Mrs. Burns's had been learning about maps in their social studies classes. They used PicCollageEDU to show what they knew about maps. Their collages were later shared with the teacher though Seesaw.
Later in the month, the students worked on a project where they interviewed a classmate to find out more information about them. The students took pictures of their partners and then they learned how to screen record so that they could add audio to the their photo.
Finally, to celebrate the 100th day of school, the students took selfies and then used the app, Aging Booth, to make themselves look old. We then took their picture and uploaded it to another app called ChatterPix Kids to make their pictures talk. They were pretty funny projects and were uploaded to Seesaw for the parents and teachers to find.
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I can't believe that we are just about ready for Thanksgiving break. Time flies when you are having fun.
The second graders were introduced to XtraMath, an adaptive fact-fluency program where the students can practice their math facts on their own. The students are taking pre-tests that helps them understand what facts they have memorized and what facts they need to work on. XtraMath will then help them memorize the facts they needs some more practice on and continue to introduce them to new ones. All students start on addition facts but can then move on to subtraction, multiplication, and even division. Parents will receive letters that will allow them to log in see how their child is doing during Parent Teacher Conferences if they have not already. The students were also introduced to Epic! Books. Epic! is an online children's subscription book service offering immediate, on-demand access to over 35,000 high-quality illustrated books and chapter books for children ages 12 and under. The students earn credit for the time they read which then allows them to modify their avatar. Epic! is free to schools. In order for it to remain free, Epic! has a subscription fee for families that want to use it at home. Information will be sent home during conferences. We also reviewed how to log into Freckle. Once the students have completed their pre-tests, Freckle has them work on Math, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science at levels that are perfect for their individual level of learning. That way, they are always engaged and challenged, never facing material that is too difficult or easy for them. Students will have log-in information at parent teacher conferences so that they can practice both at school and at home. Please do not help them work on these problems, they need to figure them out on their own so that the program adapts to their needs. The last two weeks, the students have been using PicCollage EDU. They created acrostic poems about what they were Thankful for as well as a new way to show their understanding of their vocabulary words. Both projects were then app smashed into Seesaw to share with their families and teachers. Over the summer, Seesaw made a few updates that the students seem to be loving. The drawing tools have changed a little bit, giving them even more options. Two other new features are the new collage tool where students can take multiple pictures and add them to one page as well as a multipage feature so students are not limited to one page responses.
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AuthorMs. Sowa is the technology coach for Pre-School through Third Grade Archives
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