What do you get when you mix shopping online, Christmas kindness, and Google drawings?

Recently Ms. Condra's second grade class decided to mix technology, math, and Christmas kindness... with a little bit of imagination.  Students chose a fictitious child (modeled after the Angel Tree Project) to buy gifts for shopping online at Toys R Us.   Once they determined if their child was a boy or girl (and the age), they learned how to shop online. Students were given a pretend budget of $100 to spend on their new friend, so they had to use math skills as they shopped.  Students learned how to use filters to find just the perfect gift and how to save the image of that toy.  Students then used a template in Google Drawings to create a poster of their final Christmas Kindness Shopping Project.  This project allowed the students to learn so many different technology skills in a real world situation...and focus on giving to others.  

Day 9 - Frosty the Snowman Day

Day 8 - Penguin Day

Day 7 - Candy Cane Day

Day 6 - Grinch Day

Day 5 - Christmas Tree Day

Mrs. Baggette's First Graders Learn to Play Kahoot!

Mrs. Baggette's first graders were thrilled to learn how to play Kahoot on tablets today.  Kahoot is a game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn.  Students are given a question on the board, and then they touch the appropriate colored block for the answer.  Students enjoyed the personalized interaction, but loved the leader board that posted their names even more.  They learned to play using a Christmas quiz on familiar characters and songs.  They ended this technology lesson, however, with Christmas themed math word problems.  This is great for student engagement, but also provides very valuable data for the teachers.  These little experts learned to enter in the game code, and then it was "game-on"!  These smiles and cheers (with hands in the air) were evidence that Kahoot will be a favorite review game in days to come.

Mrs. Huguley's Students Create Google Drawings with Research

Mrs. Huguley's second grade students recently used their Google accounts to create digital poster projects about the Rainforest.  Students have been learning about what a fact is, so they decided to collect them during their research.  Students then learned how to use Google Drawings to create a poster with these facts and coordinating images.  This was a wonderful opportunity for students to learn many skills during the process, and they did a fantastic job!

 

Mrs. Uhlman's Voki Elf

Mrs. Uhlman's first grade students have recently received several special Voki messages from Jack, their classroom elf.  Voki ( www.voki.com ) is an educational technology tool that allows you to create your own talking characters with special recorded messages.  Jack, the elf, recently sent a video telling the students they were doing a good job looking for text evidence in their story which helps them find answers to their test questions.  On a separate occasion, Jack also sent a message to compliment students who were doing an exceptional job on their work.  The students love it because their computer makes a special sound every time a message is delivered. I love how Mrs. Uhlman is using technology to spread a little Christmas cheer.

Polar Express Day with Santa - Day 4 of Christmas Cheer

Gingerbread Day - Day 3 of Christmas Cheer

Christmas Kindness Day - Day 2 of Christmas Cheer

Reindeer Day - Day 1 of Christmas Cheer