End of Year, 2019

Summer has come to lure you away from your computer and entice you to dance in the fresh grass, dig your toes into the sandy beaches, soak up the sun and relax!
Enjoy your vacation! Sincerely, For Spofford Pond School community summer resources and current information about the up-coming 2019-2020 school year including information about the school calendar, supply lists, summer reading, summer math and more, please visit:  The Spofford Pond School Summer Site

Grade 6

Transitioning With Technology

Students in grade 6 spent time this past week cleaning up their Google Drive accounts and thinking about items they would like to keep and share with future school assigned accounts.  Google Drive is one way to house a portfolio of digital work that was created here at Spofford Pond School.  These students are figuring out how to neatly maintain a record of their best pieces as elementary school students and how to share and make copies of the items they hope to keep throughout their Middle School and High School experiences.

Grade 6 Digital Portfolios

Technology Essential Questions

Digital Portfolios

How can we use this technology to keep a record of progress?

How does a digital portfolio help students connect big ideas, across subjects & grades?

How does a digital portfolio help extend student thinking?

How can we use this technology to teach the art of reflection, curation and collaboration?

Green Screen

TITANIC SURVIVOR INTERVIEWS

Students in Mrs. Sitak's fourth grade class recently completed their study of of the H.M.S Titanic.  One part of the project asked students to step back in time and conduct interviews with real-life survivors.  Student "reporters" researched and asked appropriate questions.  Student "survivors" researched a real-life Titanic survivor and answered the questions as they imagined that person might have answered them. Using the Green Screen app and iMovie we created video versions of these mock interviews.



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 we use this software to address the different needs, learning styles, interests and abilities of students?