Today you will use KidPix to create a simple drawing of one of the characters in the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. After you save your picture as a jpg., upload it to Tagxedo and create the word cloud with the character traits that your chosen character possesses.
Use the following websites to help gather information for your biography project. Click the pictures below.
Today we will create an About the Author page for your stories. Take a picture of yourself using Photobooth. Next open the Word template in the Lessons folder and type in your paragraph.
April is poetry month! You have been learning about the different types of poems and have written some, too. Let’s create an anthology using the iPads and Book Creator. Be creative on how you express yourself and choose elements to enhance the written word. Below is an example of a few different ways to enhance the poems using apps like DoInk, iMovie, Green Screen, My Flake, PicCollage and Drawing Pad.
Now that you have written your original myth and drawn a picture of your mythical creature, we will record the myth in Yakit and iMovie to create a short movie.
Today we will use the iPads to create our vacation story. We will find our vacation place on the Google Earth app and save a screenshot to include in our book. We will use Drawing Pad app to illustrate pages and also take a picture with the camera of any photos we have brought in. The book will be assembled in Book Creator. We will add our voices and save as an ebook. Below is a sample without voiceovers.
Let’s look for synonyms for commonly used verbs like “walk” to maEke our writing more descriptive and interesting. After discovering 10 synonyms, we will draw the word in Drawing Pad, then import it into WordPhoto. We will type in our ten alternate “verbs of steel” to form a lovely word cloud.
Today you will take the Grade 3 ELA practice test. Click the link below to get to the test.
We will begin our Kiva Project by researching information about the country of the entrepreneur from Kiva that you wish to sponsor. Next you will begin to create an i-Movie presentation which will hopefully persuade your classmates to vote for your entrepreneur. Below are the steps to creating your presentation. Use our Kiva wikispace for resources.
1. Research and chose your entrepreneur
2. Storyboard your persuasive writing
3. Collect pictures for your presentation
4. Place pictures on the i-Movie timeline
5. Record your voice and synch with pictures
6. Create a credits page
7. Add transitions
8. Add background music
Today we will start a project which will merge paper circuits and poetry. You have written a haiku about light. First you will illustrate your haiku using a collage method, making decisions about which element of the illustration you wish to illuminate. Once the illustration is complete, you will design a paper circuit using copper tape, LEDs, coin battery and a switch. Once it is designed you will create it on cardstock, which will sit behind your illustration.
Today we will begin to create the class book Books Are For Reading in KidPix. You will illustrate your page, then type and record your sentence.
You have read about the different points of view regarding illegal immigration, and now it is time to choose a side and write a persuasive piece which will be turned into a movie. Once you have finished the writing, you will storyboard it and decide which pictures will be used in which sections. Use the websites below to collect pictures for your movie.
Pixabay
Morguefiles
Wikimedia Commons
Next you will create a movie in iMovie complete with voiceovers and music.
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Let’s look for synonyms for commonly used verbs like “walk” to make our writing more descriptive and interesting. After discovering 10 synonyms, we will draw the word in Drawing Pad, then import it into WordPhoto. We will type in our ten alternate “verbs of steel” to form a lovely word cloud.
Let’s make a word come alive! Choose a verb and animate its meaning in Animation-ish. Click the word below to see its meaning.
You have seen movie trailers from studios which advertise their movies. Now it’s your turn to create a book trailer, in iMovie, for a book you love! We will begin by exploring and watching book trailers created by other students and teachers.
Visit the LiveBinder for examples of Book Trailers by students and teachers and all resources for this project.
Next we will choose a book and write the script for the trailer. Use this Book Trailer Storyboard document to type your script. We’ll search for or take pictures and find music for the trailers using the resources on the LiveBinder. Finally we will use iMovie to put it all together and record the narrative. See my example below.
Today we will use a template in Kidspiration to help us practice the digraphs th, sh, wh, ch, and ck. Listen to your teacher speak the digraph, then drag the pictures to the correct boxes. Finally, record the word of the object and listen to your recording.
If you are done early use the following links:
Today we will use Kidspiration to create a graphic organizer of the inside and outside characteristics of your action figure. Try to include a simile about each characteristic. You will also learn how to use the digital camera to take a picture of your figure to include in your document. Finally you will use the graphic organizer to guide you with writing a paragraph about its characteristics.
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Using the letters of your first name, create an acrostic poem with adjectives that describe you. We will use the app PicCollage and also take a picture of ourselves with the iPads.
Today we will use the iPads and the Raz Kids app to learn how to log in and read a story. You can use Raz Kids at home as well as at school.
You will use the iPads to create a movie for your parent to view during open house. First type your biopoem in in the app Drawing Pad. Add a few pictures and an attractive font. Next import the saved jpg file into the app iMovie and read the poem to voiceover. Add some music to finish it off.
Today we will use the iPads and the app YakitKids to make the picture of the animals which you wrote a poem about recite your poem, using your voice.
Today we will begin to work on our class movie based on the book Do You Want To Be My Friend? by Eric Carle. Each student will be either the mouse or one of the animals.
After studying poetry and figures of speech, specifically alliteration, create an alliteration sentence about an animal you might find in the zoo. Visit the websites below to find a public domain pictures of your animal. Download the picture to the camera role. Next, use the app Yakit Kids to import your picture and then voice over your sentence. All the short movies will be combined into a class movie, Alliteration at the Zoo.
Wikimedia Commons
Pics4Learning
USA.gov
Use the iPads and PicCollage to create your two word or cinquain poem based upon the novel Star Girl or Wave. Below is an example of the two word poem, The Fair by Lorraine Marwood, published in PicCollage.
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph and place the picture behind the text.
Today you will use KidPix to create a simple drawing of one of the characters in the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. After you save your picture as a jpg., upload it to Tagxedo and create the word cloud with the character traits that your chosen character possesses.
Today we will use Google Drive to create a document in your ELA folder. Include a definition of bravery, a list of brave acts, and a sentence or two about a personal act of bravery.
Your aliens are complete and today we will type up your descriptions and share them with our companion class in South Carolina via our Alien Exchange collaborative website.
Today we will use the iPads and the app Felt Pad to retell one of the stories of Ezra Jack Keats. Choose the background with four squares and illustrate a beginning, two details, and an ending of the story.
Today we will take the iPads outside to snap a picture of clouds in the sky. We will return to the class and insert your picture into PicCollage. Next you will key in your haiku poem about clouds to create a beautiful piece of published work for Authors’ Breakfast.
We will continue to publishyour writing prompts in Microsoft Word. Spellcheck, change the font and size of your text, and add a picture to your document.
Today we will begin to create an ebook about the multicultural person you researched. We will use the app Book Creator on the iPads. Gather a few pictures to place inside your book using Wikimedia Commons. Be sure to create a bibliography page at the end of your book for resources and pictures.
Today we will use
to create the Word cloud of your character traits.
You will then write a paragraph about yourself using your word cloud for inspiration.
Today we will use KidPix to create a picture of two words in the same rhyming family.
Today you will use the iPads to work on your reading fluency. Use Quick Voice to record your reading. Listen to your recording and rate it on the fluency rubric. Repeat the sequence four times, trying to improve your reading.
Today your teacher will show you how to log into Raz Kids so that you can use it at home as well as at school. Click on the picture below to get to the site.
Today we will use the iPads and the app Popplet to create a mind map of how you experience snow with the five senses. Later you will use your map to help you write about snow.
To celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. you will examine your personal dream for the world. Use Drawing Pad to create a drawing. Bring your drawing into Explain Everything and voiceover your dream. We will create a class book with all the dreams.
Today we will use the iPads to publish your cinquains about snow. We will create animated snowflakes in Do Ink, type the poem in Drawing Pad, then put them together in Green Screen. Finally, we will voice over the animation in iMovie.
Today you will publish your snow haiku on Stationery Studio.
Create your own snowflake at Make-A-Flake!
Let’s create a snowflake smashup. Today we will use the iPads to create and animate snowflakes swirling and falling using the app Do Ink. Next you will use the video camera on the iPad to film yourself reciting your haiku. Finally, we will combine the two videos into a movie using the app Green Screen. Click the picture below to watch my example.
Today we will use
to create the Word cloud of your character traits.
You will then write a paragraph about yourself using your word cloud for inspiration.
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
We have done a couple of lessons on Microsoft Word in the lab, so let’s finish your writing on the new laptops. We will work in your classroom to learn how to use the laptops and complete our writings.
Today you will finish your I Am Wild project, then visit Tumblebooks to listen to some stories. Click the picture below to get to the Heights Library, then click on Tumblebooks.
After reading the book Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andred, in Art, you drew a giraffe concentrating on big shapes. You colored the giraffes using yellow or orange then added spots and marks using a brown or black marker, then cut out your creation. Next you created the background, using a double loaded brush technique and an etching technique for the grass. To add a technology component to the project, you will use the animation app Doink to make your giraffe dance. Next we will video you describing what you like about the project. We will create an Augmented Reality trigger from your original artwork. Patrons of the annual Art Show will be able to scan your giraffe to view the animation and video. Click to giraffe below to see the animation.
We will begin our Kiva Project by researching information about the country of the entrepreneur from Kiva that you wish to sponsor. Next you will begin to create an i-Movie presentation which will hopefully persuade your classmates to vote for your entrepreneur. Below are the steps to creating your presentation. Use our Kiva wikispace for resources.
1. Research and chose your entrepreneur
2. Storyboard your persuasive writing
3. Collect pictures for your presentation
4. Place pictures on the i-Movie timeline
5. Record your voice and synch with pictures
6. Create a credits page
7. Add transitions
8. Add background music
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Today you will key in your Thanksgiving senses poem into Word. We will review how to use the Header, use Alignment and Spacing, format the font, spell and grammar check, add a picture and put a border on your page.
If you are done early, visit The First Thanksgiving.
Let’s look for synonyms for commonly used verbs like “walk” to make our writing more descriptive and interesting. After discovering 10 synonyms, we will draw the word in Drawing Pad, then import it into WordPhoto. We will type in our ten alternate “verbs of steel” to form a lovely word cloud.
Today you will begin to key in your October writing prompt in Word. You will save it in the network save folder then learn how to upload it to your ELA shared folder in Google Drive, so you can finish the document at home.
Today we will use Stationery Studio to publish your verb poems. Choose a piece of stationery that fits your poem then type in the poem.
Today will will be working in your classroom with the iPads and the FlashCard+ app. You will work with a partner taking turns reading the sentence and guessing the word. Flip the flashcard to see if you got it right.
Today you will create yourself as a wild creature using the website Build Yourself Wild. Click on the picture below to get to the site. You will save your picture and insert it into a Word document template. Use the word bank to help you type a few sentences about your creature.
Today we will review the formatting features in Mcrosoft Word. You will choose a precept from the book Wonder, explain what it means, and write about how you live it or someone you know lives it.
Let’s look for synonyms for commonly used words like “good” and “said” to make our writing more descriptive and interesting. After discovering 10 synonyms, we will draw the word in Drawing Pad, then import it into WordPhoto. We will type in our ten alternate words to form a lovely word cloud.
Today you will be keying in a short writing piece. We will review some of the formatting features in Word such as how to create a heading, center a title, indent a paragraph, double-space a document, and spellcheck.
Today we will learn some of the tools in KidPix to create a picture of two words in the same rhyming family.
You have drawn and cut out a scarecrow in your classroom and added much detail to it. Today we will use Kidspiration to create a graphic organizer of the inside and outside characteristics of your scarecrow. Try to include a simile about each characteristic. You will take a picture of your scarecrow to include in your document. Finally you will use the graphic organizer to guide you with writing a paragraph about its characteristics. If you are done early go to the Little Critter’s Scarecrow Game.
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Use Microsoft Word to type in your poems for your anthology.
Today you will type your paragraph about the life of Deborah Sampson in Microsoft Word.
Today you will create an acrostic with the name Paul Revere. Use Word Art for the name and text boxes for the phrases. Add a picture and place a border around the page.
You have read your book and filled in your storyboard, so today we will set up your Powerpoint slideshow for your book report and populate it with pictures and text.
Today will type in your Tall Tale project. We will learn how to make columns so that you can create a long tall tale! We will also illustrate your tall tale by creating a picture in Kid Pix.
Today we will meet our Alien Exchange partners from Bear Creek Elementary in Surrey, British Columbia during a Skype session. Each group will get a chance to comment on the drawings and we will ask several questions of our partners. See the Alien Exchange wiki here.
Today we will set up your Biography Powerpoint presentation. Download a picture of your person. Include the following information on your slides.
1. Title Page with picture
2. Personal Background- major events in person’s life
3. Personality Traits
4. Significance- Why was this person important
5. Obstacles
6. Important Quote
7. Credits
We will use the iPads and the app FaceTalk to creatae your person speaking the quote. We will then insert the movie into the quote slide. Click to see my example below.
https://heightstechnology.edublogs.org/files/2013/03/IMG_0133-12afg17.mov
Based on a project by Sylvia Tolisano we will be working on an art, ELA, and technology project over then next few weeks.
Today you will key in your About the Author paragraphs in Microsoft Word for the Author’s Breakfast. You will learn how to take a picture of yourself in Photobooth and insert it into your author blurb.
Today we will be meeting in your room to learn about our companion class from Triadelphia Elementary School in Maryland and to write a letter on the wiki introducing ourselves to them. Next we’ll dress (decorate) our Flat Stanley in Massachusetts garb and send him on his way. We’ll be following his adventures at our Flat Stanley Wikispace. When the Maryland Flat Stanley arrives we will take him all over Sharon and record his adventures in Sharon.
Use the website below to learn about Roman Gods and Goddesses. You will be writing a short script introducing your god and describing his myth. Download a picture of your god, too. We will use Face Talk on the iPads to record your information and collect them all into a God Gallery. Click the picture of Cupid to see my sample.
Information about Roman Gods
Roman God Clip Art
Today you will type in your Alien descriptions into Word so we can post them on our Alien Exchange website. Now the fun begins as our Hawaiian friends try to redraw our Aliens from our descriptions and vice versa!
Today you will type your friendly letter to author Jan Brett. Use Stationery Studio to key in your letter.
http://janbrett.com/biography.htm
Today we will review setting up a heading in Microsoft Word, centering, first line indent, and line spacing. Key in your writing prompt and next week we will learn how to use the spellcheck, format fonts, and add a pictures.
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph and place the picture behind the text.
Today you will type in your winter cinquain into Word. Then create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake to add to your poem.
Today you will key into Word your writing prompt. Use a proper heading in the header area, center a title, indent your paragraph, spellcheck, format your font, and add a picture to your work.
Today you will create an illustration in Kid Pix which goes along with your paragraph on your dream for the world. We will record your words and put them into a class movie.
Today you will key your snow poem into Microsoft Word. Put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word, center a title, use the spelling and grammar check, and edit the font. You will create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake and insert it into your poem, as a picture behind the text.
Today you will publish your snow haiku on Stationery Studio.
Create your own snowflake at Make-A-Flake!
Today you will use Stationery Studio to type your Snowglobe writing piece. Use the snowflake template to create your publication.
Today you will publish a second writing piece in MicroSoft Word. Key in your family traditions paragraph, spell checking and formatting the document. Add a picture and border to your work.
Today you will key your Hopes and Dreams paragraph into Microsoft Word.When you complete your paragraph use the Wordle website to create a word cloud.
Today you will use Microsoft Word to write your persuasive writing assignment.
Today you will key in your Thanksgiving senses poem into Word. We will review how to use the Header, use Alignment and Spacing, format the font, spell and grammar check, add a picture and put a border on your page.
If you are done early, visit The First Thanksgiving.
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Use Microsoft Word to publish your Fall poem. Add a picture and a border around your page.
Today we will listen to the story Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington. Click on the link below to hear the story.
Next try to carve your own Jack o’ Lantern!
We will use the Word to type in your paragraph, which includes many verbs of steel. We will review how to set up a heading in the header, set tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent, and spellcheck. We will also learn how to use the highlighter tool to highlight the verbs of steel.
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Today you will key in your writing piece on your hopes and dreams for the coming school year in Microsoft Word. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.
Today you will key into Word your letter to a future fifth grade students, explaining what they can expect next year.
Today you will key into Word your letter to your next year’s fifth grade teacher.
We will continue to edit our writing pieces over the next two weeks to get ready for the Author’s Breakfast.
Today will type in your Tall Tale project. We will learn how to make columns so that you can create a long tall tale! We will also illustrate your tall tale by creating a picture in Kid Pix.
Today you will use Powerpoint to compile the poetry which you have written this year into a digital anthology. Use one slide per poem, including the type of poetry it represents in the heading. Create a slide for the title page and an About The Author slide. Choose a background that goes well with each slide, and be creative with your presentation. Also, the slide show should advance on a click with the same transition between each slide. Record yourself reading the poem with the build in record sound feature in Powerpoint.
Based on a project by Sylvia Tolisano we will be working on an art, ELA, and technology project over then next few weeks.
Today you will create an acrostic with the name Paul Revere. Use Word Art for the name and text boxes for the phrases. Add a picture and place a border around the page.
Today you will type in your critique of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Open the Leaf Template from the group folder and enter your critique inside the leaf.
Today you will create a Glog, at Glogster EDU, of the poem you chose to read and interpret . You can download a public domain image of the poet at Wikimedia Commons. Include the following information on the Glog:
Today you will key into Word your Special Person writing prompt. Place a heading in the header, center a title, and indent the first line of your paragraph. Double space your work and run a spell check. Change the font and size and add a picture to your document.
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph and place the picture behind the text.
Help Grizzle the monster match the words to make contractions. We’ll start by playing this interactive activity at the board (click picture below). Then, at your computer, you’ll practice making contractions by going to the Connie’s Contractions activity in Kidspiration. If you have time, you can practice more online with Contraction Match or Contraction Basketball.
Today you will key into Word your Special Person writing prompt. Place a heading in the header, center a title, and indent the first line of your paragraph. Double space your work and run a spell check. Change the font and size and add a picture to your document.
Build a snowman, type a description, and see if a student from Mrs. Shea’s class at Cottage Street School class can re-create your snowman based upon the description you wrote. First, build your snowman using the Virtual Snowman Builder. You can choose any of the parts except for extras. Give your snowman a name and include your own name underneath. Print a copy.
Next, use Stationary Studio to type your description. Use the snowman template under Holidays & Seasons. Have a teacher check, save, then print.
Once finished, you will exchange your snowman with a student from Mrs. Shea’s class and see how accurately he/she can re-create it. You will recreate their drawing from his/her description.
Today you will use Microsoft Word to key in your persuasive writing piece. Place a heading on your page, center your title and indent your paragraph. Double space and spellcheck your work.
Today you will type in your winter cinquain into Word. Then create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake to add to your poem.
Today you will key your snow poem into Microsoft Word. Put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word, center a title, use the spelling and grammar check, and edit the font. You will create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake and insert it into your poem, as a picture behind the text.
Grizzle is trying to help the wizard understand what he wants. Let’s see if the wizard can figure out his request. We’ll start by playing this interactive activity at the board (click picture below). Then, at your computer, you’ll practice compound words by going to the Polly’s Playground activity in Kidspiration. If you have time, you can then practice rhyming words with Cat at Bat or Rhyming Rhinos.
Today you will use Kidpix to illustrate your story about your vacation week. We will record the stories in a Voicethread and publish them on the Internet.
Today you will use Big Huge Labs to create a magazine cover of the famous inventor which you chose for your book report. Find a picture of the person at Wikimedia Commons and download it into your documents folder. Then compile the information on a magazine cover.
Today you will use Microsoft Word to key in your Ruby Bridges writing prompt.
Head to Spelling City to type your trick words for this week. Then try out a few games (there are 5 to choose from). When you think you’re ready, you can take the spelling test.
Today you will publish your winter paragraph in Microsoft Word. We will create a snowflake at Snowdays and add it to your paragraph. Click on the snowflake below to create your snowflake.
Today you will create a Word cloud using Wordle. First open word and brainstorm words that make you think of winter. Next we will use Wordle and copy and paste your ideas to create and customize the cloud. In the classroom you will write a paragraph about winter activities.
Today you will create a snowflake to use as a graphic for your snow poem. Click on the snowflake below to go to the site.
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work. We will learn how to use Microsoft Word to key in your Best Birthday writing prompt. You will learn how to place a heading on your page, center a title, indent a paragraph, edit the font, spell and grammar check as well as insert a picture.
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word so that you can publish your paragraphs. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website and print our finished work.
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word 2011 so that you can publish your paragraphs. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website, add a border, and print our finished work.
The Gallery for the Monster Project is complete! Today you and your partner will examine the dfferences between the original pictures and the redraws. Use the Reflection document to record what you could have done better to help your companion group be more successful in creating your original drawing. We will be Skyping with Ms. Martin’s class in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia next week to discuss our reflections on the project.
Today you will key in your Thanksgiving senses poem into Word. We will review how to use the Header, use Alignment and Spacing, format the font, spell and grammar check, add a picture and put a border on your page.
If you are done early, visit The First Thanksgiving.
Today you will key in your reading response into Word. Place a heading and title on the page. Use the highlighter tool to highlight the nouns and verbs. Use a different color for each.
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work. We will learn how to use Microsoft Word to key in your Best Birthday writing prompt. You will learn how to place a heading on your page, center a title, indent a paragraph, edit the font, spell and grammar check as well as insert a picture.
In your studies of colonial life, you have learned all about the role of the town crier. We will take your town crier messages and put them in a Voicethread. Before recording your message you will create a self portrait in Kidpix, complete with town crier costume!
Today you will use Word to key in your writing prompt. Put a heading on your page, center the title, add a picture and border to the document.
We will use the new Word 2011 to type in your paragraph, which includes many verbs of steel. We will review how to set up a heading in the header, set tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent, and spellcheck. We will also learn how to use the highlighter tool to highlight the verbs of steel.
Today we will work on the Time Capsule Project. We will review some formatting and editing tools in the new Microsoft Word 2011. We will learn how to set a tab, indent a paragraph, format the font, add a border, and use the spelling and grammar check. Next, we will learn how to take a picture of ourselves using Photobooth and how to add the picture to your document.
We will use the new Word 2011 to type in your paragraph. We will review how to set up a heading in the header, set tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent, and spellcheck.
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Today you will key in your writing piece on your hopes and dreams for the coming school year in the new Microsoft Word. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.
Today is International Dot Day! We will listen to author and illustrator Peter Reynold’s read his book, The Dot, and then we will head to our computers to “Make Our Mark” with Kidpix.
We will begin to get organized for the big Hand-Me-Down Story Project. You have completed the first step of interviewing your family members to gather information about a story that is often retold at family events. The next steps include:
Today you will create a newspaper article which focuses on either the day of the tsunami (The Big Wave) or the day Brian was rescued (Hatchet.) First type in the article in Word and spellcheck and save. Use the template provided at the ReadWriteThink website to create the newspaper format. Copy and paste your article into the template.
Today you will create an acrostic with the name Paul Revere. Use Word Art for the name and text boxes for the phrases. Add a picture and place a border around the page.
Today you will key in your Harris Burdick story into a Word storybook template. The template is located in the group folder.
You have written your friendly letter to LTC Lee. Today we will begin podcasting the letters in Garageband to place on our wikispace.
Today you will use KidPix to create an literal illustration of an idiom. We will use your drawings to create a Jeopardy game on idioms. Type the real meaning of the idiom on a separate Word document for the question.
Today you will type in your animal poems which are chock full of similes, using Word. We will learn how to change the orientation of your page, and place a border and picture on the document.
Today we will examine the reading strategy of visualization and create a mind movie for a story, complete with music. When you arrive at the website create a key and write it down. You will need this key to access your work next week. Drag the paintbrush to the book and listen to the explanation of visualization. Click on Try It Yourself and choose a story to visualize.
Today you will work on typing in your writing prompts into Word. After you do a spell check, change your font and add a picture.
Today you will create a Glog, at Glogster EDU, of the poem you chose to read and interpret . You can download a public domain image of the poet at Wikimedia Commons. Include the following information on the Glog:
Today you will use Big Huge Labs to create a magazine cover of the famous African-American which you chose for your book report. Find a picture of the person on the Internet and download it into your documents folder. Then compile the information below on a magazine cover.
Name of Person
Caption to state why s/he is important
Date of birth and death (if applicable)
Two character traits
3 – 5 important events in life or reasons why s/he is important
Famous quote or something else you feel is important to include
Today you will key your snow poem into Microsoft Word. Put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word, center a title, use the spelling and grammar check, and edit the font. You will create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake and insert it into your poem, as a picture behind the text.
Today will type in your Tall Tale project. We will learn how to make columns so that you can create a long tall tale!
Let’s make a word come alive! Choose a word and animate its meaning in Animation-ish. Click the word below to see its meaning.
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph.
Today you will key your snow poem into Microsoft Word. Put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word, center a title, use the spelling and grammar check, and edit the font. You will create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake and insert it into your poem, as a picture behind the text.
Today you will create a two panel comic on your chosen idiom. On the first panel create the literal version of the idiom. On the second panel create a comic demonstrating what it actually means. Title your comic the actual idiom. Click on the comic below to go to the site. If you are finished early visit the sites below the comic.
Today you will take the online Reading Comprehension test given by the state of Texas so that Mrs. Leary can see areas that might need improvement.
You have been reading and studying about Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, the scientist who microscopically photographed snowflakes. Today we will create our own snowflake on the computer. Click on the snowflake below to go to the website.
Grab your lasso and rope in your tessellation creation from last week. Copy and paste it into a Word document. Place a heading on the Header portion of your page, and then let your thoughts roll onto the page, developing a stream of consciousness poem about the tessellation.
Today you will key your snow poem into Microsoft Word. Put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word, center a title, use the spelling and grammar check, and edit the font. You will create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake and insert it into your poem, as a picture behind the text.
What is a hero? Today you will key in your paragraph describing your vision of a hero. You will also create an avatar to use in the class Voicethread. Take the content of your paragraph and turn it into a Wordle, which we will use on your page of the Voicethread. We will invite your high school Ordinary Heroes partners to comment on your Voicethread once it is complete.
Choose one of these sites to create your avatar.
Today you will create a two panel comic on your chosen idiom. On the first panel create the literal version of the idiom. On the second panel create a comic demonstrating what it actually means. Title your comic the actual idiom. Click on the comic below to go to the site. If you are finished early visit the sites below the comic.
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word so that you can publish your writing prompt about a special person in your life. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website and print our finished work.
Welcome to the computer lab. You will learn how to log in and practice using the mouse. We will also learn how to use the Everyday Math Games application. Click on the bee to help you practice using the mouse.
Today you will type your I am thankful… paragraph into Stationary Studio. Choose one of the Thanksgiving designs for your work.
Today you will use Word to key in your letter to Captain McCarthy. We will podcast this letter and place it on Our Soldier in Afghanistan wikisite.
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
