Text Faces - "Power of Sign and Symbols"

April 20th. - 24th.

ICT Sign and Symbols presentation

ICT Symbols = Icons

Let's talk about TEXTING 
What is texting?  Do you like texting?

Group 1 - How does it work?

Group 2 - What do you need to text?

Group 3 - Why do I text?  When do you text? 

Group 4 - When you text to someone, what do you express?

Group 5 - How do you express yourself when texting?

All the class: 
Draw a text face expressing how do you feel right now and identify what are the symbols on the keyboard you are using to make your text face.

Create a power point presentation about the topic.

Follow instructions given by the teacher.

Children's Personal Information

April 6th. - 10th.

 

As children, we do have personal information to take care of!

Watch the video about it, and make a list of your pieces of personal information.

Internet Safety

Make a reflection and discuss with your group friends:

Which are your pieces of personal information?

Why you should keep private your personal information?

Organize your ideas and create a presentation following the instructions

UoI: Our Senses

March 16th. - 20th. / 23rd. - 27th.

THE SENSE OF TASTE

Sweet, sour, salty, and bitter tastes can actually be sensed by all parts of the tongue. Only the sides of the tongue are more sensitive than the middle overall. With one exception: the back of our tongue is very sensitive to bitter tastes.

Bitter and sweet flavors

Show your tongue! 2C 

Show your tongue! 2A

The tongue is the soft and movable part in our mouth that is used for tasting and eating food. In human beings is also for speaking. With our tongue we can taste several flavors, and also to feel temperatures as hot, warm and cold.

Did you know that every side of the tongue is to taste a different flavor?

Activity

1. Find your work group and collect the pictures according to the flavor given by the teacher. (first part)
2. Create your own presentation "The Sense of Taste" in Power Point, you must include the pictures about different flavors collected before.
3. Follow the instructions for settings: Quick Text Styles, Inserting Images, Animations, Transitions, etc... for the final presentation.
4. Check out the example below to learn how to create yours.

Watch this video to learn more about the topic - Brainpop - Taste Video

Digital Citizenship Essencial Agreements

March 9th. - 13th.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP ESSENCIAL AGREEMENTS

As second grade TECHNOLOGY users we will be:

RESPONSIBLE

1.   I will use technology at school for schoolwork and learning activities only.

2.   I will only use the learning sites recommended by my teachers and my parents.

3.   I will treat all technology equipment with care.

RESPECTFUL

1.   I will ask for help respectfully when I have a problem using a computer.

2.   I will use my files and folders only, never change any of my friend’s works.

3.   I will follow the instructions and rules given by my teachers when using technology.  

SAFE

1. I will tell my teachers or parents if I feel uncomfortable with anything I find on a computer.

2. I will always SHUT DOWN the classmate correctly when the class finishes.

I understand that if I don’t follow any part of this agreement my technology facilities will be restricted.

Before going to the main activity let's watch a video:

5 Useful Advices About Digital Citizenship

Internet Safety for Kids

Internet Safety for Kids 2

Class Activity: Creating a Class Sharing Wall

Let's upoad all our digital citizenship rules on a sharing site. To go to your class wall, click on one of the following links according to your class:

 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP - 2A

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP - 2B

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP - 2C

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP - 2D


Ask for your Digital Citizen cross word :-)

Second Grade 2015

Technology is a fun tool for learning...

Second Grade - March 2nd. - 6th.

Welcome back to school! Dear students, I am so excited to see you all back here in second grade.
 It will be a fantastic 2015 school year ;-)

Let's do something fun! Sticker-ing Myself  :-)

Choose a card from the bunch according to your feelings on getting back to school, go and find your group friends... get all togheter and create a sticker of yourself! following the teacher's instructions...

Go to Paint and create your emoticon, use the shapes and colors to express your feelings... you can draw any other accessory to complete your design.

2D working on their Emoti-sticker...

Students looking at the ICT blog.

Let's Explore Windows 8   =)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/start-screen-tutorial

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/desktop-tutorial