TangiTech Elementary

 
TangiTech Elementary Day 1
 
fleur de lis  Electronic Chalkboard is running with Welcome Message.
fleur de lis Read “First Thing…” assignment sheet on your table and take care of those things.
fleur de lis Complete the “Genius Test” in your pocket folder while you are waiting to get started.
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TangiTech Institute Info:
pelican bullet Phones, bathroom breaks and location, parking, lunch at 11:30 – 12:30, dismissal
pelican bullet Dress, room temperature
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 What is TangiTech Institute?
crab bullet  Project overview and requirements for participation
crab bullet Explain materials
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Daily components:
iris bullet Checklist for completed work
iris bullet Technology-Connected Lesson Plans
iris bullet Supplies
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 Routines and Procedures:
 La bullet Daily Journal writing and Blackboard posting 
La bullet E-mail assignments
La bullet React to professional readings by e-mail.
La bullet Skill of the Day 
La bullet iPad Activity
 
La bullet Smartboard Activity

La bullet Completion of Graphs and gathering data from graphs after lunch.

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Graphs for Day One:
 magnolia bullet How many vowels are in your name?
magnolia bullet How  many letters are in your name?
magnolia bullet How do you like your crawfish?
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computer bullet  Access Tangischools E-mail accounts using INTERNET EXPLORER or GOOGLE CHROME at www.tangischools.org.
Learn URL and parts of an E-mail address. Today you will create a signature for your email and set spell check options.
 Use this E-mail address during TangiTech...  tt1@tangischools.org
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Techie Time:
computer bullet 11 Handy Tips for Windows 7
Create a Folder in My Documents for you to save work into. Open My Documents > Right click inside of My Documents > New > Folder and type your name
computer bullet Introduce MICROSOFT WORD 2013 concepts: Entering text; don’t press “Enter” unless you want a new line; one space between words and sentences; editing by clicking in text to insert and pressing backspace or delete to erase; spelling and grammar checking; selecting and formatting text.

computer bullet Skill of the Day - Formatting Bullets
Steps for Formattting Bullets in Microsoft Word 2013
Formatting Bullets (word)
One of the most common questions we get is.."How do you make those cute computer bullets that are on our lesson plan template?" Click here for step-by-step directions for formatting bullets. (word)

computer bullet  Microsoft Word 2013 Quick Start Guide
 
 computer bullet Complete journal assignment for Day 1. Save your journal entry as “Name.Day 1 Journal” to your folder in My Documents.
Day One Journal Writing Prompts:
- “What are my reasons for being here?”
- “What do I hope to gain from this experience?”
- “How do I envision my classroom changing with the use of technology?”
Journal Writing in MICROSOFT WORD. “Thoughts from Louisiana”. Click Journal Template(word) button at the top left.
computer bullet Blackboard Basic Tips - You will attach your journal in the Discussion Board section for Day 1 Journal forum.
 
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Management Strategies
iris bullet Model classroom strategy for the day of rotating in and out of computer station.  Use “I Had a Turn/ I Need a Turn” chart with clothespins for management technique. Using Print Shop, write a sentence or two in our class big book on the rotating computer about your name or nickname and where it comes from. We will make a class Big Book with your entries.
iris bullet Discuss different management techniques for addressing different needs and classroom situations
 
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 Name Plate 
fish button We continue our discovery of Louisiana, its geography, traditions, inhabitants, and resources. We begin with the consideration of naming traditions, especially names in Louisiana. Discuss these.
fish button Read the story online at: www.lpb.org/programs/swappingstories/langley_koasati.html published by University Press of Mississippi.
fish button Read: Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (Internet) and discuss theInvestigating My Name Interview sheet (pdf) that accompanies this book.
computer bullet Techie Time – Create nameplates in MICROSOFT POWERPOINT using theName Plate Template (ppt) on the TangiTech CD. Demonstrate procedures.  Students create nameplates and print two copies, one for the top of their computer monitor.
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Discover Louisiana Unit Introduction:
Today we begin a unit of discovery, “Discover Louisiana” and discovery about technology, curriculum,
and the integration of the two. As this journey of discovery begins we invite you to think about….
Technology Connected Lesson Plan - What Can We Discover About LA? (Word)
 
KNOWLEDGE BUILDING:

Red LA bullet What is a QR Code and how do I create one?
Check out the great ways that QR codes are being used in the classroom.
http://www.tangischools.org/Page/16589
Red LA bullet Gather as many Louisiana facts as you can about Louisiana by completing a QR Code Scavenger Hunt.  We are starting a unit of discovery about our state. Let’s build our knowledge base by gathering more information.
Red LA bullet Use "Fact Gathering Sheet"  (Word) to record information and facts from QR Code Scavenger Hunt.
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INSPIRATION or KIDSPIRATION:
turtle bullet Use INSPIRATION or KIDSPIRATION to brainstorm with the whole group recording facts about Louisiana. Refer to TangiTech Tips for KIDSPIRATION (word) and INSPIRATION (HTML)
computer bullet  Techie Time with INSPIRATION/ KIDSPIRATION – Include Main Idea, changing font size, alignment of whole graphic, adding pictures, correcting, rapid fire.
turtle bullet INSPIRATION/KIDSPIRATION Exploration Time - Using INSPIRATION TangiTech Tips (HTML)or Kidspiration TangiTech Tips (word) create a Concept Map using facts gathered from QR code scavenger hunt. Don't forget to save your finished product!  Print a copy of your Kidspiration activity to save.
turtle bullet Project requirements – Main Idea and at least four major categories… at least three graphics and your name.
turtle bullet Click here to visit my Kidspiration in the Classroom Webpages to help you learn more about this fabulous program.
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turtle  Discovery Ed  Watch the Discovery Education video,  “The Tortoise and the Hare”. Discuss moral and cultural traditions revealed in this video.  
  
 
computer   Techie Time – make a Venn Diagram in using the PowerPoint template on your TangiTech CD comparing the two versions of the fable.
sb icon This can also be created using Smart Notebook software by the selecting the Venn Diagram template from the Gallery . Here is an example of the Venn Diagram Activity in Notebook.
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espresso
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Lagniappe Activities and Information:
Name Poem Activity
alligator bullet Use Digital Cameras to take pictures of each other to insert into Name Poems.
alligator bullet Create name poems using MICROSOFT POWERPOINT and Word Art for Large Letters. Step-by-step direcitons for Name Poems (word)
alligator bullet Introduce "A My Name is Alice" TCLP… book, and children’s project. (Word)
 
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Brain Check and Homework:
idea bullet 1. For homework tonight think about about a unit of work you will be teaching, and how you will develop that into a Technology-Connected Lesson Plan before the end of the TangiTech Institute. Read the article listed below and be ready to discuss it for your Journal for Day 2.
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 Housekeeping
finger bullet Make sure one copy of all printed work is filed in folder box and you have checked off completed activities on the clipboard by the file box. Collect supplies, and bring computers back to desktops.

Just in case that Genius Test is driving you crazy..Genius Test Answers. (word)