4th Grade Online Keyboard

We all remember using Dance Mat Typing to improve our keyboarding skills. Let's revisit Dance Mat Typing and practice level 1, stage 1. Trust me, you'll need the practice for the next assignment!



So you are getting good at keyboarding, but can you practice your keyboarding skills while playing ButtonBeat's virtual keyboard? That's right, keyboarding on the keyboard.



3_5.CI.2 Creativity and Innovation
3_5.TC.1 Technology Operations and Concepts
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4th Grade Technology Time Machine

1. Lets visit the Technology Time Machine and have a class discussion on how technology has changed over the years. How would our lives be different if some of these technologies were never invented?


2. Next, head over to Brain Pop and watch the video on Computer History. What kind of technologies are around the corner?
  
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3. Now, use a painting program like KidPix, MS Paint, or TuxPaint and invent your own future technology. How will your new technology make our lives better?

3_5.CI.3 Creativity and Innovation

4th Grade Picture a Story

Create your own artistic masterpiece by launching the interactive Picture a Story activity. Look through the images below for a brief introduction on how this activity works, or click on the link below to begin picturing your story.

Launch the Picture a Story Activity

1) Choose your genre

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First, you’ll select the type of story you wish to write.

2) Choose a background and add characters and props

Continue by building the scene for your story, including characters and props that can be resized to fit into you scene.

3) Tell your story

Next you'll write a story to accompany your picture. If you like you can record a dramatic reading of your story using your computer’s microphone.

4) Share your story

Once finished, you have the option to send your creation to family and friends, and submit it to the Delaware Art Museum to be included in an online gallery of pictures and stories. Let the creativity begin!

Launch the Picture a Story Activity

4th Grade Interviews

September 21 - October 9

4th Grade students practiced their interviewing skills by planning out questions designed to get to know another student in thier class. Students asked questions, entered text in Microsoft Word, formated their project, & inserted a digital picture of their interview partner.