This week during our lesson in the Library Media Center, the students will learn how to create a collaborative presentations using their Google Apps For Education (GAFE) account. Google Presentations allow students to work collaboratively in real time and Google Presentations save automatically! Each student will share a slide with a partner. Partners must agree… Read More Nonfiction Google Slides
If you would like to learn how to use Google Presentations or need to review how to use Google Presentations, here are six video tutorials to help you better learn how to create presentations for classroom use. Creating A Google Presentation Create and Apply A Theme How to Insert Images and Videos in Google Presentations… Read More How to Use Google Presentations
Historians agree that chess was invented in the early 500’s but some argue that it was invented earlier. Many believe it first appeared in India but others believe it was invented in China or Persia. Through the years many, many countries have invented their own versions of the game of chess. Chess involves two armies.… Read More Checkmate!
Heart Day is part of an international campaign to spread awareness about heart disease and stroke prevention. If your heart is healthy it will be able to work for a very long time. It is up to you to keep your heart healthy. Your heart will like it if you: Exercise every day You need to exercise your heart… Read More World Heart Day
courage (kur-ij, kuhr-ij) (noun) The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger or pain without fear; bravery. Of the many positive character traits addressed in a character education curriculum, courage is foundational to helping students stand up for what is right, become leaders and achieve goals. Creating, acting out, analyzing and reflecting… Read More Got Grit?
Would you rather buy a package of waffle mix or a package of frozen waffles? Write down some question you have in your head. What information would be useful to figure this out? Which ever option you choose, please justify, tell me why. What is your thinking? h/t @DaneEhlert
Collaboration with the art teacher, the librarian and classroom teacher are necessary for the unit of “Conception To Production.” The unit requires scaffolding concepts from the art teacher, the librarian and the classroom teacher. Introduction: Architecture is such a fun way to interact with the world and introduce the concept of balance and motion and… Read More Conception To Production
9-year-old Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store. The entire summer went by, and Caine had yet to have a single customer. Then, on the last day of summer, a filmmaker named Nirvan stopped to buy a door handle for his car. Caine asked… Read More Imagine What You Can Build