4th Grade Explores with ProScopes
As an introduction to their upcoming unit on Plants, students in Mrs. Siepert’s 4th grade class took the ProScopes outside to take pictures of interesting objects that they could find. They will then write riddles about their pictures in a student-created Promethean Flipchart. Way to go, Mrs. Siepert and class!
Vimeo
Do you have some great video that you want to share on your blog, but aren’t sure of the best way to put it out there? Vimeo is the answer for you! Click the link below to download directions explaining how to go about using this awesome video hosting service.
Google Calendars
Looking for an easy way to maintain a class calendar on your blog? Go Google! Click the link below to download directions explaining how to embed a Google calendar right on your blog page!
Creating a Blog Photo Slideshow
Sometimes you want to add a slideshow of pictures to your blog, but don’t want to go through the trouble of making an iMovie first. There’s a Plugin for that! Use the link below to download directions explaining how to create NextGen Photo Galleries in your blog posts for your audience to view.
Blog Sticky Posts
Ever wondered how to make a blog post “stick” on your page and not be affected by the chronological order in which you make other posts? Well wonder no more! Click the link below to download directions on how to create your very own sticky post!
Shockingly Good Stations at Ashe!
Mr. Jones’s 4th-grade students were enthusiastically engaged wile working through a series of learning stations all about electricity. They rotated through various hands-on and technology experiences in order to really grasp the different components associated with this particular SOL. A special thanks to our guest helper, Mr. Favale – Henrico ITRT, for not only helping with our stations but also making the awesome video below to document our day!
Labelbox App on iPad
Have you ever wondered how to use that nifty Lavelbox app on the iPad? Here’s a quick tutorial to show you how. Students can use this handy little app to find objects in the environment that meet any requirement you specify – beginning sound, color, number in set, state of matter, etc.
Using Pixie to Animate
Mrs. Robson’s class learned how to use Pixie and iMovie to make stop-motion animation. Here is one student’s example that uses forty different images he first create in Pixie, then exported as .jpgs into iMovie to create his animation. Great work!
ShowMe on the iPad
First-graders in Mrs. Sharpe’s class at Ashe used the ShowMe app on the iPad to take pictures in their environment and use them to write simple math sentences. Good thing I wore interesting socks that day!
Virginia is Our Community
First-graders went above and beyond learning about what makes our Virginia community special with Mrs. Hubard making movies in Pixie. Here is just one example of their fabulous work!