1.31.17

Dear families,

Our students are working on some exciting digital media projects this month. These projects integrate curriculum being taught in the classroom with digital tools.

In the 5th grade, students have created trading cards based on famous explorers such Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco Da Gama, Hernan Cortez and France Drake. These trading cards were created using google docs and google drawing. Students submitted their trading cards on google classroom.

In the fourth grade, students have used the internet to research explorers such as Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson, Giovani De Verrazano and Samuel De Champlain. The teachers have posted resources and projects on their google classrooms.

In addition to internet research, teachers have assigned math lessons on Khan Academy. Students have registered for Khan Academy with their school google accounts. Khan Academy provides learning exercises for students in subjects such as math, science, computer programming and history. Khan Academy is aligned with common core learning standards.

 

 

In the 3rd grade, students have used internet resources such as world book and ducksters to find information on Brazil. As a class project, the students are contributing facts and images of Brazil to their padlet. Padlet is a virtual wall that allows students to express their thoughts on  a common topic. Students can post images, video, documents and text to their padlet.

In the 2nd grade, students have used world book kids and world book student and to find information on famous person they chose in class. These two applications are available when students login to our ps 77 world book url. Our school username is lowerlab and password is student77.

 

The 2nd grade students will  use their research to create  google slide presentations based on their famous person.