Technology Demo Slam for Parents

Thank you to those who attended and a big thanks to the Polar VorTechs for helping!

Presentation:

Green Screen in Grade 5

Technology Integration with Mrs. Wiles-Stasko's Social Studies Classes Students have been studying explorers during social studies over the past few weeks.  As a culminating project, they were asked to "interview" a famous explorer. Here is the assignment criteria:

  

Next students spent time creating and memorizing their skits:

 

Then it was time to enter the Green Screen Studio and tape their skits.  We had camera operators, directors, set managers and talent working collaboratively to make it happen!  "Quiet on set!"

Finally, we took our segments to the editing room and used Green Screen and iMovie to put on the final touches.
Enjoy!

Technology Essential Questions:

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration and/or communication?

How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

How can we use this software to create original, innovative works and ideas?

Chromebooks in Grade 6

Thanks to a generous grant from BEST, students in Mrs. Sierpina's homeroom and science classes are piloting a class set of Chromebooks.

Chromebooks are used on a daily basis during ELA, for conducting research, creating collaborative projects (like study guides and presentations) and taking online quizzes. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! Technology Essential Questions:

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration and/or communication?

How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

How can we use this software to create original, innovative works and ideas?

Grade 3 Penguins

Students in Mrs. Estella's 3rd grade have been studying and researching penguins. They have been reading books about penguins and doing online research using Kids InfoBits They recently used the app "Book Creator" to create eBooks to show what they know. Enjoy!

Click to view: Technology Essential Question: How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

Grade 5 Explorer Holiday Proposals

Grade 5 Social Studies Students use Explain Everything

 Students in Mrs. Medugno's and Mrs. Bouffard's social studies classes have recently finished creating Explain Everything screencasts explaining why certain

explorers of the past deserve a holiday.

Students researched an explorer and then presented their facts and gave reasons why they believe their explorer should have a holiday in their honor and how it will be celebrated. Check it out: Technology Essential Questions:

How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

How can we use this software to create original, innovative works and ideas?

Grade 3 Google Slides

Grade 3 Students: Discovering How to Collaborate Digitally Using Google Slides...
Students in Mrs. Holt's third grade have been studying weather. Recently, they were tasked with reading books about various weather subjects and then working in collaborative groups to share what they learned. Student groups each created a Google Slides project and presented it to their classmates.  Students were able to work individually on their own laptop on a shared digital presentation, in real time. Wow!  Google Slides and The Power of Collaboration!

Finished Slide Presentation:
Technology Essential Questions:

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration and/or communication?

How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

How can we use this software to create original, innovative works and ideas?

States of Matter - Grade 3

Grade 3 Students in Mrs. Gibson's Class Topic:  The States of Matter

Grade 3 working hard!

Students used the App Explain Everything to explain the three states of matter.
Check out their finished projects:
Massachusetts Physical Science (Chemistry - Physics) Standards, Grades 3 - 5: Standard 2:  Compare and contrast solids, liquids, and gases based on the basic properties of each of these states of matter. Technology Essential Question: How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

Radical Readers Recommend: Grade 3

Mrs. Holt's Grade Three Students have been very busy!

Here are some highlights from their most recent technology-integrated project. All students were asked to read a book of their choice and write a review. Students then turned their review into a script and memorized it. Next,  we filmed their reviews in the Green Screen Studio:

Students used the Green Screen App to create backgrounds and edit their videos:

All Digital Music was created by the class during Music with Ms. Horgan using GarageBand and

added to the students' reviews using iMovie. 

Enjoy!

Technology Essential Questions:

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration and/or communication?

How can technology be used to enhance a project and communicate knowledge?

How can we use this software to create original, innovative works and ideas?