Technology

Dear Parents, 

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year. The PS 131 Technology program strives to help students develop and maintain a healthy relationship with using technology. Students learn about their responsibilities as Digital Citizens in the 21st Century. Students are engaged in discussions and activities that help them see technology as a tool they can use to expand their learning. They are also introduced to some basic concepts in Computer Science at all grade levels. I look forward to working with you and your child.

Ms. Carolyn Harvey - Instructional Technology Teacher

 

 

Computer Science

  • Students watch movie from Brainpop jr.

    3rd grade students kick off Computer Science week watching the movie "Computer Programming" from BrainPop Jr.

Immersive Reader

  • 5th Grade students use Microsoft Word Immersive Reader tool to customize learning.

    5th Grade students use Microsoft Word Immersive Reader to customize their learning.

Lightbot - Coding

  • Lower grade students working together to program with Lightbot

    Lower grade students learn the basics of programming with Lightbot.

Maker Space STEM

  • Students pick materials for Maker project.

    5th graders shop for supplies for their Maker Space project.

Starfall and Pixie 4

During our first unit, Kindergarten and First Grade students focused on the first 9 letters of the alphabet,  A - I.   Using an online website, Starfall, and Pixie 4,
a creative software program  The students first practiced writing the letter,  then the sound it makes, and finally, picture recognition. The students also had an opportunity to demonstrate their artistic abilities using Pixie 4.  Students chose one of the focus letters and then drew a picture of something that begins with that letter. To lift the level for 1st graders, students had to use the Text tool in Pixie 4 to label the 3 pictures that they drew and type their name and class, using the Cap Locks key to add capital letters where necessary. Here are samples of the work our youngest artists have created.

Creative Assessment - (Grades K and 1)

  • Student drawn pictures starting with B, D, G and M

    Students draw pictures that start with a certain letter and sound.

  • Lower grade students use Pixie 4
  • Pixie 4 alphabet work
  • Pixie 4 Lower grade student work
  • Student work using Pixie 4
  • Pixie 4 student work
  • Student drawn picture that starts with B.

PS 131 Is Fostering

DIGITAL AGE LEARNERS 

 

ISTE Standards

 

 

Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

Digital Citizen

Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.

Knowledge Constructor

Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.

Creative Communicator

 
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.

Computational Thinker

Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

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