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Animation: Using Pixie and iMovie
This student project from Alex, a third grade student in Mrs. Caird’s class at Short Pump Elementary, was created using Pixie and iMovie. Alex has worked on this project over the past few months doing a section at a time.…Read more → Continue reading
Explorer Needed!
Mrs. Turner’s students worked collaboratively to create their plea for their explorer to be chosen by King Caratachea. To see the full lesson plan visit the Henrico 21 site and download a copy. Mrs. Turner adapted the lesson by using…Read m… Continue reading
Solving Problems Three Ways
This video from the Teaching Channel highlights the importance of developing more than one way to solve a math problem. This can be easily incorporated into your Math lessons using video story problems for students to solve. For some video…Read m… Continue reading
When Does Your Digital Footprint Begin?
When does your digital footprint begin? This video made by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University helps illustrate where and when your digital footprint begins. Watch Andy’s story posted by Digital Natives @ Berkman… Continue reading
Video Conference: Plant Biologist
Students at Crestview Elementary were able to communicate with an expert in plants, Samantha Rothman. Ms. Rothman is a co-founder of Grow It Green Morristown and currently serves as a trustee on The New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Students enjoyed… Continue reading
Using Brief.ly
What is Brief.ly? It is a helpful tool that you can use when incorporating research into your classroom. Although there are many bookmarking sites that can be found on the Internet, Brief.ly creates a bookmarking header for easy navigation between̷… Continue reading
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Majd Abouzaki from Longan Elementary! He is one of the Student 21 winners for the 2012-2013 school year for his project “Eastern Woodland Indians” created with Google SketchUp. Way to go Majd (and his teacher Mrs. Her… Continue reading
3rd Grade Mali Comics
Third graders have been studying Mali (SOL 3.2) recently so today we made comics about Mali using a program called Comic Life. I provided them with a blank template and showed them how to add a fancy title. Then I showed them how to twist and stretch the title and change the style of it. […] Continue reading
It is Official
I made a huge decision in December that I have kept relatively quiet until today. My supervisor let my department know that I am retiring after 34 wonderful years in education. I considered several things before I made my decision; including the fact that my district has a post-retirement option that will allow me to […] Continue reading
