Today I had the privilege of working with Mrs. Lohner's 1st grade class! We worked with Word Clouds, and tried our best to use the built-in microphone to dictate our writing about biomes into a Word Cloud! We still need to practice reading loudly and clearly in order for the iPad to understand what we are saying. We even learned about Air Drop - so students could immediately send their work to Mrs. Lohner! They made me a wonderful "thank you" Word Cloud - look below! (Mrs. Lohner actually used Air Drop to send it to me!) I love it! I also met with Mrs. Hamilton's and Mrs. Aring's 3rd grade classes and discussed the 'camera' and 'note' apps on the iPads. The 3rd grade classes are taking the iPads with them to Rice Canyon to document their learning about the Kumeyaay and the natural resources found in the area. When they are all done, we plan on making an iMovie with all their observations!
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Our 1st and 6th graders were introduced to GarageBand today! Each class practiced recording their voices and combining different audio tracks to form one long track. We talked about the importance of speaking clearly with expression, to make our voices more pleasant to listen to. This is a skill that all students will need when producing their own Podcasts (coming soon!). Listen below to some winter poems we recorded! This was our first time using this technology, so it's a little raw and choppy at times, but will only improve with practice and time! Enjoy!
Today, the 3rd and 4th graders got a chance to work with Word Clouds! Here are the final products: Mr. Arizpe's Class Ms. Aring's ClassMs. Hamilton's ClassMs. Talamantez's Class Ms. Sutton's ClassMs. Ortiz's ClassDuring Results this week, the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th grade students got to experience Word Clouds! Word Clouds are an image composed of words used in a particular text or subject, in which the size of each word indicates it's frequency or importance. There are many cool Word Cloud programs out there: Wordle, Tagxedo, and ABCya Word Cloud (which is what we used). Students brainstormed 10 (or more) key words about themselves and their lives. Younger students put these into the Word Cloud, and older students wrote an "All About Me" paragraph, focusing on those 10 words. Check out some of the student work below! Ms. Boco's 1st GradeMs. DePerro's 1st Grade Ms. Lohner's 1st GradeMs. Little's 2nd GradeMs. Skala's 2nd GradeMs. Stump's 2nd GradeMs. Chaniot's 5th gradeMs. Piper's 5th GradeMs. Torres' 5th GradeMs. Bonner's 6th GradeOur 5th (and some 6th) grade students created free accounts on Prezi! Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software and story-telling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas. It allows students to construct and present their knowledge in different learning styles. Students are able to login to www.prezi.com and access/edit their presentations from anywhere! Check out the Prezi introduction video below! |
AuthorHello there! My name is Dawn Seiter, and I am the Digital Media Arts teacher at Chula Vista Hills Elementary. Please take a look at all the neat stuff we have been doing! Archives
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