expenses. Miss Lemon, his teacher taught him to be independent. She taught him if there was an injustice, he could rebel, but still keep his dignity and find quiet ways to resist. She inspired her students to learn about black history and take pride in their heritage.* She took the class on field trips to visit with successful black businessmen and professionals. Her students started each day by singing the song, Lift Every Voice and Sing. 

He attended Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta. He was younger than most of the students and also skipped some subjects because he already knew the subject matter.

On one occasion he and his teacher were riding on a bus. When the bus filled up with people, the driver asked them to stand up and let two white people have their seats. It was the law. Martin saw the injustice of it, and he never forgot that incident.

When he was 15 years old he entered Morehouse College. After two years in school he decided he could best serve others by becoming a minister. He became assistant minister of the Ebenezer Baptist church where his father was minister. The following year he graduated from college. He was only 19 years old.

He then attended Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. While he was at Crozer he began to study the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, a man who brought about changes in India through "passive* resistance". Gandhi urged people to not fight, but to protest peacefully. Martin saw this method of non-violent resistance as the answer to the unfair treatment blacks received in America.

When he was a senior at Crozer he was elected class president and also won an award as the most outstanding student.

He worked on his Ph.D. at Boston University. It was there he met Coretta Scott who would become his wife. They would eventually have four children; two boys and two girls. When he graduated from Boston University he became the minister of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Blacks and whites were segregated* in Montgomery, attending different schools and sitting in separate sections on buses. Sometimes blacks would be forced to stand on a bus even though there were empty seats in the "white" section at the front of the bus. On December 1, 1955 Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. The police were called and she was arrested. This event led to a revolt all over America. 

E.D. Nixon, who was a train porter, bailed Rosa out of jail, and he started contacting others about starting a boycott* of the buses. "Boycott" means they would refuse to ride the buses until they received fair treatment. The newspapers heard of the plan and wrote an article. This article was very helpful in getting the word out about the boycott.

The black leaders were asking for courteous treatment from the drivers and seating on a first-come, first-served basis, with whites filling the buses from the front of the bus and blacks from the rear. No one was to be asked to give up a seat for someone else. They also wanted black drivers in the areas where they lived.

The boycott lasted for more than a year and they walked, rode bicycles, and rode in car pools to get to work. In December of 1956 the Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unlawful.

In 1957 Dr. King helped establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and he became its president.

Black students began to stage "sit-ins" at lunch counters. Up until this time they had been forbidden food service at eating places.

Then the "freedom riders" began riding buses from state to state and doing "sit-ins" at lunch counters and "white" waiting rooms. The Jim Crow laws that said blacks were to be denied certain rights began to be challenged in many cities in America.

Peaceful marches were organized and people were arrested because they were taking part. Even little children were sprayed with water hoses and arrested! On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King and other leaders led a march into Washington D.C. Over 200,000 people marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. It was here Dr. King delivered his "I Have a Dream" message. 

In 1964 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. He gave the $54,000 prize money to the civil rights groups which were working to secure the rights blacks deserved.

Dr. King was put in jail 30 times for his resistance. Some people tried to kill him. Then on April 4, 1968 a gunman didmurder him in Memphis, Tennessee. His widow Coretta Scott King passed away January 30, 2006.

Many changes have taken place in America because of the leadership of Martin Luther King. In 1986 when Ronald Reagan was president, Congress passed a law establishing a national holiday, Martin Luther King Day. 

President George Bush signs Martin Luther King Holiday Proclamation

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