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Friday, April 15, 2016

Joan of Arc Timeline

This timeline is a compilation of the main life events of Joan of Arc. It includes her battles that she won and her trial. Dates aren't completely know about her life, but the times are in a chronological order.




I loved exploring this tool. I love how it is clear and clean so students don't get too confused. I can see this tool being used in-numerously in the future, specifically in history classes when it is important to learn when things happened and why they happened in the first place. This is a great tool to make sure students are getting all the learning they can while they can learn.

Equivalent Fractions Video with Commentary

In this video, it explains equivalent fractions. The questions included test how well students are paying attention to the video and asks questions that are about the content in the video. There are also helpful tips for when working with fractions and equivalent fractions.





Also included here is the direct link to the video.

Equivalent Fractions

Now, this tool seems cool, but I don't see how I would really use this in a classroom. As students grow, they need more ways to think, and that's a good thing. I would definitely save this for older students and longer videos to really drive home what they are learning.

Seasons Popplet

In this Mind Mappimg assignment, I decided to make a Popplet. The topic that I chose is the 4 Seasons. This is something that kids learn pretty early, in this Popplet, I have the seasons, the months that are predominaely those seasons (in the northern hemisphere), the weather that happens in that season and some general activities that go in is the seasons. It is a different way to classify the seasons.

Seasons Popplet

As I have made more Popplets, I am seeing more ways to use them in the classroom. It is nice because it can all be in one place. I would love for students tot be able to create their own and use that information to share that with others, which will help them learn it too.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

StoryBird - Benny the Cat

In 2nd grade, students start to come into themselves. They are realizing, sometimes for the first time that they are a person, and that they have interests, friends, likes, and dislikes. So I made this story about a cat named Benny who looks at himself and realizes that he is a  "person" (cat), but that he is just happy being him.

Benny the Cat


Stories are the way that we used to teach our children. I think that this tool is definitely one I am going to use later because it is interactive, it has pictures and it makes sense that using this tool in the elementary classroom would be a big hit because it is exciting.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Addition and Subtraction Prezi

It is important for students (especially younger ones) to practice some of what they know in a way that is new. So this Prezi is just a review of simple one digit addition and subtraction facts.





I think that presenting this information in a quiz like form makes students think and learn, but it isn't too boring and as long as the problems change, students can do it over and over again until they nail the subject.

Book Fair Flier

Cluff County Elementary is having it's semi-annual book fair in a few weeks! Please take this flier into consideration and mark it on your calendars!

Book Fair Flier


This flier seems like a good thing to advertise a small activity with. Nothing too crazy, but eye catching.


Monday, April 11, 2016

Weather Patterns eMaze

I find it important for students to learn about weather so that when weather happens, they can be at least a little prepared for it. This eMaze teaches the basic weather patterns that are most popular.

Weather Patterns eMaze

I think that this tool is another way to get students involved in their learning process. By creating  a medium to present to the class, students are learning book smarts, but they are also learning to present, both of which are important in today's world.

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Parts of Speech Infographic

Using this tool, Piktochart was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed thinking about how to format this infographic and making it interesting for students while also being informational.

Here is the LINK to the Piktochart.
Parts of Speech Infographic


Personally, I really enjoyed making this Piktochart. I thought that is was a way to present the "same old" information, but since it is laid out differently than other graphcs, that is will be more enticing to students. I also feel like this is a good idea to get outside of the same projects that have been repeated over the years, so this is a great tool for the modern classroom.

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Shark! Google Slides Presentation

Please enjoy this lovely presentation about sharks. I hope you learn something!




I think that going outside of the usual learning can be very beneficial to many students. Younger students are eager to learn, but once students get older, there is definitely going to be a disconnect. I think that letting students study something that they are personally interested in is a great tool to encourage students who usually wouldn't be involved to get involved. These particular presentation isn't too hard to use, so I imagine and older student will be able to pick up on it and gain excitement to be learning about something new.