Savvy Students
Winter Newsletter for Wyman/Holden Library
Winter Hibernation?
No way, not in the libary! We've been busy... creating, coding, collaborating and staying safe online.
Dog Days
Book Trailers
5th Grade Videographers
Fifth graders used DoInk for Green Screen to film scenes from their favorite books, then added videos, text and images to Animoto to create book trailers. View more on my library page 5th Grade Book Trailers.
Kindergarten Students Coding
Hour of Code
From Kindergarten to Sixth grade, students participated in an Hour of Code during December library classes. Coding teaches children to be persistent and to think logically while developing basic computer skills. The International movement, Hour of Code takes place during Computer Science Week. This year it was December 5-11.
Internet Safety
Sixth Grade
Sixth graders are beginning group work on Google Slide projects. They have chosen their Internet Safety topic and are in the first steps of the Big 6 Research method with their teams.
Kindergarten and First Grade
Our youngest students are being introduced to copyright laws for the first time. They have learned that adding their name, the date and a title makes their creative work their own.
Second Grade
Second graders have learned that although sharing is good and kind, there are some things they shouldn't share online. Personal information like their full name, their birth date, their phone number and their address are private.
RICBA Nominees
Sending a big thank you to Michelle Steever for gathering the book trailers and creating a Playlist for the Rhode Island Children Book Award Nominees. My students were inspired and motivated to read in preparation for our February vote.
Classroom Collaboration
Third Grade Library Link Up
Mrs. Lautieri and I put our heads together to come up with a more interesting way to encourage her students to read. The fruits of that collaboration will be coming soon. Students are practicing and beginning to record book interviews in library that will be delivered through QR Codes linked to their MP3 recordings.
Tara Castro - Library Media Specialist
Website: http://mrscastroslibrary.weebly.com/
Phone: (401)734-3180
Twitter: @MrsCastro2