about 1 week ago - 3 comments
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 More >
about 2 weeks ago - 5 comments
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. * The Distributive Property * Adding Fractions * *** Our music was remixed using the awesome website, UJAM! Watch for us More >
about 2 weeks ago - 8 comments
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 More >
about 3 weeks ago - 14 comments
Our classes are talking about making “How-To” videos. How-To Videos would give step by step directions for how to complete a task. The younger Techie Kids are thinking about time order words such as First, Next, and Last. They are also practicing following directions. * The older Techie Kids are considering storyboarding and how to More >
about 3 weeks ago - 4 comments
This is a student post by Emily and Claire for Mr. Mannell (and a short video for all of our readers!) You can visit Mr. Mannell’s site, Extended Comments for Students, by clicking here. * We are so thankful for the video you sent us! The student performers did a great job! We can tell More >
about 3 months ago - 3 comments
With Valentine’s Day approaching, the Techie Kids have been talking about friendship and kindness. We are grateful for our friends. That makes us want to practice being kind to others. * Here are some of the ideas we shared. Click on the picture-link below to hear a story about an unlikely friendship between a baby More >
about 12 months ago - 11 comments
We received a HearALL Assessment Recorder from Learning Resources. It is a very cool tool! Our classroom teachers have put it to good use. It was used in dramatic play centers, literature circles, and learning centers. The 4 directional microphones make it a perfect fit for small group recordings. It was very valuable to listen More >
about 12 months ago - 11 comments
We’ve been using our awesome Easi-Speak Microphone in our classrooms. * It has been so much fun! Listen in on some of our students as they practiced their reading fluency, spelling words, and math facts. * Click on each of the links to listen. *** Aimee Skip Counting by 2′s Skip Counting by 2′s Halie More >
about 1 year ago - 18 comments
Our classes have been loving a new piece of technology in our lab. Learning Resources has given us a Luna Interactive Projection Camera and we have found so many ways to put it to good use! Take a look… *** We’ve used our Luna for choral reading, ** Peeks in our World Atlas, *** Reading More >
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
We have all been working very hard in our Technology classes. One of our focuses have been the digital cameras. We have talked about the parts of the camera and its proper care. The children are working on focusing and quality photo composition. This is a project that our third graders are working on now. More >
about 3 years ago
That is so cool,but it won’t say it right
Emmerich