"I like to read picture books because they open up my mind"

This week the third graders answered a brief survey about their reading interests. 

Why do you enjoy reading books from this neighborhood?

I can't help it. I love making Wordles. Clearly, the students find the books in their favorite neighborhoods, fun, interesting and funny.

I enjoy reading books from this neighborhood...

because they are fun to read
because I like made up things
Because I like the funny books in it like Scaredy Squirrel and The Day the Crayons Came Home
mercy watson
because they are fun to read
Because i like learning things
because it teaches me about other people
Because I like to learn about famous people and their life
they are not real
more action
it is fun to look at the pictures
books in a series have more action
I like to learn
because of the pictures
the pictures help you understand the story
because diary of a wimpy kid in this neighborhood
i like to do some books that show me how to do something
i like to lean about things
to make mental images in my mind
because when your done with the first book you can read the second
I like to see the colorful pictures
because i love cooking.
They tell me about things I want to know and I also want to save the Amazon Rainforest when I grow up and it tells me about animals and plants.
because you can read lots of the same series
I like series books because I like action.
because you get more information
Because I like animals
I like to read picture books because they open up my mind

This quick survey also gave me an opportunity to get a better understanding of how the students use the library.

Most students are making the connections between Destiny, our library catalog, and the spine label stickers and call number stickers on the books. Still more work to do here regarding title.

A call number is like ....

I left this question open ended on purpose, so put the results into a Wordle and can see that more students have made the connection that a call number is like an address for the book. I still have work to do here though.

Stay tuned! I am making new graphics for teaching and learning about location and access. 

"You could give us a little more time but otherwise you did a really good job with the project overall."

The fifth graders watched their Browsing and Borrowing iMovie projects today! I so enjoyed watching them watch their videos. Much clapping and celebration followed each movie. They could all appreciate the work that had gone into the projects.

After they watched the movies, they listened to the second graders share back, via VoiceThread, what they learned from the fifth graders. The fifth graders then reflected on the projects. 

I appreciate how honest my students are and I take it as a compliment that our relationship is one that allows for this honesty. As always, there is room for growth for all of us. We are all learners on this educational journey.  

Anything else?

audio quality 

better music

sound effect

voice

The sound was scratchy

I would change the music

The beginning and credits

Timing

I would add music

I would want to make it easier to hear what we were saying.

I would change a transition there wasn't really a transition.

I would make it more interesting

have a better ending

I would like to add a better voice

make it longer

Better lip syncing! (Voice overs)

What could I (Mrs. Reed) have done to make this project better?

Help film a little more

More iMovie access

Have longer to do and maybe be able to do it out of school.

You can explain how to use iMovie better and the different things you can do in it

I thought you did a great job with this project.

Don’t dive full in

give us more time.

Ms. Reed already helped our group a lot, and I don't think there is anything else we need her to help with.

You can help us put them together because i found that hard, but other than that you did a good job helping us.

You could give us a little more time but otherwise you did a really good job with the project overall.

Nothing. This project was great.

I think we should all be able to use computers since they have more capabilities

you can make it easier to use iMovie

more time

I think you did a great job and it was very easy to understand

I think it is perfect as it is.

Nothing

Nothing! You gave us the help that we needed!

explain how more of iMovie works

give us more time to finish

We should of maybe go over how to add sound

Nothing but I think we all would benefit from doing this more often.

Please give us more time! Thanks!

What other ideas do you have for using iMovie?

book trailers
book trailers
book recommendations
Book ideas
organism project
Book recommendations
Shark Tank, book ideas, and colonial america
How to find a book
tour of library
how the library works
Teaching how to do a project (video to introduce the project)
I would recommend book trailers
How to play an instrument
introducing the library to kindergardeners
Slideshows about other things.
something with our buddies
Using materials in the library
What genre means
maybe an intro to something
Maybe create an iMovie about bullying
Book Trailers
Making real movies
video about summary of year end of year
recommendations for books
book trailer
end of year summary
recreate scenes from short books we read
I think we should be able to do a tutorial... maybe for a project.
surprise presents to teachers