Some of the fifth graders have had some free time on the computer as they waited for a few classmates to catch up with them and finish solving the Hink Pink riddles we began a couple of weeks ago. Last week, we began using a site called kidblog.org. Students posted a biographical paragraph to get started and learn to use the site. Then they read an article called “Tech Breakthroughs Are Giving Animals the Power to Speak,” and you can find it here: http://www.wired.com/2015/12/talking-animals/. Students were asked to create a post with their responses to the article and then comment on some of their classmates posts. Going forward, we will be discussing high-quality versus low-quality posts and comments.
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Mrs. GregoryMrs. Gregory has been teaching for 25 years. She lives in Montpelier with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. Archives
January 2017
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