Tasks Blogging Tasks For Primary Six 2009-09-17T20:38:52+01:00 John http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/p6sj/tasks.php john@sandaigprimary.co.uk tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks Pivot Copyright (c) 2009, Authors of Tasks EU Countries 2007-05-29T09:10:00+01:00 2007-05-29T08:26:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.388 . You are going to find out about a particular EU country, everyone will have a different country. First get a picture of the flag for your country, go to Flags of All Countries Save it to your folder so you can upload it to your blog. Make sure you include the atribution, you can copy the link from the flags web site. Next go to Simple WikiPedia and find out information about your country. Find out, its size, population, the capital city and the language the people speak. Find out when the country joined the EU and one other interesting fact. Add the information to your blog. If you finish, check your comments, visit some other school blogs and see what they are doing. Flags courtesy of ITA's Flags of All Countries used with permission.
You are going to find out about a particular EU country, everyone will have a different country.
First get a picture of the flag for your country, go to Flags of All Countries Save it to your folder so you can upload it to your blog. Make sure you include the atribution, you can copy the link from the flags web site.
Next go to Simple WikiPedia and find out information about your country. Find out, its size, population, the capital city and the language the people speak. Find out when the country joined the EU and one other interesting fact.
Add the information to your blog.

If you finish, check your comments, visit some other school blogs and see what they are doing.

Flags courtesy of ITA's Flags of All Countries used with permission.
]]> Admin The Listeners Poem task 2007-05-21T20:04:00+01:00 2007-05-21T20:04:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.373 When you finishType up your poem based on The Listeners in word.Check spelling and punctuationCopy the poem and post it to your blog.Go back to the word version, format it nicly and print it offChoose a name from the box on my desk, read that persons Listeners poem comment using 2 and a . Think about WILF! When you finish check your blog for comments and then read some of the blogs in the sidebar. Could someone who finished early help Skippy to blog.
  • Type up your poem based on The Listeners in word.
  • Check spelling and punctuation
  • Copy the poem and post it to your blog.
    • Go back to the word version, format it nicly and print it off
  • Choose a name from the box on my desk, read that persons Listeners poem comment using 2 (star) and a (wish). Think about WILF!


    • When you finish check your blog for comments and then read some of the blogs in the sidebar.
    Could someone who finished early help Skippy to blog. ]]>     Admin     Tartan Task 2007-03-20T08:38:00+01:00 2007-03-20T08:30:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.319 You are going to do some internet research about Tartan. Use the links in the Tartan folder in your favourites. Here are some questions to think about. You may have other ideas as well.What is tartan?Where does it come from? Who invented tartan?How is it made? What from?Copy the questions into a word file, find the answers and paste them in. Change the Questions and Answers into a piece of writing about Tartan (use your own words, make sure you understand what you are writing). Go to the Interactive weaver and make your own tartan design. Save it to your folder. Resize the image and post it and your writing to your blog. Add a link to the interactive weaver and to the places you got the information from. Use the links in the Tartan folder in your favourites.
    Here are some questions to think about. You may have other ideas as well.
    • What is tartan?
    • Where does it come from? Who invented tartan?
    • How is it made? What from?
    Copy the questions into a word file, find the answers and paste them in.
    Change the Questions and Answers into a piece of writing about Tartan (use your own words, make sure you understand what you are writing).
    Go to the Interactive weaver and make your own tartan design. Save it to your folder. Resize the image and post it and your writing to your blog.
    Add a link to the interactive weaver and to the places you got the information from. ]]>     Admin     Task for Tuesday 6 March 2007-03-05T22:08:00+01:00 2007-03-05T22:06:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.281 We might not have much time this session as we have to prepare for the easter service. Finish the last task: Where would you like to go today? Remember to attribute the images, some folk forgot last time! Visit one of these blogs: Woodhill Primary School English Language 07 AllStars, Australia Priestsic6 Mr. Brune's 5th Graders, Mamaroneck USA Have a read and leave some comments. Put in the url of your blog, first name only and if you need an email please use mine. We might not have much time this session as we have to prepare for the easter service.
    1. Finish the last task: Where would you like to go today? Remember to attribute the images, some folk forgot last time!


    2. Visit one of these blogs:
      Woodhill Primary School English Language
      07 AllStars, Australia
      Priestsic6
      Mr. Brune's 5th Graders, Mamaroneck USA
      Have a read and leave some comments.
      Put in the url of your blog, first name only and if you need an email please use mine.
    ]]>     Admin     Pics4Learning 2007-03-02T09:16:00+01:00 2007-03-02T08:41:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.277 You can make your blog posts a lot more interesting if you use pictures. If you cannot take a picture to go with your post you can get one from the internet. You cannot just search google and find a picture, you need permission to use other peoples pictures. One good place t ofind pictures is Pics4Learning. Pics$Learning allow you to use the pictures on the site if you attribute them like this.Picture by NASA. earth.jpg. . Pics4Learning. http://pics.tech4learning.com Her is how to use a picture. After you have found pictures you need to right click and choose Save Picture As... Save it to your own folder: And give it a sensible name: Once it is saved find in in your folder and open it: You might want to crop the image and then resize it. The biggest size to use is 440 pixels wide. You can then post the imager to your blog. Remember to copy the Bibliography text from pics4Learning and use it to attribute your image. You can make your blog posts a lot more interesting if you use pictures. If you cannot take a picture to go with your post you can get one from the internet.
    You cannot just search google and find a picture, you need permission to use other peoples pictures. One good place t ofind pictures is Pics4Learning.
    Pics$Learning allow you to use the pictures on the site if you attribute them like this.
    Picture by NASA. earth.jpg. . Pics4Learning. http://pics.tech4learning.com

    Her is how to use a picture.
    After you have found pictures you need to right click and choose Save Picture As...


    Save it to your own folder:



    And give it a sensible name:


    Once it is saved find in in your folder and open it:


    You might want to crop the image and then resize it.
    The biggest size to use is 440 pixels wide.



    You can then post the imager to your blog.
    Remember to copy the Bibliography text from pics4Learning and use it to attribute your image. ]]>     Admin     Where would you like to go today? 2007-03-02T08:12:00+01:00 2007-03-02T08:12:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.276 If you could visit any country in the world which one would it be? Write a few facts about the country. What is it famous for? Where is it? What is the weather like? Write about why you would like to visit the country and what you would do. You can find a picture to go with your post at Pics4Learning or the MFLE remember to resize the image before uploading it. Remember to attribute the image. If you could visit any country in the world which one would it be?

    Write a few facts about the country. What is it famous for? Where is it? What is the weather like?

    Write about why you would like to visit the country and what you would do.

    You can find a picture to go with your post at Pics4Learning or the MFLE remember to resize the image before uploading it. Remember to attribute the image. ]]>     Admin     Making a link 2007-02-26T20:26:00+01:00 2007-02-26T20:26:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.265 If you want to link to another web page this is how you do it. For example if I want to link to pics4learning.com I go to the pics4Learning page and copy the address (url) I type the text I want to be the link in my blog pics4learning.com and select it: Click the link button: And paste the url into the URL field: you get this: pics4learning.com which will look like this: pics4learning.com When it is published.
    For example if I want to link to pics4learning.com

    I go to the pics4Learning page and copy the address (url)


    I type the text I want to be the link in my blog pics4learning.com and select it:


    Click the link button:
    And paste the url into the URL field:



    you get this:
    <a href="http://www.pics4learning.com/" title="">pics4learning.com</a>

    which will look like this:
    pics4learning.com
    When it is published. ]]>     Admin     Taking Screenshots 2007-02-24T12:25:00+01:00 2007-02-24T12:25:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.264 If you want to take a screenshot for your blog this is how you do it:You need to have what you want to take a picture of on your screen.Press the Print Screen Key.Open Mirosoft Photo Editor:Start &rarr; Accessories &rarr; Miscrosoft Office Tools &rarr; Microsoft Photo Editor.Crop the screenshot to show just the part of the screen you are interested in.Resize the photo to fit on your blog (440 pixels). Image &rarr; Resize...Save your photo with a sensible name in your own folder. If you want to take a screenshot for your blog this is how you do it:
    1. You need to have what you want to take a picture of on your screen.
    2. Press the Print Screen Key.
    3. Open Mirosoft Photo Editor:
      Start → Accessories → Miscrosoft Office Tools → Microsoft Photo Editor.
      4. Crop the screenshot to show just the part of the screen you are interested in.
    4. Resize the photo to fit on your blog (440 pixels). Image → Resize...
      5. Save your photo with a sensible name in your own folder.
    ]]>     Admin     The Good Samaritan 2007-02-24T11:42:00+01:00 2007-02-24T11:42:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.263 Visit this post on Loirston's blog: The Good Samaritan Download their powerpoint and view it. Leave then a comment to tell the what you think. Blog your retelling of The Good Samaritan on your blog. Can you take a photo that would illustrate it? or find one on Pics4Learning? If you use a photo from Pics4Learning remember you must attribute it. The Good Samaritan
    Download their powerpoint and view it. Leave then a comment to tell the what you think.
    Blog your retelling of The Good Samaritan on your blog.
    Can you take a photo that would illustrate it? or find one on Pics4Learning? If you use a photo from Pics4Learning remember you must attribute it. ]]>     Admin     Quizzes 2007-02-24T11:36:00+01:00 2007-02-24T11:36:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.262 Here are some quizzes on different school blogs, have a go and leave a comment. On Garrowhill's blog: Solar System Quiz Sound and light quiz. A French quiz on Kirklandneuk primary: quelle heure est il On Garrowhill's blog:
    Solar System Quiz
    Sound and light quiz.
    A French quiz on Kirklandneuk primary:
    quelle heure est il ]]>     Admin     French Games 2007-02-24T11:32:00+01:00 2007-02-24T11:32:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.261 Visit Languages Online - French topics and paly a game. Take a screenshot and blog about it, try to write about:What did you learn?What was enjoyable, cool or interesting?Do you think this is a good way to learn?If you get a good score blog that too Languages Online - French topics and paly a game.
    Take a screenshot and blog about it, try to write about:
    • What did you learn?
    • What was enjoyable, cool or interesting?
    • Do you think this is a good way to learn?
    • If you get a good score blog that too;-)
    ]]>     Admin     Reading and Commenting 2007-02-24T12:07:00+01:00 2007-02-24T11:30:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.260 This is a task you can do anytime, after you have finished another task or have a bit of spare time visit one of these blogs. Don't always start at the top. Acharacle Primary Writing 07 AllStars, Australia Al Upton and the miniLegends Blakedown C of E Primary Primary 7v Class Blog Mr. Brune's 5th Graders, Mamaroneck USA Mighty Writers Nettleton School Duluth Grade 5 In English Clunbury CE School Pupil Blog Cornwood Primary Culter School's Weblog Dingwall p6's Weblog Dingwall Primary School Videos Dingwall Writing take a look inside Law 24! Glaitness Primary 7 Room 613 Student Blogs 0607 Inchinnan Primary School KPSKidz Kirklandneuk Primary School Loirston Primary 7 P6 Den Bearsden Primary Primary 6 at Loirston Priestsic6 The Rainbow Light School TV Glaitness Woodhill Primary English Blog Otley All Saints CE Primary School Interactive Chatting Teddies Mundesley Junior School Woodhill Primary School French Bannerman Learning community blogs Garrowhill Primary Blogs Mount Vernon Blogs Swinton Primary School
  • Acharacle Primary Writing

  • 07 AllStars, Australia

  • Al Upton and the miniLegends

  • Blakedown C of E Primary

  • Primary 7v Class Blog

  • Mr. Brune's 5th Graders, Mamaroneck USA

  • Mighty Writers

  • Nettleton School Duluth Grade 5
  • In English

  • Clunbury CE School Pupil Blog

  • Cornwood Primary

  • Culter School's Weblog

  • Dingwall p6's Weblog

  • Dingwall Primary School Videos

  • Dingwall Writing

  • take a look inside

  • Law 24!

  • Glaitness Primary 7

  • Room 613 Student Blogs 0607

  • Inchinnan Primary School

  • KPSKidz

  • Kirklandneuk Primary School

  • Loirston Primary 7

  • P6 Den Bearsden Primary

  • Primary 6 at Loirston

  • Priestsic6

  • The Rainbow Light School
  • TV Glaitness

  • Woodhill Primary English Blog

  • Otley All Saints CE Primary School

  • Interactive Chatting Teddies

  • Mundesley Junior School

  • Woodhill Primary School French


    • Bannerman Learning community blogs
    ]]>     Admin     Concentration 2007-02-24T11:21:00+01:00 2007-02-24T11:21:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2009:tasks.259 Try out this French time game: French Time concentration Blog about the game:Did you enjoy itWhat did it teach you?Do you think this is a good way to learn?If you get a good score blog that too Include a screenshot and a link in your post. French Time concentration
    Blog about the game:
    • Did you enjoy it
    • What did it teach you?
    • Do you think this is a good way to learn?
    • If you get a good score blog that too;-)

    Include a screenshot and a link in your post. ]]>     Admin