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5th graders, You are working on creating infographics. Read these blog posts to help give you some background on why certain choices are made when creating infographics. These articles will also help you understand different design styles and methods of conveying information with images and text: Introduction to Infographics there is a brief tutorial you…
Welcome parents! For the 2017 Open House all of the Specials teachers presented in the Library. Big thanks to all the parents who attended two sessions. Below is the full presentation from all the Specials as well as an annotated version of the Technology portion. I addition, the contact details for all Specials are at…
The 2017-2018 school year is underway! The lab is full of iPads, Chromebooks, MacBooks, and iMacs… Over the next few days we will be rolling out Chromebooks to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. All 3-5th graders should have their Chromebooks by the end of next week! After that it’s iPads for K-2 and then…
Every year the 5th graders of Scarsdale participate in Capstone. Capstone is the last two months of school, post-standardized testing. Students choose a topic, research it, and create a final product. It is designed to be a self-directed, passion/interest based assignment. And it ends with a tri-fold board… For the second year in a row…
We’re live! Every year the 1st Graders get eggs and learn about the process of chickens hatching. We are live streaming the eggs and the hatching process! Point of reference, some seem to have hatched a few days early, which is why some of these live feeds have more chicks then eggs, and others more…
3C, As you get ready for your Cultural Universal we will use this Padlet to practice brainstorming Mrs. Conklin will be making 6 different Padlets, one for each Universal category Politics Social Aspects Beliefs Economics Cultural Arts Geography Mrs. Conklin will be posting those links on her blog. For now, lets use this practice Padlet: https://padlet.com/ccasal/60klbcp0mnnx…
The Scarsdale School District has purchased a blogging platform to create a common base of knowledge and writing experiences for students, in line with the Teachers College Reading & Writing Project curriculum. Students will begin to develop digital literacy skills as well as learn to curate their own portfolio as they grow. Here at Heathcote we have introduced blogging to…
Here is the Padlet for today’s introduction: https://padlet.com/ccasal/26am1yvis2dv Fill in what you “Know” about Padlet and what you “Want” to know. When adding a sticky use the “Title” line to put K or W and your initials. For example, If I were to add a sticky about what I know my “Title” would be “K…
How do we keep students safe while still allowing them access to the amazing tools available in 2016 and beyond? Today I am leading a Parent Coffee about Internet (and Technology) Safety geared toward the parents of 3-5 students. Attending in person is not always possible, so to ensure the entire community has access to the…
Here is the Padlet for today’s introduction: https://padlet.com/ccasal/imnm00efwahx Fill in what you “Know” about Padlet and what you “Want” to know. When adding a sticky use the “Title” line to put K or W and your initials. For example, If I were to add a sticky about what I know my “Title” would be “K…