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American Revolution Scenes

Students in Ms. Roberts’ fourth grade class created scenes from the American Revolution using storyboardthat.com.  They had to show the points of view of the Virginian Women in the American Revolution, the Native Americans, and African Americans.  They learned how … Continue reading Continue reading

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Orbiting Ozobots

The fourth graders at Ridge worked with the Ozobots to make them orbit like the planets in the solar system! Before they could make them orbit, they first learned about the Ozobots and how to make them follow lines and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Past and Present

Ms.Taylor’s 1st grade students did an awesome job sharing their research using SeeSaw!  They have been researching the past and present schools, transportation, games, and houses using PebbleGo and wanted to share their research in a creative way.  They drew … Continue reading Continue reading

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Coding the Layers of the Earth

Fifth grade students at Ridge and Tuckahoe used Scratch to show what they know about the layers of the Earth (SOL 5.7). First, the students went to Britannica Image Quest on Clever to download a picture of the layers of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Rounding in Seesaw

Second grade students in Mrs. Carriere’s class used Seesaw to practice their rounding.  They chose a number and used the pen tool to show how to round it up or down.  Then they used the recording tool to explain how … Continue reading Continue reading

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Conference Tuesday!

Field Day of the Future is here!!   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 … Continue reading Continue reading

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Schoology at Seven Pines

Seven Pines is super lucky to be a Schoology pilot school! The teachers have been using Schoology to communicate and share information since before the school year started. They love having everything in one place, and this week, we were … Continue reading Continue reading

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Tech Takeout goes to 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

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MakerSpace at Echo Lake

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

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MakerSpace at Echo Lake

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

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