
Need some safe websites to use with your students to research animals? Check out this Blendspace:
Need some safe websites to use with your students to research animals? Check out this Blendspace:
I’ve been playing around with the app, Tinkerplay. I started with my MakerMonday group of students and successfully printed one to the delight of the child who made it!
Then students in our FACES Special Education class designed characters during their Makerspace time.
Finally, I brought in a class of 22 third graders who are reading The Indian and Cupboard. They designed action figures to place in the cupboard.
From those three trials, here’s what I’ve learned.
Mrs. Barger’s class has been reading Howliday Inn and Blood on the Water. They designed a 3D model of a character from one of the books, then used the app Chatterpix to animate their characters. Take a listen below!
Chester from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Harold from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Harold from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Harrison from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Mrs. Myer’s reading class created a “Readbox.” If you scan the QR code on the books they posted, you’ll see a student created video trailer. To create these videos, students first made characters and settings out of craft and art supplies. Then these used these with the iMovie app on the iPads to create their trailers.
Check out their videos below or in the hall outside their classroom!
First graders in Mrs. Mitchell’s and Mrs. Glowczynski’s classes read the Three Little Pigs. The teachers had students create adorable pigs and wolves. Then, we brought them to life using ChatterPix! The project challenged their Children’s Engineering skills as they created their characters, their writing skills as they wrote their scripts, and their oral language skills as they recorded their writing. Take a listen below!
Students in Second grade reading classes created Bat Books after reading and researching bats. They used the app Book Creator. This app allowed them to add text, pictures, and audio to their books. They really did a very nice job!
There are two versions of each book: epub and pdf. The epub can be downloaded and read in iBooks (on an iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch) or any other ebook reader. You will even be able to hear your child read! The pdf can be downloaded on a computer and printed. Check them out below!
Cross posted on the Clearbrook Digital Archive.
Teachers at Oak Grove will be learning about our new Storia subscription and setting up their students during our upcoming inservice. Take a look at some of Storia’s features before the inservice:
More books by Fourth Graders have been published in the iBooks store! These were written by Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Downey’s classes. Check them out!
Buttercup Goes to School by IceLordvader 693
The Turtle’s Ice Cream by Katelyn
Panda Playing Softball by Faith
Fluffy the Fearless Dog by Watermelon
The Coolest Friend Ever by Aaron