Save the Lakewood Y did just that! May 5, 2008
Posted by Dottie Black in : Lakewood Elementary School, Projects, Uncategorized , add a commentBack in September, I met with one of my new teachers,Libby Montagne from Lakewood Elementary. She told me she was working with a group of her students to help save the Lakewood YMCA. The YMCA board was trying to sell the building and Durham would lose a fantastic community resource. I suggested that her students use a WIKI to document what they were doing.
Last week it was announced that the building will be shared by a new Durham Public Schools Montessori middle school and the YMCA. A win-win-win situation for the YMCA,Durham Public Schools and the Lakewood community.
Congratulations to Ms. Montagne and her students for helping be a part of the process.
Kelly Stevens’ GPS Treasure Hunt March 5, 2007
Posted by Dottie Black in : GPS, Projects, Rogers-Herr Middle School , add a comment
Movie about the Treasure Hunt (Quicktime File)
Ms. Stevens created a treasure hunt complete with a captured Pirate captain and some gold booty.
The students had to use GPS devices to find and solve the clues so they could rescue their captain and earn the reward.
See the first Pirate Movie (Quicktime File)
See the Second Pirate Movie (Quicktime File)
Download the clues to use in your classroom.
Kelly Stevens’ Blog Projects March 5, 2007
Posted by Dottie Black in : Blogging, Projects, Rogers-Herr Middle School , add a commentSeventh Grade social studies teacher Kelly Stevens is the Rogers-Herr Year-Round Middle School Technology Mentor. Kelly and her team have been incredibly prolific this year. Here are some of the projects they have done.
Blogging
Kelly introduced Blogging to her team and students last fall. The blogging tool they have been using was developed by David Warlick. You can create your own classroom blogs by going to classblogmeister.com
Homeless Bird Blog
The seventh graders read Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan. The teacher posed questions to the students to answer using the blog. Read some of the entries here.
Ms. Stevens encouraged her students to comment on other student’s blog entries about Homeless Bird. She called this assignment “Everyone’s a critic“.
Red Scarf Girl
The seventh graders also used a blog as part of a webquest called Red Scarf Girl. Read some of the entries here.
Utopia
Can Utopia really exist? This blog is part of Ms. Beth Spataro’s webquest.
Mrs. Carinder’s Class Animation Projects February 10, 2007
Posted by Dottie Black in : George Watts Montessori Magnet, Projects, Video , add a commentCompleted animation projects from Cathy Carinder’s class at George Watts Montessori Magnet…
Miss Muffet (QuickTime file)
Humpty Dumpty (QuickTime File)
Animation Projects — Mr. Coleman & Mr. Goff February 7, 2007
Posted by Dottie Black in : E.K. Powe Elementary, Projects, Video , add a commentMr. Goff & Mr. Coleman’s classes completed claymation projects at E.K. Powe Elementary School.
Finished Class Projects:
The Baobob Tree (QuickTime file)
Rain (QuickTime file)
