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5th graders, As you work on your blogs and look to other blogs for information and inspiration, it is important to view everything you see with a critical eye. Just because someone has a blog doesn’t mean the information on it is accurate. Blogs are often written from the author’s perspective and have specific opinions…
Students and Parents, The Responsible Use Policy is the document that outlines, for all Scarsdale Schools users (students, teachers and staff alike) appropriate use guidelines for using district devices, accounts, and services. Every year I do this lesson with the students, usually in big grade-level groups, where we can talk about it, ask questions, and…
Once again the 5th graders were amazing and rocked the CapCon! Capstone event. The students documented the process on their own blogs. The blogs can be accessed via the classroom teacher’s blogs (look for the “My class” menu on the sidebar). Ms. Edwards Ms. Robert Check out all of their speeches and movies…
5th graders, Now that you are done with your Capstone Projects, it is time to add them to your blogs and write your final reflection. Here are the steps for adding a YouTube video to your blog: Write your post. Go to YouTube and search for HeathcoteTech Find your playlist Find your video in the…
5th graders, This post has a breakdown of everything you’ll need to get started with your Capstone project. This is the Project Requirements poster that has already been shared with you. This image is not clickable, but the original PDF is in your Drive and is clickable. Script Templates when you click the links below…
5th graders, A couple of important reminders A project like this is about layering elements to create a more meaningful, textured, story. Text, images, voice over, and music, all work together to create a more engaging final product than you can achieve if you leave an element out. Video production. is about layering elements to…
5th graders, As we talked about today, your WeVideo project on Immigration does not start with WeVideo, it starts with a Google Doc. What you need to do: In your Social Studies folder, make a new folder called Immigration Make sure your Immigration Script document is in this folder In the Immigration folder make another…
5th graders, Now that you are done with your Constitution Projects, it is time to add them to your blogs. If you made a video and added it to the shared folder, I will put it on YouTube. If you did an infographic you can add that as an image file directly to your blog.…
5th graders, Now that you are done, you need to finish and share. Here’s how to do it, based on each format… Finishing a WeVideo video Finishing a Screencastify video Finishing an Infographic Once you’ve finished your project make sure it is named correctly share the Drive link on your class Padlet move your…
5th graders, We have practices how to make an Infographic, how to make a WeVideo, and how to do an Ignite Talk (Ignite part 2). Now you can decide how you want to do your final Constitution project. Here are the expectations for each of the project styles: U.S. Constitution Project – Overview of Requirements…