Kindergarten

2015-2016  BEST OF LUCK KINDERGARTEN!! media type="youtube" key="OHFi8T3Ju8A" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="7mxdIes8vw8" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="HTYX988F3SU" width="560" height="315" align="center"

Students had Leprechauns visit all week. Here, they shared what they would do if they were Leprechauns. Also below, students used Fotobabble to retell their story. media type="custom" key="28369093"

Students celebrated 100 days of school by "turning" 100 years old, and they filled their "bucket list" of what they hope to accomplish before they turn 100. Check them out: media type="custom" key="28339083"

Students video conferenced with their partner class in Edwards, Colorado where they learned all about Ruby Bridge. They watched this video to learn how to draw a picture of Ruby. They then used Educreations to create a video of what they know about Ruby Bridges using temporal words (first, then, next, last). Check it out:

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Students met kindergarten reading and technology standards: ISTE Standards for Students: Creativity and innovation: students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using tech [|CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.5] Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. [|CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1] Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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Students published their animal research using an iPad app called Fotobabble. Students met kindergarten reading and technology standards:

[|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.2] Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. and [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.6] With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. and ISTE standard select and use digital application effectively and productively.

Click the student's name to see his/her project:
 * Rahish || De'Mykal || Kairaho || Corey  || Kayia  ||
 * Savannah || Nyla || Christapher  || Naiyla || King ||
 * Jalen || Khloe || Zyon ||  ||   ||

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Students are using Google Hangouts to video conference with a kindergarten classroom in Edwards, Colorado. Our goal is to meet ISTE standard #1 (Creativity and innovation) and ISTE standard #2 (Communication and collaboration) while at the same time meeting the CCSS. Check out our work:

On the first day of school, students recorded their name and what they hoped to learn this year in kindergarten as a collaborative technology project with Mrs. Garcia, Mrs. Ogletree, Ms. Ryan and Mrs. Makely. media type="youtube" key="JxzWrjZBzLQ" width="560" height="315"

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