Internship Opportunity

Masconomet Senior Internship, 2018

The IT department was fortunate to have two Seniors from Masconomet Regional High School, Nate & Ryan, working with us over the past few weeks.  Professional and reliable, both Nate & Ryan were wonderful additions to the team.  They approached every task with enthusiasm and confidence!  They helped us re-stage equipment, run the green screen studio, guide students within the G-Suite, advise students through their Genius Hour research, set up BreakoutEDUs and so much more! We were so appreciative of their hard work!

Fun with Specialists

Please enjoy a few pictures from our Specialists' Night, 2018

Families and students that stopped by the DIY Den got to see many of our digital tools in action, including Flipgrid, Padlet and Green Screen. It was a fantastic night!

Ready for visitors!

Leaving a Flipgrid video response

Performing in front of the Green Screen

Performing in front of the green screen

Check out this video produced by BCaTV for highlights from the entire event!

Specialist Night 2018

Hope to see you there!

Genius Hour

Ms. Davis's Grade 4 Daily Genius Hour

Over the past two weeks, students in Ms. Davis's class have been given the opportunity to spend one hour each day to research any topic.  These topics could be something the students were passionate about or just wanted to learn more about.
Students were required to convince teachers and interns that their chosen topic was worth researching.  Students were also tasked with coming up with a "mile-deep" question to answer based on the topic.
Students completed research using the internet, conducting surveys with Google Forms, organizing and recording interviews, asking questions via Twitter, Live Chats and in Google Hangouts (these last few with teacher help of course!)
Some examples included: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream:  "Why should I buy Ben & Jerry's brand?" Matchbox & Hot Wheels Toy Cars:  "Why are they still popular today?" Celebrities:  "What is the difference between being famous and going viral?" Smart Phones & Computers:  "How has technology changed the way we live?"
Final projects were presented in many forms including Google Slides presentations, a mock newscast, a replica newspaper, tri-fold presentations and even ice cream samples.

students researching and presenting

Introduction of a daily Genius Hour in the classroom is part of the personalization of learning:

Technology Essential Questions:

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

How can we implement a Genius Hour to help students create original, innovative works and ideas?

How can a Genius Hour address the different needs, learning styles, interests and abilities of students?

2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework: 3-5.CAS.a.3; 3-5.CAS.a.5; 3-5.CAS.b; 3-5.DTC.a; 3-5.DTC.b; 3-5.DTC.c

Google Drawing

Creating Infographics for the Sustainable Development Goals

Students in Ms. Stewart's grade 6 class have been studying and researching the Sustainable Development Goals.  As part of their investigation, students were tasked with writing an informative essay based on their findings and creating an infographic to visually represent the data they found. Students searched the internet for "free" images and then used Google Drawing to create these attractive posters. Using Google Drawing, students inserted and modified images, text fields and backgrounds.  Students learned to arrange objects on the page and group them appropriately.  Check out these impressive images:

Grade 6 Creating Infographics

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?

How can this digital tool help us create a project that sparks curiosity?

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