Fifth Grade PEAK
November 24, 2014
Centers
Enrichment Centers:
- Topic Study: Students are doing an amazing job taking notes and planning projects. I love the focus! Many students are finishing their first project. Our projects should always point back to our original essential question.
- Periodically I will share different projects in our PEAK NEWS - Emily tried out a new piece of technology to her: Thinglink - Topic Study Project Share: Way to go Emily!
- Google Site: Today each student made a Google site to "house" a PEAK portfolio. We set up the site and put a few items on to learn more about hyperlinks and sharing permissions. Ask to see your child's site! This is the first year I have done this with my 5th graders so I am excited to see personal ownership in designing their own web portfolio! I will link student pages to my website.
- Science: Each science group conducted their third "self-designed" science experiment to determine the best materials to raise air temperature. We will finish write - ups next week.
PEAK "Selfie" Spotlight:
Email: kturner@liberty.k12.mo.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/student.liberty.k12.mo.us/peakturner/
Location: Alexander Doniphan Elementary School, Clay Drive, Liberty, MO, United States
Phone: 816-736-5400 2674
Twitter: @PEAKturner
Technology Buzz:
Kahoot It:
- Students participated in an on-line quiz game that tested students' knowledge on the scientific method. The students have learned a lot about science this year!!!!
Google Drive/Classroom:
- We have organized our Google Drives
- Practiced sharing and saving documents
- Bookmarked important websites
- Actively working in Google Classroom
Evernote:
- Set up an account for our note taking research
Cacoo:
- Online Graphic Organizer tool to organize headings and subheadings
Powtoons:
- Set up a PEAK Powtoons account -- many have completed a vocabulary presentation in topic study via Powtoons.
Classroom Book Source:
- Students learned how to check out books electronically from my classroom library.
Tweet:
- There is a link on my student resource page for students to "Tweet" about the day. We will post 5 tweets a week on my classroom board - some even make it to real twitter.
- Please follow me on twitter - you never know when a tweet will post about your child's PEAK day!
Create a Graph:
- Applied our knowledge on how to make graphs online
Padlet:
- Online note taking application used during Topic Study