DEAR MRS. SHOGAN...

Mrs. Shogan's Salamanders worked on their letter writing skills in the computer lab this week. 

Using www.ABCya.com, they were able to let Mrs. Shogan know what they plan to be for Halloween. Sounds like some awesome costumes this year!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT COLUMBUS?

CANIZALES - 2ND GRADE

Mrs. Canizales' Cuddly Bears used PebbleGo to learn a little more 

about the explorer credited with the discovery of America.     

Wait, is there a difference between explore and discover? These students found out there was.

 They used the dictionary feature of Kids Search to look up the definitions...

and then put the words and their definitions in Microsoft Word.  

 Whew...technology everywhere!!!

LET'S DISCUSS IT

Fifth graders LOVE to talk...even when they're doing it in an online forum!  

In Mrs. Queton's class, students have been reading "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" and used a Moodle Forum to share their thoughts about the book.  Not only does this keep the noise level down, but it allows students to practice their writing as well.

LAPEYRE'S LEOPARDS

Ms. Lapeyre's first graders visited the computer lab and used geometric 

shapes to create pictures.  Check out the creativity of a few of the students.

SCIENCE WITH BARTHOLOMEW'S BATS

Mrs. Bartholomew brought her Bats in to work on a WebQuest in STEMScopes, a science-based curriculum used by RRISD and created by Rice University.  

A WebQuest takes the students on an adventure through a number of predetermined websites to seek out information.  They had a lot of fun tracking down their answers!