How We Express Ourselves

Prep-style Animation

April 19, 2013

With the help of their teachers, Prep students used the iPad app iMotion HD to create fun animations to retell the endings of some classical stories like the Three Little Pig, The Selfish Crocodile, etc… See their creative videos here:

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Gr.3/4 Movie Makers

April 7, 2013

Students in Gr.3 were learning about beliefs and values. They created a storyboard, searched for “free to use” images on Google, and then recorded a script to show their beliefs in iMovie. Donald Chan in Gr.3E   Students in Gr.4 were learning about the elements of a commercial and persuasive writing. They then worked collaboratively [...]

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Prep Clay Animations

May 8, 2011

Prep teachers were engaging their students to express themselves in different ways.  One creative and fun way to tell a story is to make stop-motion animations with clay models.  With the help of the students in making the clay model and scenery, each prep class produced a short clip for their performance this year.  The [...]

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Gr.6 How We Express Ourselves – Summative Task

November 25, 2010

For summative task, students are expected to use different forms of expression (written, oral, slide show, visual art, music) to create five pieces of work for the a theme of their choice. The purpose is to communicate effectively with an intended audience.  Students have used all kinds of media tool to create their work from [...]

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Gr.6 Conflict Resolution

November 13, 2010

Conflicts are almost unavoidable in our daily interaction with other people.  In this unit, Gr.6 students are to study the differences and similarities in values.  They have investigated into different conflict scenario and resolution strategies and developed a deeper understanding of the nature of human being and our values.  First they used Survey Monkey to [...]

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Gr.6 How We Express Ourselves – Part 2

November 8, 2010

Now that you know how to make a powerful presentation, we will learn to use a new presentation tool called Prezi. What is Prezi? Watch this video: So, how do you put all your written, art, music and video files together to make a 21st Century presentation? Design skills in Prezi Prezi for Newbies on [...]

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Gr.6 How We Express Ourselves – Part 1

October 30, 2010

When doing your summative task, you may choose to use Keynote, Garageband or iMovie to record your presentation to show a variety of communication forms.  The following information will guide you to make a powerful presentation using these digital tools. Lesson 1: How to make a powerful presentation? 1. Watch the following four videos about [...]

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Powerful Presentation

October 26, 2010

How to make a Powerful Presentation? “Death by Power Point” and “Steal this Presentation” at slideshare.net See Sample Keynote: From Telescope to Lander 1. Download copyright free images: http://search.creativecommons.org http://images.google.com http://pics4learning.com (make sure you use Advanced Image Search and choose Usage Rights > Return any image that are labeled for reuse) 2. Manage your images [...]

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Steal this Presentation

October 26, 2010

Watch this slide show! What are the top 3 things that you have learned about making a good presentation? How can you use these ideas to engage your students and peers? Use the Comment box to write down your thoughts. STEAL THIS PRESENTATION! View more presentations from @JESSEDEE.

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Information Literacy in Gr.3

June 3, 2010

I was in a Grade 3 classroom the other day helping students to add sound track and voice recording to their keynote.  They want to add music to their slide show to demonstrate their understanding of art from around the world.  As I think of the importance of teaching our young students about information literacy, [...]

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