Curriculum Resource Center: 

This resource offers biographical information (with photos and other reproducible handout materials), historical information, flags, timelines, career information, science project experiments and science diagrams. 

to access:

Go to http://ibistro.austinisd.org. 

Click on your school (Oak Hill)

Click the tab labeled “Knowledge Portal” to access these resources. 

username:       password:

We have not used this in the library yet this year, but may be a good spring board at home to get ideas or background information for projects.

SIRSI DYNIX / IBISTRO 

Want to know if we have a book or find certain books of interest BEFORE you come to the library?

Well, just log onto AISD's online library catalog (SIRSI DYNIX...or as we like to call it...ibistro) and search Oak Hill Library's collection. 

Go to http://ibistro.austinisd.org and click on Oak Hill. You can search by author, title, or subject. 

You can also find books similar to  the books you already enjoy by using the "find more books by this author" or "find more books on these topics" options once they are inside the book's record. 

You can even make a list (like a shopping cart) by selecting KEEP as you find books you like. You can either print this list or write down the call numbers of the books you want so they are prepared ahead of time for your next visit. 

We continue to practice with this tool in the library day, but if YOU are interested in learning  a little more, stop by the library, and I can give a quick tutorial so you can use it at home and/or in the classroom

iMovie

Ms. Tarpley's class created an movie to promote 80s night. What a great tool to use for book trailers, commercials, or any visual presentation.

TIP: imovie on ipad is a much easier/friendlier version than the desktop version. Students will be able to use it better.

http://www.apple.com/imovie/

UPDATE CODE.ORG info

The Hour of Code 2016 tutorials are now searchable by grade level, educator and student experience, content, length, classroom technology available, self guided and much more. Visit https://code.org/learn.

See additional resources to get started at https://bit.ly/aisdcoders 

AUTHOR CHRIS BARTON VISITED OHE TUESDAY! 

He shared his 2016 Bluebonnet nominee The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch and his newest 2017 Bluebonnet nominee SWOOSH! with our 3rd-5th grades. Lots of great tips for our future writers!

   

AUTHOR VISIT Tuesday, Nov. 8th for 3rd-5th grades!

Bluebonnet book author Chris Barton will be visiting OHE today to share his writing process and discuss his newest Bluebonnet nominee Swoosh! and his Bluebonnet book The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch with 3rd-5th grades.

Visit chrisbarton.info for information about all of his books. If you want an autographed copy of any of his books, order form and payment are due by Tuesday morning.

We are looking forward to this great reading opportunity!!!

POWTOON - https://www.powtoon.com
Powtoon is a great tool to create animated videos and presentations (and it's FREE)
There are templates or you can design your own. There are great tutorials to walk you through the steps.
Here is a Day of the Dead small group presentation through Powtoon from Mrs. Tarpley's 3rd grade class and one done for Volunteer Appreciation (Mrs. Nowakowski-Grimm) to see the variety you can create.

https://www.powtoon.com/m/cugNVKZoWYb/1/p

https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/bJVblvH4ZM9/super-volunteers/

BOOKANEER BOOK FAIR COMING NOV. 28- DEC. 2

Join us at the OHE Library where books are the treasure! Let's explore what you ARRGGH reading. Pick up some pirate's loot (books) for your family and your child's classroom while supporting the OHE Library.

Don't be a scallywag, and miss this great reading adventure! Make a pirate's wish come true and be a good mate by volunteering in the Book Fair.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4eaba72ca31-ohebook1

Thank ye for your support!

DESIGNING CATAPULTS WITH IPADS and SHOW ME APP

Mrs. Chedsey's class researched catapult information while designing their own catapult.
Students accessed the curriculum activity page that Mrs. Chedsey set up on their class website. This page had pre-picked links to information about catapults that students could open to do their research as they designed, tested, and redesigned. (Making these prearranged curriculm research pages for your students to access will ensure your students are using authentic sites for their research.)
Once they had their final product, they used the SHOW ME APP to make a mini slide show with pictures, videos, and sound to explain their process and creation.

Here they are in action:
https://twitter.com/OHE4th/status/792009202386374656

SHOW ME is also a good app to make tutorials / how tos or create and share your lessons for kids to use on their own
watch this short video on how it works:

https://youtu.be/EczVZby9xvc

Looking for some safe educational online resources to help with research or to learn more on a topic of interest? 

A great feature of our online catalog is the Knowledge Portal, AISD's FREE available databases. 

AISD Library Online Resources

To access these resources from school, no login is needed. Open a web browser and type in ibistro in the address bar select “Knowledge Portal.” 

However, to access these resources at home, you will need to follow the instructions below: 

Go to http://ibistro.austinisd.org. 

Click on your school 

Click the tab labeled “Knowledge Portal” to access these resources. 

Use the Login ID and Password when prompted 

**due to internet sharing safety, CONTACT MS. UNDERWOOD at stacey.underwood@austinisd.org or 512-414-5151 specific username/password 

Throughout the year, I will introduce different databases to the students through lessons that correlate with what they are learning in the classroom. 

5th GRADE CODE WRITERS
Another great hands on coding trip to Microsoft. This time 5th grade got their turn. Look at all the activities they participated in...

https://twitter.com/OHE5th/status/783703062015684612
https://twitter.com/OHE5th/status/783693160513810434
https://twitter.com/OHE5th/status/783350613895544833

GO NOODLE

2nd grade exercised their right vote through a GoNoodle video. GoNoodle is a great way to get kids moving and active while they learn at the same time. It's a win win for all

Check out http://www.gonoodle.com

https://twitter.com/OHE2nd/status/783098312358375424

4th Grade Goes Coding at Microsoft

After Microsoft trained our OHE staff in August's staff development, it was time for the kids to go onsite in the Domain location and do hands on coding.
Every class at OHE will be participating in the Hour of Code. To familiarize yourself more and to get more practice, visit http://www.code.org

Here's a few pics of their experience:
https://twitter.com/OHE4th/status/781566274488770560

AUSTIN JAZZ WORKSHOP

While students listened to the jazz performance, they learned facts about the composers, songs, and music through a PowerPoint presentation.

Did you know you can save each slide in a PowerPoint as a jpeg? Check out your options under the SAVE AS menu and select jpeg as the file type. This would be useful whenever you need a picture of one of your slides to use outside your PowerPoint.
https://twitter.com/OHE4th/status/779326770348560388

OSMO

Did you know that some 2nd grade and 1st grade classes are using Osmo thanks Donors Choose?

Osmo is a iPad gaming system that allows hand-on play with activities involving drawings coming to life, coding, tangrams, words, newton laws, and art. Check out https://www.playosmo.com and explore possibilities.

Here is a second grade class in action...

https://twitter.com/OHE2nd/status/773509049027485696

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