Students in 4th and 5th grade created Alphaboxes about Martin Luther King. Don’t know what an Alphabox is? Check out some examples in the Student Project Gallery.
Students in 2nd grade wrote acrostic poems about winter after returning from our extended winter break. Check out some “snow-rffic” examples of the students’ work in the Student Project Gallery.
Speaking of winter, if you like to track and follow potential winter storms check out Foot’s Forecast. Mr. Foot is a Baltimore County teacher and amateur meteorologist. Mr. Foot and his team correctly predicted the date range of first snowfall this winter (12/5) more than a month in advance. He also predicted the record breaking December snowstorm before it was even mentioned on the TV news.
The 2009-10 Student Project Gallery is finally off the ground!
For the second year in a row, 5th grade students completed a Google Earth tour of different “Wonders of the World.” Click on the Student Project Gallery tab above to view the tours and see other technology projects from previous years.
The PTA Fall Festival was a huge success this year! During the event the PTA held a raffle to win pumpkins decorated by the staff. Watch the video below to see all the creative pumpkins. A special thank you to Mrs. Fedderly for taking the pictures, Mrs. Quinn for making the video, and all the staff who helped created the pumpkins.
Many students love using Pixie 2 in technology class. Pixie 2 makes it easy for students to combine drawing, photos, audio recordings and text into video files as well as printed files with layouts such as comic books, trading cards, and greeting cards.
With support from Tech4Learning, Bellows Spring is able to offer Pixie 2 for students to use at home. Parents can purchase a home license for $35 (plus tax). This is a huge discount over the regular price of $54.95. Plus, the Bellows Spring technology department gets $10 for every license purchased! The funds our school receives will be used to enhance the educational software and hardware for teachers and students.
Look for the Pixie 2 ordering form in September 18’s Friday folder or download the form by clicking here. Orders are due no later than October 15.
LEGO EDUCATION with Mrs. Quinn, Technology Teacher
Mrs. Quinn and Mrs. Colman, GT Resource Teacher, will offer a new seminar, LEGO Education, to 4th and 5th graders. Interested students are required to complete an application and if selected, will meet at their lunch/recess time one day a week (for approximately 8 weeks).
LEGO Education is an exciting program that promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
LEGO WeDo – Students begin work with simple robotics. They build models, attach sensors and motors that are attached to a computer and design actions using a simple programming tool.
LEGO MINDSTORMS – Students learn to design, program and control models. They use software to plan, test and modify instructions for a variety of life-like robotic behaviors.
Mrs. Quinn will present information about this seminar at the 4th and 5th grade lunches. The required application is due by the end of this week.
Check back soon for more updates about LEGO Education at Bellows Spring Elementary School!
This post is directed towards Mr. Robb’s 3rd grade technology classes.
Think about all activities you’ve done this year in technology class. Then, using the sentence starters, leave a comment with your reflections about technology class this year.
