Our grade 1 students shared what they learned about minibeasts by creating a Glogster. The students wrote an introduction to their minibeast and then used a face shot and the morfobooth app to create a short movie. The students used ImageQuest to find pictures of their minibeast's habitat, enemies, food, and life cycle. They then recorded their voice to share what they had learned about their minibeast. See some of the examples below. Click in the top right corner of the Glog to see the full-screen version.
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Summer is almost upon us and it is important for our elementary students to continue to stay safe online. Many of our older elementary students are using some type of social media platform to stay in contact with friends and to share information. Social media that our students are using include: email, youtube, facebook, instagram, skype, and snapchat. The most important thing you can do is talk to your child and monitor what they are doing online. This is a great time in their lives where we can be there to help them learn these important skills and strategies.
Some tips to help your child stay safe:
Resources: Family Online Safety Institute https://www.fosi.org/ This site has a great section called “Good Digital Parenting” that contains advice as well as tip sheets on the various social media apps out there. These tip sheets include the age level restrictions, a link to the web page for the tool, and quick tips for parents on what to look out for. Common Sense Media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ This site has movie, app, and book reviews, as well as advice for parents around all types of digital issues for kids of all ages. YouTube Safety Information for Parents https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802272?hl=en Facebook Family Safety Center https://www.facebook.com/safety Snapchat Safety Center https://www.snapchat.com/safety Instagram Tips for Parents https://help.instagram.com/154475974694511/ Skype Safety http://www.skype.com/en/security/ |
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