Lewis and Clark Learns

Last year I started a broadcast club for 3rd graders designed to share what is happening at LC with our students.  It also provides the members the opportunity to work on a deadline, write scripts, learn imovie, understand how a green screen works, improve speaking skills weekly, and work collaboratively to create a weekly broadcast. This year, nine new 3rd graders are working weekly to produce our broadcast.  Check out our broadcasts below and learn a bit about what happens at LC. Plus learn about the weekly weather and a new joke or two! LCTV NEWS ON NASHUA EPISODES October 9, 2017 October 16, 2017 October 23, 2017 October 30, 2017 November 6, 2017 November 20, 2017 December 4, 2017   December 11, 2017 December 18, 2017

Our LCTV Broadcast Club set up a display at the LPS TEN 1.0 night held at Liberty North High School.  Seven of our eight members were in attendance [one was in Florida] to share our broadcast club with others.  The kids answered questions, showed past broadcasts, and taught adults and kids how a green screen works.  The kids were very professional when sharing their knowledge, hard working, and had fun at the same time.  

After many years of wanting to start a student run broadcast club, I finally jumped in and did it this year! Eight dedicated third graders have worked for months to bring great broadcasts to our school population. We have mixed up jobs 4 times so that each member would have a chance in the lead newscaster role.  I have been so impressed with how my students have trained each other on their new job and how they have taken ownership of their new role.  One thing that I have noticed when giving kids the reigns, is that those quiet kiddos usually have BIG ideas.  Tarryn, is one of those kids. Each time that she takes on a new broadcast position, she has a new way of looking at how it is done. For example, when she became our weather person, Tarryn had an idea for getting the weekly weather to our students in a different way so they would know what to expect for recess, field trips, and activities.  It seems simple, but obviously, she wasn't going to continue the way thi...

I really have been taking a lot of photos of what has been happening in the library lately, but have obviously not done anything with them!  So here is a visual update of what we have working on... Stop Motion Animation  [Fourth Grade] 1.  Question and Research 2.  Watch and Learn from Stop Motion examples 3.  Learn from an Expert 4.  Practice and more Practice 5.  Select choice of Materials-Paper, Lego, Toys 6.  Plan and Develop a Storyboard 7.   Practice and more Practice 8.  Peer Evaluation 9. Final Production  10.  Reflect Rube Goldberg Building  [Fifth Grade] 1.  Question and Research 2.  Watch MANY Examples 3.  Design and Plan 4. Build and Test [Again and Again and Again] 5. Share 6.  Reflect  Page Turner Book Club continues to meet every Wednesday morning to simply read. Prep For Visiting Author /Illustrator Henry Cole ...