Computer Lab

Alamo School Technology!

Our school lab encompasses 18 iMac computers and 14 PC's, generously funded by our parents.  Each student visits the lab weekly throughout the school year.  The goal of the lab is to support the curriculum via skill building and projects.  We use Google Drive Products (Docs, Sheets, Slides), Sunburst Type To Learn, Kid Pix Deluxe 3D, and many educational websites.

• K-3 for 30 minutes
• 4th  for 45 minutes
• 5th for 60 minutes
• Computer Lab classes are in session, September through May.
• Parents are welcome to observe & participate at any time.

Our K-4 teachers use iPads in their classes at their discretion to enhance their curriculum.  In addition, each class has three to four iPads at their disposal.

Our 5th grade classes have 1:1 iPads in their classrooms and share a group of 32 MacBook laptops.

We also have a COW of (32) Chromebooks.

Alamo School has 3D Printers and a laser cutter...the possibilities are yet to be discovered!

Design objects for 3D Printing:

Tinkercad

You will need your parents to create a free account for you on the Tinkercad website.  Your parents will create an account for themselves as well.

Once you have created your design, bring in the *.stl file on a flash drive or come into the lab to download with the teacher and we will print it out on our Makerbot Replicator 2 3D Printers!

Notes:  

• Edit your grid in Tinkercad and set it to 7" by 11" (the Makerbots R 2's plate size)
• If having issues with your browser, make sure it can use Web GL

WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.

Alamo School participates in the Hour of Code in December, "The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics."  

Please enjoy learning to code anytime of the year with these links:

Hour of Code

More Hour of Code and Hour of Code Beyond

Tynker Hour of Code 

Try out:

Mrs. Taw's Hour of Code-2017 Choices on her HyperDoc 

       Thanks Mrs. Taw!    

Other tools:

Lightbot

Scratch - created by MIT Media Lab

iPad Apps:

Cargo-Bot

Hopscotch

Kodable

CODE.ORG - Computer Science Elementary Curriculum

   Course A

         Course B

         Course C

        Course D

       Course E

       Course F
 

Scroll down page to find practice tests.
 

Research:

Fact Monster

Kid Rex

Sweet Search for Students

Animal Research:

Animal Facts Guide

Enchanted Learning

Kid Zone - Animals

National Geographics Kids

National Zoo - Animals

Softschools Animal Facts

For Animal Report:

Oakland Zoo - Mammals

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Common Sense Media safe search option on web browsers:

• Kiddle
• DuckDuckGo 

• SRVUSD Digital Citizenship
• SRVUSD Acceptable Use Guideline

• CSM Digital Citizenship
• Google - Be Internet Awesome
• Kids Health - Internet Safety
• Chatting with kids about being online

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NSTeens Challenge for 4th & 5th Grade