Ms. Kreul's Class Blog » Technology Tidbits http://mskreul.edublogs.org A class of fourth graders at Richards School in Whitefish Bay, WI USA Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:11:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Student Blogs http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/11/23/student-blogs-3/ http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/11/23/student-blogs-3/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:51:49 +0000 mkreul http://mskreul.edublogs.org/?p=2417 sun1It’s so exciting to see 4K students starting to publish work on their individual blogs from home. The class will be going to the computer lab for 2 more sessions of keyboarding using Type to Learn, then they will have more time in school to practice their writing and word processing skills as they write articles to publish online.

Please share your fourth grader’s blog address with families and friends and ask them to post comments. Thank you!

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Here’s a quick writing activity to try every day. First, generate a creative story starter. Pick a format: notebook, letter, newspaper, or postcard. Print your story for a surprise.

This looks like lots of fun, fourth graders. If you try this writing activity, write your review and post as a comment.  :-)

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This search engine is designed specifically for children’s interests, homing in on popular content that appeals to young Web viewers while filtering out potentially harmful sites. KidRex works like a Google search engine, but it also has some kid-friendly design features, including a giant image of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Parents and teachers may find the site to be a reliable resource as well, with its regularly updated content added to the custom-search option. A parents’ page includes information about Web safety with recommendations about how to protect children while they surf the Internet.

Try it out and leave a comment letting us know what you think!

]]> http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/11/06/search-engine-for-children/feed/ 1 Word Processing http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/11/04/download-reading-logs/ http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/11/04/download-reading-logs/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:03:25 +0000 mkreul http://mskreul.edublogs.org/?p=2319 Remember that Reading Log pages can be downloaded from the class blog so students can type their reading log entries each week. A great way to practice keyboarding skills!

Over the next few weeks, fourth graders will be finishing up their keyboarding lessons using “Type to Learn.” As the year goes on, they will have the opportunity to word process some of their class assignments, so the keyboarding practice will come in handy!

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World Series

If you are a baseball fan, you’ll want to visit mlb.com – the official site of Major League Baseball – to follow all of the action!

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To see work by 4K students from the past 2 years, click on the links for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 for the 4K@ Richards blog under Blogroll from the class blog page.

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JP’s Blog — Class of 2008-2009

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In honor of the first day of October, visit this site to practice carving your pumpkins for Halloween.

Halloween and pumpkins are a very big deal in Whitefish Bay, WI!

Virtual Pumpkin Carving


Photo taken by Ms. Kreul in Schoolhouse Park in WFB. October 2008.

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Hubble Telescope –  Hubble history, news, and amazing photos

]]> http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/09/30/nasa-web-sites/feed/ 0 Visitors Map Archived http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/06/02/visitors-map-archived/ http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/06/02/visitors-map-archived/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:46:44 +0000 mkreul http://mskreul.edublogs.org/?p=1818 The ClustrMaps Visitors Map which tracked hits to this class blog from May 31, 2008 to June 1, 2009 was recently archived. Wow – lots of people have read the 4K Blog over the past year!

]]> http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/06/02/visitors-map-archived/feed/ 0 Noodle Houses 2009 http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/06/01/noodle-houses-2009/ http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/06/01/noodle-houses-2009/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:08:15 +0000 mkreul http://mskreul.edublogs.org/?p=1809 Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Noodle Houses 2009 Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox Make a Smilebox slideshow ]]> http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/06/01/noodle-houses-2009/feed/ 1 Summer Web Sites 2009 http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/summer-web-sites-2009/ http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/summer-web-sites-2009/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 16:28:09 +0000 mkreul http://mskreul.edublogs.org/?p=1807 Download the list of Summer Web Sites 2009. Enjoy!

Summer Web Sites 2009

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]]> http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/05/14/signs-of-spring/feed/ 0 A Room With a View Observation http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/a-room-with-a-view-observation-6/ http://mskreul.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/a-room-with-a-view-observation-6/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 23:39:51 +0000 mkreul http://mskreul.edublogs.org/?p=1772 Here is the link to 4K’s May observations for the A Room With a View telecollaborative Internet project. Thanks to Annie and Sam for taking the photo and jotting down their observations this afternoon.
May 2009

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