Upon returning from spring break, many students were excited to share what they did. With the memories still fresh in their minds, I asked them to create their own online picture book on Storybird highlighting some of the things they did. For parents to view it, please click here and type in 48G9F as our class passcode. Your child's username is the first part of their school-provided email (do not include @unionsd.org).
Our class stories are only shared with our classmates and with parents. Students are also learning how to properly comment on each other's work. Underneath your child's story, you will notice comments and advice left by peers. We talked about making appropriate comments and being mindful of the type of digital footprints we leave behind when we post things online. This led to a meaningful classroom discussion about how saying mean things over the internet is considered a type of bullying, known as cyberbullying. With tech being integrated within our curriculum more and more, it is important to use every opportunity to teach students about digital citizenship. To learn more and get resources about this topic, www.commonsensemedia.org is a great website to visit.
Overall, the students really enjoyed creating their online book and love having another way to express their written creativity. Below is an example of one of the published books, created by Jack:
(You can also view it by clicking here)
Our class stories are only shared with our classmates and with parents. Students are also learning how to properly comment on each other's work. Underneath your child's story, you will notice comments and advice left by peers. We talked about making appropriate comments and being mindful of the type of digital footprints we leave behind when we post things online. This led to a meaningful classroom discussion about how saying mean things over the internet is considered a type of bullying, known as cyberbullying. With tech being integrated within our curriculum more and more, it is important to use every opportunity to teach students about digital citizenship. To learn more and get resources about this topic, www.commonsensemedia.org is a great website to visit.
Overall, the students really enjoyed creating their online book and love having another way to express their written creativity. Below is an example of one of the published books, created by Jack:
(You can also view it by clicking here)
Also, if you didn't see the message on Class Dojo this week, our upcoming field trip to the CTC Theater to watch Hansel and Gretel takes place on Friday, April 29th. If you are interested in chaperoning, please click here to get additional information and to sign up.
Thank you to everyone who has turned in permission slips so far. Please try to get them in by Friday!
Upcoming Schedule
-Thursday, April 14th 5:00pm: Noddin Art Show and Food Truck
-Friday, April 15th: Wear Noddin Gear Day
-Friday, 4/22: Art Vistas
-Friday, 4/29: Hansel and Gretel Play Field Trip
-Friday, 5/6: Wear Noddin Gear Day
-Wednesday, 5/25: Open House
-Monday, 5/30: Memorial Day (No School)
Thank you to everyone who has turned in permission slips so far. Please try to get them in by Friday!
Upcoming Schedule
-Thursday, April 14th 5:00pm: Noddin Art Show and Food Truck
-Friday, April 15th: Wear Noddin Gear Day
-Friday, 4/22: Art Vistas
-Friday, 4/29: Hansel and Gretel Play Field Trip
-Friday, 5/6: Wear Noddin Gear Day
-Wednesday, 5/25: Open House
-Monday, 5/30: Memorial Day (No School)