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
Over the past few weeks, students in 4th grade have been writing iBooks using the app Book Creator. This app has so many features, including the ability to open finished books in the iBooks app. However, this time we took it one step farther. Students (with parent permission, of course) had the option to try and publish their finished creations to the actual iBook store. The story, Wolves Win the Game, was the first to be accepted. Check it out! Wolves Win the Game
Mrs. Bralley’s Third Grade Reading Classes have been learning about Famous People. They’ve read stories, explored interactive iPad apps, researched, made story cubes, and even created their own Glogs on Glogster EDU.
They are very proud of their work. Check out a few of Glogster posters below or check them all out in the class Glog Book.
Students in Mrs. Atkin’s Class skyped with a first grade class at Green Valley to compare the number of seeds in a class pumpkin, to tell jokes, and to read descriptive paragraphs. Students had a great time! Check out their favorite pumpkin joke below:
Pumpkin Skype from elemitrt on Vimeo.
NASA Spacecrafts visited Oak Grove in Mrs. Becker’s 5th Grade Science class last week. Okay, so they didn’t actually visit for real, but virtually they did, thanks to the augmented reality iPad app called Spacecraft 3D. This app allowed students to view 3D digital replicas of the spacecraft and explore them in the classroom environment.
Students blogged about their experience with this activity. Check out their posts on their blogs.
Cross posted on the Oak Grove Digital Archive.
Students in 2nd and 4th Grade at Clearbrook and 2nd Grade at Oak Grove joined 15 million students around the world as they learned an Hour of Code last week. They explored the basic concepts of Computer Science with drag and drop programming using a game-like tutorial starting Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies. They also briefly explored MakeyMakey and Little Bits.
There are some activities that I know students will enjoy, but then I still get blown away by their excitement. This activity was one of those things. The kids were beyond excited. I was amazed by their problem solving skills, how they helped one another, and some of the solutions they came up with. I’m pretty sure some went home and coded some more.
Here are some pictures from both schools.
The teachers at Oak Grove Elementary decided, during a faculty book study meeting, to create a digital archive on their school website to display all the wonderful projects there students were creating for STEM, PBL, and 21st Century Learning. They wanted a way for parents and students to have “copies” of the three dimensional group projects the students were creating. Also, they wanted to showcase digital projects that their students were creating with iPads and other devices. Take a look here:
The newest step in this adventure is to also post QR codes around the school. Parents can scan the QR codes to see the virtual projects or read more about the things their children have been creating in class. It is a physical way to display work in the hall with a digital link. Take look at some of the teachers’ displays:
I’m really excited about the ways teachers are taking technology to the next level at Oak Grove. Stop by their site and see what you think!
Mrs. White’s Class
Mrs. Fox’s Class
Mrs. Blankenship’s Class
Mrs. DeWeese’s Class
Cross Posted at Oak Grove Elementary Digital Archive.
Students in Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Downey’s class have been studying what it means to be trustworthy. They’ve blogged about it, and created videos (using Videolicious) to describe their understanding of trustworthiness.
Here is one of my favorites!
Check out all the videos and blog posts by visiting their class blog, and leave a comment or two!
Mrs. Mulvaney’s class participated in a STEM activity for Virginia Studies! Check it out below:
Virginia Regions STEM Activity from Tina Coffey on Vimeo.