2/16/2019 0 Comments Navigating Explain Everything AppMy class is learning how to use the templates in Explain Everything but the process is very slow and there have been a few frustrations. A few students have become frustrated when they accidentally deleted their work or loose work because they did not save it before shutting down the app.
Other issues we have experienced are that some student have many duplicates of the same file and we are not yet able to figure out how to copy images from Creative Commons to the app and so we have reverted to using two iPads - one to find a photo and second to take a picture to then insert into file on Explain Everything. I am wondering if it may be too sophisticated for grade 3/4 students. I am going to continue using the app for the next few weeks then reassess.
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2/16/2019 0 Comments Deep LearningOver the past few weeks, we have been honoured to host presentations by Virginia from the Squamish Valley Education Department in our classroom. The presentations have helped students deepen their knowledge of our local Indigenous Peoples and their connections to this beautiful place we call home. Students were highly engaged throughout all three presentations on cedar tree uses, Salish wool weaving and ancient technology. It was obvious from their thoughtful questions that they had developed a solid understanding of local plants and their uses. They were transferring knowledge and skills learned earlier and were communicating in a more sophisticated manner. Many of their questions were analytical in nature suggesting they had a deep knowledge of the topic and were becoming more skilled in asking higher level questions. It was easy to see that there was a great deal of thinking and learning going on in their little brains.
2/5/2019 0 Comments Box Week ImagesWe celebrated Mamquam's Most Magnificent Thing (aka Box Week) throughout our school this week. The school was filled with lots of creative, critical thinking activities as students designed, build and reflected on their box projects. My class took the project one step further and created images of their creations with photo backgrounds using Do Ink, a green screen iPad app. They are gaining confidence and skill in using the technology this way and most are able to produce fun images that truly reflect their individual personalities and met the criteria of placing their box project in a setting specific to their creation. Here are a few of the images they created.
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