Election Project

The fifth grade students at Rummel Creek will be doing an election project, really a "So I want to be President" project. As I shared the project yesterday, I was so impressed about their knowledge of the current issues being discussed on the current national election. Their projects should be outstanding. I shared the final product with a short sample using photostory incorporating several web 2.0 tools. Before I could finish explaining the sample, the students were already shouting out ideas...WOW! These projects are going to be great. I can't wait to see where the students go with their creativity. Today, several had cameras and had begun writing. This is exciting to see the students go after and activity so quickly. More on the election project soon.

Just Thinking Out Loud

It's been a wild week in the Rummel Creek Library, students are busy with research and projects. I also checked out Mrs. Davis' homeroom Wiki...such good writers. Things would have gone even better if all of the technology had worked...by Friday I thought I might pull my hair out. I hope the teachers and the students don't give up on technology...it's going to be better real soon.....we're learning patience. The first of the activboards just arrived...we can't wait to try them.
Rummel Creek students are always interested in a contest...check out this site for a fun contest... http://www.cobblestonepub.com/kids.html ...
Hope you all enjoy the festival tonight.

Open House at Rummel Creek

I was able to sit in on fifth grades open house - as a result, check out the Rummel Creek Website, in particular the library website with links to curricular materials.
Try this site: Rummel Creek Curriculum Links. Look for links to typing lessons, math fact practice and more. The general curriculum links are under subjects; grade level assignments are under the specified grade level. Spend some time clicking around to see what is available...lots of good "stuff" to do with your children.

Please drop by the library for the list of passwords to the databases on the Library Resources Page. If you are not familiar with the Library Resources Page...click here. The resources available are amazing. I am glad to work with parents as well as students on utilizing the resources or using technology...just drop by anytime. TumbleBooks are great for primary grades...Again...just drop by and I'll be glad to share the information with you.

Wordle

This week, we've been having fun in the lab trying to create wordles. What is a wordle? It is a word cloud that the students create. The students type in words, then hit the create button and a neat word cloud is created. We have had fun creating wordles about characters, about ourselves, and about school. At RCE I have not let the students save their wordles on line, we paste them into powerpoint to use later. We have had great fun playing with colors and fonts. Click on http://www.wordle.net. Enjoy!