East School Media Center
Spring 2016
Happy Spring!
Multimedia Presentations using PowerPoint!- Grade 4
Grade 4 students chose an ecosystem, conducted research and created an engaging PowerPoint. Their PowerPoint's use words, pictures, background colors, sound and transitions to communicate information about their ecosystem to other students. These presentation skills will serve them well in the future.
Identifying Resources-Grade 3
Grade 3 students took a Trails Assessment pretest this fall on identifying resources. We will learn about encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, almanacs, thesauruses and websites. The key is to know when to use each. we will ten take a summative test and see how much they have improved.
Using Information Legally and Responsibly- Grade 5
Grade 5 is learning about copyright and plagiarism in this unit. Students took a Trails Assessment pretest this fall on using resources legally and responsibly. We will learn about how and what needs to be cited in a bibliography. Easybib.com is great website that makes citation easier.We will ten take a summative test and see how much they have improved.
How to use information legally and responsibly.
Email: mcaldwell@torrington.org
Copyright & Plagiarism for Kids