Everyday during Writer's and Reader's Workshops, as well as during science, and social studies, my 4th graders and I discuss topics of great interest to inspire them, as writers, to research challenges of today's world using periodicals, books, and the Internet. I have individual student accounts set up on Google Classroom that encourage independence, sharing, and idea collaboration.
My material challenge is the lack of computers for group and independent student work. When we do have a classroom of computers, students using Google Docs can instantly share writing and contribute to the same document in real-time. I also develop mini-learning labs that are accessed via Google Classroom where students can work at their own pace learning, investigating, and completing answers to questions relevant to the lab topic. These labs include video, text with audio, and links to photos, articles, and other material that my students use to write to an opinion, expository, or narrative piece.
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Everyday during Writer's and Reader's Workshops, as well as during science, and social studies, my 4th graders and I discuss topics of great interest to inspire them, as writers, to research challenges of today's world using periodicals, books, and the Internet. I have individual student accounts set up on Google Classroom that encourage independence, sharing, and idea collaboration.
My material challenge is the lack of computers for group and independent student work. When we do have a classroom of computers, students using Google Docs can instantly share writing and contribute to the same document in real-time. I also develop mini-learning labs that are accessed via Google Classroom where students can work at their own pace learning, investigating, and completing answers to questions relevant to the lab topic. These labs include video, text with audio, and links to photos, articles, and other material that my students use to write to an opinion, expository, or narrative piece.
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