1st graders are learning to use Pixie. They were using all of the tools in Pixie to show what they are Thankful for during the Thanksgiving holiday. They did great! I’m thankful for such wonderful children.
5th grade students have been watching Brain Pop to learn about the ocean habitat. They decided why not make their own Brain Pop movies. They are now in the middle of their projects. They are using Keynote and the many functions available to them to animate objects and convert to a quicktime movie. Here is a very quick project used as an example.
Brain PoP
3rd graders had fun researching Ancient Greece. They then created Comic Life posters to let everyone know how much they enjoyed the topic.
Armstrong Greece movie
4th grade students took advantage of Photo Booth and its green screen option. They used virginiatrekkers.com for info, wrote scripts, found an image, used Photo Booth to make their own Trekker podcast.
Mrs. Benkovitz’s First grade class learned animation using Pixie. They showed the process on how a flower grows from seed to blooms and what the flower needs to survive. Well done first grade.
How a Flower Grows
Kg classes at Johnson Elementary raised butterflies from an egg to adult life. They learned quite a bit about the life cycle of a butterfly. Now it is time to set them free. Take a look at how excited the butterflies were and the students. Take time to let the students learn outside with nature. They will love you forever.
Free Me! from Alfonso Favale on Vimeo.
2nd grade at Johnson Elementary learned to animate using the Pixie program. They were studying all about matter and decided to animate what they learned. They have solid pennies rolling, water evaporating, and gases floating about. Enjoy their first ever animations.
2nd grade animations
Mrs. Cole’s Kg class at Seven Pines were studying about sink and float. The class decided to make a movie showing themselves actually experimenting with some items. Great job students!
Sink or Float from Alfonso Favale on Vimeo.
Well, my Kg daughter was home sick with strep again. However, that won’t keep us from learning. Her teacher said they were studying about magnets so I took advantage of the Motrin working for a couple of hours so she and I created a magnet movie for you. Think about doing this with your students who are feeling well. Enjoy.
The Magnet Movie from Alfonso Favale on Vimeo.
Take a look at the google map and click on the markers for the southeast. Students in all 5th grade classes at Gayton Elem. created their own web pages to entice you to visit some new places. Great job 5th grade.
View Gayton Gators Visit the South East U.S.A in a larger map
