Mar 13
2nd Grade PowerPoints
Second Graders at Glenvar Elementary just completed their annual Animal Research Project. They researched animals using a google custom search and created powerpoints about them! Check out their work below!
Mar 04
Sock Worms, Banana Split Milkshakes, and Homemade Pillows!
Need to know how to create a sock worm? Or banana split milkshakes? What about a pillow, potato woman, hamburger, or a friendship bracelet. Students in Mrs. Devlin’s class created videos to show you how! In this project, they wrote step by step directions on storyboards, took pictures with digital camearas, and used photostory to [...]
Nov 23
Voicethread Subtraction
Mrs. Devlin’s class has been at it again…this time explaining subtraction with regrouping using Voicethread! Check out their awesome projects (and leave them a comment or two)!
Oct 30
StoryRobe Digital Stories by Third Graders
Third Graders went on a trip to Apple Ridge farms this month. Despite camera difficulties, they were able to get enough photos to use for digital stories! The day after the field trips, we loaded the pictures into the iPod Touches, grabbed some microphones, and had students quickly create a “What we learned videos” using [...]
Mar 16
Exciting News: ActivExpressions!!
A set of ActivExpressions will be arriving at Oak Grove, Clearbrook, and Glenvar Elementary. I’m so excited for you and your students!! The ActivExpressions work much like the ActiVotes, BUT they also include features that allow you to ask more than just multiple choice questions. Now, using the Expressions, students can “text” in answers…and do [...]
Mar 08
Animal Research in 2nd Grade
Students in second grade at Glenvar researched and created their own powerpoints about animals. They worked in partners and used a google custom search to search safe sites for animal information. Then they used the facts they found to create at least two powerpoint slides. They learned skills such as saving and opening a document, [...]
Feb 06
How To Stories…with a Digital Twist!
What do Purple Cows, Nachos, and 3-D Robots have in common? They’re all things YOU can learn how to make, just by watching a simple Digital Story! Yep, so easy even a Third Grader could do it…actually, they did! And they created these digital stories to show YOU just how easy it is! Here’s an [...]
Dec 16
Third Grade Subtraction Voicethreads
Students in Mrs. Devlin’s Class have created these voicethreads to practice subtraction, teach others how to subtract, and see if anyone has a different way. Check them out, and feel free to comment with your own method! Subtracting Numbers without Regrouping Subtracting Numbers with One Regroup Subtracting Numbers with More than One Regroup Subtracting [...]
Nov 23
Mission 00 Rain (A Skype Project)
A few weeks ago, students from Oak Grove, Glenvar, and Clearbrook Participated in a global project called Mission 00 Rain organized by Mrs. Henriquez-Santiago. After reading the book Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs by Jodi Barrett, students imagined that in addition to the town of Chewandsawallow the rest of the world has also been [...]
Nov 23
Hunting for Treasure with Kindergarten Pirates!
The Kindergarteners at Glenvar Elementary went treasure hunting on Friday to look for “pirate loot!” Using treasure maps and gps units, they found all sorts of goodies while practicing their map skills. They did this in full pirate attire, of course! Here’s some pictures of the event…it was a blast!! Pirate Geocaching with Kindergarten! on [...]
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