Each week, four or five students choose a topic from class that is featured in the news (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts). Students are responsible for writing up a brief recap of what they are learning in that subject and any special activities related to the learning. They may also gather a document or visual to include in their report. They are then recorded reading their ʺsegmentʺ (much like a newscaster). Another student job is to take the segments and smash them together to create the 3-4 minute video newsletter, which Ms. Logue then emails to parents.
Responsibility and digital creativity
are showcased with this type of activity.
Classroom jobs now include creating a segment for the weekly
news and producing weekly V-Newscasts. Students think about their
segment throughout the week, decide what they want to say, and what evidence
they need to gather to create a thoughtful segment. Another positive of V-Newletters
is that it has strengthened student voice and ownership in this Mrs. Logue's 4th grade classroom. Soon, students will be able to train
students in other classes and hopefully produce a grade level newscast.
4th Grade Video Newsletters @ Justin Elementary
by Traci Logue and Rene' Egle
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