leitch elementary school parent technology training
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LEITCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARENT TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
PLAN FOR THE HOUR
• Disclaimer• Computer Lab Sign In Cards• Google Drive/Classroom• Typing• Lexia• Raz Kids• Education City• Accelerated Reader• ThinkCentral• SplashMath• Ten Marks
NOTES
• There is a second session that will cover the exact same things on January 28 (Thursday). It will start at 8:45 AM and run until 9:30 AM.
• This presentation and handout will be placed on the school website.
DISCLAIMER
• During this training, I will be going over a variety of websites that are used here at Leitch and that can be used at home as well. However, how each website is used varies by teacher. For more information about specific classroom usage of each website, please check with your child’s teacher.
• As we use IPads here at Leitch, when we indicate there is an app, it refers to an IOS app (for IPads).
• We do not control these websites and sometimes things happen that may be out of our control.
GOOGLE APPS AND GOOGLE CLASSROOM
• May be called GAFE (Google Apps for Education)
• All students have an account (Grades K – 12)
• Many of the user names and passwords for other websites are based on this log in information.
• While the user name may look like an email address, there isn’t an email account connected to it.
• Google Apps provide online access to word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. This allows work to be started in class and then continued at home.
• Google Apps are introduced at Leitch so that the students are familiar with it when the move on to Warm Springs.
• The 3rd grade students are already using Google Apps in the computer lab. The 2nd grade students will tentatively be introduced to it in the Spring.
COMPUTER LAB SIGN IN CARDS
If you need a new copy of your child’s log in card, please contact Ms. Comendant via email:
Once a replacement card is requested, you should receive it in about a week.
TYPING SITES
• As we move more into the California State Standards (Common Core State Standards) and online assessments, typing is becoming a needed skill for all of our students.
• The district recommends the following typing websites for each grade level.
• 1st Grade: http://abcya.com/kids_typing_games.htm (no user name or password)
• While this website doesn’t focus on actual typing, it helps introduce many valuable computer skills.
• 2nd Grade: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing (no user name or password)
• 3rd Grade: http://www.typing.com
• Username and Password for 3rd graders is listed on the sign in card.
LEXIA (CORE 5)
• http://www.lexiacore5.com/• Lexia is a levelled reading program that can be used by all of our
students (grades K – 3). It covers phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.
• There is a username and password that is provided on the sign in card.
• There is an IPad app for this program.
RAZ KIDS• www.raz-kids.com• Raz Kids is a reading program that provides reading passages for
the students to read and then quizzes the students on what they have read (grades K – 3).
• The user names and passwords are provided by the teachers that are using this program with their classes.
• There is an IPad app for this program.
EDUCATION CITY
• https://ec2.educationcity.com/• Education City is a program that covers a variety of skills in reading,
writing, science, and math and can be used with all of our students (grades K – 3).
• There is a username and password that is provided on the sign in card.
• There is NO app for this program.
ACCELERATED READER
• https://hosted222.renlearn.com/280634/
• Students read a book and then they take a comprehension test about the book that they read.
• Used by some classes.
• The website can be accessed at home, but only for the purpose of checking student progress. Students cannot take tests at home.
• There is an app for this program.
• www.arbookfind.com
• Website will provide book levels for all books that are in the AR system.
• Levels are based on vocabulary and sentence length; not content.
• This website does not require any log in. Everyone can use it.
THINKCENTRAL
• www.thinkcentral.com
• Select “Mathematics”
• Select “Math Expressions Common Core”
• Once you select the correct information (country, state, district, and school), check the box that says “Remember my School” so you don’t have to enter the information again.
• ThinkCentral is the website connected with our district math curriculum (grades K – 3).
• ThinkCentral provides math materials that support the math curriculum (i.e. glossary, math activities)
• There is a username and password that has been/will be provided on a form letter (that should be going home shortly).
• There is no app for this website.
SPLASH MATH
• www.splashmath.com
• Splash Math is a math program that provides practice for Common Core math skills (grade 1).
• There is a username and password that is provided on the sign in card (1st grade only).
• There is an IPad app for this program (it is a paid app).
TEN MARKS
• www.tenmarks.com/
• Ten Marks is a math program that provides practice for math skills (grade 2 and 3).
• There is a username and password that is provided on the sign in card (2nd and 3rd grade only).
• There is NO app for this program.