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Fifth graders at Shady Grove ES have been learning about oceans. As a culminating project they used Pixie, Thinglink, and SoundCloud to showcase their knowledge. First, in Pixie, they created drawings of the ocean floor, tides, waves, and currents. Then … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ms. Sorrell’s class used Powtoon to create a book report. They edited each slide and when finished, their reports were published as a movie. Here is a sample of a finished product. Continue reading →

Mrs. Rousseau’s third grade class at Skipwith Elementary have been learning about ancient Greece and Rome. To demonstrate their knowledge, they worked in small groups to create word clouds using Tagxedo. With group members, they took turns typing words that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The ‘Hour of Code’ is a nationwide initiative by CSEdWeek and code.org to introduce computer programming to 10 million students and encourage them to learn programming. It will be held from December 8-14. Visit http://csedweek.org/ to get more information. Sign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In Ms. Sorrell’s third grade class, the children are learning about multiplication. We used Google Drawings and had the students begin to create arrays, number lines, and repeated addition examples of multiplication problems. The class was excited learning how to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here in Henrico County we hear a lot about Henrico 21. We spend months preparing the perfect lesson. Then we teach this wonderful lesson, submit the work samples and hope for the best. With all the focus on Henrico 21 … Continue reading → Continue reading →