A/4 -- Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Faulhaber's Class --  Spring Break Voicethread (Final Day -- Showcase)

Share finished Spring Break VoiceThread. Demo'ed how to share link to Voicethread with others.

•  Next Time: Mother's Day Wordle?

Monroe's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 1) Students created word doc with header for responses to videos.  Students wrote a respond after each video with information related to videos watched:  Cyberbullies are no fun! and What is Personal Information?  Saved word doc as netsafe mon + initials.

• Next Time:  Watch remaining videos: Understanding Online "Friends", Talk to an Adult You Trust, and Posting Pictures Online. Add responses to netsafe word doc and print. 

Nixon's Class -- Keyboarding and Internet Safety (Digital Passport -- Evolve)

Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing.Students learned more about protecting themselves online while on Digital Passport -- Evolve (Students make choices about what to do if they or their friends are cyberbullied. They are encouraged to "evolve" into an “Upstander” – someone who takes action to stop cyberbullying, rather than standing by.)

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Digital Passport -- Search Shark (Students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, students discover hints for narrowing their search results.)

D/3 -- Monday, April 29, 2013

Lee's Class --  Book Trailer (Day 2)

Verified with students that each had book cover saved as a jpg. All students imported book cover jpg to new VoiceThread.  Named new VoiceThread (Book Trailer -- Lee, Description:  title of book by students name, Tags:  Book Trailer, Lee, 4th grade).  Students continued to create their pictures, save these pics as jpgs and import these pics into a Book Trailer VoiceThread. Demo'ed how to save pics as jpg's in both paint.  Demo'ed how to import paint jpgs/pics into VoiceThread.  Students prepared to record their book trailer paragraph(s) into their individual Book Trailer Voicethread. and recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread

•  Next Time: Demo how to save PowerPoint slides as jpgs and import into Book Trailer VoiceThread.  Students will record their book trailer paragraph(s) into their individual Book Trailer Voicethread and share their Voicethreads with others.

Bolebruch's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 2) 

Students opened word doc with header for responses to videos.  Students watched the Understanding Online "Friends" and  "Talk to an Adult You Trust" videos. Students were asked to respond after each video with information about:

1. What they learned by watching the video
2. What others need to know about the topic to be safe online

 Students saved their changes to netsafe doc.

•  Next Time: Watching remaining video:  "Posting Pictures Online." 

Reynolds' Class -- Keyboarding and Internet Safety (Digital Passport -- Search Shark)

Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. While on Search Shark students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, students discover hints for narrowing their search results.

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Digital Passport -- Communication Twalkers (Students learn why it's important to avoid multitasking with a cell phone. They consider the benefits of focusing on one task at a time.).

C/2 -- Friday, April 26, 2013

Shannon's Class --  Book Trailer (Day 2)

Students continued to create their pictures, save these pics as jpgs and import these pics into a Book Trailer VoiceThread. Demo'ed how to save pics as jpg's in both paint and PowerPoint.  Demo'ed how to import pics into VoiceThread including cover.  Students prepared to record their book trailer paragraph(s) into their individual Book Trailer Voicethread. and recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread

•  Next Time: Students will record their book trailer paragraph(s) into their individual Book Trailer Voicethread and share their Voicethreads with others.

Hilgers's Class -- Field Trip

•  Next Time: Watching remaining videos:  Understanding Online "Friends", "Talk to an Adult You Trust" and "Posting Pictures Online." Add responses to their netsafe word doc.

Blackwood's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Search Sharks -- Students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, students discover hints for narrowing their search results.)

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Communication Twalkers -- Students learn why it's important to avoid multitasking with a cell phone. They consider the benefits of focusing on one task at a time.)

 

B/1 -- Thursday, April 26, 2013

Hale's Class --  Spring Break Voicethread (Day 3)

Students recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread, if they were not finished recording. 

•  Next Time: Share finished Spring Break VoiceThread.

Hoffert's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 2) 

Students opened their netsafe doc to add responses to videos.  Students were asked to respond after each video with information about:

1. What they learned by watching the video
2. What others need to know about the topic to be safe online

Students watched the Understanding Online "Friends" and "Talk to an Adult You Trust" videos.  Students saved their doc.

•  Next Time: Watching remaining videos:  "Posting Pictures Online." Add responses to their netsafe word doc.

Little's Class -- Keyboarding and Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Search Shark)

Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Search Sharks -- Students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, students discover hints for narrowing their search results.)

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Communication: Twalkers -- Students learn why it's important to avoid multitasking with a cell phone. They consider the benefits of focusing on one task at a time.)

A/5 -- Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Faulhaber's Class --  Spring Break Voicethread (Day 3)

Students recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread, if they were not finished recording. 

•  Next Time: Share finished Spring Break VoiceThread.

Monroe's Class -- Field Trip

• Next Time:  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 1) [Students created word doc with header for responses to videos.  Students will be asked to respond after each video with information.] 

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboarding and Digital Passport
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Worked on "Search Shark" on Digital Passport-- Students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, students discover hints for narrowing their search results.

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Communication -- Twalkers)

 

D/4 -- Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Lee's Class --  Book Trailer (Day 1)

Students created 2-5 pictures using Paint or PowerPoint related to their book.  Students found an electronic picture of their book and created a PowerPoint slide with the cover of the book.  and recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread

•  Next Time: Students will finish their pictures, save these pics as jpgs and import these pics into a Book Trailer VoiceThread.  If time allows, students will record their book trailer paragraph(s) into their individual Book Trailer Voicethread. 

Bolebruch's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 1) 

Students created word doc with header for responses to videos.  Students were asked to respond after each video with information about:

1. What they learned by watching the video
2. What others need to know about the topic to be safe online

Students watched the Cyberbullies are No Fun! and What is Personal Information? videos.  Students saved their doc as netsafe

•  Next Time: Watching remaining videos:  Understanding Online "Friends", "Talk to an Adult You Trust" and "Posting Pictures Online." Add responses to their netsafe word doc.

Nixon's Class -- Keyboarding and Internet Safety (NetSafe -- "Be Kind Online")

Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing.Watched Be Kind Online

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Back to Digital Passport -- Evolve (Students make choices about what to do if they or their friends are cyberbullied. They are encouraged to "evolve" into an “Upstander” – someone who takes action to stop cyberbullying, rather than standing by.)

 

C/3 -- Monday, April 22, 2013

Shannon's Class --  Book Trailer (Day 1)

Students created 2-5 pictures using Paint or PowerPoint related to their book.  Students found an electronic picture of their book and created a PowerPoint slide with the cover of the book.  and recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread

•  Next Time: Students will finish their pictures, save these pics as jpgs and import these pics into a Book Trailer VoiceThread.  If time allows, students will record their book trailer paragraph(s) into their individual Book Trailer Voicethread. 

Hilgers's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 1) 

Students created word doc with header for responses to videos.  Students were asked to respond after each video with information about:

1. What they learned by watching the video
2. What others need to know about the topic to be safe online

Students watched the Cyberbullies are No Fun! and What is Personal Information? videos.  Students saved their doc as netsafe

•  Next Time: Watching remaining videos:  Understanding Online "Friends", "Talk to an Adult You Trust" and "Posting Pictures Online." Add responses to their netsafe word doc.

Reynolds' Class -- Keyboarding and Internet Safety (Digital Passport -- Evolve)

Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. While on Evole (Digital Passport), students make choices about what to do if they or their friends are cyberbullied. They are encouraged to "evolve" into an “Upstander” – someone who takes action to stop cyberbullying, rather than standing by.

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Digital Passport -- Search Shark (Students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, students discover hints for narrowing their search results.)

 

B/5 -- Friday, April 19, 2013 -- EARLY RELEASE

Hale's Class --  Spring Break Voicethread (Day 2)

Students wrote a paragraph about their spring break and recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread

•  Next Time: Write a paragraph about their spring break and add their recorded reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread. 

Hoffert's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 1) 

Students created word doc with header for responses to videos.  Students were asked to respond after each video with information about:

1. What they learned by watching the video
2. What others need to know about the topic to be safe online

Students watched the Cyberbullies are No Fun! and What is Personal Information? videos.  Students saved their doc as netsafe

•  Next Time: Watching remaining videos:  Understanding Online "Friends", "Talk to an Adult You Trust" and "Posting Pictures Online." Add responses to their netsafe word doc.

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboarding and Digital Passport
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Worked on E-volve to learn about making choices about what to do if they or their friends are cyberbullied. Students are encouraged to "evolve" into an “Upstander” – someone who takes action to stop cyberbullying, rather than standing by.

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport ("Search Shark" -- Students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, students discover hints for narrowing their search results.)

 

A/2 -- Thursday, April 18, 2013

Faulhaber's Class --  Linking Studies

Students participated in linking studies.

•  Next Time: Finishing Spring Break VoiceThreads?? Presenting Spring Break VoiceThreads??

Monroe's Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation -- FINAL DAY, FOR REAL!!!!
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Jazz Presentations?

Blackwood's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (E Volve)

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Search Sharks?)

D/1 -- Wednesday, April 18, 2013

Lee's Class --  Linking Studies

Students participated in linking studies.

•  Next Time: Book trailers in VoiceThread (Ms. Lee will send drafts)

Bolebruch's Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation -- FINAL DAY, FOR REAL!!!!
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Jazz Presentations?

Little's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (E Volve)

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport (Search Sharks?)

C/5 -- Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Shannon's Class --  Linking Studies

Students participated in linking studies.

•  Next Time: Book trailers in VoiceThread (Ms. Lee will send drafts)

Hilgers' Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Final Day for Creating Jazz Presentations, hopefully! 

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing.Watched Be Kind Online

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety -- Digital Passport

B/4 -- Monday, April 15, 2013

Hale's Class --  Linking Studies

Students participated in linking studies.

•  Next Time: Write a paragraph about their spring break and add their recorded reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread. 

Hoffert's Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Final Day for Creating Jazz Presentations, hopefully! 

Nixon's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing.Watched Tell an Adult

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety (need to watch last 1 for k-3)

A/3 -- Friday, April 12, 2013

Faulhaber's Class --  Spring Break Voicethread (Day 2)

Students wrote a paragraph about their spring break and recorded their reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread

•  Next Time: Write a paragraph about their spring break and add their recorded reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread. 

Monroe's Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Final Day for Creating Jazz Presentations, hopefully!

Reynolds' Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. 

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. ALL of Internet Safety Videos have been watched as class (from planet nutshell).  Digital Passport?

 

D/2 -- Thursday, April 11, 2013

Lee's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 3) 

Opened their Students were asked to respond after each video with information about:

1. What they learned by watching the video
2. What others need to know about the topic to be safe online

Students watched the following videos: "Talk to an Adult You Trust" and "Posting Pictures Online." Add responses to their netsafe word doc.

•  Next Time: Book trailers in VoiceThread (Ms. Lee will send drafts)

Bolebruch's Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation:  
Final Day for creating! Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Present jazz projects

Blackwood's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Watched Be Kind Online

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

 

C/1 -- Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Shannon's Class --  Internet Safety with NetSafe (Day 3) 

Opened their Students were asked to respond after each video with information about:

1. What they learned by watching the video
2. What others need to know about the topic to be safe online

Students watched the following videos: "Talk to an Adult You Trust" and "Posting Pictures Online." Add responses to their netsafe word doc.

•  Next Time: Book trailers in VoiceThread (Ms. Lee will send drafts)

Hilgers' Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Final Day for Creating Jazz Presentations, hopefully!

Little's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Watched Be Kind Online

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

B/5 -- Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Hale's Class --  Spring Break Voicethread (Day 1)

Students created a picture using MS Paint, a wordle or PowerPoint to illustrate their spring break.  Pictures PowerPoint slides and/or Wordles were saved as jpegs and import to a shared Spring Break Voicethread by each individual student. 

•  Next Time: Write a paragraph about their spring break and add their recorded reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread. 

Hoffert's Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Final Day for Creating Jazz Presentations, hopefully!

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing. Watched What is Personal Information (K-3) and  Tell An Adult

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety Be Kind Online

A/4 -- Monday, April 8, 2013

Faulhaber's Class --  Spring Break Voicethread (Day 1)

Students created a picture using MS Paint or a wordle (PowerPoint also offered, but no one chose) to illustrate their spring break.  Pictures and/or Wordles were saved as jpegs and import to a shared Spring Break Voicethread by each individual student. 

•  Next Time: Write a paragraph about their spring break and add their recorded reading of this paragraph to the shared Spring Break Voicethread. 

Monroe's Class --  Jazz Presentation Creation
Students were divided based on the type of presentation they were creating.  Students reviewed how to music, changed motion and transition as well as creating bibliography slides.  Students continued to record and complete other required items.

• Next Time: Final Day for Creating Jazz Presentations, hopefully!

Nixon's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched  Dancemat Typing website.  Students continued to develop keyboarding skills while using Dancemat Typing.Watched What is the Internet? and What is Personal Information?

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing. Internet Safety (need to watch last 2 for k-3)