Grade 4 State Fair

4th Grade presents:

Spofford Pond School State Fair

Students in grade 4 have been studying the U.S. States over the past several weeks.  In a culminating project, they create a presentation including everything they have learned about their State.  Families, teachers and other students are invited to the State Fair to see their discoveries. This year, the State Fair also included this fun Midway Game: Using Flipgrid, each student left a video recording that included two truths and a lie about their State.  Fair participants were encouraged to leave a video reply, trying to guess which statement was the lie. In this scenario, everyone was a winner!
Flipgrids: passcode:  B0xf0rd* State Fair Fun:

Students also created a sing-along to Renald Francoeur's "Tour the States". Check it out:

Snow Day!

Spofford Pond Students Live Snow Day Weather Reports

Technology Essential Questions:

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration and/or communication?

How does this digital tool share student voices and ignite discussions?

How can we use this digital tool to create original, innovative works and ideas?

How does this digital tool address the different needs, learning styles, interests and abilities of students?

2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework:

3-5.CAS.a.3; 3-5.CAS.a.5; 3-5.CAS.c.4; 3-5.DTC.b

6-8.CAS.a.3; 6-8.CAS.a.4; 6-8.CAS.a.5; 6-8.CAS.b.4; 6-8.CAS.b.6; 6-8.CAS.c; 6-8.DTC.b;

Global Reading Event

Read Across America! Read Across the World! Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Today Spofford Pond students participated in Read Across America, "an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.
Additionally, students shared book reviews on a global Flipgrid classroom.  Students left video book reviews (complete with #shelfies) of their favorite books and the reasons why they would recommend it to someone else.  This global Flipgrid classroom has over 4000 participants and is still growing! Click here to check it out.
What a great way to share a love of reading on a global platform!

Technology Essential Questions:

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration and/or communication?

How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

How can we leverage a tool like Flipgrid to increase engagement and amplify student voice?

How can we share our ideas on a global scale?

2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework

3-5.CAS.a.3; 3-5.CAS.a.5; 3-5.CAS.b.1; 3-5.CS.C.4; 3-5.DTC.b

6-8.CAS.a.4; 6-8.CAS.a.5; 6-8.CAS.b.6; 6-8.DTC.a.1; 6-8.DTC.b