Currently, 1st graders are tracking their Flat Stanley project on this google map.
How do you use Google Maps? Please share in the comments below!
Today, I have Google Maps on my brain because this is a tool I'm currently using with several classes. Student created Google maps are a great way to publish work and/or to show what has been learned! Students can collaborate on a map or create them individually. Currently, 1st graders are tracking their Flat Stanley project on this google map. In the upper grades, my 4th graders are learning about the US Regions. The created shapes around the region to show its location. Then, they created postcards from each region to talk about a specific landmark in that region. The classroom teachers have been able to assess students' writing and understanding of the social studies concept throughout this project. In this project, students shared the links to their map in our Google Classroom. Then, we compiled them all into a Google Site to make it easier to share with parents and families.
How do you use Google Maps? Please share in the comments below!
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We finished reorganizing our fiction books into genres shortly after the Christmas break. This week, I had the students complete a survey to provide us with feedback. Here's what they had to say!
More importantly to me, I wanted to know if the rearranging of titles was changing reading behaviors! I'm pleased that student are reporting to have been trying new titles and series, but see I need to do some work on how to use the catalog (some things changed when I added in a "location"). Overall, I'm pleased with the changes and the student feedback. Some of their comments were:
How has the transition to genres gone in your library? Share in the comments below.
In library classes last week, we talked about how the internet can help us impact change in society, and how we can join together for a cause. We learned all about the cause and took the pledge online (making sure to discuss our online safety rules as well). Then, we did several digital projects on the topic, using some tools we already knew like Flipgrid and Animoto. I had a great group of 5th grade students work on a video during their lunch recesses (totally volunteer!), and they used Movie Maker to put it all together. Check out these projects with a great message! How do you celebrate Spread the Word to End the Word in your school or library? Please share in the comments below!
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AuthorMisti Werle is the newly hired Library Media Systems Innovator in Bismarck, North Dakota. Archives
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