Grade 5 Computer

We’ve been very busy trying to get all the Scratch projects finished up and posted online. The fifth graders did an amazing job programming with Scratch. They were given several choices of types of projects to choose from:
1. Tell a Story
2. Make a Game
3. Name Project

They also had to add comments to show what the scripts they used actually did. The variety of choices and the quality of the scripts written were wonderful to see. This week they have been uploading their scratch games to the Scratch website and getting the embed codes to actually save their games to put on their own Google sites.
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Try Sam’s game:
Use up/down arrow keys to hit Bad Guy. Don’t hit the color blue!
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Or watch Stella’s name game:
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5th graders in one section are finishing up their work on Internet Safety in Comic Life and putting their images on their Google Sites. We have added the completed pages to the booklet. 5T has had less time, but as you can see below, are working hard and having fun getting all their pictures and making their pages.

5th graders are working on making comics in Comic Life to show what they have learned about Internet Safety.  They drew a storyboard, took pictures and are putting it all together in a one page comic strip. Here are the first few that are finished:



 

Fifth graders have been working on their summer reading projects. This consisted of 2 parts: the first part was to make an outline of the book they chose to report on, using Inspiration9- a graphic organizer; the second part was to export their outline as a graphics file, upload to Voicethread and record their narration. This was a challenging project for many, with strict requirements for the outline and what had to be included on the final voicethread recording.

Below are the movies we will be watching in class over the next several weeks. The two sections of 5th grade may not be in sync, as one section is still finishing up their summer reading project. The focus will be on protecting your privacy and digital etiquette.
We will watch this in class and students will go to the site to try out the activities.

We will watch the Digital Etiquette Brain Pop movie and try the quiz and activities.
Tracking Teresa

We will be watching these movies in class either this week or next, depending on the section your child is in and talking about cyberbullying. We will discuss what this is, and what to do if strangers or friends are mean online.  One more addition to the movies watched in class- http://www.youtube.com/oceanking97

Dear 5th graders,
You need to get your Inspiration diagrams finished and uploaded to VoiceThread.com. Read, listen to, watch directions if you are unsure of the steps. If you have trouble recording on VoiceThread, use Audacity and upload the mp3. Remember- Read directions. Make sure you have all of the elements on your diagram and that you talk about each one in your recording, along with your book recommendation.This powerpoint was also shared with you in your google docs. Check your email for the link.