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 * ** TEACHING STANDARD #7 ** : Uses technology effectively to achieve student learning objectives.

Continuation __**Moodle Chats**__ I have used to help students to update their knowledge of what they studied in their units.

BrainPOP is an online service that offers short videos about various topics related to school curriculum--**ecosystems, electricity and magnetism, and weather and climate**. I've used BrainPOP videos as part of my jigsaw activities with my students. The objectives were to
 * BrainPOP and Jigsaw**
 * acquaint students at their own pace with material related to their units of study
 * provide opportunities for pre-teaching/front-loading of information at the start of a given unit of study
 * give oral presentations of their findings

This was a learning activity that I could not exclude from this year's curriculum. Not only does the BrainPOP jigsaw work well as a front-loading activity at the start of the unit, but it also serves as an excellent review of material after a school holiday. This year, the G4 unit on weather and climate was put on hold for a week due to our school-wide school break. I chose to use the jigsaw activity to refresh my students' knowledge of the sub-topics of weather, climate, water cycle, and clouds.

The student in the photo is watching a BrainPOP video about an aspect of weather and climate. While watching the video, he is taking notes on a guided note-taking sheet on the topic and is free to review the video as many times as he feels is necessary. He will eventually share his information with his classmates.

||  || __**ASA--Upper Elementary School-Tacular Eco-Friendly Online Magazine**__

This has been my third year running the Online Magazine ASA. When the magazine started in 2009, students were responsible for interviews, writing questions, taking photos, and a few other jobs. The bulk of the heavy technology occurred during post-production and rested mostly with me. I'd created a host page on Wikispaces and embedded an interactive poster on Glogster. I was solely responsible for each Glogster page This has changed substantially over the years. Last year, students started moving away from notepads and pencils and more towards putting their information in Google Docs and Google Spreadsheets. This year students have their own pages on Glogster--pages they have produced. I continue to edit and manage the magazine. I also update the Online Magazine's links on the ASD school web site.

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