Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015

Storybird & More Options Today

If your name is NOT on the list below, you will login to Storybird and finish working on your story.
REMEMBER THAT SOMETIMES STORYBIRD ASKS YOU TO LOGIN TWICE!
Username:  last name followed by first initial followed by hts (ex. iselerlhts)
Password: titans
Exception:  carrollehts
List of stories that are finished as of 3-25-15

If your name IS on the list above, you have 3 options today:
You may also try out these 2 Easter games below:

1) http://www.pjnation.com/easteregghunt/
Click on Beginner

2) http://www.smart-kit.com/s4731/painted-eggs-a-memory-game/

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Storybird & PARRC Practice

Login to Storybird and continue working on your story.    When you finish your story, you will click on the link below to practice for the Language Arts PARRC test.

http://www.practutor.com
User Name: last name followed by first initial (Example: solomonn)
Password:  titans
User Name Exceptions
coopermhts
eilishcg
jonesmhts


Monday, March 23, 2015

Storybird.com

Today, everyone will write a story using Storybird.  As an example, read the story that I wrote today:



http://storybird.com/books/fred-the-monsters-in-his-head/?token=ty8ugpwynn
1. Login
2. Create
3. Use this Art
4. For a Picture Book

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Millie

Millie

Daisy

Daisy

Robby

Robby

Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Nahor

Nahor

Catherine

Catherine

Will

Will

Matt

Matt

Stella

Stella

Ricky

Ricky

Helen

Helen

Julia

Julia

Eilish

Eilish

Andrew

Andrew

Aly

Aly

MEKHI

MEKHI

Carter

Carter

Ryan

Ryan

Abby

Abby

Anne-Sophie

Anne-Sophie

Lily

Lily

Lizzy

Lizzy

Carolyn

Carolyn

Olivia

Olivia

Ivan

Ivan

Ethan

Ethan

Compound Words & Practice Editing

If you have not finished your Animoto video or your Haiku Deck, you must finish that first.
www.animoto.com
Eilish and Meredith

www.haikudeck.com
Lily and Ricky

Compound words: There are 5 different games to play here: 

Review word processing skills:

Monday, March 16, 2015

Animoto / Haiku Deck / Mangahigh

First
Login to Animoto and finish working on your video.  After an adult has checked your video, you may click PRODUCE. I already have videos from: Catherine, Nahor and Mekhi.
Login
Email: cmiller@htsdc.org
Password: Titans (with a capital T)

Second
The following students need to finish their Haiku Deck (or confirm they're finished):

Email: cmiller@htsdc.org
Password: titans


Last

Try out a new math program.  CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW TO BEGIN:
User Name/User Id: Look at your login card
Password: titans
School ID: 259189


Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Continue Animoto Videos

Login to Animoto
Username: cmiller@htsdc.org
Password: Titans (with a capital T)

Click on See All Videos and look for your video.  Click Continue Editing on your video.

Slide #1 - Animal class and your name
Slide #2 - 3 facts about your animal class.  Add more slides if you need more space for your facts.
Slide #3 - Upload 1st animal photo and include the name of that animal.
Slide #4 - Upload 2nd animal photo and include the name of that animal.
Slide #5 - Upload 3rd animal photo and include the name of that animal.

Mrs. Morell will pass back your outline in which you recorded the 3 facts.

The images your chose from ARKive are now located in your personal drive.  I moved your images from your Desktop to your personal drive.

If you still need facts, use this link for your research: World Book Online

MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR TITLES BEGIN WITH A CAPITAL LETTER!

When you are finished with all slides, you may change the Style to one of your choice.  You may also change the song - this is done by clicking on the name of the current song.  Choose one of Animoto's songs and click Add Song.

When you are finished, click Preview Video.  Do not click Produce Video until one of the teachers checks your work for spelling, grammar and for following the format outlined above.


Monday, March 9, 2015

Animal Classification Animoto Videos

Today, we will begin to create an Animoto video about one specific animal class.  See your assignments below.

Mammals
Ryan, Catherine, Anne-Sophie, Mackenzie, Matt, Aly
Amphibians
Mekhi, Olivia, Ricky, Carolyn, Eilish
Reptiles
Robby, Lily, Meredith, Ethan, Alex, Ivan
Birds
Millie, Carter, Lizzy, Andrew, Stella, Helen
Fish
Daisy, Will, Julia, Abby, Nahor

Example of a video that I created:

Everyone must complete the written outline BEFORE starting their video.  We will use the World Book online encyclopedia to research your animal class.  Begin by logging in to your computer and opening Google Chrome.  Follow along with me.

Once you have finished your outline, you may begin to search for animal images using ARKive. Please save your images on your desktop. 

WHEN EVERYONE HAS FINISHED THE OUTLINE, WE CAN OPEN ANIMOTO TOGETHER:
www.animoto.com
Log In
Email: cmiller@htsdc.org
Password: Titans (with a capital T)


Finishing Haiku Deck

Students that need to check and/or finish their Haiku Deck
Matthew
Ivan
Julia
Ryan
Ricky
Aly
Anne-Sophie
Nahor
Abby
Lily
www.haikudeck.com
CLICK ON EDIT IN ORDER TO KEEP WORKING OR MAKE CHANGES.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Haiku Deck & Printing Animal Images


Haiku Deck - Mrs. Miller's account (cmiller@htsdc.org and titans)
Ryan, Robby, Lily, Mackenzie, Matt, Meredith, Olivia, Daisy, Will, Eilish, Carter, Lizzy, Ethan, Andrew, Abby, Stella, Ricky, Ivan and Carolyn
Anne-Sophie and Alex:  Have 2 copies of their presentation....

Mrs. Skonberg's account (nskonberg@htsdc.org and titans)
Catherine
Helen

Mekhi: (cooperm@htsdc.org and titans)
Millie: (giuffridam@htsdc.org and titans)

Not Started - use: cmiller@htsdc.org and titans)
Aly
Julia
Nahor

When finished with Haiku Deck, everyone will print one (1) photo of their assigned animal.  One of the adults must give permission before you send to the printer!

EVEYONE WILL USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SEARCH FOR ANIMAL IMAGES: