Bigelow Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest:
Bigelow teachers showed their holiday spirit by participating in an ugly holiday sweater contest. It was $5 to enter, and all proceeds were donated directly to Dana Farber toward Megan Hall's Boston Marathon Run. Check out the teachers showing off their sweaters: http://animoto.com/play/LcnGcvPdsGmOJ0oTWYKEOw
Mr. Souza's Students Use Google Earth to Follow Darwin's Journey:
7th grade science learned all about Darwin, his voyage, and evolution. For this Google Earth Project, students created a folder that included at least 5 placemarks that marked different stops on Darwin's journey. The placemarks must include the location, the latitude and longitude, scientific observations, the biome, and a picture or video. Students then recorded the voyage as a narrated tour. We can't wait to see the finished products!
Student Example:
Mr. King Differentiates Instruction with Glogster:
Mr. King's class looked at the story "Beowulf - A New Telling" from a variety of angles, and used Glogster to demonstrate their understanding as well as their creativity. Each student could choose one of the 5 projects, and complete using webcameras, Garage Band and Glogster. Final products to come!
Beowulf Website
Ms. Martin's Students Use Glogster and Sketch-up to Design and Describe Their Dream Homes:
8th grade Spanish students designed their dream homes. They used Spanish terms to describe the location, and turned their lists of terms into paragraphs. They used Sketch-up and Google images to show the rooms in their homes, and recorded their paragraphs as audio files. Lastly, they responded to one another's glogs using the comment feature! This project allowed students to demonstrate their reading, writing, speaking, and creative skills!
Ms. Martin's Website
Examples:
6th Grade Students Practice Math with Khan Academy:
Many 6th grade students have set up Khan Academy accounts using their school Google docs accounts. These accounts allows students to practice math skills at their own levels, and earn points and move up levels when they have mastered concepts. Teachers can track their students through their own accounts. Students love the interactive scratch pad and the reward system. Check it out!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy Directions
Mr. Spiegel's Students Use Google Earth to Explore Culture:
Students in 6th grade geography are collaborating to create Google Earth tours that show culture throughout Europe. Each group has a driver, who navigates the computer, a leader, who guides the group and keeps the group on track, and a recorder, who takes notes and keeps track of the group's work. Check out Mr. Spiegel's website!
Mr. Spiegel's Website
Project Link
8th Grade Online Lab Reports:
Mr. Swift's students had the choice of hand writing their lab reports or completing them in Google docs. Their Google reports included Google drawings and a linked spread sheet with graphs of their data. Most students chose to experiment with the online version of the report. I can't wait to see the finished products!
Mr. Swift's Website with Lab Report Link
