May/June:
- We set up our school Gmail accounts and talked about creating safe passwords.
- We learned how to use Google Docs and Evernote using our St. Paul email accounts. We completed a tutorial on Google Docs in class.
- Click here to watch the video about what Evernote does.
- Click here to follow the tutorial on how to get started with Evernote.
- Click here to follow the tutorial for Google Docs.
- We began working on a book trailer project using iMovie on the iPads. We used the following links to view completed book trailers and to get ideas for our own trailers:
- http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Home+Student+Book+Trailers
- http://digitalbooktalk.com/
- http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/mgeary/booktrailers/
- http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/middle-grade-video-book-resources
- Click here to view the project rubric.
- Click here to learn more about Creative Commons from Free Technology for Teachers.
- Click here to view a video about how to use Google Images to find Creative Commons licensed images.
- 9 Places to find Creative Commons and Public Domain Images
- Click here for the YouTube tutorial for iMovie on the iPad.
- To view the finished book trailers, click here to go to Mrs. Krost's Vimeo page.
