Tech Lessons for the Week of Sept. 4-7

Hey all,

I hope everyone is having a great week and day so far! We have some great things going on in our classrooms and sharing what you know and what you do....is wonderful! This provides a "PD" side of things for all of us as well, so keep sending those great ideas to me!


Collages + Chromebooks + Collaboration + Cross-curricular Connections = Great Learning!!!
Mrs. McAdams and Mr. Theising, Art and P.E. teachers at North Dearborn Elementary are currently working on a collaborative project with second graders and searching Google images. Students are working in groups creating large monochromatic collages of fruits & vegetables, researching their healthy benefits, and designing informational posters. Mr. Theising is extending the lesson by discussing the importance of eating a colorful plate of food in addition to staying active.

 



Mr. Durham's, Science - Computer Coding class had a project where groups had to create an app that would be beneficial for people to utilize in the real world. Students had to have several pieces of criteria answered prior to presenting to the class and to the "sharks". Groups used Google Slides to "show off" their hard work and they were impressive. Students used different transitions, themes, fonts, pictures, and animations to create their presentation to "sell" their app to us "sharks".

 



Mr. Dawley gave his science classes the chances to use Google Forms. His students prepared themselves for an assessment by creating "test" questions for each other and turning in their form for an assignment. Within Google Forms, students created different types of questions, included photos and videos, and even used the "Quizzes" settings to apply an answer key and points to questions.

 



Mrs. Rogers used Google Classroom and Google Slides together! She posted an assignment in Google Classroom with a Google Slide template for a lesson on inferences and included videos within that template as well for students to watch on their own pace. She made the template available to copy for each student so students could put in their own comments on their own slides.

 


Thank you to all that have sent in pictures and lesson/project descriptions! Teachers, keep making a positive impact on the future with your students!

Have an amazing week everyone!

Joshua Benjamin
Technology Integrated Specialist
Phone extension: 12918
Email: jhbenjamin@sunmandearborn.k12.in.us
Twitter: @coachjb4 and @sdmsdropzone
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