What is a blog? Watch the video below for an explanation.
- Samples of class blog guidelines on Edublogs
- Ultimate Guide to Blogging – step by step instructions on Edublogs
Grade 4 Florida Research Project
Enduring Understandings:
Guiding Questions
Resources
Student Products are on the class wiki: http://icsflorida.wikispaces.com/
Be an Internet Librarian. Use the 5W’s and the tips on URL Detective to compare the following pairs of websites. Decide if the information on each website is fact or fiction. Keep track of the steps you take to evaluate each web site. You will have to provide an annotation, a statement explaining how you know the information is valid, reliable and true facts.
Topic 1: Endangered Species
Topic 2: Crops
Topic 3: Early Explorers
Topic 4: Weather
Topic 5: Dogs
Topic 6: A Dangerous Chemical
Topic 7: The Mind
*** View ICS Digital Help Web Search Strategies ***
Several links above are from Kathy Schrock’s list
I used bubbl.us to plan the new ICS website. I’m reviewing what I planned and what is on the website now.
The plan was a good start, but I’m happy with the name changes to the top level links. Academics became Learning at ICS, Alumni was expanded to ICS Family, About Us became About ICS, Support became Giving, and we added the Our Church link.
I ended up adding a number of videos and slideshows that I had not planned for. I’m very happy with the Field Day video shown below. There are several other linked from various locations on the website.
ICS Field Day 2011 from Rhonda Carrier on Vimeo.
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
The sound track is important. View the slideshow above, then view another version on Animoto. Note that the length of the sound track is not correct for the length of the slideshow on the other version.
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com. You must create a 30 second advertisement for ICS. Use your school email account to create the account on Animoto.
Plan the following before you create the media message:
Technical Aspects
Tools:
Complete Assignments:
The visually literate student evaluates the aesthetic and technical characteristics of images
Learning Outcomes: (from ACRL/IRIG)
Be sure to use the Kodak Top Ten Tips for good photography.
Rules, Limitations, Procedures: