Curvy lines (Cybersmart)

 

My apples are stuck! (writing)

 

We were learning to create explanation writing. Explanation writing is where you explain how something works or why something happens. For this explanation writing we had to choose between three issues that we had to resolve using three objects. The three issues where a kite had got stuck on a roof, the sports ball had gone missing and getting the apples from the top of the tree down. I choose getting the apple from the top of the tree down. I got to choose between six objects, the three that I choose where a car, a hammer and a spade. 

I was being a thinker because I had to figure out how to resolve the problem that I choose using only three objects.

I found it easy to write my story down once I had done my planning because when I was doing my planning I was putting down ideas and sentences that I thought I would use in my story. I also found it easy to put in adjectives to describe what was happening in the story and say what things were like.

I found it challenging to choose one of the issues to solve because every issue had six objects to choose from and when you looked at all of them you had no idea how to use any of the objects for this particular issue. I also found it challenging to write down why the apples from the top of the tree are so good and why I want them so desperately.

Next time I need to write a little less and try to fit everything that I writ on the published one without it looking just like black lines. Next time I also need to make the process of, for example banging the hammer on the tree, longer and more about banging the hammer on the tree. 

Cybersmart-Fake or real?

We were learning to create something, in this case a black cat and a black snake, that isn't real or is made up.

At the start of this cybersmart section we had to go through slides and say on them if what the slides were showing were real or made up. After we did all of those slides we had to create one of our own fake or real?

So do you think this is real or fake after reading my piece of writing under the picture.

I found it easy to figure out what to write down underneath the picture as the story to tell what happened to the snake and the cat because before I started writing I thought of all the possibilities of how a cat could be connected to a snake. I also found it easy to create another part to the shadow for the cat ear because I just took a screenshot of the shadow, then inserted it and cropped it into a triangle.

I found it challenging to figure out what animal I was going to do and how I was going to do it because I searched up black snake but it was a shimmery black and then i searched up black cat and it was just black but the two blacks didn't match. I also found it challenging to put the cat in the right position to make it look like its connected.

I really enjoyed this because I have never created something that is actually two things that looks like one. I also really enjoyed this because I made up a piece of writing that I enjoyed creating.

Next time I need to change the colour of the background of my writing so it looks better. Next time I also need to find a more similar black to one another so it looks more real.

 

DLO Explanation writing (What causes lightning?)

 

We were learning to create a DLO (Digital learning object) about explanation writing. Explanation writing is where you explain how to do something or why something happens. We got to choose out of a few questions that involved a life cycle, I chose "what causes lightning". The things we needed to do were, research about what are question was, a plan of our writing, a diagram and our writing.

I was being a researcher because I had to go onto my chromebook and search up the information I was looking for for this DLO about what causes lightning.

I found it easy to find all of my information about what causes lightning because I found one website that had quite a bit of information. I also found it easy to write out my writing because I had already found a lot of information.

I found it hard to create my diagram on google drawings because we had to make it completely from scratch but I found a way how to do it, for example I made the ice crystals from the second part of the diagram from using x's and putting them in different positions. I also found it hard to find a upright background because I needed to find something to do with lightning.

I really enjoyed this because I got to learn one of the questions that I have had and now have the answer too. I also so enjoyed this because I got to play around with what my slide looked like how I used word art in my slide.

Next time I need to make my diagram look better because some of the arrows are out of place and make it look a bit more clear about what the first part of my diagram is about, (which is cold air being the blue part the red part being the warm air and the middle being the storm.)        

China DLO

 

In term 4 week 1 rooms 9 and 10 got a surprise envelope from the office at Mangapapa. We looked at the envelope we noticed that it had stamps from around the world on it and dirt we thought the envelope had traveled a long way. 

 We were learning to create a DLO about a certain country. We had to find a partner and then we got handed a piece of paper from the envelope. Me and my partner studied the paper for about ten seconds and released that we had got handed a letter from a girl in China. We had to read the letter after we read the letter we shared things about what we had learnt from it. We did a few different activities then on the last activity we had to make a DLO about what we have learnt.  

I found it easy to understand all of the words in the letter because there went many Chinese words. I also found it easy to record my voice so that it sounded fine on a website that our teachers told us about.

I found it challenging to fit everything in and make it look good on one google slide because there where quite a few things we needed to  fit in! I also found it hard to find good free to use picture because when you type up free to use it doesn't have as much of a selection.

 

I really enjoyed this because it was easier to work with two people so we had two brains to work with. I also really enjoyed this because I've learnt a lot of things about China like how they have six day of school and I only have 5 days of school.

Next time I need to try and make things smaller and not put to many pictures in my google slide and have more voice record parts in the google slide about what the picture mean and more information about them. 

   

Three drones DLO reading

 

We were learning to read a nonfiction book and then write about it for example, write five facts, write about why the Author wrote the book/Author's purpose, Research skills about were you could find more information and Vocabulary. After that you had to make another slide about what you learnt about reading the book that you choose, the things that you had to include in it were have your own sketch or diagram, searched for free to use pictures, red fount to match diagram, arrows to show the order to read it, added voice to teach others, outlined in text box-to show main point and bracket to help understand vocab.

I found it easy to draw my sketch because I found a picture online to copy of. I also found it easy to find free to use pictures that related to my slide off the internet to insert into my slide. I also found it easy to create the autio once we had found a website to  do it on.

I found it hard to figure out what part of the book I was going to write about, the parts of a drone or what the uses of the drones are theses days. I also found it hard to find a catchy title for that slide but I eventually figured it out:"Drones, the eye in the sky".

I really enjoyed this because now I know how to create a DLO/Digital Learning Object and I found learning how to do that really fun! I also enjoyed this because I read a book about drones and now I know the purpose of drones because I used to think they were just a flying piece of technology!  

Next time I need to add more detail such as adding more picture to add more red words to relate to the pictures. Next time I also need to something related to drone/the book I was reading.

Online Conversion

We were learning to create a online book with book creator about Good online conversations vs Bad online conversion. We did this so we could get better at having online convention and so that they could go on and on. We had to Notice things in our good conversion and our bad convention. The things we had to include were photos, a background, audio/voice clip, a good conversation and a bad conversion. A good conversion is were you asked questions and then the other person answers your question with another question to ask you. 

 I found it easy to insert photos and background because I knew what I wanted to find. I also found it easy to insert audio voice clips of me and my buddy speaking. I found it easy do this also because I only had to click a few things.

I found it hard to get good picture of me and my buddy because our faces looked big on the camera. I also found it hard to put this onto my blog because I have never done this before and I was learning so I asked for some help from a friend. After that I was good to go.

I really enjoyed this because I learnt how use this new website I have never used before. I also enjoyed working with a partner so you have different pictures of people and different voices. I found it really fun just creating my online book too.

Next time I will make sure I put good conversion and bad conversions in a separate box were I have not put a picture or a voice clip.    

Online conversation

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Spring writing!

We were learning to create spring writing about our favorite parts of spring. We had to use level 3 adjectives in this writing. I was also learning write a paragraph using a topic sentence, supporting details and a conclusion.

I found it easy to insert my picture into the slide and I also found it easy write about my favorite part of spring.

I found it hard to work out what I was going to do for my sentence beginnings because we couldn't have sentence beginnings like "The".

Next time I think I will use more level three adjectives so I can extend my vocabulary and so I can be on a higher level for writing.

 

Sunflower research question

 

We were learning to research a question about sunflower for inquiry. I enjoyed this because now I know how much water my sunflower seed needs. I found it challenging to find the answer on google so I had to type quite a lot of questions. Next time I need to put more information on my google slides. 

Movie trailer powtoon

 

We were learning to create a mini trailer on powtoons about the BFG. I found it hard to get the voice cover in the trailer sounding good because it was my voice talking. I found it easy to remember everything we learnt last time. I really enjoyed this because I got to learn more about powtoon, had a lot of fun and now I've got a mini movie trailer. Next time I need to choose a different book so its more challenging.  

Dodge home stay home (writing)

I was learning to create instructions for a game that we have made by taking two or three games and putting them together. I found it easy to figure out what two games I wanted to do because play Go home stay home quite a bit and I just enjoy playing dodgeball. I found it hard to make the text not clash with the background. I really enjoyed this because now I have created a new game to try out! Next time I need to put more verbs in my instructions.

Math with Miss Moat

 

I was learning to Simplify fractions and do basic facts/prototec. I found it easy to do prototec. I found it hard  to do Simplifying at the start. I really enjoyed this because I know how to Simplify. Next time I need to make sure I put the right answers for prototec. 

Powtoon video on have a heart

 

I was learning to make a powtoon video about one of our REACH values I choose have a heart. I found it easy to control Powtoons once I got the hang of it. I found it hard to figure out how to use the Powtoons website. I really enjoyed this because now I know how to make powtoon videos. Next time I need to make some bit of the video shorter.

Instruction of how to make an invite

 I was learning to make invite instruction. I learnt about what great instruction needs. I found it hard to not put too much information in one step. I found it easy to create my google slides. I really enjoyed this because now I know how to make proper instructions. Next time I need to make the layout of my slides more understandable.

Winter cloze (reading activity)

I was learning to read the text and then fill in the blanks. I really enjoyed this because it was about winter and I liked reading the text when it was finished! I found it hard to put the right word in the first time. I found it easy to copy the words into the blank spaces.

 

Learning how to do blog comments

I was learning to create a blog comment sample for when I do blog comments. I really enjoyed this because it will help me. I found it easy to drag the magnets. I found it challenging to understand what we were doing with the blanks. Next time I need to make one of my sentences smaller. 

 

My blog tour!

 

Welcome to my blog! This video will tell you all about my blog and will also show you around.

Animal report writing (cat)

I was learning to do report writing on an animal I choose to do a cat. I found hard to write facts that I found on the internet in my own words. I found it easy to create my slides. I really enjoyed this because I got to write about animals. Next time I need to make my report longer.

Popcorn science

I was learning to find out if heat changes the taste and texture of food for science. My learning shows that I learnt how popcorn is made. I really enjoyed this because we got to experiment with food. Next time I need to sketch the the popcorn better.

Koala art

We were learning to draw and then paint a koala on a tree, we learnt how to hold our paint brushes right.

I found it easy to use the normal paint and the water colour paint. I found it hard to draw the koala, I found that the legs were the hardest for me. I really enjoyed this because I learnt how to draw a koala and I have now got a new piece of artwork. Next time I need to blend the red orange and yellow background better.

Pop art (cat)

We were learning to recreate an animal as pop art. I found it easy to find all of the tools. I found it hard to use Curve and getting everything right. I really enjoyed this because I've never done pop art before and I got to do it of my cat, Stormy. Next time I need to fill up the gaps.

Level 4 bubble

We were learning to make a slide of what we did in lockdown. It was easy to insert the photos. It was easy to insert the photos. It was hard to make everything look good and find places for the photos. I really enjoyed this because I get to share what I did with a lot more people and I got to play around with a few things on google slides. Next time I need to put more photos on the second slide.

Exercise (Speech)

We were learning to put pictures onto slides about our speech and the record yourself saying our own speech. I found it easy to find pictures for my slides. I found it hard to record myself because it was hard to find somewhere quiet. I really enjoyed this because we get to share our speeches with other people. I next time I need to make more slides for my speech. Also I came 2nd place in the speeches!!

Animation of my extinct animal

We were learning to create a slide animation about our extinct animal. I found it easy to learn how to make new slides. I found it hard to make it look like it was real. I really enjoyed this because it was something different. Next time I need to add more slides so it looks like the extinct animal is taking foot steps.

Polyline and cerve Avatar

I was learning to make a polyline of myself for Manaiakalani. I found it easy to find everything I needed on slides. I found it hard to use polyline because it was my first time. I really enjoyed this because it was fun to learn and I like learning about teach. Next time I need to do some shading because then it would be more realistic.

Hogwarts writing

We were learning to complete a hogwarts escape room by finding clues. I found it easy to read it and take screenshots. I found it hard to find it out and guess it. I enjoyed doing something different. Next time I need to understand more.

Autumn/fall

We were learning to write about fall and what it was like to be a tree. I found it easy to take a picture and insert it because I had already learnt how to do it. I found it hard to find good describing words.
I really enjoyed how it was writing about Autumn/fall. Next time I need to put better and more describing words.

My lock down page

We were learning how to keep a diary. This learning shows that I've written about my experience in lockdown for swimming. I found it easy to now what I was writing about because I've been thinking about it a lot. I found it hard to find words that I could use in this. I really enjoyed this because I could share my thoughts with other people. Next I need to write a bit more about it.     

Inference reading

We were learning about Inferencing so we could have an idea of what would happen next or later on. My learning shows that I have inferenced about what would happen next. I really enjoyed this activity because I learnt how to inference and I know that will help me later in life!Inferencing is about finding clues to help find out what going to happen next.  Next time I need to work faster so its finished quicker.  

The mexican wolf

We were learning to create a collage on google drawing on the google drawing we were creating a collage for an extinct animal.

My learning shows that I have used different shapes to make my animal and used textures that looks like my animal.

I really enjoyed this activity because I got to learn new skills on the computer and I found it a lot of fun! Next time I will need to learn how to be faster at it so I can complete it!    

Bio poem