Media Literacy Part 4: Deconstructing Ads Week of October 8, 2012
K-3rd Grade : We are still working on our mouse skills this first quarter. All primary grades have been introduced to LetterBubbles and are progressing. Second grade seems to enjoy it the most! A reminder that LetterBubbles seems to prefer the Chrome browser. In the meantime students are very comfortable navigating through ABCya and Starfall . Some of the primary teachers have opened free StudyLadder accounts. The students seem to really enjoy the site so I am encouraging more of the teachers to do the same. Third grade continues to begin their lab time by focusing on non-fiction text through KidBiz3000 . Ms. Robinson has taken the time to set up Sumdog accounts for her class. Sumdog is a math gaming site that allows students to play against their classmates! This is the first time I've heard of the site so I'll be experiencing it right along with the students. We also will continue to work on basic Microsoft Word skills ...