Feb
29
Buddies Love Technology
February 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
Our 8th Graders have spent their last two times with Kindergarten buddies using technology to help create projects. Several weeks ago, the “big buddy” used Sketchup to help the “little buddy” create a dream house. This week we used laptops and a Powerpoint template to compose and publish stories together. Such fun! [slideshare id=287280&doc=kindergarten-8th-grade-buddies-1204312040114425-3&w=425]
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Feb
26
Kindergarten uses Voicethread to Wonder About Trout
February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Feb
13
Meme: Passion Quilt
February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Thanks to Andrea Hernandez of Ed Tech Workshop for tagging me for this cool Passion Quilt meme.Directions: Find or create an image that captures what you are most passionate for kids to learn about.
I decided to use an image from my own school. This photo came from a project one of our Art Teachers did [...]
Feb
10
Teaching with Technology - The Electric Company
February 10, 2008 | 1 Comment
I am a child of the Seventies. My kindergarten class was the very first group of 5-year olds who entered kindergarten already having watched the first year of the new PBS show, Sesame Street. My kindergarten teacher had to rethink large portions of her curriculum because we all came to school that year already knowing [...]
Feb
8
1:1 Site Visit - The Nueva School
February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Today my colleagues and I spent the day at The Nueva School in Hillsborough, CA. We were hosted by Matt Levinson, the Head of Middle School, and were there with the intention of hearing about their brand-new 1:1 laptop program in grades 6-8.The Nueva School is a 40-year old K-8 school located in Hillsborough, CA [...]
