This week I participated in extended planning session with the 1st and 2nd grade teachers. I shared the progress in getting the equipment up and running and they share information about their upcoming units. In first grade we decided to start with the TechSteps lesson on shapes. We decided to let the student use the shape tools in Word to create pictures of themselves and then type their names. I will work with small groups once a week until all of the students have had a chance to complete the project. I will be matching story time in the library with the themes from their reading book to reinforce the concepts being taught. In 2nd grade, I am going to work with small groups of students on the TechSteps pictograph project. Students will be graphing how they get to school and we will be tying this into the 2nd grade school bus safety unit. I will also be matching library story time to the reading units. I attended PLC meeting with Kindergarten and the 3rd, 4th, 5th grade team. I already feel so much more connected with the curriculum than in previous years.
Progress is slowly being made toward meeting the grant requirement. The computers are now housed in their new carts. The tech. from the high school visited the school and took one of the computers with him to decide on what needs done to get them all set up. He also took the manual for ePearl so he can study the requirements and decide if he has the needed skills to get the program up and running.
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