Technology projects both in and out of the lab have taken flight this year, really helping to promote a variety of 21st century skills. Here are a few from the past two weeks:
8th Grade Math Students Make "Moneyball" Connections:
8th grade math classes on both clusters E and F completed a series of projects related to the movie "Moneyball." In these projects, they analyzed linear and nonlinear equations, using excel and an online graphing calculator to plot their equations. Here are the links to the different activities:
Creating Spreadsheets and Graphs in Excel
Graphing Calculator
Moneyball Activity
8th Grade French Essays on Google Docs:
Ms. Langlois had her French students put their French skills to use in the computer lab, as they wrote essays about their lives at Bigelow in French. Students shared their Google docs with classmates "to comment," and they made recommendations on each other's work using the "comments" feature. Ms. Langlois shared a document of editing tips with the students, but the editing process became more of a collaborative activity than a student / teacher activity. Their comments and replies are just as much a part of their grade as the writing itself. They are also inserting images with proper citations that enhance their essays. We look forward to seeing their final drafts next week!
To learn more, visit Ms. Langlois' website!
7th Grade English Brain Frames The Land:
As the 7th grade students read The Land, they are expected to take notes in a variety of ways. One way is brain framing, and students have the choice to use pencil and paper, or Google docs. Here is an example of a student's sequencing frame:
6B Character Wheels:
Mr. King's English students studied characters and character traits by creating character wheels in Google Drawing based on their independent reading. Here is an example:
6AB Student-Made Quizzes:
To review for their culture quiz, students created their own quizzes using Google forms, and took each other's quizzes for homework. Mr. Spiegel interacted with the students, commenting on their quizzes, and helping them to create strong review questions.
6th Grade Student Uses Family Trip As a Learning Experience:
Sophie, a sixth grader, went with her parents to visit the rest of her family in Lebanon. She used this trip as an opportunity to expand her learning, as well as her classmates' learning. After studying the eight traits of culture in Mr. Spiegel's class, Sophie created a compare and contrast brainframe and a write up comparing the culture in Boston to the culture in Beirut. She also skyped with her class, showing them her grandparents' house, and aspects of their culture in Lebanon. It was an eye opening experience for all!
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