Kindergarteners at William Ford and Haigh are sharpening their computing skills by learning how to master the keyboard and the mouse! Kindergarteners are logging in by themselves, which is a HUGE task for little fingers, and learning mouse skills through interactive websites like Starfall. A special thanks to Amy Vann at William Ford and Dorene…
On Friday, I had the chance to work with the Pre-K teachers across the district to set up and customize their iBlogs. Teachers got a hands-on experience setting up, customizing, and updating their iBlogs. They exchanged ideas for making their blogs more interactive for students and informative for parents. Everyone left the experience with their…
At Miller Elementary, Shelly Klan and Iman Hammoud have their classrooms up and running using Google Classroom. Shelly’s first graders made science predictions using the question module, while Iman’s third graders used the assignment module to complete a writing assignment comparing fiction and non-fiction. Both teachers marveled at how easy it is to create activities…
Bob and I were fortunate enough to spend some quality time with a new interactive projector. This projector has the capability to turn any whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard! These will take the place of the old Activboards. Coming soon, to a classroom near you!
Lots of good things are happening at Henry Ford! In Mrs. Hammoud’s 3rd grade class, students are using Google Classroom to complete writing assignments. In Mrs. Hetu’s 1st grade class, students are using flipcharts created by their teacher to practice building words during Daily 5. Mrs. Hetu used the “Drag a Copy” feature on her…
In Mrs. Gutierrez’s 2/3 class, students are experiencing writing conferences using Google Docs and the “Comment” feature. The teacher can remotely log into a student’s document, read it, and provide immediate feedback while the student is working. The students can also reply back to the teacher, or mark a comment as resolved. Both students and…
In Mrs. Gutierrez’s class, second and third graders are using Google Classroom to complete assignments!
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