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 commentMs. Franklin talks about her sound project
Kindergarten 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:
