Getting IT Right @ CeVMS: Edmodo Avatars

In Ms. Settemeyer's 8th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies classes, the students have been delving into Edmodo. One of the cool things about Edmodo is that each user has the ability to personalize their profile. In an effort to help students learn a little about digital citizenship and privacy but still allowing for freedom of expression, Ms. Settemeyer's students all created an avatar with Manga Avatar Face Maker to upload into their profiles.

I thought it was so cool that I made one for me too:

What do you think? Is it me?

Getting I.T. Right @ CeVMS!: 6th Grade ELA

The 6th Grade ELA teachers teamed up with Wallwisher/Padlet to create an easy way for their students to turn in, publish, and present work.

Ms. Goldenberg, one of four 6th grade ELA teachers, elaborates on the project:

"My students did a really nice job creating flyers and newsletters in Microsoft Publisher and then posting them on my Wallwisher walls. This was a really necessary lesson for them because they learned how to use Publisher, change file types for posting, and create pie charts. All of the grade 6 LA teachers did this project, and I'm sure they had good results as well."

Check out one of Ms. Goldenberg's walls:

Created with Padlet

This is how you do it...

If you've ever had trouble figuring out how to do something, look no further! Ms. Settemeyer's sixth grade class has you covered.

They incorporated several pieces of technology into one fantastic assignment! But it all begins with the how-to paper. Students were encouraged to explore Screencast-o-matic.com during the February 1st Digital Learning Day

Here are two that helped us out:

(In the video above, the student used Screencast-0-matic.com and voki.com to create their how-to)

(In the video above, the student used Screencast-0-matic.com and Prezi.com to create their how-to)

Not all of the students used Screencast-o-matic.com. Others chose a topic that required more physical demonstrations and used different personal devices and video editing software packages to create their how-tos.