Fun with Claymation May 7, 2008
Posted by Dottie Black in : Morehead Montessori, Schools, Technology , add a commentI have been working with Ms. Kelly’s 3rd graders on a claymation project. They are creating short animations about fractions. William and Hannah are one of the teams.
Hannah and William decided what their Movie would be about.
Then they drew a storyboard.
They created a set and chose the characters.
They worked together as a team to shoot each individual frame for the movie.Here is their final product.
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.
Ms. Franklin’s 2nd Graders Learn About Sound April 9, 2008
Posted by Dottie Black in : Lakewood Elementary School, Technology , add a commentKindergarten isn’t what it used to be. April 8, 2008
Posted by Dottie Black in : Morehead Montessori, Technology , add a commentMs. Sander’s Kindergartner’s created multimedia alphabet books using Pixie 2 from Tech4learning.
Anna’s Project
Isaac’s project
On a Quest to solve problems March 23, 2008
Posted by Dottie Black in : Rogers-Herr Middle School, Teacher Resources, Technology , add a commentQuest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-15, in educational tasks. QA combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. It allows users to travel to virtual places to perform educational activities (known as Quests), talk with other users and mentors, and build virtual personae. Explore our site and learn more about this exciting project. To learn more about this program click here.
Hear Gavin (A Rogers-Herr Middle School Student) talk about his Quest Atlantis Missions:
Activeboards Rock November 5, 2007
Posted by Dottie Black in : Schools, Uncategorized , add a commentI met with Robin Franklin, the technology mentor from Lakewood elementary school last week. She has a new activeboard in her classroom. She talked about the way this wonderful tool has challenged her teaching techniques. She told me how she had used it to show her students how to search for books from the Durham Public Library.
As she was teaching the lesson, she wasn’t sure how to do something so she picked up her personal communication device (cell phone) and called a librarian. As the librarian explained the process to her over the phone, she was relaying that to the class and showing them how to do it with the Activeboard. When they were finished, the kids applauded and she held the phone up so the librarian could hear them.
The students learned about databases, they learned how to search and reserve books. They also learned who to talk to when they need help at the library. Ms. Franklin’s next project for her students is to find out where the bookmobile stops and then have them write letters to request stops in their neighborhoods.
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)
