I just finished uploading Mrs. Kier’s and Mrs. Stanley’s Essential Knowledge cards for third grade science! They turned out very nice!
Mrs. Nave’s Podcast is up! I love the accents!
Famous People
I love way that these projects use technology to review for the SOL tests, but they go way beyond just memorizing facts!
This is interesting….a remake of Karl Fisch’s famous slide show by Jeff Brenman. He won SlideShare’s World’s Best Presentation Contest.
Karl Fisch gave Jeff permission to remake the slide show for the contest…the final product is awesome. That just shows what collaboration and sharing can produce…what a great example to set, Karl, and way to go Jeff!
Just wanted to share a few finished projects (and a few in the making) to help students review for SOL Tests.
Mrs. Barnett’s Class made a Social Studies SOL Trivia podcast for their 3rd grade penpals (Mrs. Hughe’s Class) at G.W. Carver. You can listen to the version without Penpal names here. Maybe your students could use it for review!
Mrs. Hughes’ Class is currently working on slide shows to review SOL places. I’ve posted an example below. Hopefully they will be sharing their slide shows with their penpals soon!
Mrs. Nave’s Class has recorded a podcast reviewing SOL Famous People in History and it’s just about up.
Mrs. Crotts Class is in the process of recording a podcast on Virginia History. She also plans on reviewing for the test using the Quizdom PRS. We’ll post pictures soon!
Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Kier’s classes have been working hard on review cards for SOL test using Kidspiration. They’ve created picture representations of the concepts they need to know for the test!
As SOL tests draw near, it’s great to see technology being used for SOL review…especially in creative ways! Have I missed someone? Please add a comment and let me know! I know there are lots of others out there using technology different ways, and we can all learn from each other’s ideas!
Have your students done any type of digital book report this year? If they have, let me know. I will add your students’ reports to your schools’ Book Review Blog. Students can view other’s work on the blog, comment on it, and contribute their own work. I can post slide shows, digital drawings (through kidpix or kidspiration), podcasts, and movies. Students can also look through the listings to find a book they might be interested in reading. I’d like to see this become a nice collection of student work. Check out your schools book reviews from the school homepage under “students” or click below.
A big “thanks” goes out to Mrs. Pillis and Mrs. Dye at GWC and Mrs. Rudasill and Mrs. Wright at East for being the first teachers to contribute student work!
The CarverCast Podcast was featured this month in a “mash-up” podcast called Karen’s Educational Mashups…a medley of podcasts based on a theme. Here’s the description of the show:
This podcast features mashups (compilations) of short excerpts from podcasts and other digital content of potential interest to the educational community. It is intended to give you a taste of a various podcasts that you might want to explore further. Most shows will have a theme, such as math, science, student productions, professional development, museum productions, or technology news. Some shows will be focused on podcasts for administrators and teachers, while other shows will highlight podcasts for students or parents. The show is produced and hosted by Karen Fasimpaur of K12 Handhelds.
We were featured on a episode entitled Elementary Student Productions. Check out the episode–you’ll hear our students in the middle!
While you’re at it, you might also listen to some of the other cool podcast excerpts on her blog. Maybe they will give you an idea or two that you can try with your students!
Teaching with Technology 