Infographics

Inforgraphics

This week I created an infographic talking about stress and mental health for 4th graders. I think it is important that 4th graders learn about this because there are many tips and strategies for them to avoid feeling stressed out at such a young age. If they could learn all the tips, it would save them much more of their hair as well as time. I think an infographic was the perfect was to approach this activity because its simple and as great animations. It is similar to a flyer, it would be great to just pass out to the 4th graders during class and they could take it home later on and use it if they needed too.

Follow the link to have access to the infographic about stress and mental health.

Mental Health and Stress Piktochart


Standard 1: The students will learn ways to improve mental health and manage stress.

Objective 4: Explore positive options for managing stress.

Define stress.

Identify behaviors or situations that may cause conflict or stress.

Create a stress management plan

Ed-tech Standard 5:Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3, 4)

Google Doc

Google Doc

Click here to view the example of the compare and contrast google document.
Compare and Contrast Doc

I decided to do a google doc for this project because it is tool that is becoming very popular! I did not know that there were already pre-made templates available. I haven't used google docs very much because it is a lot more complicated (I thought) to use than word or any of the Microsoft programs. I think google docs will change the future. I will use it in my class by sharing it with parents, colleagues, and anyone else who would like to use it. But mostly I think it will be a great way to get ideas from other people. Also depending on the grade level, I think its a great tool for students to have access to their homework. I believe that older grades, such as 4, 5, and 6th graders, would have no problem accessing google docs by themselves, and by changing to a paperless classroom, it would eliminate clutter and death of trees. My hope is that this example that I made could help the students to make their own. I would use this in my classroom by sharing the example and then asking them to make a compare and contrast chart about literature.


Standard 9: 6th grade reading and literature:


Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Ed-tech Standard 5:Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities

Thinglink

Thinglink




I created an animate about science for 3rd graders. I decided to focus on space. For this project I created a thinklink. I decided to do a thinklink because I had never done one before and I was already familiar with Pinterest. In my thinklink I provided information about the earth, the moon, and the sun. The information included talks about shape, size, location, and purpose. I thought the thinklink was an awesome and interactive way to help kids learn about the earth, the moon, and the sun. I would show this presentation in class and do my best to involve the children in the presentation to help them learn about the sun, the moon, and the stars.


Standards: 3rd grade science, standard 1: Students will understand that the shape of Earth and the moon are spherical and that Earth rotates on its axis to produce the appearance of the sun and moon moving through the sky.


Describe the shape of Earth and the moon as spherical.

Explain that the sun is the source of light that lights the moon.

List the differences in the physical appearance of Earth and the moon as viewed from space.


Ed-tech Standard 5:Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3, 4)