Google Custom Search

Each year, second grade teacher, Judy Kittel,  researches appropriate websites for her students to for their their Native American research project.  For years she has keept a neat list of links on her classroom webpage and navigated students there for information  But NOW....kids can search these very sites through Google Custom Search!

Judy created her very own Google Search experience and shared it with her Second Grade Team.  Now each teacher can add the link to an assignment in Google Classroom or even embed the search box in a website! What a great way to model key words and interent searching in a controlled environment for success!  Way to  #makeithappenTES 2nd Grade!

Visit our Special Events Page on the LCPS Elementary website of student links to view this custom search or create your own custom search .

Going Paperless!

Ms. Carter - Making it Happen!

Ok, so we are not totally paperless but we are making steps in the 21st Century direction!

 Today we highlight our amazing secretary Ms. Lou Carter for taking the lead on breaking down the amout of paper we use by inviting parents to fill out a digital New Student Form when they join the TES family!  Once entered by the parent, this information is digitally communicated to a secure file viewable only by essential personnel rather than multiple copies made and placed in respective mailboxes. 

Way to #makeithappenTES!

Constitution Day 2015

 TES Second Graders....yes you read that correctly...second graders...participated in a Constitution Day activity assigned to them in Google Classroom by their dynamic teachers!! Way to go Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Kittel, Mrs. Bracken and Mrs. Seay!!

At 7 years old these kiddos...

1. Logged-in to their Student Google Accounts with quite long usernames

2. Joined Google Classroom

3. Viewed a presentation complete with the 7Step ExC-ELL Vocabulary strategy

4. Completed a digtial worksheet that they "turned in" all PAPERLESS!!

To view the lesson pleae visit Mrs. Downey's Learning Cafe 

#digital natives #twentyfirstcenturylearning #MakeItHappenTES

Student View of Google Classroom

 School House Rocks: Preamble video 

TES Google Classrooms

Way to go Mrs. Chaney:  Spotlight Media Specialist

for using Google Classroom!

  

For the first time this year students logged-in to their LCPS Student Google Accounts (*note email is turned OFF for elementary students) and accessed a PAPERLESS online classroom platform where an assignment was waiting for them from Mrs. Chaney.

  Students then used Google Docs and Google Drawing to create original bookmarks using a template "passed out" to each student by Mrs. Chaney through the Google Classroom she created for each class.  This is all in part to Mrs. Chaney adding 21st Century Learning to Flex Friday Resource Rotations.  We cannot wait to stop by the library and select a bookmark made by one of our own TES students!!

Want to learn more about Google Classroom?  Watch this video!

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome back TES!!  

Our first SPOTLIGHT.... 

is on our bookkeeper, Mrs. Kathy Jones!

1. CREATED a Google Doc

2. Inserted IMAGES of the ice cream students can order

3. SHARED the document via email to all faculty

Thank you so much Kathy!  

Now teachers can project the ice cream choices 

making order day so much easier!! 

Virtual Farm Tour

Students in Ms. W's class learned all about life cycles 

this week in this lesson shared via Thinglink.  

Thanks to Google Hangout we took a "trip" today and met Carmella and Chocolate Cake the alpacas, Viper the pasture dog, chickens and a turtle! Students learned about life cycles and then prepared and asked questions!  It was awesome! 

Mrs. Downey is in the bottom corner leading the tour!

I think Viper was a favorite! 

We had a great time!

Making New Friends!

Kindergartners  learn to make new friends!! 

After doing an  Eric Carle Lesson Study throughout the week, students met via Google Hangout to practice SOL K.3 to practice skills and make new friends from another school in our division! 

Waiting for our Google Hangout to begin!

 Hello!! We are so excited to meet you!

Students were given the opportunity to introduce themselves and what they like and do not like.

We even met a friend who will be transferring schools next year after re-districting!

Thank you Ms. Wagner and Mrs. Jenkins for this awesome experience!