Today's Meet: Science 4th Grade

UEN Standards: 

Standard 1: Students will understand that water changes state as it moves through the water cycle. Describe the relationship between heat energy, evaporation and condensation of water on Earth. 

Ed-Tech Standards:

Standard 5- Use technology tools (multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. Standard 7- Use telecommunications and on-line resources (email, online discussions, web environments) to participate in collaborative problem solving activities to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. 

Iste Standards: 2, 

Using this tool Today's Meet was pretty fun. It was super easy, and a fast tool. I had a professor here at college use this tool multiple times in an online class because of how easy it was and also because of how great it can get students thinking, interacting, and discussing, without actually being in the classroom at one time. So I was a little familiar with it, and that made it even more fun to be on the other side of it, being the one creating the discussion. I really liked this tool and could see me using it in my classroom. Students can pick up how to use this tool with simple instructions. Another reason I like this tool, was because it gets students seeing others response, that maybe they had not considered or even thought of before. A great way for students to help teach other students. 

So I opened a classroom discussion for my class to talk about the difference between solids, liquids, and gasses. The students are to observe one of these changes (solid to a liquid, liquid to a gas, liquid to a solid, solid to a gas, gas to a solid, gas to a liquid) If someone has already said that example they are to go observe a different one (so we do not have everyone using the melting ice as a solid to a liquid as there example) 

Today's Meet on Solid-Liquid-Gas

Google Slides: 4th grade Health

UEN STANDARDS: 

Standard 5- The students will adopt behaviors to maintain personal health and safety and develop appropriate strategies to resolve conflict.

Objective 3- Demonstrate basic first aid procedures. 

ISTE STANDARDS: 1, 2, 3

ED-TECH STANDARDS: 5, 8

I had a blast making this Google Slide. It was super simple, and easy to understand. I liked how you could easily add photos to the slides, and how you could move EVERYTHING around to fit your needs and likes. I feel like I will use Google Slides in the classroom as my power points. I think they are great and you can even add video to them make them more interactive. I think they are great because if you had a student that missed you teaching a concept you could pull out the I-pads or Tablets in the classroom and pull it up on there and they can go through the slides to catch up. I also just like how everything is just organized so you can go back and find it easily. Like I said I really enjoyed learning about this tool! I do think I would let a student use this for projects as well, if they know how to make them and would like to show me what they have learned using a Google Slide, power to them. 

Brochure: Elementary Library Media K-5

UEN Standards:

Strand 1- reading for intellectual, personal, and emotional growth

Standard 2- Differentiate between literary fiction and informational non fiction text

Standard 3- Identify the elements of the story

Stand 8- Organizing, synthesizing. and presenting information

Strand 11- Analyze, question, and think critically

ISTE Standards: 3

ED-Tech Standards: 5

I do not ever remember making a brochure, so this tool was a challenge for me. I had a difficult time lining everything up just right. I wish that in the google docs they had a choice to make a brochure. I also had to look at a bunch of examples so that I could try and figure it out. This tool definitely took me the longest to finish. I had some fun with it though. Only because I made it as an example of a book report. I was thinking if I ever did use this in my class, I would give it to my students as an option rather than just the traditional book report. I think that students would have a fun time creating it, like I did once I kinda got the hang of things. I think that learning how to make a brochure is a good tool to learn. They look nice and professional. They could be used in so many different ways. Like I said I would use it as an alternative book report, at a maturation program displaying information, to show what you have learned on a certain subject, and so much more. I would even use it in my personal life, if you were a teacher in a church class, or anyway of presenting information in a fun way. As much of a pain as this tool was for me, I was sure glad I learned it. I think I might use it in the classroom.

Flyer: 5th Grade History

UEN STANDARDS:
Standard 3- Students will understand the rights and responsibilities guaranteed in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. 
Objective 1- Asses the underlying principles of the US Constitution as the framework for the United States form of government, a compound constitutional republic.
Objective 2- Asses how the Constitution has been amended and interpreted over time and the impact these amendments have had on the rights and responsibilities of the citizens of the U.S
Standard 4- Students will understand that the 19th century was a time of incredible change for the United States, including geographic expansion, constitutional crisis, and economic growth.
Objective 1- Investigate the significant events during American's expansion and the roles people played.
Objective 3- Evaluate the course of events of the Civil War and its impact both immediate and long term.
Objective 4- Understand the impact of major economic forces at work in the post Civil War.
ISTE STANDARDS: 2 and 3
ED-TECH STANDARDS: 5

I am not going to lie, making flyers was definitely not my favorite tool. It took me the longest time to figure out the program, and to make it look nice with a picture and writing. I like the idea of flyers, but I also feel like now sense we do have the internet so easily at our hands, that I would rather do a google doc to send out this information, rather than printing up a flyer and sending it home in students back packs hoping that they get it to their parents. If I was teaching the older students like the 5th or 6th grades, then I think it would be fun to have them make their own flyers, (make a criteria of information they needed to included, but let them pick the pictures, and use the fonts they like) I also feel like that way they may be more excited to give it to their parents because it is their own work, and so it would have a higher chance of getting to the parents.

Civil War Program Flyer