Blog Archives - Ms. Sarah Cornelius

Ms. Sarah Cornelius

Nov 27 - Dec 1

11/27/2017

This week you will continue to work on your green screen Wonder of the World videos. Remember to speak loud and clear and try to interact with the photo you are using as your backdrop, it makes for a more interesting video.

Nov 20-24

11/20/2017

This week we will start production on your Wonder of the World video: You and your group are headed to a travel expo, people from all over the world will be coming to the expo. Your customers are only able to visit one of the seven Wonders of the World. Your job as the travel experts is to convince others that your Wonder of the World is the that they should visit.

You and your group will be creating a 90 second video informing the customers at the expo all about your Wonder of the World and why it is the greatest.

Information that needs to be included in the 90 second video: Location of the landmark, Date built, Significance of the landmark & three interesting facts of the landmark.

Nov 13-17

11/13/2017

This week we will be talking about gratitude and why it is important to be thankful for what we have. You will be creating a FlipGrid video to share what you are grateful for with the rest of the class. Watch below to see what Kid President is thankful for.

Nov 4-10

11/6/2017

On Thursday we will be working in Typing Club, please remember you also need to be practicing your keyboarding skills 20 minutes a week at home. But first, please take a minute to complete this survey about after school robotics clubs.

On Friday we will be reviewing your online research skills, preparing for your research paper in literacy class.

Resources

Syllabus

TypingClub - your login is the first part of your Blue Valley email, your password is bluevalley. Remember you need 3 or more stars to pass each level. Reminder: to earn an A in Typing for the semester you must be on level 75 or higher by Dec 6.

Nearpod - for our interactive lessons.

PosterMyWall - your login is your BVS email and your password is bluevalley

Open Lab - the EdTech lab is open for extra enrichment and academic support Monday's, Thursday's and Friday's 11:40-12

Units

Current introduction unit is in Gold.
Semester long mastery units are in Blue.
Mastery Unit 1: Computer Skills
Mastery Unit 2: Interactive Thinking
Mastery Unit 3: Digital Citizenship
Intro Unit 1: Email
Intro Unit 2: Google Drive
Intro Unit 3: Google Docs & Slides
Intro Unit 4: Computer Coding
Intro Unit 5: Ebook Publishing

Extra Practice

Below are some great websites & apps for extra practice at home.

ABCya! - filled with great educational games in all subjects

Typing Games - this website has lots of different typing games for you to try out

Funbrain - educational games in math, grammar, science, spelling, & history

Toca Apps - these are great educational apps to use on your iPad at home

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