Mammal Slideshow Project- 5th & 6th Grade

The Fifth and Sixth Graders are creating a MS PowerPoint slideshow about a mammal of their choice.  The topics that they will be researching will include physical description, range, habitat, diet, survival and defense, life span, parenting, a day in the life, and an interesting fact.  They will report on six of the above topics.  They will be assessed on their ability to use their own words (no plagerism), using the correct layout, relevance and grammar, spelling and punctuation.  The assignment will be due on October 20th.

Marketing Slogan Search- 5th & 6th Grade

The Fifth and Sixth Graders are using various search engines to find buisness slogans that could be compared to our Christian values.  They will recreate the slogan during art class, and they will add a the comparison to their work.  Below is an example of a slogan that could be used:  Disneyland- Where dreams come true.  The slogan could be compared to Heaven.  The art work will be scanned and shared on this blog!

Google Search and Christian Movie- 3rd-5th Grade

The Third through Fifth Graders are working on a Christian movie using Windows Movie Maker.  The first task was to search for Christian images to be used in the movie. The kids used Google as their search engine. We learned quickly that typing in generic key words such as "Jesus" and "God" was not the best way to search for good pictures.  We found many disrespectful pictures geared at mocking Christianity.  I challanged the students to think of other key words for good search results.  After giving the example "Triune God" and "The Good Shepherd," the kids started coming up with some great ideas.  Some of the key words the kids thought of were Worthy is the Lamb, The Lord is my Savior, Father Son and Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, God my Father, I shall not want, etc. 

Once the students collect at least 20 images in their pictures folder, they will begin to work on their movie.  This project will be their final project of this school year.

Choosing Websites- 2nd Grade

The Second Graders used Google web search to find websites about their insect.  They skimmed through the suggested sites, and they decided on the best site for them.  The students visited each workstation to evaluate the websites; the attributes they evaluated included size of font, vocabulary, length of sentences, organization of information, subtitles and page layout.  The students all agreed that sites with a large font, short and straight-to-the-point sentences, lots of pictures and simple subtitles were the easiest to understand.  The kid's favorite website was  http://www.pestworldforkids.org/index.html.