Students in Ms. Desousa's 4th grade class have begun researching animal groups with Ms. Loomis. After completing additional research in the library they are now ready to present what they have learned. Each student has a special online space to create a very new type of presentation using a great 21st century tool called Glogster.
GlogsterEDU allows students to create their own online poster which displays the information they researched. Today students have started to transfer their information onto their own personal Glog page by using text, photos, drawings, sounds, and/or videos. Their final poster presentations will be completed by the beginning of next month so come back then to see what they have accomplished.
Showing posts with label research project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label research project. Show all posts
Friday, October 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Every Culture
The third grade classes are at it again. They are working hard at their Third Grade Research projects. This time they are studying the most beautiful cities and places in Europe. Ms. Sosa's class 3-1 successfully found the books they needed in the 900 section and barely left any books for the other classes. This is obviously a good thing for them, but not so good for the other classes. But, No Fear.......
When Ms. Tomao's class 3-4 visited the last couple of times each student had their own laptop to conduct their research. How great is that?!!! After searching through Ms. Tomao's recommended site at Every Culture I believe they are well on their way to completing their projects. I am anxious to see the final projects displayed on the third floor!
When Ms. Tomao's class 3-4 visited the last couple of times each student had their own laptop to conduct their research. How great is that?!!! After searching through Ms. Tomao's recommended site at Every Culture I believe they are well on their way to completing their projects. I am anxious to see the final projects displayed on the third floor!
Friday, March 18, 2011
A Class Full of Published Authors
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| Finally Published! |
After spending some time in the library researching information about animals we have finally received a published copy of their class created "All About Animals" non-fiction book.
Students worked in groups of 4 and used a number of resources in the library. After discussing the characteristics of specific categories of animals they had the opportunity to learn more by browsing through our large collection of animal books. One of their favorite parts of the research process seemed to be when they used the PebbleGo database online. Not only were they able to record facts about their animal, they were also able to view little video snippets of the animal in action.
After a couple of months of researching in the library, Ms. Simon sorted and finalized all of the pages and then send them to be published. We used the Student Treasures Publishing company and they did a wonderful job binding Class 1-4's book. Some students even purchased their own copy. Now all we need is a celebration! Be on the lookout for that!
Students worked in groups of 4 and used a number of resources in the library. After discussing the characteristics of specific categories of animals they had the opportunity to learn more by browsing through our large collection of animal books. One of their favorite parts of the research process seemed to be when they used the PebbleGo database online. Not only were they able to record facts about their animal, they were also able to view little video snippets of the animal in action.
After a couple of months of researching in the library, Ms. Simon sorted and finalized all of the pages and then send them to be published. We used the Student Treasures Publishing company and they did a wonderful job binding Class 1-4's book. Some students even purchased their own copy. Now all we need is a celebration! Be on the lookout for that!
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| Ms. Simon reads "All About Animals" |
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
First Grade Animal Project
How lucky is Class 1-4? This past month they visited the library a couple of times a week to research groups of animals using books from the non-fiction section of the library as well as databases like PebbleGo. In just about 3 more sessions they will complete the first main part of their project. Ms. Simon will then send all of the students' completed pages to a company that will publish the book for the class. Each student will have the opportunity to purchase the book if they like and an extra copy will be kept in the library. How great is that? We will have to wait about a month or so for the final product but we will definitely have a celebration when the books finally arrive. Here are a couple of photos showing the beginning of the book making project.
Parental permission given for all photos
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| Review the characteristics |
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| Using the Smartboard |
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| Searching through books |
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