I’m currently teaching “Tech Zone” in the summer program, and it gives me the opportunity to experiment with different tech tools. One of my favorites, that the children love is the Green Screen app by DoInk. It is $2.99 and worth every penny. Below are the short movies first graders made this week. It is […]
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I am excited for the opportunity to present at Deep Learning in Malaysia. I’ve made some big improvements to my Stop Motion Animation workshop, adapting it to the focus of the conference. In the workshop we will be using the iStopMotion app. It is my favorite, and well worth the $9.99. See my review for more details. […] The 5th grade is studying 2-D shapes, and in an effort to build a deeper understanding of how each shape is constructed, we decided to have them code various shapes using Scratch. With the help of our math coach and the grade 5 team I developed this project guide to help the students create the shapes after […] This is a follow up to my post about using YouTube Editor as a formative assessment and research tool in the force and motion science unit. I was really impressed with the fourth graders’ deep thinking and understanding about concepts such as push, pull, gravity, and others. In class they discussed what these look like in […] Student Examples Resources Set up your YouTube channel Beyond Laptops crowd sourced movies
I have been doing stop motion animation with students since 2011, and it has been a lot of fun. I have worked with students in several curricular areas, and also was the advisor of a stop motion club for two years. I have started a playlist (below) of a few of my favorites. This year the KIS EdTech Team has two new members, and with that, new artwork. This year we outsourced this for the first time. We were fortunate enough to have my talented student, Melissa Rodriguez, create our “business cards” this year. Below is what I put together as our “team photo,” and then each individual […] |
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