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2nd Graders, When we are typing we are entering our text using a particular font, or style of writing. But fonts aren’t just fonts, they are “typography” or the art or technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. Before computers there were typewriters and before that, handwriting. In order to make writing…
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…
This post is a work in progress as students finish & tweak their animated books The following items are animated books created using Google Slides with Ms. Mangan’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…
This post is a work in progress as students finish & tweak their animated books The following items are animated books created using Google Slides with Ms. Mangan’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…
5th graders, When using the internet to research information I think it is important to keep Abraham Lincoln in mind…. That being said, the internet is a valuable resource for learning and discovery. The key is to verify your information by checking the facts among multiple sources. Your assignment Read about the Pacific Northwest…
3rd Graders, When we are typing we are entering our text using a particular font, or style of writing. But fonts aren’t just fonts, they are “typography” or the art or technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. Before computers there were typewriters and before that, handwriting. In order to make writing…
That is a questions I get a lot. Students will do the homework assignment, maybe even re-post a comment multiple times, and never see it published. Before I get into why a comment isn’t published let me remind students of the only appropriate way to sign a comment:
Technology provides a wide range of possibility and opportunity. There is possibility to create in ways previously unavailable. Opportunity to see & experience things previously out of reach. Possibility and opportunity to discover and question all the things in your world. The greatest power of technology is that possibility and opportunity to question what you…
There are often assignments for students that require them to comment on a blog post. All blogs at Heathcote (be it this one or a teacher blog), and the comment form, can be accessed from any internet-enabled device; smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop, Android, iOS, Mac, PC, etc. With the assignments being given over extended periods…
This post is a work in progress as students finish & tweak their animated books The following items are animated books created using Google Slides with Ms. Boyer’s class.From start to finish our Rocketry unit spanned eight weeks. The children read, researched, watched, learned, documented, designed, created, evaluated and analyzed throughout the entire project. These…