Unplugged Friday

What do you do when all of your computer carts are signed out?  You unplug and become Lego Engineers!  

First we learned about the history of  Lego with this video...

This is a GREAT video but at 10:10 MUTE IT...a character says "damn"....

totally confused why this would be in a kids video!!  

Thanks to a FREE printable from Lalymom's Blog each K-3 student got a Challenge Card.   The file even comes with blank cards to so inspiring engineers can create their own challenge for a classmate!

Build Something With A C.....these girls built a College!!!

Watch the magic when kids get to CREATE at school!  

When Kindergarten came in we skipped the long Lego History 

above and discussed the Power of Yet!  

Trying something new means you might not get it on the first try.  

This video was a great kick off for a new challenge! 

First Grade Goes Google!

It's so easy...even a 1st grader can do it!!

When the TES team of First Grade teachers go together on the Staff Development day earlier this month, they explored the Virginia SOLs for Computer Technology an began developing lessons which incorporated these skills important to our digital natives!  Students have to type a rather long username which is no small feat for first graders, but it will stick with them through their senior year at LCHS!  

The First Grade team of teachers are also utilizing Google Classroom as a way for students to complete assignements and submit created digital work.  Our first big project is creating a Thanksgiving Wordle coming up next week :) 

Way to #makeithappenTES first grade team!!

New Teacher Laptops Dazzle Instruction

LCPS Elementaty Teachers received new Dell 2-in-1 laptops during 

a teacher workday this past Monday.  Today is Wednesday and already teachers are dazzling their instruction with this touch-screen device! 

Kindergarten teacher Kathy Jenkins is using her Math Calendar Powerpoint presentations in contjunction with the Epson's Easy Interavtive Tools and stylus to allow this little cutie to teach his classmates about the number line!  

 The wireless touch screen laptop is bringing learners to the device for active participation.  Thank you LCPS for this fantastic addition to our instruciton!!  #21centurylearning @itrt4lcps @LCPSchools #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!