The fourth graders in Mrs. Burbank's class have been (and will be) teaching our class how to do various tasks on the computer. Each second grader has a fourth grade mentor. They are learning how to save, change fonts, make text boxes, draw, save, import photos, etc. We will be using these skills on our own in a few weeks to create nonfiction animal books (with our very own photographs!)
So far, this has been an incredible process. All of the kids (second graders and fourth graders) have been embracing the experience. They're all teaching each other different lessons (how to be an effective teacher, being patient, how to use the computer, etc). Half of our class and half of Mrs. Burbank's class were in the computer lab, while others were in Mrs. Burbank's room with the portable lab. Next time we meet, we'll switch so we all have an opportunity to work with the desktop computers and the laptops.
Our class talked a lot about why we were looking forward to working with fourth graders and we talked again afterwards about why they enjoyed it. Their thoughts were, as always, insightful and interesting. Some shared that they were excited to have a new friend to talk to. Some shared that they liked working with their partners because they got a lot of help and were very similar to their partners. ASK your child about his/her learning adventures with the fourth graders.
What did you learn?
Stay tuned for more video interviews about our experiences, photographs, and updates on our adventures with technology! :)
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