A Day in the Life of 6th Grade

What did you do today at school?

This is the question we hope that students are being asked by supportive parents as they eat dinner together each evening as a family! Right??

Well, this may not be the picture of the modern family, but it is still an important question that someone somewhere should be asking. What would the answer be and what would we hope it to be? Are students spending their time passively or actively learning?

Here is a glimpse into some of the activities that our 6th graders were involved in just last week:






Students in Coach Sutton's Social Studies classes were collaborating on Google spreadsheets as they researched countries and compared the governments, religions, and economies.

Students in Mrs. Taylor's Science classes were using iPads to research earthquake activity in our area.









Mrs. Burns' AP Writing class was videotaping the commercials they had written.


So..what did YOU do at school today??

Who is in charge of "Show and Tell" in your classroom??

Teachers everywhere are using great technology to encourage student production that fosters independent learning. These awesome educators are no longer running all the learning in their classroom, but instead, students are in charge of a great deal of the "Show and Tell" that takes place at school. This is a hallmark of true engagement and learning.

Unfortunately, these heroes of the classroom often go unnoticed as they are too busy facilitating, planning and experimenting to share or broadcast their own efforts or the endeavors of their students.

Enjoy this student product created on Educreations in Mrs. Taylor's 6th Grade Science class. This was their first project using this app!

The Asthenosphere   

What have your students created today....

this week....

this school year?

Get Creative with Educreations!!

In an effort to move toward student production on the iPad, Educreations has been added to our devices. As always, it takes a great teacher to get out there and test the waters for everyone, and our 6th Grade Science teacher, Mrs. Taylor, played with Educreations to produce the following video on models. This Educreation was then embedded in her Edmodo for students to use in centers this week, and then next week, students will be publishing their own Educreation.

Students Love Prezi!

One of my favorite tech tools is Prezi! Kids love it, it is simple to use, and accounts are easy to set up. I knew that some of our Middle School teachers had been offering Prezi as a project option for students, but today's feature is from one of  the students of High School History teacher, Calvin Kennedy.

For those wary of the zooming and twisting of Prezi....this one won't even make you seasick!
Enjoy!



Thank you to Mr. Kennedy for sharing his student's products. Mr. Kennedy's classroom can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kennedyhistory

How have you used technology to reach and teach students?
What have your students created today?
Would love to hear from you!

Students Explore Space!

Mrs. Taylor's Science class has been studying space for the past several weeks and have researched, created, presented, and even pretended to be planets. Get a glimpse into all these great classroom activities through this project video!