We are doing some really cool things with Adobe Spark and Non Fiction Writing!

Whether you have a small set of iPads or computer lab time, this tech tool is easy to use and user friendly. We have students as small as kindergarten and as old as seniors using this powerful tool that gives the writer voice!



Mrs. Farrell's 2nd Graders are working on non fiction writing and everything they know about something. Students then took their writing and transformed it into an informational video adding their own unique voice to create something amazing!

Check out some of these awesome examples!

In Fourth Grade we are using Adobe Spark for our Expository Text as well as our Informational Text. Check out some of these amazing How To's

Not 1:1? No Problem! Former iOS apps Adobe Voice and Adobe Slate have become part of of the Spark family. The new Adobe Spark suite includes Spark Video (formerly Voice), Spark Page (formerly Slate), and Spark Post (which was just Post before). With the creation of the new Spark Suite, these amazing creation tools are now web friendly! Get started at https://spark.adobe.com/

The new streamlined Spark interface allows to seamlessly create a Post, Page, or Video from one location.



Better yet, your Spark project library houses all of your Posts, Pages and Videos in one place!

Exciting student projects in production at Merton Williams!

French Cuisine!
First, Mrs. Herbert's French class piloted using Adobe Voice on their iPads to share French cuisine. The students viewed a sample from Northwood's Toy Project and also Mrs. Herbert's model video. They gathered images and made them professional looking using the Canva app. They worked in collaborative groups to create the video and included the recipe, the region it came from with interesting facts, the ingredients and basic cooking directions. Since these are early French speakers, some of the speaking is in  French (especially the food vocabulary) and some was in English. They did a great job of ensuring all students found images and participated in the recordings. Below is one sample from Zack, Aaron and Lucas.

• Project Grading Rubric
• Participation Rubric
• Peer Review
• Basic Storyboard

Students at Northwood geared up all December to pitch their toy to be inducted into the Strong Museum National Toy Hall of Fame. Each group presented on why their toy meets all the criteria to be the 60th toy inducted.

This year, in addition to a toy display board and presentation, students used the apps Adobe Voice and Adobe Slate to support their claim for their toy. The presentations were superb! Here are just a few of the presentations that really display the creativity and ingenuity behind the project. Think about all the ways you could use these awesome tools!

Paper

Clue

Scooter

Chalk

Check out Chalk's Adobe Slate: Chalk Adobe Slate

Nerf

Check out Nerf's Adobe Slate:Nerf Adobe Slate

Jenga

Check out Jenga's Adobe Slate:Jenga Adobe Slate

Operation

Check out Operation's Adobe Slate:Operation Adobe Slate