First Grade News

M r s . L a n d r u m s C la s s

Everything Is In Edmodo!
Edmodo was a new and fun way to begin our Instructional Design Class. Using Edmodo, the entire class can join in on group discussions, access
class assignments, turn in assignments, and retrieve previous assignments. The best part about
Edmodo is, its absolutely free! I am able to access
it anytime form any computer anywhere Internet
is available.

Digital Citizenship allows the parent and teacher

to understand what is important and appropriate
for technology usage. Our first class project was
to create two word documents on cyber bullying,
a parent pledge and a student pledge. I am neutral about my creativity for the first assignment.
I am certain that by the end of the class, my creativity will be flowing. The humor in this class was
remembering not to copy and paste and use the
work as your own. Citation is extremely important, as well as, not sharing personal information with strangers.

Volume 1, Issue 5
April 1, 2015
Inside this issue:
Edmodo

Digital Citizenship

Cyber Bullying

Animoto

Photo Joiner

Calendar

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Cyber Bullying
Cyber bullying affects many students and young adults on a
daily basis. It may be in the form of a mean text messages,
fake websites or profile pictures, just to name a few. As a
teacher, it is important for me to know about cyber bullying
so that I may explore safe ways to use technology.

Animoto is a video maker that

produces a video slideshow by
using photos, music, and video
clips. Animoto is a simple tool for
beginners, like me! I found Animoto to be the easiest site for me
to use.

PHOTO JOINER
As I worked on my Weebly website, I could not figure out a way
to add 3 photos in the same header on my page. I was introduced
to photo joiner by Mr. Bowen.
Photo joiner allowed me to join 3
different photos together and
place them as one photo on my
website. Heres an example >>>>

First Grade News

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Grade Field Trip

Atlanta Aquarium

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