Category Archives: Ideas
3rd Grade Explorer Keynote at Longan
The third graders learned how to use the Keynote program by completing a presentation dealing with the explorers they study. When they were finished, they had a presentation they could use to study from. They loved using the program…
Click here to download the project…3_Explorers
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Non-standard Measurement with Kindergarten
The kindergarten students at Longan Elementary explored non-standard measurement through the use of the Pixie program and a website. They measured different objects with virtual paper clips. They did a great job and LOVED the website!
Click here to download the Pixie project… Measurement
Click here to visit the website…
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ActiVotes with 5th grade at Varina
The students in Mrs. Hicks’ class (and Mr. Tyler) used the ActiVotes to review quiz questions. They were shown how to vote and view results, and we discussed ways they could be successfully used in a classroom. They had a great time using them, but more importantly, they saw how they could be used to […] Continue reading
Making Arrays in Pixie
Ms. Byrd (Ridge Elementary) came up with this great idea, making multiplication arrays in Pixie. We used the stamper tool and each student had a different problem to illustrate. Click here for the Pixie Template.
First Grade Shapes
Mrs. Flowe (1st Grade Teacher at Twin Hickory) had the cutest student projects on the bulletin board in the hall. For their study of shapes, she had students make animals using shapes in Pixie. I like to spotlight good ideas and this is a very cute one. Here is one sample:
Civil War Diaries
5th Grade students at Shady Grove have transformed themselves into Civil War Soldiers. We used Pixie to decorate our uniforms (some chose the North, others chose the South) See sample below:
Next, we exported the artwork out as a .jpg, and put into word processing, to keep a diary. Here is one student’s sample.
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Using Spreadsheets for Grades
4th Graders at Ridge couldn’t understand how one bad grade could mess up their average. We did a spreadsheet on spelling grades, and used the averaging feature in Numbers to see what our grade was. Click here to get the formatted template.
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A work in progress: As soon as we have the timelines finished, we will post here.
Interesting Ways to use Google Earth
Taken from: http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/
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Using voice-over in your classroom
Lately several teachers have asked me about Audacity, one of the ways we can record voice on our student and teacher laptops. It is an easy program to use, and with writing tests coming just around the corner, I have shown several teachers how to let the students hear their writing using this program. Don’t […] Continue reading
