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I often get asked about headphones for students. It’s a difficult question to answer on many fronts. Price is one concern, but so is durability. A microphone is an important consideration since students use apps like Seesaw to record their learning. And their age. A kindergartner has different needs than a 5th grader in terms…
As the 2018-2019 gets underway it is time to review the Scarsdale Public School’s Technology Responsible Use Policy (RUP). The policy used to be called the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). Over the course of the 2017-2018 school year the district technology team worked to revamp the policy to better reflect new technologies, such as…
Welcome back, everyone! Hope everyone had a great summer. The lab is a mess, but it’s an organized mess. Chromebook and iPad carts ready to be deployed to classrooms starting this week. And a few new toys for the new multipurpose room as well… Looking forward to another great year @HeathcoteSchool!
Once again the 5th graders were amazing and rocked the CapCon! Capstone event. The students documented the process on their own blogs. The blogs can be accessed via the classroom teacher’s blogs (look for the “My class” menu on the sidebar). Ms. Boyer Ms Cooper Ms. Edwards Check out all of their speeches…
5th graders, It is CapCon! time. Here are some resources for helping you get ready for the big event. CapCon! 2017 recap YourTube playlist CapCon! 2016 recap YouTube playlist Presentation styles Standalone presentations TED & Ignite style presentations Scott Berkun – “How and Why to Give an Ignite Talk“ 4th Grade Colonial America Ignites (only…
This year we tried something different, we decided to try the Ignite format with 4th graders. The Ignite Talks format is something we’ve done with 5th graders for a few years as part of the CapCon! capstone learning conference and this year we thought we’d roll it down to 4th grade. So, what is an…
Screencasting is recording what is happening on your screen. This is a helpful option for creating tutorials, explaining your work, or recording Skype of Google Hangouts conversations (always ask permission to record someone else during a Syky or Hangout). Here is a tutorial on two ways to record your screen: I hope you…
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…
4Ra, As you begin to embark on your Passion Project unit you will be thinking about different ways to present. Here are some PSAs made by 4Ra during the 2016-2017 school year: Ecosystem PSAs Here are some examples of TED Talks and Ignite Presentations given by 5th graders during Capstone 2016 CapCon! 2017 CapCon! Here…
Students of 3M, As we continue our blogging experience you will add another post to your own blog. You have done an initial post on your blog, spent some time commenting and replying to others on Ms. Mangan’s blog, and now you will create a new post for classmates to comment on. Your assignment…