Prezis!!

Finally, we will set up Prezi accounts today:

http://prezi.com/

You will need to set up an account with your HTS Email account and password - it will be a free account for students.

You will be creating a Prezi for your biography project, so I thought it would be fun if you created a quick biography about yourself to practice.  Here is my sample:



Let's watch a Prezi tutorial:


In your Prezi biography, I would like you to include:

Where you were born
Three words to describe you
Your favorite books
Your favorite foods
Your greatest accomplishment, or thing you are most proud of...
Your family

I'd like you to include pictures on each slide.

Let's have fun with this!!

Mrs. Morell

It's St. Patrick's Day!!

... or at least it is in the 4th Grade today!

First, we will watch a couple of videos about St. Patrick's Day, the first from BrainPop:

www.brainpop.com

And a pair of videos from the History Channel, one titled: Bet You Didn't Know: St. Patricks Day, and one on the New York City St. Patricks Day Parade:

http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/videos#st-patrick

And let's take a quick peek at Irish step dancing from Riverdance:

The we'll do a bit of research from The History Channel, where you can find this great infographic:

 from the National Geographic Blog

Internet Searching Tips and A Scavenger Hunt

Today, we'll talk about effective Internet Searching Tips by watching the following Prezi:




Then, we will use the Internet to try to find the answers to a series of questions, using the tips we have just discussed.

www.google.com

What is 4789+895?

Name two facts about dolphins

What is the population of Australia?

What is today’s temperature in Tokyo, Japan?

Name the president of Greece.

What are the hours of the Newseum on a Friday?

Who is the author of Journey to the River Sea?

What book won the Newberry Medal in 2013?   Name the three runners-up

Name three moons of Saturn

What was the score of the Villanova vs. Georgetown basketball game this week?

Name a famous painting by Norman Rockwell .

What is the capital of Kenya?

Name a sculpture found in the sculpture garden at the National Gallery of Art

Define braille

Name two websites that have braille games for kids

Name one photo of the day from the White House website

Define onomatopoeia

Name the new US Secretary of Defense