OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

This lesson is designed to be delivered early in the year to establish a common knowledge base on the programs to be used for the year, and to ensure a level of comfort for students in using their Chromebook to access classroom resources to be used throughout the year.

Meta description

• Subject Area: Computer Science, Mathematics, Reading/Language Arts
• Grade Level : K-2
• Computer Science Domains:
  • Computing Systems, Networks and The Internet
• Computer Science Principles:
  • Fostering an Inclusive Computing Culture, Communicating About Computing
• Materials:
  • Website, Chromebook
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Lesson Plan

Overview

This lesson is designed to be delivered early in the year to establish a common knowledge base on the programs to be used for the year, and to ensure a level of comfort for students in using their Chromebook to access classroom resources to be used throughout the year.

ASSESSMENT PRE/POST-TEST

How should we behave when talking to classmates in our Google Classroom?

What are the programs that we will be using in class this year?

What is your password?

How do you turn on/off a Chromebook?

OBJECTIVES

power on their Chromebook.

use a username and password to authenticate and log in to their Chromebook.

access the class designed by the teacher in Google Classroom.

access and log in to each resource intended to be used for class this year.

understands the expectations of decorum within classroom sites.

CATCH/HOOK

Begin discussion on the types of technology used at home - provide students an opportunity to describe the devices used, apps and programs they know, etc.

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

Begin with hook -

Hand out Chromebooks with labels including log in credentials. These Chromebooks will be yours to use for the next 5 years. How should we treat the Chromebooks so they last? Turn on, log in if you know how, raise your hand if you need partner or teacher assistance.

Navigate to Google Classroom have students confirm that they are in the class

Lead class discussion on behavior and comments in Google Classroom

Introduce other websites, apps, programs to be used for the year have students log in and ensure credentials work for each site

Supplements

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REVIEW

Create a bookmark for each important site.

STANDARDS