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Library and Technology PARP Project

Library and Technology PARP Project

Over the next two weeks, we will be working in Library and Technology to try a variety of Edward Tulane inspired activities. Take a look at the board with the tasks below. Choose tasks that you think are interesting and appropriate for you! Loading... Taking too long?...
Scratch Jr and Scratch

Scratch Jr and Scratch

Prior to the break, students at William O. Schaefer were “lighting up” their brains by developing their computational thinking skills while exploring Lightbot. Ask your child to explain algorithms and debugging, or procedures and loops! We have learned to...
Winter Websites

Winter Websites

Winter officially begins on December 21st.  Check out some of these winter websites. Do you have any sites that you would suggest that I add?   Which winter activities are your favorites?
Hour of Code 2018

Hour of Code 2018

What is the Hour of Code? The Hour of Code is a one hour introduction to computer science. It takes place every year during Computer Science Education Week, the first week in December. It began as a coding challenge to give students a fun first introduction to...
Introduction to Coding

Introduction to Coding

What is coding?  Why is it important to us?   Click on the link to watch the video to learn more.   The Hour of Code is almost here! Check out this video for a peek into this year’s theme: Explore Lightbot.  See if you can Lightbot to light up the blue...
Internet Safety: Website Traffic Light

Internet Safety: Website Traffic Light

We have talked about the need to follow rules when we go online to help keep us safe. We know to always ask for permission before going online, only talk to people we know, and to stick to sites that are just right for us…but how? One way children can keep safe...
Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We have been talking about the importance of following rules to stay safe when we go places online, just as we do when we go places with our families or classmates. Remember to always get permission from a grown up first, only talk to people you know, and stick to...
Internet Safety: Going Places Safely

Internet Safety: Going Places Safely

Watch this video called My Online Neighborhood.  Meet Arms and discover what he likes about the internet, as well as the 3 rules he follows in order to stay safe.   https://blogs.socsd.org/rnerkizian/files/2018/01/ED_DigCit_MyOnlineNeighborhood-2b1nlxq.mp4 What are...
Quick, Draw!

Quick, Draw!

If you are a first grader and you are reading this after you logged in to the computer all by yourself, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Keep practicing your username and login so that you know them both by heart! Here is something fun to try. It’s called Quick, Draw! You...
The Dot

The Dot

Welcome back! I am so excited for a wonderful year together. Our kickoff lesson was to work together in teams to creatively construct a tower using nothing but index cards and dot stickers. There were so many different ways that children went about using the materials...