Thank you to all students for your great work on our Technology Class assignments while we were doing school at home. Many of you sent me pictures and videos of what you did and I really enjoyed seeing your work!
If you are looking for something to do this week or during the summer, I’d suggest that you go back to previous posts on this blog and do any activities or links that you didn’t get to work on or that you enjoyed! Use Learning Links to help you find keyboarding, coding, avatar designers, and lots of other great activities:
I put together a video with some of the animal augmented reality photos that were sent to me from our student project from the previous week. (I hope I didn’t miss anyone who sent me a photo – my apologies if I did!) Click the link below to view if the embedded video above does not work:
(This lesson is optional for Grade 3 who are working on another project with Miss Bosch and Mrs. Parris.)
NOTE: For this week’s assignment, you will need to use a computer with a keyboard. It will not work on an iPad or phone. If you do not have a computer with a keyboard available, please go back to one of our previous lessons and do a new or favorite activity from there. Thanks!
During this week, please spend 20 – 30 minutes practicing your typing using a computer keyboard. Use the suggested links below or complete the typing project suggestion.
Practice your typing by writing a story of your choice. Use Word, Pages, Google Docs, or any other software or app that lets you type. I would love to read your story when you are done. Have an adult send it to me. kbosch@southfieldchristian.org
Leave me a comment to let me know which typing games you played and how you did! If you typed a story, either send it to me or leave a comment to tell me what you wrote about.
(Note: this lesson is optional for Grade 3 who are working on another project with Miss Bosch and Mrs. Parris.)
Please first watch the video below to learn about Augmented Reality/AR:
To view AR objects in Google Search you’ll need:
Android smartphone or tablet: Android 7.0 or higher w/ pre-installed Google Play Store
iPhone/iPad: iOS 11.0 or higher
These are the animals that you can search for in Google that will convert to 3D augmented reality. When the search results open up, look for the view in 3D link to open the AR. (Please watch the video above to see exactly how to do it!) Take a photo of your animal when you get it to appear! (Note, these links will not work on a computer, only the phones/tablets listed above. Some phones may allow you to take video, but most will only take a still photo.)
If you cannot get the AR to work on your phone, here is a link to some animal webcams that you can visit. (Note: not all of the links may be active/working.)
When you are done with your activity for this week, leave a comment telling me which animals you made appear using Augmented Reality or which animals you saw online using webcams. A grown up may email one of the pictures to me so I can see it! kbosch@southfieldchristian.org.
Project Idea: If you want, you may use a computer or iPad to type a story about the Augmented Reality animal visiting your house or yard. Add the picture into the story if you can. A grown-up may send the story to me – I would love to see it!
This week we are going to explore ways we can use technology to learn about and share Bible stories. Please do one or more of the choices below. Have a grown-up help you decide what to do. You may leave a comment to tell me which Bible Story you did or watched when you are done. If you did a project, I’d love to see it. Have a grown-up email it to me at kbosch@southfieldchristian.org.
Download Bible App for Kids (have a grown-up help you). Do one or more of the interactive stories. Bible App for Kids (Apple) Bible App for Kids (Google)
Use the Voice Memo app on your phone or iPad to record your child retelling their favorite Bible story. (You can gain great insights by listening to what they say!) – I forgot to mention this project in the video! Sorry!
Draw a picture of your favorite Bible story using an iPad app. Here are some suggestions:
KidPix5 – (NOTE: this is a paid app. It is the same as the software that we use in technology class. If you have an iPad, it might be worth the cost as a familiar way for students to do technology activities at home.)
Any other app or website that lets you draw or create a Bible Story picture is ok.
BIBLE BUDDIES APP ($3.99) If you are looking for something new to do with your child, I highly recommend purchasing this app. Students can record their own animated Bible stories using their finger to move characters while they talk. It is a wonderful way to have them retell the truths that they are learning.
This week you are going to have the opportunity to use technology to create your own superhero or avatar. Please select one or more activities to do. When you are done, you may leave me a comment to let me know which activity you did and what you learned and liked about it. If you do a project, I would love to see a picture of it. An adult may send me an email to share it with me. (kbosch@southfieldchristian.org). I also challenge you to be a “Superhero” this week around your house by doing something kind and helpful for the people who are living in your home!
Examples using iPad apps
ONLINE SUPERHEROES/AVATARS:
Super Hero Me – show your super powers! (This doesn’t have a save button, have an adult help you take a screenshot to save.)
This week we are going to do some coding activities. Please select one or more activities to do. When you are done, you may leave me a comment to let me know which one you did and what you learned and liked about it.
**Parents – Optional Tynker Coding Program – If you would like to get your child started in a coding program, we have access to create accounts in Tynker Coding Lessons through the end of May. This program can be done on a computer or an iPad. If you are interested, please send Miss Bosch an email at kbosch@southfieldchristian.org and she will set up an account for your child and send you the login information. Let her know your child’s name and grade level so she can put them at an appropriate level. Students may work in this program instead of the links above or as an extra activity.
** Also, one of our SCS parents will be running a coding class through the Coding in the City program. Click on the link below for more information on how to sign up for this program if you are interested.
KidPix5 – (NOTE: this is a paid app. It is the same as the software that we use in technology class. If you have an iPad, it might be worth the cost as a familiar way for students to do technology activities at home.)
Any other app or website that lets you draw or create a spring picture is ok.
For Phone – go for a walk around your yard or neighborhood with your family. Use a phone to take pictures that show signs of spring. If you want, you and an adult can combine all your photos using an app to make a photo collage. Suggested apps:
Pic Collage EDU (iPhone/iPad) – free during the month of April, a wonderful app built for kids!
Any other app or software that lets you combine pictures together is fine for this. Use whatever you have available and work together!
If you want, an adult may help you to leave me a comment to let me know what you did this week for technology class. They may also send me a picture showing me your project if you did one (kbosch@southfieldchristian.org) ! Have fun and think spring!
For this week’s technology class, I would like you to read the 3D Crazy Characters eBook which was written by the 2nd graders. Click on the link below to open up the book to read it. (If you use the Chrome or Safari browser, there will be a READ TO ME button in the top right corner.) Older students, you may remember making these crazy characters when you were in second grade – your job this week is to encourage the younger students!
When you are done, you may leave a comment at this blog post to tell the second graders what you liked about this book. Click up at the top title where it says “comments”. Older students, be sure you are thoughtful and kind in your comment to support and encourage the 2nd graders. (Younger students may need a grown-up to help them write the comment.) Please only use your first name (NO LAST NAMES, NO EMAIL). Miss Bosch will check all comments before they are posted.
OPTIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITY (if you wish):
Use a technology tool like a computer or an iPad to draw a picture or write a story about a crazy character that you invent. (Second graders or students who did this project in the past, you may also draw or write the new or continuing adventures of your 3D crazy character!) If you want, your parents may email your project to me so I can see it. Have fun and be creative – don’t just do the same thing you did in your book!
HERE ARE SUGGESTED DRAWING APPS/WEBSITES FOR THIS PROJECT:
KidPix5 app – (NOTE: this is a paid app. It is the same as the software that we use in technology class. If you have an iPad, it might be worth the cost as a familiar way for students to do technology activities at home. You can draw as well as create stories using this app.)
Use Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, or Google Docs on a computer or iPad (see an adult for help to find these tools to use).
Book Creator App – (NOTE: this is a paid app – wonderful options for book building, drawing, audio, video, and creativity! This is the app we used to make our Crazy Character book! Worth the price!)
Any other option that lets you make a story is fine, too!
Parents, you can also download the Crazy Characters eBook at iTunes for free if you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer:
I’m excited to share that our second graders’ eBook, “3D Crazy Characters”, is now available for online viewing. The book features 3D characters designed with the Morphi app. The 3D files were printed on our Dremel 3D40 and 3D20 Ideabuilder printers using white filament which were colored with Sharpie markers. We used the Book Creator app to combine the 3D characters, background illustrations, and stories into one eBook. Sadly, this year because of the Covid 19 virus we were not able to record the narrations of the story. The book also includes information on how we created the characters and eBook. (You can read more about how we created and printed the characters here.)
“3D Crazy Characters” also is available for free download on over 50 Apple Books stores all over the world! If you have an iPhone, iPad, iPad, or Mac computer you can download the book onto your device to keep for viewing anywhere and to save as a memory for the future!
To download onto iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Mac Computer: You will need to use an iPhone, iPod, iPad, or Mac with the free Apple Books app installed on it. Use this link to download the ebook:
