Since we are all home and working online, I thought it would be fun to see how the virus has affected our lives in a fun creative way. So goal for this project is to share your experiences about homeschooling and what you have noticed in the world around you, and what your family is doing to create some kind of normalcy.
Step 1. Go to www.bookcreator.com Step 2. Click on Google Step 3. Enter the Class Code: 65VDQDM
Today we begin week 1 of the Student Blogging Challenge! Link to Video
1. First thing you need to do is register for the Student Blogging Challenge!
2. Create an avatar or update your old one. You can use Cartoonify, Anime Girl, or Bitmoji if you have a gmail account (you can add the extension to your chromebook or laptop)
See, it works!
3. Write or update your About Page.
4. Comment of other students’ blogs! I looked at a few already, check our Lucky Duck and Tomato Salad in Mrs. Yollis’s class. These two students did a great job on their About Page! You should include many details that describe your likes and interests, but NO PERSONAL INFORMATION.
5. Add the Student Blog Badge to your sidebar Widget.
We have been really diving into figurative language over the past couple of weeks, last week the students posted their similie poems and this week they posted their onomatopoeias. They created comic books using this type of figurative language and then posted ones that they created on makebeliefcomix and storyboardthat. Please take a look and comment on them if you get a chance! They really did a great job!
The spring Student Blogging Challenge is starting on March 15th. Our class is again going to participate to further our blogging skills. To register, click on the link and enter your information. Your URL is your name+3-4 digit number.edublogs.org.
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Using SeeSaw to Show Similes and Metaphors
For this SeeSaw assignmemt, I created this template for students to complete giving one example of a simile and one example of a metaphor. They were to include a picture, explain why they compared the two objects, and recorded themsevles explaining the definition of a metaphor and a simile.
Students are always exited when they get to work on SeeSaw. They get to be creative while demonstrating what they know. They also know that their friends will be seeing their work, so they put in the extra effort and make sure that it is their best work.
The example below if from one of my 4th grade students. She used a lot of color, her examples were great, and her sentences were perfect. She also recorded herself explaining her thinking. If you scan the QR code you can see her assignment. If you scan the QR code, you can listen to her explain her learning.
What is SeeSaw?
For those of you that haven’t tried SeeSaw in the classroom, this is a great tool for students. With SeeSaw, students are able to demonstrate their learning in a way that they really enjoy-digitally! This online platform allows teachers to create their own lessons and templates or choose lessons that other teachers have shared. According to their site, “Seesaw is a platform for student engagement. Teachers can empower students to create, reflect, share, and collaborate. Students “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. It’s simple to get student work in one place and share with families, and nothing is shared without teacher approval.” Students are also allowed to comment on eachother’s work. This creates a sense of pride for author of the work and teaches all students digital citizenship.” Stay tuned for some highlights and insight to how we use SeeSaw!
