November 11-3

November 11-3
7:45 – 9:15

Everyday attendance is taken throughout the school on School Master. This is a great quick and easy way to communicate with the office who is in school each day. Each student was given a project to create a snow house based on the book they finished last week. The snow houses were to be created out of different objects they found around the house. A way technology could have been used for this project would be to have the students create the snow houses using imaging software or Photoshop. The would of allowed the students to still create the same designed but it would have used technology. Using technology would have also made the project easier to transport. Two projects were presented this morning. After the presentations the class discussed different elements of literature. Then part of a story called “Bud, Not Buddy,” was read to discuss the concept of inference. Ms. Bliss mentioned that all of the stories in the textbook were on a CD but she does not currently know where the CD is located. Listening to the CD would have taken this lesson activity from a normal read aloud to one that includes technology. It would switch the routine of a read aloud up also. The students spent the second half of the period typing a final copy of a story that they wrote. Some of the students stayed in the room and used the computer and others left the room to use them. Some of the students went to the TLC (Teaching Learning Center) where there are more computers plus SMART Boards. I would call it a mini computer lab. For the most part the students were well versed in how to use Microsoft word and how to format in it. The school computers are currently running on Windows XP with Office 2007.

Today's Time: 1.5 Hours
Total TIme: 6.75