Welcome Post

Welcome to my Year 4 learning blog. This year I am in Room 15 and my teacher is Miss Massey. I enjoy learning with her because she is such a great teacher to Learn with. This year I am looking forward to doing more  hard work. I hope you will enjoy my blog and leave lot's of feed back.

Mrs Honeys hat

WALT find and summarise information by retelling main events in a text

                                                  REFLECTION

Summarise   information  means  to retell  a story in my own words.

I  know that  when  I am  searching   for  words  to look  in the  index.

Main events  are beginning middle and end. You use  them  because then 

you know which is beginning middle and end also it helps me remember

the detail.

What's the matter?

WALT build simple sentences to add more description to our writing.

Reflection
I am learning to build my sentences by adding more detail. It makes my story interesting to read. Next time I want to add more wow words to my writing. I feel proud of my work.

WALT solve problems by making equal shares

Reflection : I am learning to sort objects equally into groups. I like to use counters to help me. I feel proud solving division facts. Next time I will put more and more effort into my maths. I love doing division and want to learn more.

My e-learning progressions

YEAR 3 & 4

Equipment & Operation

We are learning to:	We will know we have been successful when ...
use camera settings eg macro and zoom	we can select the macro setting for close-up photos we can zoom in and out we can use the appropriate setting eg portrait, auto, movie we can frame photos from different perspectives etc snail perspective, giraffe perspective
transfer photos to computer eg iPhoto or Picasa	we can transfer photos to a computer
export iPad work	we can find the export tab we can select the appropriate file type e.g. email, pdf or jpeg, save etc we can email the file to the appropriate person
be responsible for the safe-keeping of all digital equipment	we can put equipment away when not in use use the iPads and laptops on an appropriate surface wear a lanyard when using a camera handle the iPads and laptops carefully

Creating and Presenting

We are learning to:	We will know we have been successful when ...
create documents and presentations in Google Drive	we can choose the appropriate document type for our purpose eg document, spreadsheet, presentation we can add an appropriate name we can file documents in the appropriate folder
use a Presentation application	we can open and save a keynote we can add text to text box we can add an image we can add new pages
insert text boxes	we can find the add text box icon to create it we can position a text box we can add content to a text box we can fill and outline a text box
change page layout	we can find and use the page layout tabs
use audio and video recording applications	we make sure there is no background noise we speak clearly and with appropriate volume we capture the entire image on the screen
upload video to blogs via Youtube or similar with support	we can find the Youtube upload tab we can upload a video to Youtube we can embed the video to our blog using the HTML code
embed content into other locations with support	we can find and copy the embed code we can paste embed code in the right place, into our blog, under the HTML tab
create and use simple graphic organisers independently	we can create a graphic organiser using apps such as Popplet, Padlet etc we can add details to a graphic organiser
use email	we can compose and send an email we can open our inbox and read an email
create, save and publish posts on blogs	we give blog posts appropriate titles we can create text content in a blog post we can add an image to a blog post we can upload a movie file into a blog post we remember to add labels to a blog post we can proofread our post before publishing we understand that a published post is visible to the world we can edit both draft and published blog posts
read and comment on blogs and sites independently	we can make appropriate comments on blogs and sites
take a screenshot on computer and iPads	we can use the shift+command+4 buttons on the computer we can use the home and off buttons on the iPad
use Kid Pix or similar application	we can insert images we can add audio content we can embed video content we can create slideshows

Internet Use and Research

We are learning to:	We will know we have been successful when ...
gather information from a variety of sources	we know the difference between blog, site, .com, .org etc we can use the appropriate tool for our research eg search engines, Wikipedia, encyclopedias
find information using search engines	we can use a variety of search engines eg Google, KidRex, quinturakids, ask.com, anyquestions.co.nz etc we can choose the appropriate search engine for our purpose
use Google research tool within Google Drive	we can find and use the research tool
find images specific to our topic independently	we can use Google Image search or Creative Commons search to find suitable images

Keyboard and Mouse Skills

We are learning to:	We will know we have been successful when ...
edit text	we can use spellcheck, delete, backspace and undo
Use formatting and drawing toolbars	we can find and use the text colour and highlighting buttons we can find and use the bold, italic and underline buttons we can find and use the text alignment options we can create lists using numbers and bullets we can find and insert shapes we can change page orientation to landscape or portrait
select text	we can use the trackpad to highlight, cut, copy and paste
use basic shortcuts	we can use command+c to copy we can use command+v to paste we can use command+x to cut we can use command+s to save we can use command+a to select all we can use command+q to quit we can use command+z to undo

Digital Citizenship

We are learning to:	We will know we have been successful when ...
be responsible digital citizens	we know who we are talking to online we understand that to be good cyber citizens we must abide by sites’ terms and conditions
follow the school digital citizenship guidelines	we keep passwords private we use school ICT equipment appropriately for education purposes we use our Google accounts appropriately
access information without plagiarising	we credit ownership to the author we use the Research function (in Google) to cite images and content we use Creative Commons content where possible and credit appropriately
create a positive digital footprint	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n-AdP6PBT8