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Nightingale Elementary School

Nightingale Elementary School
school website

http://nightingale.cps.edu/
CPS Student Portal
Student grade access

http://www.cps.edu/Pages/studentresources.aspx
CPS Parent Portal
Parent access for student grades

http://www.cps.edu/Pages/Parentresources.aspx
Class Dojo
Classroom Behavior app

http://www.classdojo.com/
RAZ-kids
Let's Read!!!

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login
Epic
Let's Read!!!

www.getepic.com/students
Reading Eggs
literacy practice website

http://readingeggs.com/
Brainzy
Class code: AR8YUY (Literacy & Math practice)

http://play.brainzy.com
TumbleBooks
online book readalouds / quizzes

http://nightingale.cps.edu/student-resources.html
Freckle

student.freckle.com
IXL
20 free problems per day

https://www.ixl.com/signin/nightingaleel
XtraMath
Math practice

https://xtramath.org/#/home/index
Khan Academy
Literacy & Math practice

https://www.khanacademy.org/
Go Math!
Think Central

https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/login.do;jsessionid=D1EE0BABE2574B98915590CEF3528541
Brain Pop
You need to get the password from me!

http://www.brainpop.com
Brain Pop en español
¡Preguntame por la contraseña!

http://www.esp.brainpop.com
Typing.com
Typing Practice

https://www.typing.com/student/login

Games

ABCya
Literacy, Math & Skills games

http://www.abcya.com/
Starfall
K-3: Literacy & Math practice

http://www.starfall.com/index.htm?
Arcademics
Academic game website

http://www.arcademics.com
Cool Math Games
Math and Science game site

http://www.coolmath-games.com
PBS Games

http://www.pbs.org/parents/fun-and-games/online-games/
PBS Kids

http://www.pbs.org/parents/tvprograms/pbskids/
FunBrain

https://www.funbrain.com/
Prongo

http://prongo.com/

Online Help!

Search Engines

Fact Monster

https://www.factmonster.com/
Kidtopia
kid-friendly search engine

www.kidtopia.info
Kidzsearch
kid-friendly search engine

www.kidzsearch.com
Gogooligans
kid-friendly search engine

http://www.gogooligans.com/

Flashcards - MATH

Math Flashcards on Nightingale

http://nightingale.cps.edu/student-resources.html
Math Drills
math flashcards

http://www.math-drills.com/flashcards.php
A+ Math
math flashcards

http://www.aplusmath.com/flashcards/
Kodomo Games
math flashcards

http://www.kodomogames.com/games/numbers

3rd Grade Research Websites

3rd Grade - Animal Research Websites

A-Z Animals
Kids' website for animal research

http://a-z-animals.com/
Animal Fact Guide
Kids' website

http://www.animalfactguide.com/
Animal Websites
list of ALA websites for kids

http://gws.ala.org/category/animals
CheetahKids
Fast facts about cheetahs

http://www.cheetahkids.com/cheetahfastfacts.html
Discovery Kids
Kids' website for animal research

http://discoverykids.com/category/animals/
National Geographic - Kids
Kids' website

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Spider Facts
Spider facts for kids

http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/spiders/facts.htm
Wikipedia
Wiki for kids

http://www.wikiforkids.ws/
MyOn
Kids' website

www.myon.com
San Diego Zoo
Kid-friendly zoo website

http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals
Ranger Rick
Kids' website

http://www.nwf.org/kids/ranger-rick/animals.aspx
Animal Fact Guide
Kids' website

http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/
Science Kids
Kids' website

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals.html
Jungle Store
Kids' website

http://www.thejunglestore.com/animal-facts-and-information

Educational Technology

Etc.

CPS homepage
Chicago Public Schools main site

http://www.cps.edu/Pages/home.aspx
CPS Student Portal
student access portal

http://www.cps.edu/Pages/studentresources.aspx
Northwest Middle School
School website

http://www.northwestmiddleschool.org
CPS Parent Portal
parent access portal

http://www.cps.edu/Pages/Parentresources.aspx
What's Next Illinois
Umbrella site for IL students (high school, university and career)

http://www.whatsnextillinois.org
Bubbl
Mindmapping and Brainstorming software

http://bubbl.us
Pencil Madness
Online sketching program

http://www.pencilmadness.com
FreeRice.com
Vocabulary practice that provides food to the hungry

http://www.freerice.com

Keyboarding & Online Courses

Typing Web
Keyboarding practice website

http://typingweb.com
EverFi
Online Digital Citizenship

https://platform.everfi.net/registration/login
NS Teens
Online Safety / Games

http://www.nsteens.org/

Presentation software

Glogster
Online poster creator

http://www.glogster.com
Prezi
Online zooming presentation creator

http://www.prezi.com

Coding and Game software

Code.org
Introduction to coding

http://www.code.org
Sploder
Introduction to game creation

http://www.sploder.com
Domo Animate
Introduction to anime creation

http://domo.goanimate.com/

Japanese Club

Japanese Lesson
Online language lessons

http://www.japanese-lesson.com

Essential Questions - Quarters

1st Quarter

1. What is the meaning of "internet safety?"
1. ¿Cuál es el significado de "seguidad en el internet?"
2. What does "digital footprint" mean and why is it important to learn?
2. ¿Qué significa "huella digital" y por qué es importante aprender?
3. How do you prevent spam?
3. ¿Cómo se previene el spam?
4. What is "phishing?"
4. ¿Qué es el "phishing?"
5. Define cyberbullying. How do you prevent it?
5. Define el acoso cibernético. ¿Cómo se previene?
How can your online profile affect your future job or college applications?
¿Cómo puede su perfil en línea afectar sus futuros puestos de trabajo o aplicación de la universidad?

2nd Quarter

• What are the benefits of technology in your education?
• ¿Cuáles son los beneficios de la tecnología en tu educación?
• How does technology capture the imagination?
• ¿Cómo es que la tecnología captura la imaginación?
• How can you make a presentation that both informs and engages an audience?
• ¿Cómo puedes hacer una presentación que informa y cautiva a tu audiencia?
• How can you make text come alive?
• ¿Cómo puedes hacer que tu texto se aviva?

3rd Quarter

• How can technology be used to express and communicate ideas?
• ¿Cómo puede usar la tecnología para expresar y comunicar sus ideas?
• What are the advantages of using certain technologies?
• ¿Cuáles son las ventajas de usar las tecnologías de hoy?
• How is information accessed through technology evaluated?
• ¿Cómo se evalúa la información que se encuentra a través de la tecnología?
• Why is it necessary for each individual, as a member of the global community, to practice cyber safety, cyber security, and cyber ethics when using existing and emerging technologies?
• ¿Por qué es necesario que cada individuo como un miembro de la comunidad global, practique la seguridad cibernética y la ética
• What is needed to be a digital citizen?
• ¿Cuáles son los requisitos para ser un ciudadano digital?
• How can you use technology effectively to be prepared to live and work in our complex, information-rich world?
• ¿Cómo puede usar la tecnología efectivamente para vivir y trabajar en un mundo complejo lleno de información?
• What types of careers match your interests and skills?
• ¿Qué tipos de carrera coinciden con sus intereses y destrezas?

4th Quarter

Essential Questions - Trimesters

Washington D.C.

Our Trip - 2014

DC trip pictures - 2014

http://caustermann.wix.com/dc2014

Hotel

Hyatt Place - Chantilly
Hotel for trip

http://dullesairportsouth.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
WorldStrides
Tour website

http://mytrip.worldstrides.org/login.xml
Northwest Middle School
School website

http://northwestmiddleschool.org/
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
To all the mothers on this day...2014.May.11

http://www.mothersday123.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Happy-Mothers-Day-2014-Flowers.jpg

Sightseeing

Washington D.C.
Official DC tourism website

http://washington.org/
Old Post Office
2014.May.09 - check out Wikipedia, too!

http://www.nps.gov/opot/index.htm
Capitol Hill
2014.May.09 - yes, it's Wikipedia!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill
US Capitol Building
2014.May.09

http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/
Supreme Court of the United States
2014.May.09

http://www.supremecourt.gov/
Library of Congress
2014.May.09

http://www.loc.gov/
Union Station
2014.May.09

http://www.unionstationdc.com/
National Archives
2014.May.09

http://www.archives.gov/
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
2014.May.09

http://www.ushmm.org/
National WWII Memorial
2014.May.09

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/
Lincoln Memorial
2014.May.09

http://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm
Korean War Veterans Memorial
2014.May.09

http://www.nps.gov/kowa/index.htm
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
2014.May.09

http://www.nps.gov/vive/index.htm
Arlington National Cemetery
2014.May.10

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
2014.May.10

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/visitorinformation/TombofUnknowns.aspx
Changing of the Guard
2014.May.10

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/visitorinformation/ChangingofTheGuard.aspx
President John F. Kennedy Gravesite
2014.May.10

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/visitorinformation/monumentmemorials/jfk.aspx
Pentagon City
2014.May.10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_City
Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial)
2014.May.10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_War_Memorial
Embassy Row
2014.May.10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_Row
National Zoo
2014.May.10

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
2014.May.10

http://www.nps.gov/mlkm/index.htm
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
2014.May.10

http://www.nps.gov/frde/index.htm
President Thomas Jefferson Memorial
2014.May.10

http://www.nps.gov/thje/index.htm
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
To all the mothers on this day...2014.May.11

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SbvoHjKxcNc/TcV6IfZaJGI/AAAAAAAAAqA/Nh24h4cb_-Y/s1600/happy-mothers-day-t1.jpg
The White House
2014.May.11

http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The Smithsonian Institution
2014.May.11

http://www.si.edu/
Air and Space Museum
2014.May.11

http://airandspace.si.edu
National Museum of the American Indian
2014.May.11

http://nmai.si.edu/home/
National Gallery of Art
2014.May.11

http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
2014.May.11

http://www.itcdc.com/
National Museum of American History
2014.May.11

http://americanhistory.si.edu/
National Museum of Natural History
2014.May.11

https://www.mnh.si.edu/

Restaurants

Old Country Buffet
2014.May.09 - breakfast

http://www.oldcountrybuffet.com/#
Old Country Buffet MENU!
Menu pages

http://www.allmenus.com/md/gaithersburg/104377-old-country-buffet/menu/
Union Station Mall - Food Courts
2014.May.09 - lunch

http://www.unionstationdc.com/Restaurants/Food-Voucher/2138213204
Hunan Gate Chinese
2014.May.09 - dinner

http://hunangate.com/
Hunan Gate MENU!
Menu pages

http://hunangate.com/menu.htm
Hyatt Place - Chantilly
2014.May.10 - breakfast @ hotel

http://dullesairportsouth.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/dining/free-a-m--kitchen-skillet.html
Pentagon City Mall - Food Courts
2014.May.10 - lunch

http://www.simon.com/mall/the-fashion-centre-at-pentagon-city/stores/categorygrid/dining-fun
Boston Market
2014.May.10 - dinner

http://www.bostonmarket.com/home
Boston Market MENU!
Menu pages

http://www.bostonmarket.com/pdfs/restaurantMenus/Tier%2021.pdf
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
To all the mothers on this day...2014.May.11

http://photo.elsoar.com/wp-content/images/Happy-Mothers-Day-On-Spring-Flowers-Card-B.jpg
Hyatt Place - Chantilly
2014.May.11 - breakfast @ hotel

http://dullesairportsouth.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/dining/free-a-m--kitchen-skillet.html
Ronald Reagan Int'l Trade Center - Food Courts
2014.May.11 - lunch

http://www.itcdc.com/Visitor-Information/Dining/Food-Court.aspx
Armand's Pizzeria
2014.May.11 - dinner

http://armandspizza.com/newsite/loc_capitolhill.html?loc=capitolhill&loci=4
Armand's Pizzeria MENU!
Menu pages

http://armandspizza.com/newsite/mnu_capitolhill_new.html?loc=capitolhill&loci=4