Category Archives: webtools
Techapalooza 2016
Every August we host an elementary technology conference here in Henrico, Virginia. This year it was called Techapalooza, and it had a music festival theme. We had a full day of presentations by fantastic educators sharing how they use technology in their classrooms. There were also food trucks, great door prizes, and DJs spinning summer-vibe…
2nd Grade Egypt Comics
Second graders at Holladay Elementary are learning about ancient Egypt and its contributions (SOL2.1) so today students in Ms. Brown’s class created comics about ancient Egypt using StoryboardThat. I posted a link to StoryboardThat on Google Classroom so the students could access it easily, and once we arrived at the site, we clicked “Create a…
5th Grade Perimeter
Fifth graders at Varina Elementary have been learning how to find the perimeter of shapes (SOL5.8a), so today students in Ms. Shiew’s class created shapes out of virtual building blocks and asked their classmates to calculate the perimeter. First I posted a link to Build with Chrome on Google classroom. This is a great site…
Kindergarten States of Matter
Kindergarten students at Laburnum Elementary have been learning that water occurs in different phases (SOL K.5a): solid, liquid, and gas. Ms. Daniels has been teaching her class that other types of matter occur in different phases as well. So today her students practiced sorting matter into solids, liquids, and gases using ABCYa!Paint. This would be…
Kindergarten Living & Nonliving Things
Kindergarten students at Davis Elementary have been learning how to differentiate between living and nonliving things (SOLK.6). Today Ms. Dickey’s class sorted pictures of objects into two groups (SOLK.1d): living and nonliving. First we went to ABCYa!Paint and drew a straight line down the center. ABCYa! Paint has become a more reliable tool for painting…
Kindergarten Living & Nonliving Things
Kindergarten students at Davis Elementary have been learning how to differentiate between living and nonliving things (SOLK.6). Today Ms. Dickey’s class sorted pictures of objects into two groups (SOLK.1d): living and nonliving. First we went to ABCYa!Paint and drew a straight line down the center. ABCYa! Paint has become a more reliable tool for painting…
4th Grade Hanover Tavern Padlets
Fourth graders at Davis Elementary just took a field trip to the Hanover Tavern to learn more about Patrick Henry and the Revolutionary War Era in Virginia (VS.5). Today students in Ms. White’s class reflected on what they learned using Padlet. I posted a link to Padlet on Google classroom, and the students signed in…
Kindergarten Seasons Animations
Kindergarten students at Davis Elementary have been learning about Earth patterns, cycles, and seasons (SOL K.9 & K.10), so today Ms. Feldman’s class created animations to show how trees change through the seasons. We used ABCYa! Animate to create the animations. On the first frame, students painted a line across the bottom for the ground…
4th Grade Famous Americans Comics
Fourth graders at Laburnum Elementary have been studying 20th Century famous Virginians (VS.9), so today students in Ms. Robinson’s class chose one of them and created a comic about their accomplishments. I posted a link to StoryboardThat on Google classroom, and once students accessed the website, they clicked the “Create a Storyboard” button. I explained…
3rd Grade Money & Change Comics
Third graders at Laburnum Elementary have been learning how to count money and make change (SOL3.8), so today students in Ms. Ford’s class created comics about buying things and getting change back. I posted a link to StoryboardThat on Google classroom, and when students opened the website we clicked “Create a Storyboard.” First we looked…
