Student Created Video: Nose to Nose
The following video was shot by students and edited by students. It is an excellent example of the things that the IICS students are capable of. Find more information about Nose to Nose here.
Read books online in your own language
The International Children’s Digital Library has books online in many languages including English, Turkish, Korean, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Persian/Farsi, Portuguese, Thai and many more. It is FREE to join this library and you can enjoy their collection using any kind of computer.
Why not read a book together with the whole family today?
E-books available anytime – anywhere – anyhow
Your library has ebooks available for loan right now. All you need to do is log on to Destiny using your username and password. In the find box write “ebooks” and all our ebook collection will appear. You can look at the ebook online and see if it is a good book for you. If it is then you can download it and read it on any computer. Below is the ‘Slide into reading’ display- a cold winter’s day is a good time to slide into a good book.
Happy Holidays
The New Literacies Team wishes everyone safe and happy holidays!
Bugsy Malone Promo by Grade 6 Students
Students in Grade 6 independently filmed, directed, and edited the following video clip. It was used as a promotional video for the Primary Production of Bugsy Malone.
Grade 2 Finding a “Just right book.”
This week at Marmara Campus we looked at three strategies to use to help us choose a “Just right Book” from the library.
We learned TWO helpful words when it comes to choosing books
First word – browse 
[brouz] Show IPA verb, browsed, brows·ing, noun.
verb (used with object)
1.
to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation). like a giraffe does
2.
to graze; pasture on.
3. to look through or glance at casually: He’s browsing the shelves for something to read.
When we browse for something to read we look at the displays, look at the shelves, take our time and look at many books. We can use our shelf markers to hold the place where the book was so if we don’t like it we can return it to the right spot.
Second word – peruse
[puh-rooz] Show IPA
verb (used with object), pe·rused, pe·rus·ing.
1.
to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
2.
to read.
3.
to survey or examine in detail.
When we peruse the book we can go to a page and use the five finger method to decide if the book is too hard. Our students practiced this today.
We can also use Destiny to narrow our search for a book by using the Narrow Search menu and Interest level. Our students also tried using this feature on Destiny.
We will be working on choosing “Just right Books” all year.
Grade 3 Photos of Right Angles
Today students in grade 3P used cameras to take pictures and videos of ‘right angles’ they found around the school. These elements would be incorporated into a video they create using iMovie. They will use voiceovers to explain the math they are discovering.
Finding Right Angles
Connecting Cameras to Computers