Mrs. McBride's second grade class spent some time working on the Dell Netbooks recently. After logging on with their specific usernames and passwords, they were working on identifying specific links in the library's Language Arts list. They also visited Pebble Go, a great district research resource, where they explored research resources for future Independent Investigation Method projects.
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Mrs. Chiriboga's fourth grade class researched Native American Tribes that lived in Texas and created PowerPoint Presentations to share. Students supported their research and writing with complementary images and engaging layouts within the presentations. PowerPoint requires that students master saving and retrieving files as well as choosing appropriate formats for intended audiences. Ms. Smith's class was the first fifth grade class to participate in KGOE this year. One of the responsibilities of the KGOE participants it to create special reports for the school-wide broadcast. Special reports include interviews, book trailers and other media driven presentations that interest the students. Ms. Grindle, our school librarian, is instrumental in organizing KGOE and helping to make sure all students are successful with the technology. This group of students worked with Animoto, Bloggie cameras, and Windows Movie Maker and created many quality presentations that were shared through the school's morning news broadcast - KGOE. Ms. Eichel's fourth grade class spent time reviewing science concepts on the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in her classroom not long ago. The SMART Board interactive whiteboard allows teachers to deliver dynamic lessons, write notes in digital ink and save their work with the touch of a finger. It can also create a higher level of engagement with students as the whiteboard is transformed into a touch screen that provides immediate feedback to their input. Ms. Galyon's second grade class published their Spider diamante poems in Microsoft Word. The students gained word processing skills such as centering text and changing font size and type for a specific purpose. Diamante poetry also requires language and grammar skills including knowledge of many parts of speech, such as nouns, adjectives, verbs, and phrases. The students collaborated with their fifth grade buddies to write the poems and then published them on their own. Susan Rantz's third grade class spent some time in the computer lab using The LEGO® Education WeDo Robotics Construction Sets. LEGO WeDo is an easy-to-use set that introduces young students to robotics. Using the kits and software, students build and program models that include working motors and sensors. Through these experiences children explore a series of cross-curricular, theme-based activities while developing their skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as language and literacy. And I think they have a little fun while they're at it. Ms. Havrda's fourth grade class created riddles that incorporated their knowledge of the different states of matter. They were given a rubric and asked to create a PowerPoint presentation. The rubric detailed specific science, language arts and technology requirements and included bonus points for creativity as well. Ms. Bertul’s 2nd grade students accessed the internet using our Dell Netbooks on Friday, September 14. After logging in using their personal usernames and passwords, students navigated to Ms. Bertul’s TeacherWeb page and browsed her links. They chose from a variety of websites – Reading, Math, or Science and Social Studies. Ms. Bertul has created a valuable list of websites that support learning both at home and in the classroom. The KGOE broadcast happens every morning in the Great Oaks library under the supervision and leadership of our awesome librarian, Clarissa Grindle, and her assistant, Susan Carpenter. Fifth grade students rotate through positions and get a chance to learn and do every task associated with putting on a quality production each day. Students show responsibility and teamwork by being on time each morning and afternoon for practice and rehearsals. This is a great way for Great Oaks students to get a taste of what it's like to be a part of a busy broadcast production team. [email protected] 464-6861 Welcome to my GOE webiste! My name is Julie Scully and I'm a mom, wife, sister, daughter, teacher, learner, reader and problem solver. I love incorporating technology and teaching to make learning fun for kids. I am so excited to be the new Gecko Instructional Technology Specialist! I graduated from Southwest Texas State University way back when and completed my masters in Library Science at Sam Houston State University just this summer. This will be my tenth year working in RRISD. I've been lucky to work with a wide range of students within the elementary schools. I started out in fourth grade, spent several years in TAG, and spent a year in an elementary school library. I feel so very lucky to be one of the new additions to the Great Oaks family! I'm looking forward to meeting you all! It's going to be a fantastic year! : ) |
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