4th Grade Persuasive eBooks

Mrs. Macelhiney's 4th Grade Creating Opinion eBooks Recently, 4th graders have been writing persuasive essays.  Upon completion, they were asked to create an illustrated eBook to highlight their opinion and compelling reasons.
Do you think Boxford should have sidewalks? Click below for Caroline's reasons why it should.  Enjoy!

Mrs. Macelhiney's 4th Grade Class

Technology Essential Question: How can this technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

Online Research and eBook Presentations

Martin Luther King, Jr - by Grade 4 Students were tasked with: 1.  Using Kids InfoBits (online database) to research at least five facts about Martin Luther King, Jr.
2.  Creating online notes and summaries of their research, send to Google Drive
3.  Creating citations for the resources they used, send to Google Drive
4.  Compiling their findings by creating an eBook about M.L.K., Jr. for a young audience using Book Creator

Researching Martin Luther King, Jr

Creating an eBook

Click on images to view finished projects:

Click here for a sample of Research Notes

Click here for a sample of Citations

Common Core Standards for Grade 4:  Reading Informational Text: RI.4; RI.4.9,
Writing:  W.4.2; W.4.4; W.4.7; W.4.8; W.4.9, Language:  L.4.1; L.4.2; L.4.3

Technology Essential Question: How can this technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

Grade 3 Winter Poems

Grade 3 Winter Poem Books In December, students in Ms. Hartley's third grade class spent some time creating Winter Poem books using iPads and an app called Book Creator. 

Click on the image below to check out their collaborative effort:

Technology Essential Question: How can we use this software to create original collaborative projects?