Staff,
I wanted to share what's currently going on during IM (Information Meda) time.  I have updated the SSS site to an IM site to accommodate Literacy, Library and the Technology standards.  When you first open up the IM site (under teacher sites) you'll see the grade levels as before.  Click on a grade level and you'll see the specific standards for that grade level in literacy, library, and technology.  You will also see links to the old "writing" standards which can be valueable.  When you or students click on the blue atom , that will link you to student resources.  The high-lighted activity is what we are currently working on.  The following is a link to the updated IM (Information Meda) web site.  https://public.rcas.org/el/cd/teachersites/sissodav/Pages/default.aspx.  Thank you for informing me of where you're at in Reading and Writing.  It allows me to somewhat align with what you're doing in those subject areas.

Dave

Staff,

I spent some time working on reshaping the old SSS site into an updated IMS site:

It's a work in progress. The grade level web resources are compliments of Joni Kinzler, the IMS at Pinedale. The standards at the bottom of each grade level page include the 3 main things we are to present to students during IMS time plus I added the writing standards: The CCSS are grade specific as are the writing, technology and reading standards.

Click on your grade level on the left side of the screen to get specific. The following is my new IMS Home Page:

 https://public.rcas.org/el/cd/teachersites/sissodav/Pages/default.aspx

Enjoy,  Dave

Staff,
The following is an update of some of what's going on at IMS time.  In the K-2 groups we are exploring the differences between fiction and non-fiction with a cool on-line site called Bookflix.  The previous link gets you to the login page.  I have signed Corral up for a 30 day free trial.  The username is (bkflix).  The password is (move).  It has fiction and non-fiction side by side.  If you want to see a fiction story about sharks, you can.  Right next to it is a non-fiction story about sharks.

The 3-5 groups are exploring a resource from the library called the "Children's Atlas of the United States."  We are doing a review of it's contents.  I have also created an on-line Edmodo quiz that they will take next week.  To follow up the use of the atlas we will be using Google Earth to explore and answer more questions on Edmodo.

If you have any questions or input, let me know.

Dave

Staff,
Thank you for your cooperation in completing 48 non-fiction "book trailers."  Many of the students teamed up with someone else.  Potentially we had around 90 students meet all of requirements of the rubric and get their's posted on the Corral Drive Library web site. Below the non-fiction book trailers are fiction book trailers done 2 years ago. I will attach in this blog a direct link.  If you want to find it on your own:  Click on RCAS, Elementary Libraries, Corral, Student Work, Book Trailers.

Thanks again,  Dave

https://public.rcas.org/el/cd/teachersites/sissodav/studentcreatedvideos/Wiki%20Pages/Home.aspx

Staff,
Next week, K-2 will be voting on their favorite Prairie Bud Books.  Over the last several weeks we have read 7 of the nominated Prairie Bud books.

"LMNO Peas" by Keith Baker;  "Little Pink Pup" by Johanna Kerby; "Bridget's Beret" by Tom Lichtenheld; "Children Make Terrible Pets" by Peter Brown; "My Garden" by Kevin Henkes;
"We Are in a Book" by Mo Willems; "Even Monsters Need Haircuts" by Matthew McElligott

The following link will give you a complete listing of all of the nominated Prairie Bud books:
http://library.sd.gov/LIB/CYS/prairieawards/201213/bud/index.aspx

After next weeks' voting we will be moving on to other topics.  If you have time, please contact me about what your grade level is working on in both Math and Literacy.   Thanks

The week in 3rd-5th we are winding down our work on the book trailers.  I'm seeing a few groups or individuals completing their work.  That's always exciting to see these new products.  I will email a link to all completed "non-fiction book trailers" when I get them posted to the web. Each of the projects needed some specific things to be completed: Cover Page Slide (Title and Author) ; Table of Contents (highlighting 2 chapters ; Recorded Narration ; Background Music ; Glossary (highlighting 2 important words ; Index (highlighting) 2 words + Page numbers ; Credits Page (Clip Art-Google),
(Photo Story-Music), Narration (Student Names), Slide Design (Student Names).

If you have time, please contact me about what your grade level is working on in both Math and Literacy. Thanks

Thanks for checking out this post.

Dave

Staff,
This first part of the post is for Kindergarten and 1st Grade teachers.  This week we will be moving into some Technology areas practicing Keyboarding and Mouse control.  As we all know, controlling those two becomes a life time of practice.  The standard and sites covered for Kindergarten are as follows:  Operating a Mouse or Keyboard.  The standard and sites covered for 1st Grade are as follows:  Identifying Letter Keys.  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

As for 2nd grade - 5th grade we are continuiing to work on the "process" towards completing the book trailers based on their non-fiction books.  This week all students created a folder on the desktop and found their exact book cover on google.  They learned how to save the book cover to that folder.  They also began saving 15 - 20 pictures into that same folder.  Next week, the plan is to select 7-10 of those pictures and learn how to insert them into a "power point" slide show.  From there, the students will take those slides and import them into "photo story."  Once all of the slides are imported, students will narrate each slide and include a book cover, title page, table of contents, glossary and index.  Each page, once concluded, will have background music and recorded narration.  When I see that all of that is included in their presenatations, I will upload them to an internet link on the school library home page.  It will be several weeks worth of work. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Dave