Labelling Diagrams

Students in Mrs. Goldhammer's first grade class used their iPads to make labeled animal diagram today to go along with their animal research.  Students have been exploring non-fiction text features and how they help us read as well as learn from this genre.  First, students went to www.pebblego.com to find their animal's diagram.  Next, they took a screenshot.  Then, they labeled the diagram using Pic Collage. Lastly, they emailed their teacher!

Today's Meet

Ms. Analu's class used Today's Meet on their iPads to practice answering questions that didn't require a yes or no answer. They had been learning about asking quality questions using which or why to get

better answers. So during a read aloud, Ms. Analu asked quality questions to elicit answers from students. They used Today's Meet to

show their answers so everybody could see. It also provided a way for all students to participate.

Reading and Tech with Popplet

Mr. Mike's first grade class learned that a picture can say a thousand words today. They took a picture of a photograph in their nonfiction book and jotted down their new learning after observing the photo closely.

NF Text Features Popplet

Students in Mrs. Quick's first grade class used the app Popplet to show the various non-fiction text features found in their reading books!

Twitter Chat

Tweets about "#tcrwp"

Blog Post Commenting in G1

Grade one students in Ms. Analu's class learned how to make appropriate comments on their peer's blog posts!

Qr Codes in G1

Grade one students were really excited to see the fruits of their labor. The previous week students had worked diligently to record book reviews of their favorite book. After recording and taking a photo of either their book cover or themselves holding the book, students made a QR code of their video. Then, it was time for students to scan and watch each other's book reviews!  It was an excellent culminating apptivity for their writing unit on writing reviews.

NF Text Features in iMovie

A student in Mrs. DiGiovanni's class used the app iMovie to show what he had learned about nonfiction text features.

iMovies with Mr. Mike's Class

Mr. Mike's first grade class is learning how to use one of the new features in iMovie iOS.  They made movies giving reasons why being a student at SAS is so fantastic!  Here are a few samples below.

QR Code Book Reviews

Last week, grade 1 students finished their Writer's Workshop Unit on Opinion Writing and recorded a video persuading readers to check out their favorite book.  Then, students created QR code posters for their book review video. A sample can be seen below. Ultimately, the QR codes of books that can be found in our PS library will be taped directly onto the library book.  This way, students can use iPads in the library to watch a review of the book to help them decide if they want to check it out to read or not.