Author Archives: cmaquilina
Tech Takeout: Seven Pines!
Last Friday, the Tech Takeout team visited Seven Pines Elementary! The fifth grade teachers noticed that students needed some review with the fourth grade SOLs 4.7 and 4.8 (the solar system) with a connection to their fifth grade SOL 5.6 … Continue reading → Continue reading
Fractions are Everywhere (at Donahoe ES!)
Last week, we had a great time exploring fractions at Donahoe Elementary in Mrs. Quesenberry’s fifth grade class. Mrs. Quesenberry found this great idea where students look for fractions all around the school building. We took photos with the … Continue reading → Continue reading
MakerSpace @ Echo Lake: What did you make today?
Monday was an exciting day at Echo Lake Elementary. Mrs. Vick, the librarian, invited several ITRTs to come help assist her with her first MakerSpace Day. Mrs. Vick has spent many hours prepping for her 4th graders to participate in … Continue reading → Continue reading
2nd Grade: GoTemps at Longdale
Happy Friday! Second graders at Longdale are studying temperature changes, so this was a perfect opportunity to experiment with the GoTemps! With the changing weather temperatures, we were able to talk about hot vs. cold and how it feels when … Continue reading → Continue reading
2nd Grade: GoTemps at Longdale
Happy Friday! Second graders at Longdale are studying temperature changes, so this was a perfect opportunity to experiment with the GoTemps! With the changing weather temperatures, we were able to talk about hot vs. cold and how it feels when … Continue reading → Continue reading
Tech Takeout: Shady Grove Edition!
Last Friday at Shady Grove the Tech Takeout Crew went to Shady Grove to work with around 160 4th grade students for our first Tech Takeout of the 2016-2017 school year! Tech Takeout is when a group of ITRTs travel … Continue reading → Continue reading
Tech Takeout: Shady Grove Edition!
Last Friday at Shady Grove the Tech Takeout Crew went to Shady Grove to work with around 160 4th grade students for our first Tech Takeout of the 2016-2017 school year! Tech Takeout is when a group of ITRTs travel … Continue reading → Continue reading
Kindergarten Adventures: Sharing with Google Tone
In Mr. Lambert’s kindergarten, we have been working hard practicing logging into the laptops and typing in Pixie. One super smart observation was that all of the keys on the keyboard are capital letters, but when we type, the letters … Continue reading → Continue reading
Kindergarten Adventures: Sharing with Google Tone
In Mr. Lambert’s kindergarten, we have been working hard practicing logging into the laptops and typing in Pixie. One super smart observation was that all of the keys on the keyboard are capital letters, but when we type, the letters … Continue reading → Continue reading
Adding a Shared Folder in Google
Good Morning and happy first Monday of the school year! Last week, I was lucky to spend some time in different classrooms helping teachers and students set up shared folders in Google Drive. Thanks to my teammate, Jim, for this … Continue reading → Continue reading