Online Quiz

                After the students read Bridge to Terabithia, they will have to complete an online quiz. I have access to a class set of laptop computers, the students will complete the quiz at the same time. I did have some difficulty while creating one my questions. I kept marking “multiple choice”, listing possible answers and marking the correct answer. For some reason, Quiz Star kept marking that question as a “short answer”.  Other than that I found QuizStar to be teacher friendly. I believe this quiz will be an effective way to grade the students understanding of Bridge to Terabithia.  After  the students finish the on-line quiz they will be asked to create their own online quiz  working with a partner using QuizStar about Bridge to Terabithia. 

Click here to take look at the quiz!

Username: alivia7

Password:  tech

Online Photo Album and Slideshow

Photo Slideshow

As a class the 5^th graders will discuss different characteristics of a solid, liquid and gas. The whole group will characterize different objects in their appropriate column labeled solid, liquid or gas. The students will then be instructed to take 6-8 different pictures. They will need at least 2 pictures for each category (solid, liquid and gas). After, the students take their pictures they will have to upload their pictures in an online photo album and an online slide show along with labeling the pictures correctly.

Online Photo Album

Online Slideshow

For some reason the online slideshow is not including my last picture of smoke. I have uploaded my pictures and tried creating another slideshow 3 times and it is still not showing my last picture.

Google Docs

Google Docs

The students will have to fill out a "Getting To Know You" survey.  This survey will help me know more information about them!  Once all the surveys are complete it will help me plan lessons accordingly to meet all the needs of my students. My students will then be assigned to groups of 5 and will have to create a "Getting To Know You" survey for me to fill out using Google Docs.

Click on the link to view the survey: Getting To Know You!

                Another way to use Google Docs is to collaborate with other teachers in my building. My teaching team will do a “lesson study” with other teachers in our building. We will share our thoughts, ideas and lessons on Google Docs. As a part of the “lesson study”, each teacher will be observing other teachers. Google Docs can be used again for feedback about the lesson that was observed. This can be a very effective tool for communication.

Web 2.0 Tool

Web 2.0 Tools

     The 5th graders will learn about the Earth and the Moon. They will be paired with partners and asked to research facts about the Earth and the Moon.  After their research is complete they will go to the following website:Venn diagram link, and asked to complete a Venn diagram accordingly. An example of a completed Venn diagram: completed Venn diagram.

I didn’t like that when I went to the completed Venn diagram, it wasn’t labeled with “sun” and “moon.” Other than that I found that everything else worked just fine.