Tech Bits
DCC Elementary Technology News For Parents
February 2019
February Highlights
- Basic Computer Skills on ABC Mouse and Osmo (Pre K - K)
- Typetastic.com and Paint program(Kindergarten)
- Keyboarding Skills (1st - 5th)
- Code.org (1st - 3rd)
- Coding Dash Robots (4th grade)
- Typing Club.com: Lessons 15 - 50 (4th - 5th grade)
- Pixel Kit and Coding (5th Grade Tech/STEM Club)
- Snap Circuits (5th Grade Tech/STEM Club)
5th Grade Tech/STEM Club: Snap Circuits
Students learned about circuits, and how to create them using the Snap Circuit kits.
Working together on Circuitry
Students learned how to read schematics to create various circuits.
Thinking it Through
Students worked in groups to encourage good teamwork.
4th Grade Using Dash Robots
Students used block coding to code the Dash Robots to follow mazes.
4th Grade Typing
Working on to improve typing skills.
4th Grade Typing
Students worked on lessons 15 -50 on typingclub.com
1- 3rd Grades Get Their Own Typing Accounts
All students, 1- 3rd grade, learned how to log in and use their own typing accounts on typingclub.com
2nd Grade Typing
1st Grade Typing
Kindergarten: Monster Osmo
Kindergarten learns how to use the Monster program on Osmo. It teaches students listening skills, and drawing skills.
Kindergarten Students are Learning the Location of Keys
Students are learning through various games using the typetastic website.