Ways to Turn on the Lights in Room 304

Story writing on Activboard. We’re working on the writing process as we work. We do a little bit every day. Editing will come soon .

iTouch apps for time fillers during transitions or as a reward

Quizzes or practice:http://www.thatquiz.org/

Turning on the light in the libraryWhat would your neighborhood look like if you were a bird? For

1st & 2nd graders – going from Google Earth flyover of school neighborhood, learning map skills – and drawing a top down

map of neighborhood.

6th Graders – help me create a computer link on my website for recess games - working in groups determine criteria for sites & games how to divide up task into 6 parts, investigate Teacher’s toolbox etc, create listings and weblink.

Fifth grade poetry – podcasts & vodcasts of readings

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Turning on the Lights

• Third Grade…make annual individual Power Points more student research

• Fourth Grade…for group work on Washington State geography, introduce them to mywebspiration

• While I’m at crossing duty, ask student standing next to me how he/she likes to be taught and what they do tech-wise after school

• Nancy Celms

Voki.com – make a video avatar

Podcast –kidcentered using garage band

Photo booth – short video clips that you add to i-photo and then import

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Turning on the Lights Ideas

Government: Have the kids design a law and create a presentation on all the steps they would take to get their law passed. They would need to do all the research then develop a presentation using the technologies that they choose.

Science: The kids need to create a video teaching other kids about electricity. Each group needs to do all the research, write a script and tape their show. They will be given objectives on what they need to teach in their video. (Example: How does a circuit work?)

Research a guided question in groups, collect the data, organize it and present findings using technology. A question could be: If you could design your own house any shape you want, what shape would you make your house? (This could go with a unit you are working on that involves perimeter and area of different shapes).

CHOICE!More & New Choices for the

Elementary Classroom

Action Research

Enlist a skillful librarian – The Big Six

Allow students a choice in reading response format – blog or journal.

We Can Turn the Lights on at Hollywood Hill Elementary

Pamphlets using Print Shop 2

•Select a Washington County (from a preselected list of 10)•Research 5 topics on the internet: land, animals, recreation, landmarks and population.•Find photos on internet to match topics•Cite sources•Use Print Shop 2 to create pamphlet•Print on color printer

Photo Books using iPhoto

•Assign each K or 1st grade student a letter of the alphabet•Check out a classroom set of digital cameras from District•Go around campus with adult helper taking photos•With Big Buddies use iPhoto to make photo book•Order a class book

PowerPoint Presentation

•Divide class in groups •Pick a country: Australia•Select native animals•Do research on: appearance, habitat, diet, reproduction and other interesting facts •Find pictures•Cite sources•Share presentation with class

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Power up in Room 223

• Use eXchange wiki for science – Fast Plants research

• ASB student sponsored assembly• Math blog