21st Century Learning – Page 6 – Teaching with Technology

21st Century Learning, iPad, Projects, Reading, Roanoke County Schools, Science, Writing

Mrs. Bier’s Class Writes Science iBooks

Posted on April 3, 2014October 12, 2017 by Tina Coffey

Students in Mrs. Bier’s writing class researched and wrote interactive Science books on various topics like electricity, rocks and minerals, and magnets! Along the way, the took videos and pictures and even completed science experiments.

There are two versions of each book: epub and pdf. The epub contains videos and audio and can be downloaded in iBooks (on an iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch) or any other ebook reader. The pdf can be downloaded on a computer and printed but does not have interactive features. Check them two examples below.

Electricity

Atoms, Electricity and Molecules

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21st Century Learning, iPad, Math, Projects, Roanoke County Schools, Science, STEM

Mouse Traps

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Tina Coffey

Third Graders in Mrs. Weikle’s class created Mouse Traps during a STEM project that targeted Simple Machines and 3D shapes.

Mrs. Weikle showed a Rube Goldberg inspired video before the students started their project.

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Then students broke up in groups and created their mouse traps. The traps had to contain at least one simple machine (screw, pulley, lever, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axel). Students were prepared to explain how their mouse trap worked, and what the simple machine did to help it. They also needed to identify the 3D shapes they used when building. Most of the groups even had time to create a Pic Collage labeling the parts of their machines.

Take a look at their creations below!

Cross Posted in the Oak Grove Digital Archive.

21st Century Learning, digital storytelling, iPad, Projects, Reading, Roanoke County Schools

iBooks with Ms. McGee

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Tina Coffey

After reading Wednesday is Spaghetti Day by Maryann Cocca-Leffler Mrs. McGe,e’s third graders wrote, illustrated, and recorded digital books. They used the app Book Creator. This app allowed them to add text, pictures, and audio to their books. They really did a very nice job!

We have found that using “offices” when recording helps minimize background noise. It’s like a mini sound booth.

There are two versions of each book: epub and pdf. The epub can be downloaded and read in iBooks (on an iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch) or any other ebook reader. The pdf can be downloaded on a computer and printed. Check them out below!

View All Mrs. McGee’s Digital Books Here

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21st Century Learning, English, iPad, Projects, rcps, Roanoke County Schools, social studies

Bringing Abe and George to Life with ChatterPix

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Tina Coffey

Mrs. Parks’ Class animated their pictures of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington using the app ChatterPix Kids. Check it out!

21st Century Learning, Bots, iPad, Math, Projects, Roanoke County Schools, Science, STEM, Writing

Niche Bots

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Tina Coffey

Students in Mrs. Mulvaney’s Science class created creatures using circuits and their knowledge of living systems. They created new creatures based on a habitat and an animal type card they drew at the beginning of the activity. The animal had to move, had to have a complete circuit, and had to have adaptations for the food it ate and the habitat it lived in. Take a look at their creatures in action.

As a culmination to the project, students created Trading Cards (using an iPad app) about their animals.

Cross posted on the Oak Grove Digital Archive.