Techie Kids
Inspiration, Imagination, Innovation!
How To Draw an Airplane
May 22nd
This is a student post by Nathan, Jacob, and Nolan.
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We are going to show you how to draw an airplane. The illustration is accompanied by a rap with the step by step directions. We learned how to increase the speed of a video using Windows Movie Maker. We also remixed music using UJAM.
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How-To: Draw an Airplane from Kelly Moore on Vimeo.
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Have you ever created a rap before? If not, what would your rap be about?
Tell us about your favorite thing to draw.
What is your favorite place to create music?
Scavenger Hunt
May 22nd
This is a student post created by Dominic.
Welcome to the Scavenger Hunt!
In this game, players will use Google Maps to look for architecture and answer questions.
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Directions:
1. Open a new window or tab. (browser)
2. Go to http://maps.google.com
3. In the Search bar, type in the first location. (Example: Big Ben, United Kingdom)
4. Drag the yellow man on the right side onto Big Ben.
5. Look through the pictures and answer the question. (Example: Estimate the height of Big Ben)
6. Put your answers in the comments below.
Good Luck!
Find these Locations:
1. Location: Paris, France
Detail: Eiffel Tower
Question: Estimate the Height of the Tower.
2. Location: Rio De Janiero, Brazil
Detail: Christ The Redeemer (look toward the city)
Question: Estimate how many people live in the city.
3. Location: Rome, Italy
Detail: Colosseum
Question: Estimate how many arches are in the Colosseum.
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Remember, leave your answers in the comments section below.
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What did you think of this scavenger hunt?
Would you like to play this game again?
Do you have any suggestions for new locations?
Keyboard Shortcuts
May 22nd
This is a student post created by Danny.
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Here are some keyboard shortcuts that I think are good to know.
Which keyboard shortcut do you think is most helpful?
What other keyboard shortcuts could we add to the list?
Website Recommendation: Cool Math Games
May 21st
This is a student post written by Elaina.
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The website, Cool Math Games, has educational games. In one of the games for example, BLOXORZ, the goal is to get a rectangular shape into a hole. It gets very difficult at times, but it teaches you problem solving skills. I would definitely recommend this for everyone.
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Another game is Math Man. You are playing Pac Man, and you have to eat a question mark. The question mark then gives you a math problem to solve. You have to eat the ghost that has the right answer. This game helps you to improve your math skills. I would also recommend this game.
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Have you played BLOXORZ or Math Man before? What did you think?
What are some of your favorite Math games?
Don’t Let the Bear Drive the Model T!
May 8th
Inspired by the amazing Mo Willems’, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, this book takes a Michigan twist. Henry Ford asks the readers to watch his Model T and remember,
Don’t Let the Bear Drive the Model T!
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You won’t believe the crazy excuses this bear gives…
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Written and illustrated by Mrs. Moore’s 4th grade Techie Kids.
Happy Reading!
Tell us about a book you have written with your classmates.
What other book versions would be fun to create?
How-To: Tie Your Shoes
May 8th
Mrs. Moore went to an awesome education conference this past weekend called, EdCamp Detroit. It was full of amazing Michigan educators who love helping students learn! We had many great conversations and shared a whole bunch of cool ideas. When I told Mr. Medvinsky we were creating How-To videos, he shared a cool app with me called, SnapGuide. Guess what? I loved it and couldn’t wait to share it in class!
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We jumped right in and made our first guide. Take a look at what our 1st graders created. Each photo is captioned and there are even videos at the end.
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Have you used SnapGuide before?
How do you think you could use this tool?
How-To Videos: Math
May 5th
Here are a few more of our class’ first How-To Videos. There are many things we have learned through the making of these videos. We hope to build on these skills and make improvements.
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The Distributive Property
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Adding Fractions
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Our music was remixed using the awesome website, UJAM!
Watch for us to share more about this great website in the future.
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What strategies do you use when preparing to make a movie?
Do you have suggestions for how we can improve our videos?
Earth Day 2013
May 3rd
In celebration of Earth Day this past April 22nd, we made our third annual Paperless Earth Day books. You can see our past Earth Day books by clicking here (Earth Day 2011) and here (Earth Day 2012) . We used KidPix4 and TuxPaint to illustrate our ideas. Take a peek at some ways we take care of the Earth.
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These books are also embedded on our eBook page. You can click on this link or find eBooks in the menu bar above.
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Our classes also enjoyed playing Michael, Michael Go Recycle!
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…and reading an Earth Day book on Starfall.
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