A Landmark Day: Learning with Laptops!

This week Mrs. Ranney's class is very fortunate!

The fifth graders are at Outdoor Education.

Now, why is that  lucky for Mrs. Ranney and her students?

They were able to use the fourth/fifth grade laptops!

Here's how we used them:

First, we each composed a blog comment in word. 

 That way we were able to use the spelling and grammar check tools!

 After proofreading, we copied and pasted our comments into the comment box on a blog.

 Some of us commented to our Quad Blogging Buddies in Mrs. Watson's Class.

Others commented on our Skyping with Mr. Avery or Family Blogging Month posts.

 After blogging, we practiced this week's vocabulary by playing the "Poppa's New Pants" eword game.

Then it was on to IXL to work on new skills with decimals!

If we completed our work on IXL, we were able to choose other links to explore.

Some of us chose Grammar Ninja!

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What did you think about this experience?

What did you enjoy most about using the laptops?

What useful sites or applications could we use if we can get them again? 

Skyping With Our Quad Blogging Buddies: Mr. Avery's Class in Massachusetts!

We had a wonderful time today, Skyping with our
Quad Blogging Buddies in Mr. Avery's class in
Plympton, Massachusetts!

They called us at 11:00 A. M., which was 

2:00 P. M. Eastern Standard Time.

By the time we were finished talking, Mr. Avery's class was being dismissed to go home, and we were on our way to music with Mr. B!

The students in each class took turns sharing facts about 

their states, communities, and schools.

It was interesting to make comparisons and contrasts! 

For example, California is the third largest state in area with 158,633 square miles, and

Massachusetts is the sixth smallest state with an area of only 8,263 square miles!

In addition, California is the number one most populated state in the USA with

37,253,956 people! Massachusetts has a population of 6,547,629, 

which is a large number for such a small state!

We noticed that we have something special in common, the ocean!

Of course, ours is the Pacific and theirs is the Atlantic!

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Each of us prepared a fact to share with Mr. Avery's class.

Some of the facts we shared were about our state symbols.

Watch the slide show to see some of the symbols of California!

California State Symbols on PhotoPeach

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What did you enjoy most about our Skyping experience?

What California facts did you find most interesting?

What facts did you learn from Mr. Avery's class?

What Massachusetts state symbols do you remember?

Let's Meet Our Blogging Buddies: Mrs. de Vries' Class in Australia!

Mrs. Ranney's class enjoys sharing and learning 

with other classes around the world. 

This year, they are QUAD buddies with three other classes!

 

 

Mrs. Ranney's Classroom Blog 3rd Grade California, USA 

(March 7th-13th)

Mr. Avery’s Classroom Blog 4th Grade Massachusetts, USA 

(March 14-20th)

3DD Classroom Blog Grade 3 Australia (March 28th-April 3rd)

Mrs. Watson's 2/3 Class British Columbia, Canada (April 4-10)

The concept is  four blogging classes come together and learn about one another one week at a time. 

This alliance will help each class increase learning more about the wonderful world we live in.

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This week, let's meet Mrs. de Vries' Grade 3 in Australia! 
Since they are located in the Eastern Hemisphere, they are18 hours ahead of us!
If it is 12 o'clock noon on March 28th, here in California, 
it is 6 A. M. on March 29th in Australia!

Head on over to 3DD Class Blog (Leopold, Australia) to learn about them 

and leave a comment!

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