The following items are animated books created using Google Slides with Ms. Conklin’s class:
The third graders created Information Books as a part of our non-fiction reading and writing units. They started with an “expert” topic, one they already knew a lot about. This topic required little to no research, simply background knowledge. After the students chose a topic they began developing chapter ideas, elaborating on those ideas and accompanying them with non-fiction text features. The kids worked on several drafts making edits and revisions. Each chapter was placed in a logical order, for some students paragraphs were developed and for all students the writing was organized with topic sentences and supporting details.
Next came the publishing portion of the project. With support from Mr. Casal, the students used Google Presentation to create slides to display their information. This was a wonderful learning experience. Everything from typing text to inserting photographs to creating transitions was taught and then put to practice. In the end the third graders created a comprehensive non-fiction information book that can be enjoyed for years to come and across the globe because of its final form, Google Presentation.
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The Books:
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The Books:
Alexander
Aviv
Ben
Carlie
Dani
Emily
Emma
Erik
Jordan
Kate
Kevin
Leo
Lilly
Max
Mia
Om
Sarah
Sarina
William
Erik, Maybe do the title screen first before the introduction.
Erik, Great book so far! Just make the window in the rocket ship come at the same time as the rocket.
Emily, your book is incredible your pictures are amazing!
Aviv I liked your book because you really described the meaning of Basketball and other meanings in it
Hey Alex, I think your story is great, but I think your slides move too slow.
Mia, I loved your book. It had great pictures and words.
Max, i think your transitions are too fast and when you ''the best player is right here… Messi!'' in the picture it wasn't Messi. The rest was a great and interesting book.
Kate i really Enjoyed your book now I know how to train a dog.
Erik, maybe instead of spinning the arrow make it appear on the screen like the other pictures and info.
Carlie, I love your slide the only thing I would say is that you should explain a little bit better for example I don't know what a "V" Shape is.
Max, I think your book is fantastic but the transitions might be a little too fast.
Carlie, I thought it was great, but I thought that your transitions were to fast and on slide 5 you put either but you did not need it also on slide 5 you have a lower case "I"
wow alex i learned so much about beagles i didn't know they were hunters
Max, there is one thing I would have to say your slides are really fast I would slow them down.
Kate Now I know how to make my dog sit because my dogs always go everywhere. Thank you
Kate, When you linked your glossary words, I thought it would look better to delete the pink box around it and put a ":" after your glossary words. Also- there were no transitions or animations!?
Ben, your book is great but on the 2nd slide maybe you should put the fun fact out of the text box.
Emily in your intro I think you spelled case instead of cage.
Hey Alex, I think your story is great, but I think your slides move too slow.
Ben I thought your book was great but, I think you should add names of some beaches!
thanks ill fix it tomarrow but also thanks for the comment
aviv when you said point gaurds are the fastest and most aggile you should and on the court
Max, I think your transitions might be a little too fast.
Will, I thought your book was great but your introduction had no transitions!?
max in your goalie title page you should say who the guy blocking the ball is
Om I really like your slide I only think that you should put pictures on your tittle slide.
hey William i thought your book was great I learned lots of knew things
Kevin, i think your book is great and interesting but i think you should put the word landform in the glossary
Thanks for the commet i didn't realize that people dont now what a high "V" is i just fixed it
Om, I think you should add pictures to your tittle slide.
kevin. I just made my transition slower.Thank you
Mia, as I said to Lilly your transitions are to fast.
Om, I think your transitions are to fast
Lilly the lines in your intro look strange
max you might want to slow down your transitions.
Lilly, Your book is great but, your transitions are way! to fast.
max I think your animations on your title move to slow
Om, i think your book is great but your transitions are way to fast
Hey Dani your book was great now i know how to use a phone your transithins was great.
lilly, Ithink your transition is to fast
Erik nice transitions.
william i never knew how or why the titanic sunk but now i know for sure for an example i never knew people thought that god cursed the ship
Just fixed that Emily
Om take away the period on slide 5 before so
Nice book Emily Now I know what to do when I get a Guinea Pig
William, I think the word tragedy in slide 6 should be linked, and your transitions are a little too slow.
Aviv your book was amazing, but on your introduction you should tell who Piper Welsh is.
Jordan, I will make my transitions slower slower and see how I like it.
kevin, I think you should make your transitions a little faster.
Thanks for the complement Alex