Netbooks

**Erik Larson**

 * Grade 5**
 * Coloniale Estates School**
 * 28 students.**

**Examples of Current Netbook Usage:**
1. Narrative Stories- student example; rubric
 * LA- Writing**

2. News Articles- student example Newsletters -[| Web Quest]

3. Fractured Fairy Tales play and stories- link to Web Quest, example; rubric [|Web Quest A (Readers Theatre)] and [|Web Quest B (Story Writing)]

Novel Study - kidblog.org for Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. log in to view using larsonguest, password guest.
 * Reading Comprehension**

// 1. Wikispace: Geography of Canada: // - Worksheets and Presentations - Regions Project - Tourist Destination- [|kidblog.or]
 * Social**

// 2. Wikispace History of Canada // - Artifact Project- kidblog.org - First Nations of Canada Group Project - Explorers of Canada - Historical Place Name Project

//3. Canada's Identity- Wikispace// http://mrlarson.wikispaces.com/Canadian+Identity - What is Identity? - Canadian Symbols - Canada's Identity

1. Weather PhenomenaProject 2. Important Inventor (relating to Electricity)- will be posted on kidblog.org 3. Wetland Organisms [|Web Quest]
 * Science- wikispace**

Examples of Future Netbook Usage:
1. Google- students will be using igoogle, google docs, gmail, google calendar and other various google gadgets to help with their organization and learning. I have been lucky enough to start the process and we are just becoming familiar with the possibilities.

2. ePearl- I would like to use this program as a portfolio for my students work. I want to utilize the programs capabilities to help students understand the process when completing a project, their own assessment and through the use of this program, they can develop a better appreciation of their abiliites, reflect on their work and make more substantial improvements.

3. Netbook Usuage (tool for learning in a constructivist centred classroom) 1. Online Dictionary 2. Reading Comprehension websites 3. Writing – grammar practice websites 4. Spellingcity- 5. Research 6. Read and Write Gold 7. Projects- notebook, 8. Online learning- wikispaces 9. Collaborative Learning- etherpad 10. Kidblog 11. ePearl 12. mathletics 13. All the Right Type 14. Web Quests

Potential Actiivties 1. Develop of previous activitites to make them more constructivist and student led. 2. Incorporation of more of the curriculum into constructivist lessons 3. Google-docs, igoogle, etc 4. ePearl 5. Continued use of and improvements of activities