Magazine Reviews

Check out the magazine reviews that we created! Students each read their own Time for Kids magazine and then reported back on the cover story in the way of an essay. They then presented their new-found knowledge as a magazine review, sharing non-fiction text features and highlights from the article! Watch our videos and then be sure to leave students comments back here on the blog!

Magazine Reviews

Article

Found this interesting and informative article! Enjoy!

Schools Across the Country Bring iPads to the Classroom

Year Book Take II

So the yearbook cover ended up only being created on laptops. While it was decided that the iPads would definitely work, since it is a contest we needed to have a level playing field. My students did some phenomenal work using wordart, inserting images, and the overall design. It was evident that some students may have a career in graphic design!

Year Book Cover

The fifth graders in our building have a tradition--a contest to design the cover of the year book. In years past, MS Word has been used. While I think that will continue to be successful, I am wondering if there is a way that my class can participate using the iPads instead. Maybe there is design app that will allow them to insert photos and edit fonts the same way that the word processing software does. I am interested to investigate before we attempt this project next week!

Stay tuned for samples of my students' designs!