"GROWTH MINDSET"
Students discuss situations that are difficult at first but if they use a Growth Mindset they will often earn success by never giving up and working hard on a skill until they are successful. Using Google Docs, students brainstormed what a Growth Mindset means to them, any Growth Mindset experiences they have had, an academic goal for the year, and their plan to achieve the goal using a Growth Mindset. Then students wrote a paragraph using a Word document that they read while being video-taped. Students used Wixie (an online version of Pixie) to create an illustration of their Growth Mindset example. Students then used the green screen effect in iMovie to combine their Wixie illustration with their video to create their individual movies. The individual student green screen videos were then combined into a class video.
MrS. PELLEGRINO's Class
"DIAMANTE"
Students created a diamante with the help of the “readwritethink” website. Students then used a digital camera to take pictures of a scene reflected in their poem, or they used a student approved search engine to find appropriate images. Students used Word to edit and type out the diamante. Students used Comic Life to display their diamante and the pictures they choose. This Comic Life Diamante project was converted into a jpeg image. Students then narrated and turned their digital image into a Quicktime movie.
MRS. PELLEGRINO'S CLASS