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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Turkey Takes a Vacation :: Happy Thanksgiving!

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Turkey Takes a Vacation!

Stories and Vacation Photos by Mrs. Yollis’ Third Graders

Enjoy!

Tech Tip: Click on the three dots to "Enter full screen".

How did we create this project?

First, we read Turkey Trouble, by Wendi Silvano. The funny fantasy follows our feathered friend as he finds out what Americans feast upon for Thanksgiving. Thank you to Noah and his family for purchasing the book for the class!

Second, we selected an exotic vacation location for Turkey. (If he left America over Thanksgiving break, he would not get eaten.)

Third, we researched an international landmark using reference materials like Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

Fourth, we located the international landmark on Google Earth and took a "vacation" screenshot. Pegman was so helpful! The screenshot was uploaded to our class collaborative photo album.

Fifth, we used our facts to create a story about Turkey's time at the international landmark.

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What was your favorite part about the project and why?

What landmark would you like to visit?

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Connect the Dot Stories!

After reading Peter H. Reynold's fabulous book The Dot, we put together a fun "Connect the Dots" writing project with our blogging buddies. We hope to get some fun stories!

Here are the steps we took to set up our "Connect the Dots" stories!

Step 1: Each team made a collection of words from the story or words used in our classroom.

The collection could be five to six words.

Step 2: Each person on the team wrote one word on a dot and then cut it out.

Step 3: Each person on the team decorated their dot.

Step 4: This is where YOU come in! Please select a team and write a clever story or poem using all of their words. We can wait to read your story in the comments!

TEAM WILBUR:

Wilbur the pig, swirly, surfboard, taco, discovered

TEAM BARNABY BONES:

Barnaby Bones, painted, gazing, carefully, dot

TEAM BEVERLY:

Beverly, swirly, taco, tomato, gold

TEAM ARNOLD:

Arnold, jab, dot, blue, gold, swirly

TEAM PANDA:

Panda, dot, painted, gold, squiggly

We invite you to connect our word dots into a story or poem!

Good luck!

This post is also available over on the collaborative blog called

International Dot Day Project.

Have fun connecting the dots!

Sunday, September 9, 2018

International Dot Day :: Connect Professional Dots!

Mrs. Yollis' class is celebrating International Dot Day!

We are celebrating in many ways with our global Dot Day blogging buddies!

Here is a link to our collaborative International Dot Day Project Blog!

Map Credit: Kathleen Morris

You might be asking, how did Mrs. Yollis connect her students in Los Angeles with these classrooms in other countries? The answer is by taking a risk and reaching out through social media. Building a professional learning community is so important for teachers and has never been easier. Leaving comments on classroom blogs and/or discovering professional opportunities on Twitter provide teachers with collaboration opportunities for their students. Let's connect the professional dots!

Mrs. Yollis met Mrs. Morris from Australia through blogging! Their classes left comments for one another on their classroom blogs and a ten-year friendship began. Their passion for education blogging was shared at the ISTE conference in 2012, in San Diego.

Photo by John Miller

Mrs. Morris even came to meet Beverly and see the classroom.

Educational Bloggers Meet from yourwonderfulteacher on Vimeo.

Here is a link to Mrs. Morris' Blog.

Mrs. Yollis met Mrs. Beal from South Africa in 2012, at the Google Teacher Academy in New York City. They share a strong interest in global collaboration and meaningful integration of technology in the classroom. Mrs. Yollis learned about the Google Teacher Academy via Twitter.

Mrs. Yollis met Miss Versteeg from Canada through Edublog's Better Blogging with Students program run by Mrs. Morris on The Edublogger. Miss Versteeg was featured on TheEdublogger. Mrs. Yollis starting following her class blog and is enjoying learning with her. Here is Miss Versteeg's Grade 2 Blog.

Connecting with educators through blogging, Twitter, or Instagram can have a tremendous impact on student learning. It's never been easier to flatten the classroom walls and create a true global community!

Here are a few screenshots of some "connect the dots" stories and blog comments that you can find on the

Collaborative International Dot Day Project Blog!