Dance Mat Typing - Keyboarding | Daily 6

L.I: To learn touch typing.
Today for a Daily 6 on keyboarding, I completed stage 2 of level 2 on Dance Mat Typing called "W O". In this one, we learn the movement of typing "W and O" when our fingers are on the home row keys. To do this we use our finger on the S, to reach up and touch the near by W key. With the O key, we use our finger on the L key to move one key up to get it. We practised doing them by typing on our keyboard what was on the screen. The cans below showed how far we were into level. I think I need more practise but have gotten use to the home row keys and "T and Y".

Conflict & Resolution (Graphic Organiser) | Painted Hoe

L.I: To analyse a story for it's conflict and resolution.
This week for reading we read a new story called Painted Hoe and had to find its conflict and resolution. This was a bit tricky because the story was true, but we were able to figure it out. Once reading the first two pages, we had to identify who the main parties were as in groups of people, and what the conflict might be. We soon went away and read the rest of the story to find the resolution. We had to go through the whole story and submit a question using a form so that we could understand the book more. We then had to fill out a conflict and resolution graphics organiser to painted hoe like we did last week with the book Sparks. We were to fill out the empty boxes for the characters, their ideals/wants, the conflict it caused, two actions leading up to the last box, which was the resolution.

Maori Lesson

This week we had another Maori session with Ms. Whaea Ode. In this lesson our teacher read us a book called Remember that November which is a New Zealand book about guy fox day which is coming up this November the 5th. Then we had to research on google maps where Taranaki and Parahaki are located in New Zealand. We also had to research Parahaki on wikepedia to find out more about the event and important information we will need in the next session when we re-write the story. If we had head/ear phones we could listen to a song called Parahaki by Tim Finn. To find the song, Wikipedia site, or map of Taranaki in New Zealand, click the following links below.
Parahaki - Song
Parahaki - Wikipedia Site
Taranaki - Map

Cyber-smart | Media Construction

L.I: To identify gimmicks used to attract and persuade people to purchase products.
This week for cyber-smart we are continuing with Media Construction and learning about Media, and gimmicks. This week is our last week focusing on this subject. For our lesson we had to look at a few questions about the co-co crunch cereal and media. We had to think about who created this media product, what is its purpose, what do its creators believe about their products and customers that are shown in the content and discuss with our peers. Then we chose our own media in the school and answered who created the media product, what is its purpose, and what are some of the ways you attract your audience. I chose a notice which is a form of media that we get almost every week.

Geometry - Flip, Rotation, Translation

L.I: To show our learning
This week for Math we decided on a new focus to learn about. This week I chose to do Geometry where we looked at shapes and flip, rotation, translation, face, vertices, and edges. After the lesson, we went away to show our understanding by creating a D.L.O showing our learning and an activity for others to do so we can be interactive with our viewers. I created a google presentation to show case my work and used a google draw to show an interactive activity with. In the presentation I made individual slides for each of the actions, flip, rotation, and translation. In the activity I decided to make a template to fill out about the the actions.

Dance Mat Typing | Daily 6

L.I: To learn touch typing
This week for Daily 6 under keyboarding, I completed stage 1 called "T Y" of level 2 of Dance Mat Typing. I haven't been working on my keyboarding skills for a while so I have to get use to the finger placing of the keys again. In this level we learnt the finger placing for the keys T and Y. In this one the bottom row of things showed the lines typed and how far we are through. It began with warm up,  left hand, right hand, and both hands. We also re-capped a few of the finger placing and touching for the other keys in the last level. To press the T key, we use our left finger on the f, to just press it. To get the Y key, we used our right hand on the J and touch it.

Blog Commenting

Today I commented on Angelica's blog. I commented on her Character Web blog post. I think she did good job. I was curious to know what she has been doing for her reading. I've also used character web before around last year to a Roald Dahl book. I like how she explained in a brief description what to do when filling out one or creating one. I also liked how the D.L.O was simple and clear for viewers to understand. I'd like to know what book she picked the character to do from since she didn't mention it in the blurb. 

Here is a link to Angelica's blog post and my comment below - Character Web