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The ITRTs had an opportunity to explore with the new MaKey MaKeys that arrived from a HEF Grant. As we explored, we were looking for curriculum connections. The idea of coin recognition in the lower grades came about and a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Friday the #TechTakeout crew had the great opportunity of taking over 4th grade at Baker Elementary School! Math has been one of the focus areas of the school so we decided to bring the math in our activities. We had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mrs. Sanborn’s third grade reading class read folk tales from around the world.  She then asked me to come in and show her class how to use Tour Builder and create a world tour of the folk tales that they read.  This … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was excited to work with Ms. Daniels’ kindergarten class at Shady Grove.  They were going to start learning about states of matter this week and she wanted me to create an introductory lesson about the topic.  Using a site called … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Every year, Shady Grove Elementary holds a Rockathon in honor of its first principal, Thomas B. Fernald. The school’s PTA established a scholarship to honor him. Mr. Fernald had a strong impact at Shady Grove, making sure he taught his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The school librarian at Ashe Elementary introduced research methods and online tools to fifth graders. Using this knowledge, the children in Mrs. Gilliam’s class conducted research about a specific southeast state. Learning how to take effective notes using Encyclopedia Britannica … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mrs. Proffitt’s first grade class at Donahoe Elementary are reviewing their addition and subtraction skills. To integrate technology, I introduced them to the Shadow Puppets app on the ipads. Mrs. Proffitt made story mats and had manipulatives to accompany them. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Fifth graders at Arthur Ashe Elementary used proscopes for the first time last week. Proscopes are hand held microscopes that you can use to take pictures of objects. After reviewing properties of matter with a focus on color, texture, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mrs. Quesenberry’s fifth grade class at Donahoe Elementary created a Tellagami on the ipads to review the ocean floor. The class was partnered up and they used Pixie on the ipads to create a drawing of the ocean floor. They … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Last Friday the #TechTakeout crew went to Adams Elementary to do some awesome technology lessons with the fourth graders. As a group we planned four different interactive math stations for the students using digital tools such as Google Earth, Google … Continue reading → Continue reading →