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We are busy training and conditioning for the big day next Tuesday, August 15th at Deep Run High School! Have you registered yet? We are just about full, so be sure to grab your spot. The SRN for the event … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Second graders in Mrs. Marshall’s class were introduced to using Ozobots. Ozobots are tiny robots that can be programmed to follow code. As an introduction lesson, I had the students use worksheets found on the Ozobots website to color code … Continue reading → Continue reading →

First graders in Mrs. Rogers’ class got to experience a twist on mystery reader. Mrs. Rogers has as a student, the daughter of the ITRT at Hermitage High School. We coordinated with the high school ITRT and had the students … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As a review of the American Revolution for fourth graders, we used Google Expeditions to virtually visit key locations from the American Revolution. We did not have access to virtual goggles so we used Google Expeditions with the iPads. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I had the opportunity to help out at the Nuckols Farm Book Celebration. The fourth and fifth graders did an amazing job sharing their knowledge about the books they read. I ran the Instagram station. The students used an Instagram … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kindergarteners in Mrs. Hass’ class learned about how to help our earth. As a culminating activity, students used the Chatterpix app on the iPads to share their knowledge. After creating their Chatterpix, I saved it to the camera roll and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

February 23rd is Digital Learning Day! That’s this THURSDAY!!!! Digital Learning Day is a time to try a new digital tool with your class or use an old digital tool in a new way. Check out this short video about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →