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Saint Joseph School Technology Classes
Mrs. Mary Harshall,  Mrs. Denise Nichols,  Mr. Tom Steele
Technology Classes Grades 1-6

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4th Grade Tech Page

Password Protection Rap and Game Networking  Unit

AUP Activity
Resources

4A AUP Vocabulary
4B AUP Vocabulary

Keyboarding Quote link 1
Peace Quotations
Quote link3

The Our Father Activity

Thanksgiving Christmas Language Arts
Miscellaneous / Free Time Activities Internet Spread Sheets

Halloween Activity
Worksheets  -
4A    4B

Post your results
Both Classes

Saving your work  Glossary Colonial Times
Data Base PA History Driving Miss Daisy
Colonial Research - Crafts, Cooking games
More Crafts
Computer Jeopardy Computers Inside and Out
Simple Machines Math Activities Word Processing
  Certificate Maker  

 

 

 



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COMPUTERS - Inside and out Unit

Lesson 1

Lesson 2  

Computers vs brains

Types of Computers


When you finish..

Storage
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INPUT devices

OUTPUT devices What's on the INSIDE of  Computers
Yasmin's Computer - learn the parts of a computer and what they do

Drives with Miss Daisy

Introduction to Computers
How a Computer works -
Fact Monster How a Computer Works  

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Networking  Unit

 

Networking Quiz

 

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AUP Activity Resources

 

http://www.techdict.org

 

 http://www.techterms.com

http://www.tekmom.com/buzzwords
http://www.ehow.com http://www.techdictionary.com

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Simple Machines

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Inspiration Simple Machine Template :
2 Directions
3 View a Simple Machines power point
4 Ed Heads simple machine glossary
5 Ed Heads  simple machine activities - (click on the box that says "click here to start")  Start at the HOUSE first.
6 Animated examples of simple machines
7 Scholastic - simple machines
8 MIkids -simple machines - be sure and test your knowledge with the drag and drop activity.
9 Inventors Toolbox
10 Simple Machines Learning Site
11 DirtMeister Simple Machines

 

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Word Processing Unit

See what you know #1

Student Worksheet  How to make a water mark in word 2007 

 

Data Base  Unit

What is a DATA BASE power point

Data Base Activity

Data Base of Information  for Planets

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Math Activities

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Math Frog -students must solve these equations using the rules of Order of Operations, in this online and interactive math learning game.

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ROUNDING DECIMALS:
Have your 4th grade students practice rounding off decimals to the closest whole number with these online and interactive flashcards.

3 Telling time - Basic Skill Practice
4. What Time is It?* - Telling Time
5 Stop the Clock 1 - Telling time to 1/2 hour intervals.
6 Stop the Clock 2 - Telling time to 15 minute intervals.
7 Stop the Clock 3 - Telling time to 5 minute intervals.
8 p the Clock 4 - Telling time to the minute.
9 Stop the Clock 5 - Telling time to the minute.
10 Stop the Clock R - Matching times written in text to the graphic match.
11 Clock Program - Telling time with an analog or a digital clock
12 Analog Clock - Telling time with the hands on a clock
13 Practice lots of Math Skills
14 Wow, lots of games to choose from to practice your time telling skills
15 How much time until...
16 Time problems
17 Match the Times
18. Interactive Games - Connect Four and others
19. Dots and Boxes - fun strategy game
`20. The FRUIT Game is an online version  of the classical logic game of Nim.  You compete against the computer removing fruit from a table.  You loose the game if you take the last piece of fruit from the table! (new version)
21 The Lemonade Stand - try to make as much money as possible selling lemonade.  Another version of the game is also available at this website.

 

 

Keyboarding Unit
1 History of KEYBOARDING
History of Keyboarding - notes
2 Keyboarding Technique
Keyboarding technique worksheet - word
3 Games using WORDS rather than just letters
4 Online Keyboarding Practice
A series of 17 drills to help you improve your keyboarding techniques and speed.
5 Typing Test 2 gives you a paragraph to type and shows your time.
http://www.shelbycs.org/technology/typing_
test2.htm
6 I minute online practice
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/typing/index.htm  This site lets you  choose to practice letters, vowels.  You can set a timer for 30 second or 1 minute    
7 Computer Circus
http://library.thinkquest.org/18709/
Created by high school students as part of a "ThinkQuest" project, this will allow you to practice letters from their various lessons.  Start on lesson 1 and work your way up!
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Type On Line
http://www.typeonline.co.uk/lesson1.html
Free online touch-typing course, learn to type in five easy lessons.

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Learn 2 Type for Kids Typing Test
http://kids.learn2type.com/TypingTest
Type a paragraph
and get your WPM.  You will see your mistakes!

10 Nimble Fingers
11 Visit this site and click on an area of the keyboard to learn about some of the keys in that area(row)
12 Try out a DVORAK keyboard
choose ENGLISH and you can change the type of keyboard
13 Tiger Sharks
Practice what you have learned
14 Room 108 Typing Tutor Game
http://www.scugog-net.com/room108/typing/intro.html
Click the letter on the keyboard that matches the falling letter before that letter falls to the bottom of the screen.
15 Cup Stacking 
http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/
game.php?id=5
You know this game as the indoor recess game, but can you do it online practicing your keyboarding skills? 
16 Typing Test
http://world-English.org/wordgames5.htm
Simplistic typing test that gives you the choice of beginner, novice and expert.
17 Cool Breeze Typing Test
another place to polish your skills!
18 FREE Touch Typing program
19 Try this Special Key Crossword puzzle
20. Can you unscramble this sentence?
21 Typing of the ghosts
http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/game.php?id=32
22 Krazy Keyboarding for Kids
23 Help Barracuda keeps his river clean by typing the words that float by
24 History of the Keyboard and some pictures
Technique Videos
4A
Body Position         Feet                Fingers Curved        Fingers on Home Row
Wrist &Elbows      Eyes on Copy    Posture
Technique Videos
4B
Body Position         Feet                Fingers Curved        Fingers on Home Row
Wrist &Elbows      Eyes on Copy    Posture

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Saving your work

 

Read  Mrs. Cannon's take on Saving

 

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FREE TIME???? Try some of the activities below


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FRACTION SPLAT:
The levels of difficulty quickly escalate with each win on this online equivalent fractions game, where students must select the correct bug for the matching fractions. (4-6)

2 http://fen.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/shtml.
cgi?A1=../ofm/index.html
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Don't make ONE false move or you are done!
3 MARTIN LUTHER KING
4.  SPACE SHUTTLE OPERATIONS:
Choose your operation and difficulty level according to the skill of your
classes. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are all
covered, from easy to medium, to difficult. (1-7)
5. ROUNDING DECIMALS:
practice rounding off decimals to the closest whole number with these online and interactive flashcards. (2-4)
6 EVERGLADES SPELLING RACE:
Select an animal to represent you in this spelling game and the race is on. Your students will fill in the missing letters of the chosen spelling word. They will win the race and proceed to subsequent levels if they can get all of the answers completed by the time the timer has run out. (3-5)
7.  Spin and Spell
8. Interactive US History
9. Spelling City -
10. Mr. Nussbaum's game site. - a host of interesting challenging games

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Christmas Activities -

#1 Advent calendar -  Find information about different countries and how they celebrate the holiday season. This website is a like an ADVENT calendar and each day begins with a secret country, a question the answer and a TON of other interesting information about the country.
#2 Advent Tree - Find a surprise for each day of December and record it on your work sheet.
#3 a. Christmas celebrations in Different Lands
b. CHRISTMAS IN ICELAND
c. MERRY CHRISTMAS IN 325+ LANGUAGES
d.  Christmas Traditions Around the World

e. A Christmas Worldview

f. World Christmas Traditions
#4 Play the NUTCRACKER version of HANGMAN
#5 Create your own CHRISTMAS STORY

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Thanksgiving Activities

Fall Word Search

pilgrims.gif (3163 bytes)What are you Grateful For? Click on the picture of the pilgrim family and cast your vote.
Virtual Holdiay Dinner - How healthy do you eat?  

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NUTRITION WEB SITES/ ACTIVITIES

DINING IN SPACE -- NUTRITION
http//www.space.com/teachspace/module
_astronaut_0900/dining_teachpg_0900.html
 
   

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Colonial Web Sites

Ask any question
Clothing Men
Girls       Women
Boys   Famous People

http://www.ajkids.com/
wpe2.gif (3451 bytes)http://tqjunior.thinkquest.
org/6400/

Cooking,
Fire building
Tools
FirstAid
Pasttimes
Toys
Crafts

http://www.kn.pacbell.com
/wired/fil/pages/listcoloniall1
.html

Old Timers        Baking bread       Ice House
Butter          Walking Tour of Plimouth Plantation
Houses          Ovens         Meals being prepared
Religion and Theology         Quaker History      George Washington

famous people
Mayflower
maps
colonial laws

Plymouth Colony


http://www.kidinfo.com/American_
History/Colonization_Plymouth.html

 

Food
Houses

lots of pictures

http://pilgrims.net/plimoth
plantation
/vtour/index.htm

Colonial History Links

The Colonial American Gazette

Families


http://eduscapes.com
/42explore/oregon.htm

Pioneers
Crafts
Cooking
http://eduscapes.com
/42explore/pioneer.htm
  Colonial Craft Book
Colonial Cookery
Religion http://www7.bcity.com/
history/
quakereligion.htm

 

http://www7.bcity.com/
history/
varel.htm
Fun Facts about Pilgrim Children http://plimoth.org/Education/
funfacts.htm
   

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Internet Unit

1.  Internet COMMUNITY/ Personal Safety Survey

2 Community Activity

3. COMMUNITY Crossword puzzle

4. Community Power Point

5. Private information Activity 6.  Privacy Playground

 

Creating a Glossary

Do Spiders live on the World Wide Web?  http://www.ipl.org/youth/StoryHour/spiders/cover.html - go here to see words that have a TWO meanings - one has to do with computer terms...  

Computer Buzzwords

 
   

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LANGUAGE ARTS

Creating a FRIENDLY LETTER (interactive)

 

Creating a Book Report - Step by step interacative

 
fun with IDIOMS
    What is an idiom -
    Eye on Idioms - can you identify the idiom from its
    picture
 

 

PA History

Pennsylvania History

Mennonites - neat   pictures
Historical society

Pensylvania Heritage - stories from people about PA history

Pennsylvania Trail of History

Pennsylvania Pottery Banks

American Memory

Quiz on Pa Dutch - their sayings

History of the Mennonites, /Brethern

 

Amish - history

Amish   pictures, history

 

 

GERMAN

http://www.nauticom.net/www/maduro
/german.htm

 

   

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