It is the week before Thanksgiving and there is a plethora of turkey crafts lining the hallways. I decided to join in on the fun with a digital turkey project. Students started with an outline of a turkey body and a single feather created in Google Drawings. They had to copy and paste feathers and position them around the turkey body, experiment with layer ordering to move the feathers behind the turkey body, and select multiple objects to practice grouping in order to color in their turkeys. Finally, they were asked to add a word on each feather indicating something they are thankful for this year. Students had to change the font styles of their words and rotate the text boxes to fit on the feathers. That was a lot to do in a short amount of time, but they came up with some very cute turkeys. I've shared a few below.
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Third graders explored object manipulation and Google Slides in this fun activity by Eric Curts. First we explored Google Slides and it's various navigation features and tools. Then students were tasked with designing their Jack-O-Lantern. They were given a choice of items that they could copy and paste to their Jack-O-Lantern using keyboard shortcuts, shown how they could search for objects on the web, or allowed to use drawing tools to create their own objects. They completed this project by writing a story about their finished Jack-O-Lantern. Shown below are samples of their finished slides. |
About Mrs. Stephens
This is my second year working with kids in the technology lab and I absolutely love it! The world of technology is ever-changing and I love helping the kids learn and watching them adapt to new challenges. I view my lab as a place of discovery. I received my degree in Information Technology in 1997. Before becoming a technology aide, I spent 15 years working in the the areas of computer science, multimedia development, and graphic design. Archives
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