More Video Games!
Please try these video games made by the fifth graders. See the previous posting titled Video Games Galore for directions. Enjoy!
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April 03, 2008
March 31, 2008
Video Games Galore!
Fifth grade students finished their computer programming project by creating their own version of a Pong Video Game. Students used the open source programming software, Scratch, created by MIT Labs. If you are interested in learning single thread linear programming, please use this link to the MIT Labs webpage.
If you want to see the students' projects, you will need to download the trial version of Scratch at the MIT website or go to www.scratch.mit.edu
Hope you enjoy our projects. New projects will be added each week, so visit this site often.
Have fun!
March 09, 2008
Say It With Clay!
Fifth grade students finished their anti-bullying campaign by making claymation movies with Windows Media Player. Ms. Day's and Mr.Mosley's classes showed their creative spirit by creating public service announcements to stop bullying in our school.
Please take a moment to download these movie clips to your desktop. We hope that you will be inspired and join the national campaign to stop bullying and teasing in our schools.
Download andre_bully_project2.wmv
Read Across America
On March 4th, Nickajack students participated in the national campaign, Read Across America. Thirty-five dads were guest readers and Cat in the Hat made a surprise visit to our school. It was day to celebrate reading and all who love to read. Thanks to all who made this a great celebration!
Thirty-five Dads Read!Download img003.jpg
Star Readers with Cat in the Hat Download cat_in_hat_2008.ppt (large file)
February 21, 2008
Six Flags Deadline
The Six Flags Reading Contest will end on Monday, February 25, 2008. Students must return their reading logs to their classroom teacher on or before February 25th. If you need a reading log, please see your teacher for copies or list the book titles on a separate sheet of paper.
Six Flags tickets will be awarded in May and distributed with the your report card.
Don't miss the fun! Return your reading log today.
February 04, 2008
Student Showcase
The fifth grade students have completed their digital movies. They have been posted here for your viewing. You will need to download the file to your desktop and use Windows Media Player to view the files.
To view these files successfully, you will need to do the following steps:
- Right mouse click on the file name
- Choose "Save Target Name As"
- Save the file to your desktop
- Open the file with Windows' Media Player
Download bully.wp3 Sarah & Alonda
Download bully_playlist.wpl Ms. Young's class ( Right mouse click and Save Target)
December 18, 2007
AR Lists Are Posted
If you want to see the titles for the AR Program, please use the following link. This link will be active through January 2008, then it will be removed and placed on the Nickajack website.
December 17, 2007
Do You Want To Be In the Movies?
All fifth grade students are making computerized movies using Photo Story 3 in their computer classes. Students can download this free software from the Microsoft website. Click here for the link.
Students may use this software to create their own movies at home and submit them to the Technology Fair. See last month's posting for specific information about the fair.
Please visit again in January to see the movies created by the students.
Animated image created by FreeFever.com
October 28, 2007
We're Showing Off!
The computer classes have just finished their Virtual Museum projects. Some of the projects will be displayed on this blog for the next few weeks. Click on the following link to download the PowerPoint file. Most of the projects are interactive, so click on the images to hear the music or to view the videos.
We hope that you enjoy our successes!
Download computer_art_projects3.ppt
Note: Images are from PowerPoint & Nettreker and are the sole property of the Cobb County School System.
September 11, 2007
Virtual Museum Projects
The fifth graders just started their Virtual Museum project. Students will be building a room in perspective with Microsoft's PowerPoint. Later, they will add the design elements of color, texture, clip art, audio and video links to their rooms. Lastly, students will research the Internet for the relevant facts and multimedia files to complete their Civil War museum.
Please visit this blog often, so you can see our progress through this historical study.
