Thursday Trivia: Sunburns

Last week's winner was Mrs. Tegge, who won a copy of the book Swindle by Gordon Korman. The answer was that male misquitoes lives on plant nectar.

This week's question: Besides humans, what is the only other mammal that can get a sunburn? Use http://www.askkids.com

Answers are due the night of Wednesday, May 6th.

Tech Tuesday: Google Docs

Have you ever wanted to share your Word, Excel, or Powerpoint documents with friends? How about collaborating with others on one document? Isn't it such a pain emailing the document back and forth and then never knowing which is the latest version? Or what if you don't own Word, Excel, or Powerpoint? But you still want to work at home on one of these documents? Well Google Docs to the rescue.

Here is a video which explains Google Docs.

The direct link to google docs is http://docs.google.com

Thursday Triva - A Day Late

I was at writing assessment yesterday, so I didn't have a chance to post Thursday Triva.

Last week's answer was Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. Ethan D. in Mrs. Fugar's class won the prize.

This week's question is: What does the male mosquito eat (live on)? Use this askkids.com site to find the answer.

Answers are due to the library by Wednesday, April 29th. Only one answer per person.

Tech Tuesday - It's time to Twitter!

Twitter has been all over the news and Tv lately. Celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Ryan Seacrest and more are using Twitter as a way to stay in touch with the fans. But what is Twitter? Here is a video that gives a short explaination of it. Twitter is much safer for children to use than Facebook and MySpace. Plus it's a great way to learn new things and meet people with the same interests from around the world.

Here are some great tips to get your started to having a successful Twitter page.

1. When you sign up for Twitter remember to fill out the one line bio in settings. People will not follow you, if they do not know what your interests are. Plus this is a great way to find people who love something, such as gardening, as much as you.

2. One you've completed your bio, then follow MrTweet. He will give you a list of people to follow who share common interests as you.

3. Follow people! Don't be afraid to follow people. People want people to follow them on Twitter. Here is a list of celebrities that use Twitter. Use can also follow me: mrsptrson

4. Post tweets. Update your status. You may not think people are reading it, but eventually you will have people respond to some of your tweets!

5. Reply to other people's tweets that interest you. This is a great way to make new friends and gain more followers.

6. Search Twitter to find people who are interested in the same things you are.

7. Have fun with it! Here are some additional links that will help you use Twitter.

Trivia Thursday - Mexico

Mrs. Karrels won Skippyjon Jones and the Doghouse this week for answering the trivia question how long do cows chew their cud. The answer was 6-8 hours.

This week is the start of our spring break. Since I will be enjoying sunny Mexico for part of our break I thought I would ask a question about Mexico.

This week the trivia question is: What is the capital of Mexico? Use the site askkids.com to find the answer.

Write your answer on a sheet of paper along with your name and teacher's name (or for teacher's just their name) and bring it to school. Or you can comment on the blog (don't worry it won't show up) or email the answers to petersonj@mjsd.k12.wi.us (remember to include student's name and teacher name in your email or comment). Answers are due to the library by Wednesday, April 22nd. I will draw one winner on the Thursday before our spring break.

April is Poetry Month

The whole month of April is poetry month, and we just received a new poetry book that everyone will love. It is called Orangutan Tongs:Poems to Tangle Your Tongue by Jon Agee. It is chocked full of fun poems that are not only fun to say but are fun to hear. Here are some lines from Purple-Paper People:

"They are in the Purple-Paper Peoples Club, If you want to join these people, First you buy a piece of paper."

Try to say those lines 10 times really fast!

Thursday Trivia - Cows

Last week our trivia question was about how far you could hear a tiger roar, and the answer was 2 miles. Our winner was Emily B. in Mrs Bayer's class.

This week the trivia question is: How many hours a day does a cow chew her cud? Use the site askkids.com to find the answer.

Write your answer on a sheet of paper along with your name and teacher's name (or for teacher's just their name) and bring it to school. Or you can comment on the blog (don't worry it won't show up) or email the answers to petersonj@mjsd.k12.wi.us (remember to include student's name and teacher name in your email or comment). Answers are due to the library by Wednesday, April 8th. I will draw one winner on the Thursday before our spring break.