3rd Grade MakerSpace Morning

3rd Grade taken over by MakerSpace activities! 6 classrooms all took part, with 3 different activities to choose from. Thanks Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Nilson for the fun and engaging activities. Problem solving and team work are always great ways to learn!

Build a platform from paper. Which geometric shape provides the best support for bearing weight?

Design a bucket tower from straws. How can you design and build a load bearing tower that includes a suspended container?

Bubble Magic & Wand creating. After experimenting with bubbles, design and use materials to make a bubble wand that creates the best bubbles.

Google Drawing in Grade 3

Miss Hintz worked with Mrs. Tilger's class to create Google Drawings on Planets. We used http://Pics4learning.com for copywrite free images. Students shared their drawing and are already plotting their next creations.

Google Apps for Students

Here at Gattis we are a Google Apps for Education (GAFE) campus and district.  This week a few third grade classes got started with their Google Accounts. We logged into google accounts, opened and deleted an email and composed and email and sent it. Students learned how to navigate to Google Apps and signing in and out of our Google Accounts before logging off the machine. Students are not able to email other students, but they can collaborate on documents and presentations.

Research to Multimedia

As part of her 3rd grade curriculum, Mrs. Dawson's class researched different animals then explored different multimedia features of presenting in PowerPoint. They worked in the computer lab Thursday to finish their presentations and a few proud students shared theirs here. Check them out at Coyotes and Snakes.

Happy Digital Learning Day!

Happy Digital Learning Day!  Many classes here at Gattis took on the challenge of doing a lesson or activity digitally.  Here are just some examples of what was happening around the school!  Ms. Carlson’s 2^nd Grade class did digital Poetry at ReadWriteThink Shape Poem Generator, here are a few images of poems from her class. 

Many 4^th Grade classes worked on Think Through Math in their classrooms on netbooks.  Mrs. Dawson’s 3^rd Grade class used Animal Research to build PowerPoint presentations.  Mrs. Tilger’s 3^rd Grade class used this interactive clock on their Promethean Board in their classroom (see the image below).  

3rd Grade Writing

Third Grade Students in Ms. Kasper's class have been working on Personal Narratives. To complete their writing they published pieces in the computer lab. Students were able to put their own personal "flair" on their writing by changing the font size, and style. They were able to navigate to their individual folders on the server to save their work. Here is just a sample of writing.

Preparing for STAAR goes Interactive

As classes prepare for the upcoming STAAR Tests, they get interactive with Promethean Boards and Voting Devices.  Here are just a few examples of a 5th Grade Science, 4th and 3rd Grade Math Review Flipcharts.  Using the voting devices is a great way for teachers to get instant feedback on what skills need further review.

3rd Grade Letters

Mrs. Dawson's third grade class published their letters. Their focus was writing a friendly letter in Microsoft Word. Students had to change the font style, size and color then add a picture. They also had to save it into their own folders.

Out of the World Assignment

This week Mrs. Dawson's 3rd Grade Class went to the computer lab and signed into Kidspiration, after we changed our passwords. In Kidspiration we put the planets in order in relation to the sun. We printed them so we could send them home and show parents. They were "out of this world"!

Science TEK - 3.8D - Identify the planets in Earth's solar system and their position in relation to the sun.

Tech TEKs -
1e - access remote equipment on a network
3a - follow acceptable use policies 7ab - use sofware programs...
11a - publish info in a variety of media