What an eel can do on Fakebook

Check out this Fakebook page here.  This was shared by Brittany Dusko (High school science) from her Marine Biology class.  Definitely one of the most interesting ones I have seen.

Fakebook (HS Science)

  What would Democritus have posted on Facebook?  Who would have been friends with JJ Thomson or John Dalton?  Sonya Goldstein challenged her high school students to create a fakebook for a scientist.  She also shared her handout for you to use with your students. Click on the links in this post to see the complete pages.

If only they had facebook

For the complete fakebook, please click fakebook Students in Shannon Johnson’s Problem Solving class shared their knowledge about a famous mathematician by creating a fakebook page.  Here is one example.  Fakebook could be used in any content area!

Smore in the newspaper

After reading Number the Stars, a class created smores as newspapers.  They were told the war had ended and to write an article describing the return of the Danish Jews.  Here are three samples- use the scroll bars to see the entire product.

Smore and the worms

These posters were created during one period in a middle school science classroom using smore.

No campfire for these smores!

Want a stress-free way to share text, images, maps, links, and sounds?  Check out Smore- this site makes it easy to create flyers for online or print.  As a test, I took a recent assignment (construct a brochure for a European trip) and created the output in Smore (see below).  While there are premade templates, you can also start with a blank screen and design your own format.  When your flyer is complete, you can link, embed or print.  The link worked perfectly in edmodo yet I did have to tweak the size when I embedded the sample. You do need an email account to sign up for a free account.  When working with the students, I have created a new Gmail account just for Smore.  Several students can access the account with one username/password. There are several paid versions- the biggest modification is in the number of emails you can send (and some of the customer support features).  I’ve already line up a few other teachers (inventors, Civil War) - how could you use Smore?  

Animals and what a first grader knows

 What can a first grader do in twenty minutes?  James (in April Magistro’s class) decided to share his knowledge of the animal kingdom in this Storybird book.  Like all budding authors, feedback is important, so please share your comments. Animals and What a First Grader Knows on Storybird

Where you there with George?

Lynn Olender’s Language Arts class used www.storybird.com to share their feelings after reading about George Washington. I was invited to their reading this morning and they offered to share their books with me. How could you use storybird in your classroom? George Washington and the Army. on StorybirdHow would it feel if you served under George Washington's army? on Storybird

Attach of the creatures

Dana Ebbighausen has been working with her fourth graders with Storybird.  Storybird is free and easy to use.  I visited some of her classes and all the students were engaged and loved creating their own online books.  Special thanks to Chris for allowing me to share his book.

THE ATTACK of CREATURES! on Storybird

Looking for summer reading?

Porter Ballard’s third grade classes recently published their Storybirds. You are the first to see my reviews.

Sharkboy – This will be the story that will help keep me on my diet!

The Pig’s Revenge - I loved the mechanical penguins in this action packed adventure.

Washington D.C Blizzard – A great travel story with a very sweet ending!

Please read these creative books and share your comments with our talented authors!

 

Sharkboy on Storybird The Pig's Revenge! on Storybird The Washington D.C. Blizzard on Storybird