Monday, March 26, 2012

Students Presented at a School Board Meeting

My classmate held my iPad and that helped.
Presenter 1 and 3
What is Edmodo?
Edmodo is almost like facebook but you can't just write around. With Edmodo, you're teacher has to do something. He or she needs to put a assignment, then a student needs to finish the assignment. After you finish the assignment, you can talk with your friends. (Group Discussion) written collaboratively.
     A student shared, "I felt nervous at first but now I feel happy because I tell a lot of people about it." And that's a good thing!
     Another student said, "I felt nervous and scared because I don't like talking in front of a lot of people." But now, I feel happy because I spoke up.

Presenter 2
IXL is about learning about math or geometry and fractions and multiplication. I am also doing long division, I got 100/on 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's. The best part I like is doing my multiplication by 11's. On Edmodo the part I like is talking to each other when we get to. written by a student.

They did a awesome job presenting to the school board and visitors!

Thursday, March 22, 2012

iPad Lessons

Lesson 102 Sally Eberhart from Apple taught students how to change font and size in Pages.

Write your name. Select and then use the anchor to click and hold. (FN is copied) "If the color is Blue, be careful!" You many need to click on Undo

They used the Photo to take a picture and placed it in Pages.

They learned how to click on the home button.

They wrote in Pages Blank Document. When you place your picture in Pages it "Text Wraps."

Next they recorded a short video and placed it in Pages. You could hear the chuckles and laughter.


A student shared, "I learned how to do photos."
"I learned how to take picture." said a student.
"I learned that if you go on Pages, you could do a video on Pages." shared a student.
"I learned how to take video and put it on pages," said a student.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

THE THIRD DEGREE

Measurement Foss Kits

Each group organized cups by warmest to coldest.
Students compared the temperatures of 3 cups of water using their fingers.
• Make sensory comparisons of temperature.
• Observe and measure temperature in degrees Celsius.
• Compare temperatures of cooling ice water over time.
• Communicate findings.


Thursday, March 15, 2012

After School Study Hall

He wanted to learn how to add mixed fractions!




Students ask to stay after school. They work on their homework, building and constructing Lego projects, and computer time.
"I want to get better." she said. Practicing multiplication facts.

Practice Spelling Words; test on Friday.

Why Edmodo?

Edmodo promotes anytime, anyplace learning
You can post messages 
Discuss topics
Easy way to connect      
Process  Tool  
Closed environment     

Students will Reply: 
Think of why story telling is important. Give your opinion and support your idea using details.
5 Sentences = A
4 Sentences = B+
3 Sentences = B-
2 Sentences = C 

 Blog Edmodo

 Edmodo Teacher Hub




A student joined our platform from 1/2 world away!

The most important aspects of the Edmodo security model are:
  • Edmodo class groups are created and managed by the teacher
  • students need to know the class group code in order to view or participate in the class group
  • teachers have full administrative rights on student participation in the teacher's class group
  • private conversation between students are not possible : students may only communicate to the whole class or the teacher. 
  • teachers may choose to receive automatic notification of student postings into the class group
  • a 'read-only' mode which can be applied selectively for those students who are not using Edmodo constructively.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Storytelling

Folk Tales
“Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon. ” ― Joseph Bruchac 
Answers.com Folktale ~ A story or legend forming part of an oral tradition.

The process for creating a  “story” includes:     

Use with permission from Jason Ohler 


Story Map ~ Describe your plot.
1. Generate your story using a Story Map~  a pre-write tool to describe your plot.
Creating his folktale.

2. Construct a story using the story board.
Read the directions.
2 b. Create
2 b. Write your ideas here.







Create 3-4 pages (Beginning, Middle, End)


2. c Create your script here 3-4 copies
3. Practice telling and retelling your story 
4. Create Your Shadow Puppet


Creating shadow puppets out of black paper, hole punch, skewers, and masking tape.
Shadow Puppet Theater originated in China  more than 2,000 years ago. The shadow plays were used to tell folktale.
Student's will create Shadow Puppets  for characters in their folktale. Then they will use a story board to plan their story. They will retell their story using puppets and props.
[3] 1.4.1 Retelling or dramatizing a story after reading it (L) 

Resource: Jason Ohler Storytelling
Storytelling