February 2011 Archives
BBC Bitesize
LiteracyFamily Ancestry
Family Tree Tools for Kids (downloadable trees)
Submit your story - send an email to Mrs. Gaida about the history of your family
Storytelling
StoryMaker
StoryMaker
As you know, the second graders have been working diligently, both at home and at school, on their storytelling techniques. In computer class yesterday, we used the program PhotoBooth to videotape short summaries of the stories they will be retelling on March 11th. To premise our video responses we also discussed what it means to give a summary.
Click on the links below to view the videos.
Mrs. O'Keefe's students have been working extremely hard on their troll stories and the final products are polished and beautiful!
Click on the link below to see a slideshow of the covers from their books.
TrollStoryCovers.mov
To view student video responses about their stories that were recorded during computer class, click on the links below.
Click on the link below to see a slideshow of the covers from their books.
TrollStoryCovers.mov
To view student video responses about their stories that were recorded during computer class, click on the links below.
Visit the websites below to discover more about the letter "O".
As you know, the second graders have been working diligently, both at home and at school, on their storytelling techniques. In computer class today, we used the program PhotoBooth to videotape short summaries of the stories they will be retelling on March 11th. To premise our video responses we also discussed what it means to give a summary.
Click on the links below to view the videos.
The hype of the iPad has become much more than just hype at Mounds Park Academy. We are currently piloting a small group of iPads. Faculty members are in the process of testing the iPad to see what implications it has on the overall educational experience. As mobile devices mature and develop, so are the minds of the students we teach. Educators must adapt and ride the new wave of mobility.Below are recent articles, blogs, videos and resources which speak to the reality of mobile computing and its affect on education. The process of deciding how to move forward with new technologies is a complicated one. Our goal is to move forward with a strong sense of purpose.
CNET
Project REAL (Little Falls, MN)
Return to Sender
Webb School to require students in grades 4-12 to have iPads for learning (article)
Why Mobile is a Must (article)
Tech Bytes (an MPA blog facilitated by Theresa Reardon Offerman)
iPads in Schools (blog)
iPads in Education (blog)
Cognitive Media - (RSA Animation)
Daniel Pink - "Drive"
Sir Ken Robinson "Changing Education Paradigms"
There's an app for that educational wiki
Klingenstein
Links and Resources from the Klingenstein Presentation by Mike Downs on March 7, 2011
Listen to the presentation
Klingenstein Part 1.mp3
Klingenstein Part 2.mp3
TED - "Liz Coleman's call to reinvent liberal arts education"
Read Mr. Downs' paper
MDOWNS Research Paper.pdf
Sheppard Software
Letter E
*Animal Sounds (elephants)
Elephant Video (National Geographic)
INDOOR RECESS
1. Starfall
3. Golf
4. ABCya!
5. Arthur
Letter "G"
- Starfall - Letter G
- Groundhog Day
- Groundhog Quiz
- Groundhog (National Geographic)
- Grandparents
- Gus the Duck (starfall)
- Mountain Gorilla
- Giraffe
- Geese
- Golf
