Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Absorbed in Learning!





First grade students in Mrs. Zientek's room are used the Laptop Lab

at Blackland Prairie to research animals. Prior to today, the class had completed a class research project on penguins, but now they are able to research different topics.
Each student, armed with a graphic organizer and clipboard, used the school and district online resources to find various facts about their subject.
One source used is Pebble Go, an award winning PreK-3 database for reading and research. There is a built in reading and research tool so students may listen or watch the passage as it is read. Students listed facts about their animal in a graphic organizer, which will be used when students compose their papers.

Another online source used was World Book Kids. Students were able to access various articles or videos on their topics.

All these resources may be used at home as well. Parents may be provided with the user name and password for these either from the classroom teacher or the librarian.

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