Last Friday!

 The last two days have been bittersweet. We're getting closer to summer, but yesterday was the last day I saw my 3B I&I class (they'll finish the year in PE) and today was the last day I saw my cohort B classes in person! 

We're winding the year down by sharing the Cultural Identity presentations. Students have seriously exceeded my expectations with this project, and I'm so glad to have been able to push students outside of their comfort zone by not allowing the use of Google Slides. I think Biteable, Canva, and WeVideo were the three most popular tech tools chosen, but a handful of students tried some others, including Scratch, Vizme, and Piktochart. I won't be able to share the full presentations because they include students' personal information, but I can share a few screenshots below:

Since the last month of school is so short, I did not assign a June Doodle Calendar. In its place, students have been drawing for a fun Pear Deck warm-up. I provide a picture of my Bitmoji and a drawing prompt, and give students 5 minutes to draw something. Today's prompt was to provide Ms. Strasser with protective rain gear (since it's a very rainy day) and yesterday's prompt was to help Ms. Strasser with sun safety! I was definitely not disappointed by the drawings. Enjoy!

Cultural Identity Project

 This week students worked on the tech tool playlist, where I gave them tutorials for 6 different tech tools (Biteable, Canva, Lucidchart, Piktochart, Powtoon, and WeVideo), and they had to select three tools to explore and practice using. I had students share simple "about me" information just to get used to using all the features, and the ones that I have seen so far have been great! These tools are so much more interesting than Google Slides, because there are so many customizable elements that are very easy to use.

Yesterday and today I introduced the final product of the Cultural Identity Project, where students must select a tech tool to present information about their chosen country. Students will be working on this over the next couple of classes, with the final product being due on Tuesday, June 8th. Beginning Wednesday, June 9th, students will take turns presenting to the class, either in a live presentation or by playing a clip with pre-recorded audio. I am so excited to see students' research come to life!

Enjoy the long weekend!