Specialists' Night 2017

Specialists' Night 2017
Thank you to all members of the Spofford Pond Community who came out to Specialists' Night last Tuesday, May 23rd.  We had a great turnout!  It is wonderful to be able to share student projects with you and show off their hard work!
In the DIY Den attendees saw projects created with Explain Everything, Book Creator and Drawing Pad.  They also got to see how the Green Screen studio and app works.

Middle East Peace Summit Simulation

Ms. Valzania's Grade 6 Social Studies Classes Middle East Studies As a culminating project at the end of their studies of the Middle East, students in Ms. Valzania's social studies sections participated in a Middle East Peace Summit simulation. Students broke into four groups, each representing an Israeli or Palestinian party, and were tasked with coming up with a plan to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine. Students presented their plans, complete with Google Slides presentations, to the other parties.  Groups then voted on which proposal they believed would bring lasting peace to the Middle East.
These simulations took place in our green screen studio.  We videoed (in one take!) the event and edited the tape to create the "televised" portion of the summit.

Final Productions: Ms. Valzania's Class:

The final productions for other sections can be seen by following these links: Ms. Magee's Class Ms. Sierpina's Class

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?
2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework 6-8.DTC.b.1; 6-8.DTC.a.4; 6-8.DTC.c.4; 6-8.CT.e

Congratulations!

Congratulations to members of the Polar VorTechs Student Help Desk.
Certificates of Completion were distributed on Monday, May 15, 2017.

Great job!

Hanging Out & Hi-Def Tutorials

Ms. Boyle's Grade 6 & Ms. Estella's Grade 2 present... Hanging Out & Hi-Def Tutorials

Google Hangout with Grades 2 & 6, Explain Everything

6th Graders used the app Explain Everything to create video tutorials of the life cycle of a chick.  Tutorials were shared with their 2nd grade buddies. Enjoy these samples!

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?
2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework: 6-8.DTC.a.3; 6-8.DTC.a.4; 6-8.DTC.b.1; 6-8.DTC.b.2

Fun with Kahoot!

Fifth Grade Science Classes Try

 A Kahoot is a collection of questions on specific topics. Created by teachers, students, business-people and social users, they are asked in real-time, to an unlimited number of “players”, creating a social, fun and game-like learning environment.

Students in Ms. Bouffard's and Ms. Cummings' science classes used Kahoot to review science material.

Technology Essential Questions:

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration? How can we employ safe practices when using this type of technology?
2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework: 3-5.CAS.a.5; 3-5.CAS.b.1; 3-5.CAS.c.4; 3-5.DTC.b.2; 3-5.CS.a.1

iPad Apps with Grade 3

Ms. Johnson's Class: Drawing Pad, Explain Everything and the Camera App

Students in Ms. Johnson's grade three classroom recently used the iPad apps, Explain Everything and Drawing Pad, and the iPad camera to create "How To" videos.  Students chose a topic such as, "how to make a sandwich" or "how to play checkers" and then wrote a script of steps that could teach the skill to someone else.  They used Explain Everything, Drawing Pad and the camera to turn their scripts into videos.  Here are a few examples:

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 Common Core Standards: W.3.2, W.3.3, W.3.5, W. 3.6, SL.3.4, SL.3.5, SL.3.6 2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework 3-5.DTC.a.2; 3-5.DTC.a.3; 3-5.DTC.b.1

Coming Soon....

Hope to see you there!