Final Project

The web 2.0 tool that I thought would be interesting to use in my class was storybird. This web tool uses real artists’ work to create a story. I’m hoping that the artwork will inspire the students to write in more detail and to think of story ideas. This will make writing fun for my students and I think they would love to share their work.

TPACK: Using this tool during creative writing time would be great for third graders. Some tools online are not easy to navigate, but this is very easy. They just drag and drop pictures and then type. The artwork is detailed and beautiful. The pictures will inspire the students to create a storyline. I have a teacher’s account and can add students to my group. The students could share and talk about their writing.

Standards:
3.5.2 Use varied word choices to make writing interesting.
3.5.2 Write descriptive pieces about people, places, things, or experiences that:
• develop a unified main idea.
• use details to support the main idea.

Below is a storybird I quickly put together for an example for my class. They're fun so you should try them.

Growing Love by erini1001 on Storybird

Animoto

Below is my animoto story. My son was born Feb. 2010 so it's a video of his first year of life. I had a lot of fun putting it together.

Prezi

I was taught Prezi over a year ago. I thought that it would be easy to create a new presentation, but I had to relearn a few things. This is a very fun program and I think it's a way more interesting way to present than Powerpoint. I created my presentation from a wiki assignment I had to put together for my EDUC 511 class last semester. I hope you enjoy the videos. :)

RSS

I had to sign up for Google Reader last semester for a class, but I didn't really understand the point until now. The video describing the RSS was very helpful. Now that I understand the point I think I'll start using it.

Diigo

I learned about Diigo through a teacher last summer. I don't use it when I'm at school because it's blocked on our school server. I do find it useful at home though. I bookmarked different websites through out the year when I had time to surf the net. So my list will seem all over the place. If I were able to access it at school then I would love to share it with my students. Until then I just link sites to my school site. Below is the URL address. I'm going to try putting it on the side so that you can link to it.

http://www.diigo.com/user/elisabethrini

Voicethread

I decided to do my voicethread on partial products. This is an algorithm that is introduced in third grade math using the Everyday Math Program. This is usually a hard process for students to remember the steps and get the correct answer. So I created a step by step example of how to do the process. This voicethread is not only a helpful resource for my students but also for parents. I would like to embed this onto my school website so that parents can watch it before helping their child with their homework.

Standards
3.2.2 Represent the concept of multiplication as repeated addition
3.1.2 Identify and interpret place value in whole numbers up to 1000.

Go!Animate Book Introduction

What Do You Call A Rhyming Riddle? A Hinky Pinky!

The book I chose to do this project on is a book I recently bought at the Scholastic warehouse. The title is What Do You Call a Rhyming Riddle? A Hinky Pinky! This is a book written by a fifth grade class in Columbus, Ohio. I really want to share this book with my class because my school is becoming an Expeditionary Learning Elementary. This is a form of project-based learning. I think this book is a great example of a publish project that students assembled, and is inspiring to get kids to think like a rhyming poet.

In the book the students write little riddles that rhyme. They teach how to create a similar riddle and even give some helpful rhyming words in the back. I would like to use this book in a poetry unit at the beginning of the year. I will read the book aloud to the students then they will create their own Hinky Pinky. They will go through the writing process, which will be taught beforehand. One important part of the process I will reinforce will be the editing stage. This is a stage most of my students like to skip or fly through. The book gives a clear definition and great example. The students and I will create an editing checklist from this book. I will write it on chart paper and hang it in my class for them to see and use. I will ask them to edit their riddle first and then give them a writing partner so they can edit together. Once we are done, we will have our own classroom book of rhyming riddles.

Standards:
3.4.7 Proofread one’s one writing as well as others using an editing checklist or list of rules.
3.3.5 Recognize that certain words and rhythmic patterns can be used in a selection to imitate sounds.





GoAnimate.com: Hinky Pinky by erini1001

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!