5th Graders Write "Where I'm From" Poems

Using the "Where I'm From" poem by George Ella Lyon, as an inspiration, 5th grade students interviewed someone from their lives to create their own "Where I'm From" poems for Valentine's Day.

Getting art class started

  Ms. Austen creates videos instructing the class on what they need to do to get class started.   This allows her class to self start while she is working to transition from one class to another.  

She has even left videos for teachers to show when they cover her classes. Not only are the videos full of instructions and directions so that everyone is prepared for their tasks -- they are fun, interesting and the kids respond to her on the video when she asked questions... even though they know she couldn't actually hear them. 

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Hour of Code

Double File Trail joined millions of people across the world to participate in Hour of Code in honor of Computer Science Education Week.  Students and parents in Kinder-5th were engaged learning computer programming.  5th grade Robotic students loved helping Kinder and 1st grade students think through programming processes.

Art students exploring Africa

4th and 5th grade students used Google Earth and the website Our Africa to explore art, landforms, and life in Africa to be inspired with their Ugly Doll or Sockpuppet creations. Student's Ugly Doll or Sock Puppet will then be donated to the Austin Children's Shelter or Helping Hand Home for Children.

Students were in awe of the culture in Africa.

Student Council Commerical

Mr. Burns, one of our PE teachers and Student Council sponsor, and a few of our Brilliant Braves  created a Student Council Video announcement to advertise Student Council positions that are available for 4th and 5th grade students to run for.  

Teachers use Kahoot for assessing learning

4th and 5th grade classes were being assessed using an online assessment tool called Kahoot.  Teacher's enter questions and then display the question for the class to answer using their devices. Student's can use any internet accessible device. This was a great way for Mrs. Small's 5th grade students to Bring Their Own Device and onboard them to the district network.  Mrs. Wozny's 4th grade students were able to use their Dell Venues as part of the district NGDC pilot.

5th Graders Use Picmonkey

After 5th graders in Ms. Austen's art class downloaded the Chrome app PicMonkey, they went to work on learning to alter photos taken of classmates. The students learned to open photo under photo editor, use the T icon to add a name to the photo, use the wand button to alter the picture, use the butterfly icon to add an overlay. Some students with more time, added borders using the frame icon, T This digital media will be used to create the cover for the student's altered book.

5th graders using Google Docs to submit Reader's Response

Student's in Mrs. Reiter's class have begun to submit their reader's response using a Google Doc.  This will allow the teacher to give real time feedback and eventually allow for students to collaborate.

5th Grade Help Their Kinder Bucket Buddies Log on to MyOn

Mrs. Small's 5th Grade students came to help their Kindergarten Bucket Buddies to log on to their MyOn.com account to take their Interest Survey before they can begin on their Summer Reading.

Rubik's Cub Celebrates 40 Anniversary

One of Ms. Solis's 5th Grade classes was celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Rubik's Cube by learning how to solve a Rubik's Cube not only through the Rubik's Cube Lending Library but by using The interactive Rubik's Cube on the May 19th Google Doodle. Students took turns using the Promethean Pen to rotate the interactive puzzle game by clicking in the area around it. Then click and drag inside the cube to place the tiles.

5th Grade Students Collaborate with their Teacher Using Google Docs

2nd through 5th grade students and teachers are really excited that they can now collaborate on an assignment such as a reading reflection. Students and teachers can collaborate in real time, thus making instructional time and student conferences more efficient.

Using the "Bucket Buddy" system to learn to log on

Mrs. Small's 5th class and Mrs. Thompson's 2nd grade class are "Bucket Buddies". They took filling each other's bucket to a new level when Mrs. Small's class came down to teach their 2nd grade friends how to log on to the computer using the new log on credentials. The 5th grade students walked them through logging on and logging off and then turned the 2nd graders loose to try for themselves. Afterwards, the 5th graders helped navigate their friends through the new website to help them find the link to take an AR test.

Reviewing Proteins with Promethean

Mrs. Delahoussaye's class is reviewing items that contain proteins.

Fractions on Promethean

Mrs. Bales's students are learning about comparing fraction using cross multiplication and the help of visual models of the fractions.