Thursday, March 31, 2016

Utah Brochure

Hello Parents!
We've been spending the past couple of weeks studying about the history of Utah, please take time to look at this brochure of Utah and fun facts about it today.

Please fill this out with your child and have then bring it to class.





'Ello Gov'na!

Let's learn about the Govenors of Utah by looking at this great timeline on Tiki-Toki.
Educational Technology Standard #5:Use technology (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
I personally did not like using Tiki-Toki, so I probably wouldn't use it other than for this assignment. It was tedious having to input all the individual dates and information. On the upside, it is very pleasing to the eye, and easy to navigate, after all the information is put in. 

Social Studies Standard 3 
Students will understand the roles of civic life, politics, and government in the lives of Utah citizens.
Students will be able to tell how the leaders of this state have influenced the growth of Utah. We will go through the timeline during our lesson, and the students will choose one governor to write about. After researching more on their governor, the students will choose a Governor to have a "mock interview" with. We will then present them to the class. 

This is the current Governor of Utah, learn more about him and those who've preceded him by looking at this Tiki-Toki presentation: http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/625375/Utahs-Governors-by-Alaire-Moore/

Dr. Seuss Prezi

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss Day!

Speaking and Listening Standard 4 
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
The students will use this Prezi presentation to be able to recount events about Dr. Seuss. We will have an oral exam about the life and events of Theodore Seuss Giesel.

Standard 8 
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
Prezi is one of my most favorite websites to use to share information. It's so easy to navigate and easy to put in the facts. 
We will spend most of our time going over Dr. Seuss and his influence on us today.
We will then take the next few weeks reading his books.

http://prezi.com/cizgx5ffzujl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

We will start by going over his life through using this Prezi presentation.