Tag: scribblar

Apr 24 2011 April 24, 2011 June 26, 2011 NoComment by David

1st Grade Measurement

Posted in 1st Grade, Math

Today, first grade students at Pinchbeck Elementary worked together to make measurement videos. To get them warmed up I sent them to this Scribblar link to practice measuring pictures using nonstandard units (like an eraser or a paperclip). They entered their measurements in the chat box. Then I called on a couple of students to draw a picture for their classmates to measure. Once I was sure they had the hang of it, they opened a blank Pixie document and drew a large picture for a friend to measure. The friend used the stamper tool to measure the picture. Then they both took their photos and recorded themselves explaining the measurement. They were helping each other out and everyone was involved. If you’d like to see a couple of student samples, click here.


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Dec 14 2010 December 14, 2010 January 19, 2011 NoComment by David

Kindergarten Measurement

Posted in Kindergarten, Math

Kindergarten students at Pinchbeck and Holladay Elementary Schools have been learning about measurement. At Holladay they just got Pixie installed, so I set up a Pixie measurement lesson that you can download by clicking here. I had several holiday stickers for them to measure using different units (pennies and paper clips). Then they recorded themselves saying the measurements. You can check out their video by clicking here. At Pinchbeck, I had already done several Pixie activities so I wanted to try something different. I set up a Scribblar grid workspace with each child’s name in a box. After the students logged in by typing their names, they each drew a simple object in their boxes. Next they got a friend to measure their object using either the star or diamond stamps. Then they wrote the number of units in the box. You can check out the activity here.


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Nov 23 2010 November 23, 2010 December 10, 2010 NoComment by David

1st Grade Proscope Pictures on Scribblar

Posted in 1st Grade, Science

Today I used Proscopes and Scribblar with first graders at Holladay Elementary. Proscopes are USB magnifiers that take pictures of objects up close. I’ve used them before (you can find those lessons by clicking the proscope tag in the tag cloud on the right), but this lesson was different because I wanted the students to share their pictures and try to identify them. I figured this was a perfect opportunity to use Scribblar again. So after the students took pictures of everything from their hair to their shoes, I had them log in to this Scribblar page. Yep, even first graders can log in… and you can too, just by typing your name. The cool thing about Scribblar is that everything is instant. So the students could see each others’ pictures as soon as they uploaded them. Then they tried to guess what they were. That was the fun part! The Scribblar room that they used is locked now, but if you want to try out an open room and see all the cool features, click here. If you want to learn more about Proscopes, click here.


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Nov 10 2010 November 10, 2010 December 10, 2010 NoComment by David

3rd Grade Map Grid on Scribblar

Posted in 3rd Grade, Social Studies

I’ve been wanting to try out Scribblar since I read about on a blog called Free Tech for Teachers, and I was finally able to use it with a third grade class that was studying map grids and coordinates. Scribblar is an online write board that has the simplest login I’ve seen on a web tool. You just have to type your name and you are in, so it’s ideal for elementary students! Once in, they can type, draw, chat, upload pictures, and basically collaborate live on different projects. So for this lesson, I uploaded a blank grid and instructed them to draw a shape in one of the squares. Then they had to identify the coordinates for that shape, such as B4 or C7. Everyone was able to participate at the same time, and they loved seeing their shapes appear immediately on everyone’s computer (even though it got a little crazy at times… click here to see a video clip from the lesson). Take a look at their final project by clicking here (remember just sign in with your name). I locked that room to prevent further changes so all the tools are missing, but if you would like to try out an open room with all the tools, click here.


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