Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Friday, June 11

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Good Morning,

4th Graders please finish up you slide show projects. When you done you may work more in Garageband, Scribbles, or Sketch Up.

5th Graders please finish up you movie projects. Today is the last day. When you think you’re finished have a friend check your work.
Movies should be about 3 -5 minutes in length.

Wednesday, June 9

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Good Morning.

4th Graders: Please start with 10 minutes of Master Key. When finished I’d like you to work in Garageband. I like you to compose a 4 track song that will accompany a slide show featuring your and your group’s original photography. The song should be at least 2 minutes in length and the music should fit the type of photo’s you’ll be presenting.

5th Graders: Please continue to work on you video projects. All projects are due the Friday.

I’ll be back this afternoon.

Wednesday, June 2

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Good Morning,

Remember that there is Boomin’ Beats practice today at lunch.
School picnic is this friday.

4th Graders: Please start with typing for 10 minutes. We’ll then be continuing with our photography unit. I’ll be explaining and showing examples of “shape”.

Design Element – Shape

Elements of Design – Shape

5th Graders: Please start with 10 minutes of typing. We’ll then continue working on our video projects.

Wednesday, May 26

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Remember that their will be Boomin’ Beats practice today at lunch recess.
Our performance is tonight at 6:30.

4th Graders: Please start with 15 minutes of Master Key. Afterwards you are then free to work on your photographs. Look for the best examples of line & textures. Make sure to enhance your pictures, make labels and have them ready to show me tomorrow.

5th Graders: 15 minutes of typing in Master Key or working on your outline/script for you camp movie. If you’ve finished you script you should continue working your way through the iMovie tutorials, using the video from the aquarium to practice the different lessons.

Thursday, May 20

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Good Morning,

Please start with typing for 10 minutes.

4th Graders: You’ll then return to our unit on photography.
5th Graders: We discuss you video projects.

Friday, May 14

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Good Morning,

Please start with Para Typer for about 5 minutes.
We’ll then be diving back into the world of photography.

Thursday, May 13

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Good Morning 4th Graders and Good Afternoon 3rd Graders,

Please begin today by either typing in Master Key or reading in Raz Kids.
After 15 minutes you can choose to work in the following programs:

Google Earth
Sketch Up
Animationish
Garageband (with headphones please!)
Comic Life

Tuesday, May 11

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Good Morning 4th Graders,

Please start with 10 minutes of Master Key.
You may then work in Raz Kids, Sketch Up, or Google Earth.

Friday, May 7

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Good Morning

First I’d like to say how proud of how all of you performed last night. You all did so well. I’m one of the luckiest teachers in Portland to be working with you all.

Below this entry Mr. Lauer added pictures for last night’s Art Night. Take a few moments to look through them.
When your finish you all have an assignment for today.

4th Graders: Please finish writing up you camp stories that you started yesterday. Remember to use Pages and upload to your saved and finished document to Edmodo. If you are have trouble uploading ask a fellow classmate for help.
When you are finished, I’d like you work in Raz Kids for the rest of the class period.

5th Graders: I would like you to write up a story outline for you camp movie. This should be a simple story outline, no pictures needed, that just lists the scenes in order that you’ll need to film. After you made your scenes list, go back and add some details to each scene, like setting, actors, description, etc.

You can work with a partner when working on this story board. When you finish please upload your file to Edmodo. I’ve created an assignment for you titled “5th Grade Movie Outline”.

If you finish you can then work in Raz Kids.

Thursday, May 6

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

It’s Art Night tonight!

4th Graders & 5th Graders remember if you are in Strings, Band or Boomin’ Beats you have a performance tonight!

Strings & Band Students meet in the music room @ 6:00
Boomin’ Beats and Recorder Club meet in the cafeteria @ 7:15

Boomin Beats practice at lunch today.

4th Graders: you have a new assignments on Edmodo.

5th Graders: We’ll be talking more about storyboards and show you how to use our digital cameras.