Welcome 6th Graders!
Hi- before we get started this trimester, I’d like you to take a short survey that is aimed at collecting some information about your knowledge of computers. It’s not a test - it will help me design curriculum that will be new for you rather than reviewing what you know. There are only 10 questions so it shouldn’t take too long, and your name will not be included. Please answer honestly!
Here’s the link:
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Advanced Filtering
In an effort to help keep students both safe and on track academically, the decision has been made to filter all student laptops both at home and in school. As of the first week of March, students will be filtered on their laptops wherever they take them. This change does NOT affect personal laptops in [...]
Sample uses of blogs
Scenarios of how blogs can be used in pedagocial practice
Blogs for knowledge construction:Â Students choose a topic (from a proposal list) they are interested in and regularly write blog entries about their own research, their findings, their progress and difficulties. By generating a blogroll students identify and target a particular subject related audience and discourse community. [...]
Managing the Laptop at Home
In the realm of your home, you should feel comfortable setting boundaries for your child and their school laptop. We recommend that you take an active role in your child’s laptop use. It is perfectly reasonable for you to insist that the laptop be used in an open place in your home. No teacher will [...]
Using Their iPods to Your Advantage
This from the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” division.
Our students are so used to having headphones attached that they feel naked without them! Instead of fighting this, why not think about how we can provide content in an audio format?
The iTunes store is not just a place to buy music. It is a [...]
Technology in the Math Classroom
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7th Grade student did a combined math/tech project with Mr. Quinn and Mrs. Leimbach. They created a slideshow that helped them work though an algebraic problem, showing their understanding of how to create a presentation and how to solve the problem. They then exported their slideshow as a quicktime movie, making it suitable for download [...]
The Middle School Minute
Tech students in eight grade have been working on podcasts. The hope was (and is) to produce a student run radio podcast biweekly. For a practice podcast, students chose a topic that they thought would be of interest to other students. They used Moodle to submit topics, script drafts and final scripts, getting quick feedback [...]
Eighth Graders Online
Eight grade tech students are learning that school just doesn’t end at 2:25! Those taking tech are using Moodle, an online content management system, to access resources, rubrics, and project descriptions. They also have access to a messaging system that allows them to contact group partners and me at any time of the day from [...]