Planning Social Events for Distance Learning Students: NetFlix Party and Goose Chase Apps

Screenshot from Netflix Party App

The Netflix Party App is a Chrome extension that allows you to stream a movie simultaneously via a link. I used this to set up a weekly movie night for my middle school students. It has a live texting chat feature that allows students to safely chat with one another during the movie. I have also been using with my advisory to share videos and lead discussions based on the videos.

Screenshot of Goose Chase

Goose Chase is scavenger hunt/challenge game app for phone and tablets. The scavenger hunts are set up on the Goose Chase website.

This can be used for team building, learning challenges, brain break, or a social event. It is free and allows for 3 teams to be set up.

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6th Grade Paper Brain Models

As my school joins the maker and stem movement, more and more of collegial conversations focus on student projects as problem solving. The need for students to understand and to manipulate materials is imperative. One such project incorporates all of these ideas. It is the origami paper brain model by Martin Pyka. Examples below are from my 6th gr. class. http://www.martinpyka.de/paperbrain/

Met Museum's Amazing Collection: Writing Systems

5th Grade students are studying writing systems. Today we looked at this beautiful tile that has calligraphic writing! Ramadan Mubarak to all who celebrate ✨ In honor of the start of #Ramadan , a look at this stunning #mihrab , or prayer niche. One of the earliest, finest examples of mosaic tilework, it was made by joining cut glazed tiles to produce intricate arabesque and calligraphic designs. pic.twitter.com/avvZ6DzQV0 — The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) April 13, 2021

5th Grade: Art History and Research

5th graders are researching dragons from different cultures. The students are creating a collaborative Google Slide presentation with their research summaries and original sketches. Next week, they will create their own illustrations and interpretations of St. George and the Dragon. The Pinterest board below includes art history dragon images shared with the students during class. Follow Hether's board People vs. the Dragon: ART (St. George, etc.) From around the world on Pinterest.

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