Beyond Google
Week 12 Term 2, Wednesday 24th June
Learn, create, share:
This week is our final week of Beyond Google . I have added links and videos to some more digital tools/sites you could use in other areas of your learning. Pick one today and create a presentation using that tool which we will share in class with each other on Friday.
Why make students write a story when they can draw it for a change? Digital tools for classroom like Pixton boost the children’s visual thinking and creativity while it engages them to the fullest. This tool allows little and big students to make comics and storyboards. This activity can be both educational and fun. See how it works:
- suitable for students of all ages
A great app that can come in very handy for students of all ages. By using flashcards, games and more fun activities, Quizlet allows students to learn a subject and assess themselves. Everyone can create their own study set or choose an already existing study set. Quizlet even lets you study on the go, so students can learn and test their knowledge from literally everywhere. Here is a quick intro of how Quizlet works:
- suitable for K-12 students
A great tool which boosts the imagination of the children. StoryJumper is an app for creating storybooks by using writing and illustrating skills. StoryJumper is certainly one of the digital tools for classroom which inspires a passion for reading and writing. Moreover, this digital tool allows for a collaboration of multiple students on a single storybook. Students collaborating on a storybook can video chat which makes StoryJumper great for group projects. Here is a great tutorial on how to create a storybook with StoryJumper.
- suitable for students of all ages
- suitable for teachers
Prezi is a digital software for creating interactive presentations. According to their research, the innovative way in which Prezi helps you make presentations – by zooming, leads to more effective, more persuasive, more effective, and more engaging presentations compared to presentations made with PowerPoint. If you are still unaware of what you can do with the software, we strongly recommend that you check it out and present it to your students. Who knows, maybe this would be one of the digital tools for classroom that would help you keep the attention of the kids.
Here is a useful tutorial which will help you get the hang of the software:
- suitable for K-9 students
Storybird is a great digital tool for writing stories in a visually appealing way, thus motivating students to write and read stories. Storybird uses artwork to inspire people to write. Of course, there are various types of stories that engage differently aged students. There are picture books for students K-5, chapter books for students Grades 5-9, and poetry for everyone. This app develops the ability of the brain to connects words an images. If you are an educator, check out the video below to learn more.
- suitable for students of all ages
- suitable for teachers
Glogster is one of the amazing digital tools for classroom which helps children learn by using visual content. This app allows you to create multimedia posters by combining text information, photos, and videos. The creations are called glogs and stored in a special library called Glogpedia. Containing over 40 thousand different glogs on various subjects and topics, this tool can become one of your most trusted tools for teaching children effectively. Learn more in the video below.
Week 11 Term 2, Wednesday 24th June
Learn, create, share:
Today we are learning about storyboardthat which is an online storyboard/comic strip creator. You can use the free version which lets you create 2 free storyboards per week. You could use it to retell a scene from a book you have been reading, let your writing come to life, or display some learning from any other area in your school learning ie a scene from World War 2, tell the story of Matariki etc.
Watch the video below and follow the links to create your own storyboard. You are going to start with making a storyboard book cover for the book Pig City that the middle school teachers have been reading to you or the story of Matariki.
Week 10 Term 2, Wednesday 17th June
This week we are learning about coding.
Have a go at these hours of code below.
Try out 'an hour of code'.
Week 9 Term 2, Friday 12th June 2020 P5
This week we are learning about Instructables. INSTRUCTABLES IS A PLACE THAT LETS YOU EXPLORE,DOCUMENT, AND SHARE YOUR CREATIONS.
Have a go making the card projects below
Week 9 Term 2, Wednesday 10th June 2020 P1 and 2
This week we are learning about Instructables. INSTRUCTABLES IS A PLACE THAT LETS YOU EXPLORE,DOCUMENT, AND SHARE YOUR CREATIONS.
You are going to have an explore of intructables and have a go at trying some out. You rae then going to create your own instructable. What could you create an instructable
Week 8 Term 2, Wednesday 3rd June 2020 P1 and 2
This week we are learning about Kahoot. We will have. play with kahoot and then you will create a kahoot based on another area of your learning. (Can you create a kahoot about a book you have been reading? Could you create a kahoot about your learning in art? Could you create Kahoot about anything else you are interested in Tiktok? etc
Check out this video to see what Kahoot is all about
Watch this video to get your instructions for this weeks tasks
Week 5 Term 2, 2020 online learning
Week beginning Monday 11th May
Miss Cameron will be online for Google Meets Thursday 12.15pm-1.15pm
Check below to see the tasks you need to complete this week
This week we are learning how to use Canva
Use Canva’s drag-and-drop feature and professional layouts to design consistently stunning graphics.
Task 1: Watch the videos and read the information below about Canva and how to use it
Task 2: Create 2 Canva projects of your choice
Using Canva create 2 design project and then add them to the shared folder below. You could create a menu, poster, facebook cover, bookmark, instagram post, certificate, whatever you like.
Week 4 Term 2, 2020 online learning
Week beginning Monday 4th May
Miss Cameron will be online for Google Meets Thursday 12.15pm-1.15pm
Check below to see the 2 tasks you need to complete this week
This week we are learning how to use flipgrid
Flipgrid is a free video discussion platform from Microsoft that helps educators see and hear from every student in class and foster a fun and supportive social learning environment. In Flipgrid, educators post discussion prompts and students respond with short videos, whether they are learning in class or at home.
Task 1: Watch the videos and read the information below on what flipgrid is and how to use it
Task 2: Contribute to the flipgrids below
Welcome to Flipgrid! Tap the green plus below to open the Flipgrid Camera. Then, record a short video and...
👋 Say Hello
🤩 Share a fun fact about yourself
Record yourself telling us two truths about you and one lie about you. We will have to guess your lie! Watch someone's video and comment with what you guess is their lie.
Can 🎶music🎶 help you think?💭
📖Read the article below.
Does 🎧music help YOU think?🤔 If so, what songs help you 🎯focus best?
Watch this video to find out your instructions for the week
Week 3 Term 2, 2020 online learning
Week beginning Wednesday 29th April
Miss Cameron will be online for Google Meets Thursday 12.15pm-1.15pm
Check below to see the 3 tasks you need to complete this week
This week we are learning how to use Padlet
Task 1: Watch the video and read the information below on what Padlet is and how to use it
Log in using your Google school account
Task 2: Create a Padlet showing me what you have done during one day in your life in lockdown
See Miss Cameron's example below. You can add pictures, videos, weblinks to something you might be doing online etc. Make sure you save it in your Google folder which should be already set up in your drive. Have a think about how else you might use Padlet in your school work?
Task 3: Add a post to our collaborative padlet
Show us one thing you have been up to during lockdown. What has the most fun thing been? Have you learnt something new? What have you done that you would not have been able to do if we had been at school?