This is what I think an atom looks like. I have seen little glimpses of models of atoms or molecules before we were assigned to make this so that’s where I got my idea. After I made the blue rings around the yellow sphere, I thought that maybe atoms wouldn’t be so open so I put a little clear circle around it. I really liked how we got to use tinker cad in science to make models instead of making it with our hands. A challenge that I had with tinker cad is, absolutely nothing! I found it very easy to use and I felt that I could get very creative!
20 Meter Graphs!
In Math class Ana told us to make graphs for a race that will be 20 meters. We could do it any time but it had to represent 20 meters. I thought that one of the graphs in story b were inaccurate because they started out at 5 meters and one of them stopped for 4 seconds. The one that is red that is put in a doesn’t make sense because it goes straight the whole time. Lastly in C, most of them are accurate except for the bottom left graph because it goes straight up in 5 seconds even though you are slowing down as you get to the finish line.
My Ideas for the New Planner!
In d.lab, Clair assigned us to make a post about our ideas for the new planner. Here are some of mine:
We can use the Google Cardboard concept to make a planner where you see all your homework laid out in front of you. (Google Cardboard are these goggles made out of cardboard and you can hook your goggles up to a device and when you put them on, you feel like you’re in the movie.)
Every week 2-3 kids get picked randomly to customize the planner on photoshop that can hold space for homework info for the amount of 10 days (2 weeks of school.)
Those are my ideas for the new planner!
My Summer!
This summer was amazing! For the first half of the summer I went to my sleep away camp , Wavus camp for girls, for 3 1/2 weeks! I saw a bunch of my old friends from last year and met new friends! That picture is from our trip to Mt. Blue State Park in Maine. After camp, I went to the Hamptons for the rest of the summer! I learned how to surf, I got a boogie board, and I saw my family and friends. Overall, it was the best summer ever.
Welcome to your digital portfolio!
Welcome to your brand new digital portfolio/blog at blogs.lrei.org!
Your portfolio can be used for many things through out your middle and high school years, including:
- Documenting and reflecting on your learning, passions, and interests, both in and out of school
- Curating and highlight work for your Family Conferences
- In some instances, your teachers will ask you to submit, reflect and comment on work in this portfolio
It is our hope that you also seek to make this a personally relevant learning space in which you curate work that is important and meaningful to you. As you build this learning space, we also hope that you will use it as a way to connect with other learners in the LREI community and beyond.
Your LREI account (Mail, Docs/Drive) credentials will automatically get you into your blog. Here are a few things you’ll want to take a look at:
1. Change the name of your blog. To do this, go back to the Dashboard and click on the “Home” symbol, then on “MS Digital Portfolio Template” under “This Blog.”
In the field for “Site Title,” add a new title. You can use your first name if you want (e.g., “Mark’s Digital Portfolio”), but don’t use your first and last name. You can also create a title that doesn’t have your name in it. Be as creative as you want, but keep in mind that the title should relate to the purpose of the portfolio.
After you’ve added a new title, click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the page.
2. Add a Post
For the most part, you’ll be adding items to your blog as posts. To add a new post, you can click on the +New button in the top bar of your blog, and then select “Post.”
You’ll want to give each post a title, and assign it to a Category. These categories are broken down by class and grade (e.g., fifth grade, core, etc.). This will allow you to organize and sort information so that you can control the look and feel of your blog. If you take a look at the menu bar under the blog title, you see the different groups of categories (e.g., class, grade, teacher, etc.).
When you’re done with your post you can click “Publish” on the side to make the post appear on your blog
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