January was all about collaborating with
the Elementary school
Members of our school’s Computer Science Honor Society (CSHS) made beautiful music using Music with Code with students at one of our elementary feeder schools’ Aeromathematics Club. During February, the CSHS members are going to do a different activity with the elementary school’s Technology Club.
This activity will allow the students to learn about packets and how the information they send and receive are are routed through the Internet.
the Elementary school
Members of our school’s Computer Science Honor Society (CSHS) made beautiful music using Music with Code with students at one of our elementary feeder schools’ Aeromathematics Club. During February, the CSHS members are going to do a different activity with the elementary school’s Technology Club.
This activity will allow the students to learn about packets and how the information they send and receive are are routed through the Internet.
February is Career & Technical Education Month!
https://www.careertech.org/cte-month-campaign
https://www.acteonline.org/why-cte/cte-awareness/cte-month/
But, there are many other things to celebrate and collaborate on with teachers and other schools in your area.
https://www.careertech.org/cte-month-campaign
https://www.acteonline.org/why-cte/cte-awareness/cte-month/
But, there are many other things to celebrate and collaborate on with teachers and other schools in your area.
February is a Cool Month
February is also Black History Month and is celebrated every February in the united States and Canada and in October in the United Kingdom. Find out about some of the institutions that have helped make the people you admire great. Have your students research a HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Check out the Department of Education’s site about What is an HBCU?
February 4 - Facebook launched in 2004 as thefacebook.com (Great Trivia Question)
February 5 - Safer Internet Day 2019 “Together for a better internet”
Check out these resources to be Safer on the Internet:
https://www.connectsafely.org/
ConnectSafely.org, is an internet safety nonprofit based in Palo Alto, Calif. Which is hosting the the Official event in Seattle at Google. Check out their news, podcasts, tips and resources. The conference can be live-streamed on the 5th. Login with a Google account.
https://aka.ms/SID2019. Download the template for a chatterbox with 8 tips for staying safe on the internet.This video created by Microsoft shows you how to create and use the chatterbox. .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naEKvE27kq8
https://www.webwise.ie/saferinternetday/
This is an Irish site, but it does have some good free resources which you are welcome to download including handbooks. They are designed to help teach young people to use media “in a safe, secure and positive way.”You can even download a copy in Gaelige.
Short Videos for Safer Internet Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naEKvE27kq8 Make a chatterbox with 8 tips for staying safe on the internet. This video created by Microsoft shows you have to create and use the chatterbox. You can download the the pre-printed chatterbox at https://aka.ms/SID2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Htg8V3eik 5 Internet tips for kids -43 seconds
Videos For Parents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3YZhVddmIs Online Bullying: online Safety for Parents 1:32 Elementary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgpzijqEgsI Online Safety Advice from Dr. Linda Safer Internet Day 1:15 Middle to High School
Feb. 5 Chinese New Year is the Year of the Pig:
Start by having students write down traits about themselves, then look up the year they were born https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/
Follow that with having students create a brochure entitled:
The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project. The complete lesson plan may be found at:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/year-born-autobiographical-research-419.html
February 11 - National Inventors’ Day.
Talk to your school’s librarian about pulling books on inventors and have your students select an inventor and write a one page paper about the inventor and their invention. Know an inventor? Invite them to your classroom as a guest speaker. Don’t know an inventor? Use the National Inventors Hall of Fame to introduce your students to an inductee.
February 28 - Digital Learning Day: Norfolk Public Schools is on the map: https://digitallearningday.org/ . Are you?
February 14 - Valentine's Day: Try out the Valentine’s Card maker
The NEA offers President’s Day activities for K-8
For a Civics lesson, try out activities and lessons from the Center for Civic Education
February is also Black History Month and is celebrated every February in the united States and Canada and in October in the United Kingdom. Find out about some of the institutions that have helped make the people you admire great. Have your students research a HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Check out the Department of Education’s site about What is an HBCU?
February 4 - Facebook launched in 2004 as thefacebook.com (Great Trivia Question)
February 5 - Safer Internet Day 2019 “Together for a better internet”
Check out these resources to be Safer on the Internet:
https://www.connectsafely.org/
ConnectSafely.org, is an internet safety nonprofit based in Palo Alto, Calif. Which is hosting the the Official event in Seattle at Google. Check out their news, podcasts, tips and resources. The conference can be live-streamed on the 5th. Login with a Google account.
https://aka.ms/SID2019. Download the template for a chatterbox with 8 tips for staying safe on the internet.This video created by Microsoft shows you how to create and use the chatterbox. .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naEKvE27kq8
https://www.webwise.ie/saferinternetday/
This is an Irish site, but it does have some good free resources which you are welcome to download including handbooks. They are designed to help teach young people to use media “in a safe, secure and positive way.”You can even download a copy in Gaelige.
Short Videos for Safer Internet Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naEKvE27kq8 Make a chatterbox with 8 tips for staying safe on the internet. This video created by Microsoft shows you have to create and use the chatterbox. You can download the the pre-printed chatterbox at https://aka.ms/SID2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Htg8V3eik 5 Internet tips for kids -43 seconds
Videos For Parents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3YZhVddmIs Online Bullying: online Safety for Parents 1:32 Elementary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgpzijqEgsI Online Safety Advice from Dr. Linda Safer Internet Day 1:15 Middle to High School
Feb. 5 Chinese New Year is the Year of the Pig:
Start by having students write down traits about themselves, then look up the year they were born https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/
Follow that with having students create a brochure entitled:
The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project. The complete lesson plan may be found at:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/year-born-autobiographical-research-419.html
February 11 - National Inventors’ Day.
Talk to your school’s librarian about pulling books on inventors and have your students select an inventor and write a one page paper about the inventor and their invention. Know an inventor? Invite them to your classroom as a guest speaker. Don’t know an inventor? Use the National Inventors Hall of Fame to introduce your students to an inductee.
February 28 - Digital Learning Day: Norfolk Public Schools is on the map: https://digitallearningday.org/ . Are you?
- Have your students write a reflection of what being a digital learner is all about.
- Then post them somewhere outside the classroom.
February 14 - Valentine's Day: Try out the Valentine’s Card maker
- Create the card, including message
- Click Download
- Send via email OR Print and give in person!
- Check out the Random Acts Of Site
- Click on For Educators to find lesson plan ideas for K-8, but they could be adapted for high school students.
The NEA offers President’s Day activities for K-8
For a Civics lesson, try out activities and lessons from the Center for Civic Education
March/Upcoming Events:
National Women’s History Month
Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day
Mardi Gras
Girl Scouts Day
Saint Patrick’s Day
Remember to have a HEART Healthy Month!
Deborah & Lisa
National Women’s History Month
Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day
Mardi Gras
Girl Scouts Day
Saint Patrick’s Day
Remember to have a HEART Healthy Month!
Deborah & Lisa