Friday, December 9, 2011

Dig this Domo....

Some 8th graders have created Domo's about bullying. Check out the link below.




Screencast-O-Matics

How To Save and Check Spelling

7th Grade Radio Ads

Check out the 7th grade radio ads!!! Look under RADIO COMMERCIALS and click on the ad of your choice. They are awesome!!!

Great job!!

 

Friday, November 18, 2011

Smorgasbord

Digital Literacy Classes are embarking on a plethora of activities...


6th grade: Doing research projects, utilizing EASYBIB, and practicing paraphrasing...

7th grade: Creating magazine ads and will start writing and recording their radio commercials using AUDACITY

8th grade: Some students are starting to create videos using Video Pad, some are creating anti-bullying propaganda using Domo Animate, and others are researching and using MyFakeWall to make a synthetic  Facebook page for a person of interest.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Reliable Websites?

What make a website reliable or valid??? Hmmmm....

Is it this one? Save the Endangered Tree Octopus    

Or this one? Year-Round School


You tell me. What are FIVE components of a reliable website?

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Halloween Power Point Practice

The frenzy of sugar laced lollipops and caramel covered chocolate bars is making students creative juices flow....

We are reviewing the aspects of Powerpoint and creating Persuasive Halloween presentations. 

We are also finding out what constitutes 'good' websites and what makes them reliable or unreliable. 

8th graders are doing research on an unsolved mystery of their choice and will be soon creating short videos using Animoto.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween from the Goog!



Want to see old Google Doodles?? Go HERE

What Would You Do?

Fan who caught Freese's walk-off homer in Game 6 of the World Series gave it back. He could have kept it and possibly could have fetched thousands in a bidding war.

Read and watch video here

Not all of the fans go for the memorabilia. While a fan returned the ball Mark McGwire hit to break Roger Maris' record with homer number 62, another fan sold McGwire's homer number 70 for $3 million. Barry Bonds' record setting homer was sold for $752,000 by a fan.                                     (www. abcnews.go.com)

What would you do if you caught a home run ball in a World Series Game? Keep it or return it? Explain!!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

3-year old Escapes Preschool!

In a London suburb, a three-year old boy ditches school and walks home. Craziness! Was there a time you ditched school? If you have, I want to hear your story......

( Click on the the title of this blog to read the complete story)

6th grade All about Me Posters

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

In honor of Pet Peeves Week....

In honor of Pet Peeves week, what is your biggest pet peeve when it comes to computers?

Let me start the soapbox for you....

I can't stand it when my computer freezes up...or when my Elmo pen stops working...

Friday, October 7, 2011

Check it out--Rally Squirrel in Philly!

Rally Squirrel was in Philly......check out the footage here

Do you think the squirrel is truly a good luck charm????

Thursday, October 6, 2011

RIP Steve Jobs

itunes
ipod
imac
iphone
App Store.....

Sent a letter to the owner of Hewlett-Packard in high school asking him for some computer parts. Got a summer job there the next summer. Worked at a video game company called Atari. Never finished college. Started Apple Computers, a $351 million dollar company in a garage with money loaned from his parents. His salary was only $1 a year. You may not have known Steve Jobs, but you know his products. How has Steve Jobs affected your life? Or shall I say his products?

6th grade Publisher Calendars

Monday, October 3, 2011

Welcome to our Digital Literacy Blog! We will be documenting the 'happenings' of our Dig Lit classroom. Whether it be video, text or student work, we will be sharing the cool stuff Sperreng students do.