How We Organize Ourselves
November/December 2019
Knowledgeable | Balanced | Open Minded | Principled | Caring | Inquirer | Communicator | Risk Taker | Reflective
Knowledgeable | Balanced | Open Minded | Principled | Caring | Inquirer | Communicator | Risk Taker | Reflective
A digital breakout can be a little confusing at first because directions are not provided or spelled out specifically.
It helps for students to work in pairs (two brains process information differently, which really helps in finding answers).
Try working out a digital breakout as a class first to model possible strategies. The PBJ, Cracker Jack, and Lego Mini Figures are a couple easy breakouts to get started.
Explore the websites below for some fun virtual field trips! Below are a few fall field trips.
Assign a trip in Google Classroom and try the See, Think, Wonder Strategy!
What do you SEE? * What do you THINK about that? * What does it make you WONDER?
Screen is rotated - press Control + Shift + Refresh (curved arrow above the 4) until the screen is back to normal
Chromebook is speaking - at log in screen, click US at botton right > Accessibility > ChromeVox (spoken feedback) to uncheck it
Screen colors are inverted - at log in screen, click US at botton right > Accessibility > High contrast mode to uncheck it
Screen is magnified - at log in screen, click US at botton right > Accessibility > Fullscreen magnifier to uncheck it
For more shortcuts, click Here or see below!
You can customize your own spinner with your own labels using the tools below the spinner.
You can save your spinner for later use by either copying the address from the browser or by using the sharing buttons embedded on this page.
As the NAEYC article indicates, teaching about the seasons isn’t limited to just winter holidays and changes in the weather. Broader lessons about the environment, like Maisonville’s students observing a lack of birds, can open up early lessons in scientific inquiry, even the scientific method, for example.
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