Welcome to 6th Grade Technology!

Good Morning 6th Graders!

This morning, I'd like to welcome you to Technology class with a quick Prezi:



We have a super-short class today, so we'll likely just have a chance to login to the network and your Gmail accounts...

But looking forward to next week, when we'll introduce you to your Chromebooks!

Mrs. Morell

Around the World Project

Before Spring Break, you began your Around the World Project.

For a bit of inspiration,  I would like to share a few videos from a guy by the name of Matt Harding, who danced his away around the world... several times!  Perhaps one of his destinations will re-focus your research.  Enjoy!

This is my favorite, from 2008:

But he also danced around the world in 2012: and 2006:

If you'd like to learn more about Matt, here is his website:http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/about

Then I would like to share with you an amazing sample of a Prezi from last year:

http://prezi.com/gkaauc7trfet/around-the-world/#


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Beginning our Digital Passport

Today, we will begin to work on your Passports to Digital Literacy from Common Sense Media.


Login here:


https://digitalpassport.org/educator-registration/studentLogin


your login will be your LastnameFirstinitial


and your password will be titans1325 (if that doesn't work, try titans1213)


I would like you to begin with the Twalkers or Share Jumper Units... but we will work through all of the units over the next few weeks.


Enjoy!


Mrs. Morell

Starting a Conversation About Digital Citizenship

Today, we will watch a series of videos to get our class conversation started about Digital Citizenship.

http://prezi.com/sva3d360nkek/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

When we finish watching a series of movies - primarily from the Edutopia "Five Minute Film Festival" site, I would like you to open up your blog:


http://kidblog.org/6thGrade-Morell/

And tell me:

Which element of Digital Citizenship most interests you?

or Which movie did you find most interesting and why?

and What would you be interested in researching further.

We will begin Digital Citizenship Projects next week.  Unless you have a particular interest, I will assign a topic to each of you to research and present.

EasyBib for the Science Fair

Today, I would like to introduce you to EasyBib, which is a very easy way to create citations for your Science Fair Project:

http://www.easybib.com/

The website looks like this…. First, choose the type of resource you need to cite.  In this case, I'd like to cite a website.

As an example, the website I chose was the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service's Ideas for Science Fair projects.

I copied and pasted the URL (entire web address) in the space provided.  At this point, Easybib will let you know if your website is a credible source (and YES, having a credible resource is an important thing):

Next, Easybib will take you to a screen, where you will need to fill in more specific information about your website - but fear not, it gives you hints: 

Be sure to include the article title:

And if someone is identified as an author, be sure to include this:

And the complete name of the website:

And leave out the URL box:

At the bottom of the page, click on "Create Citation"

Now you will have a perfect MLA citation:

So, save it to Google Docs/Drive: (you must allow access):

And this is how your citation will appear in your Google Drive menu:

And how it will appear in your document:

Be sure to rename the document so you can find it later:

Today, we will practice citing the resources you have saved in Google Docs using EasyBib.

Mrs. Morell

Graphs for your Science Fair Project

Today, we will learn how to create graphs, in preparation for your Science Fair Project:

We will use a graph creator from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Click on this link to open the site:

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

Today, we will create a bar graph to compare the favorite ice cream flavors of the boys and girls in the class.  

Begin with the design tab, and choose the bar option. 

Then, in the data section, you will need to fill in your data, including:

• the graph title, 
• the X-axis data (remember, this is your independent variable)
• the Y-axis data (the measurable data, or results of your changes)
• the data set (we will be comparing two sets of data - girls vs. boys)
• the items (in this case, the flavors of ice cream)
• and be sure to include the minimum value and the maximum value (in this case, it should be 28, because there are 28 students in your class)

When all the data is perfect, you may choose a font of your choice (nothing too crazy, my friends, this is a science fair project)

Then preview your chart.  If it looks good, print it - if you need to adjust any settings, please go back and do so.

The print preview (the chart should be a PDF file)

Please be sure to Email the chart to me: mbmorell@htsdc.org

Mathletics, Typing or Blogging

Today, you have a choice of three options:

1. Mathletics

http://www.mathletics.com/

2. Typing Club

https://holy-trinity-school.typingclub.com/

Remember, you will login using your lastnamefirstinitial (morellm)  and your password will be: htstype.

Keep working through the lessons, making sure you keep your keyboard covers on, your fingers on the home keys, and you get five stars for each lesson before you move on.


3. Blogging

http://kidblog.org/6thGrade-Morell/

remember the password is titans1325.

If you blog, answer the question:

How did you spend your Holiday Break?  I would like to see a response at least 10 sentences long…

Have fun!

Mrs. Morell