Thursday Learning Targets (Do At Least 1)  Demonstrate what you’ve learned in Second Step through technology and NETS Standards.  Extend your knowledge with further investigation of Second Step topics through technology.  Teach others what you’ve learned about Second Step topics via technological means.

1. Planner: 2 nd Step Projects Due No Later Than Oct RIGHT NOW: My KEYBOARDING PAGE – 10 Minutes’ Practice 3. You will work on your Special Projects to demonstrate what you learned in 2 nd Step class. Finished with your project(s)? Go to Next Slide. SECOND STEP THURSDAY

Thursday Learning Targets (Do At Least 1)  Demonstrate what you’ve learned in Second Step through technology and NETS Standards.  Extend your knowledge with further investigation of Second Step topics through technology.  Teach others what you’ve learned about Second Step topics via technological means.

Responding To The 2 nd Step Lesson Draw a comic strip Write a short story Write an or letter Make a Fakebook page Make a Twitter string and profile Make a slideshow Make a video Make a flyer/poster Make a blog entry Write a letter Make a mini-book Make a board game Voice Thead Glogster Bitstrips Animoto Voki Xtranormal

More Topics! 6 th grade: Disagreeing Respectfully Apply perspective-taking skills Distinguish between disrespectful and respectful disagreement Identify and apply effective communication skills Apply skills to give constructive feedback 7 th grade: Giving and Getting Support Apply empathy skills Understand when and how to give support by being an ally Identify when and how to go to an adult for help and when to encourage friends to seek help from an adult Apply assertive communication skills 8 th grade: Negotiating and Compromising Solve a problem using the Action Steps Identify a problem from the perspectives of those involved Generate solutions using strategies of negotiation and compromise (win-win strategies) Apply the Action Steps to problem solving

6 th grade, Working in groups Listening and respecting others Group communication skills Defining empathy Applying empathy 7 th grade, working in groups Relevance of program Skills involved in group work Communication skills Define and apply empathy 8 th grade, working in groups Skills involved in group work Communication skills Defining empathy

For Your Information: For Your Information: Thursday Project Day is 20% of your class time per week. Therefore, it is 20% of your grade. I would rather see you make one quality project this quarter than see you make several sloppy ones. If you are using your time wisely, one or two projects per quarter is enough.