This week at the Hillside Library, 4th grade students are learning about immigration and the effects it has on people and a country. Students chose a country to research and find out about the immigrants from that country. There project was to find and choose images that depict immigrants from their chosen country. Then put together a collage of images/photographs.
The first step, was to learn more about the country where the immigrants come from. Students used books and online databases to find information. The 4th grade teacher set up the instructions for the project in Google Classroom, along with some of the websites they could use to research. I reviewed how to find information in the online encyclopedia and how to cite our sources.
The next step was to find the images. I showed the students the online database for photographs we use in our district, Britannica Image Quest. The classroom teacher and I went over how to download the image into the students' Google Drive, as well as how to create the citations for the image.
The biggest benefit of the flex schedule this year is having two teachers (myself and the classroom teacher) helping students with technology and steps of research. It has made a huge difference in the quality of work.
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