Grade 5 Dragons!

A few weeks ago we set the challenge of who can get the best score on Electrocity – a great resource for learning about sources of energy and it’s advantages & disadvantages. Up to now, as far as I can see, this is the top ten from the G5dragons so far: I wonder who will [...]

Hope you all had a wonderful break! An exciting time for the G5 students – we have started our culminating event of Elementary School: the PYP mini-Exhibition…! Some of the tools that our Grade 5′s could make use of (hint hint g5dragons!) include: video reflections: much better than having to write everything down! Google Custom Search: very [...]

See a Tagul word cloud below – the great thing with this for YOU (something that wordle doesn’t let you do) is that it let’s YOU search the definition of the word in google by just clicking on the words below! Can anyone find any other ways to use this ‘cool tool’? Send any examples [...]

 Some of you are already very knowledgeable about how to be safe, respectful & responsible on the ‘big wide web.’ I also know a few of you could do with a few reminders… Here are 2 FUN sites to learn about how to keep safe on the internet…! thinkuknow safekids Please comment on what you learnt [...]

While I was looking through some GREAT student blogs from Hong Kong Academy and Shanghai American School I came across Andrew’s Weebly site. It looks like he is doing an Exhibition right now too and had embedded this fun cartoon about wasting energy from youtube:

Here is a webquest where you can find out information about energy and energy sources… This is a great way of finding out more information on your own! Another useful resource that we have set up for you is this Energy Custom Search. We have selected only the best and mot relevant sites for you [...]

Over the past week, we have been reflecting on the G5 Camp 2010. Below is Jang Woo’s ‘animoto‘ that he made – does anyone else want to share? Send me the ‘embed code’! Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

A few of you played with ‘this is sand‘ – the addictive sand patterns site that I shared with Jack and he passed on to you (thank you Jack!)… Here are a few more VERY cool ways to start some art online – yes, SOME of us need the help of technology – I think [...]

¡ƃolq ǝpɐɹƃ ɥʇɟıɟ ɹno oʇ ǝɯoɔlǝʍ OF COURSE this is cool! And here‘s how and where to do it…: http://www.en.fliptext.net/ It’s not like turning the screen upside down Gabi/Vilma but still pretty impressive ¡looʇ looɔ ʎɹǝʌ sıɥʇ ʎoɾuǝ

Well – it was the first… Please visit this link to take the STUDENT survey ….. This is required by ALL who went on the trip! Ask your parents to help too and try to give as much detail as possible… AND all PARENTS – please take 2 minutes of your time to answer these [...]