May the Fourth Be with You

I couldn't resist putting in a little plug for all you Star Wars fans out there. Feeling festive? Try this Star Wars Hour of Code: https://code.org/starwars.

Plant Growth Time Lapses by Area D

Second and third graders in Area D studied plants earlier this year in science. Students made time lapse videos to show plant growth starting from a seed. They used the ABCya Make an Animation tool. See if you can find the parts of a plant in their animations.

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Women's History Month: Celebrating Pioneers in Technology

Happy International Women's Day!

Many women over the years have overcome significant challenges to break barriers and spark innovation in the field of technology. This month, students will learn about a few of these influential historical figures, such as Grace Hopper and Katherine Johnson.





But we won't stop there. Women are still busy creating the future of the technology world. We'll also spotlight some girls and young women who aspire to be like these women of the past. Check out some of the next generation's stories at www.FutureKatherineJohnsons.com.

Black History Month: What Kindergarten Learned

Last month, all students researched a tech innovator. Here is a showcase of what they learned through this biography study.

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Kindergartners made a class video using Adobe Spark. Through this project students worked on basic collaborative video design, audio recording, and graphic selection based on content.

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Black History Month: What 1st Grade Learned

1st Grade

First graders worked on basic keyboarding skills by typing their research in Microsoft Word. They also learned how to save and open files. Students combined their text with a graphic using a web-based tool called Big Huge Labs to create trading cards.

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Black History Month: What 2nd Grade Learned

2nd Grade

Second graders worked on basic keyboarding skills by typing their research in Microsoft PowerPoint. They also learned how to save and open files. As part of making a collaborative slide presentation, students chose a design, created a title slide, added additional slides for each fact, and inserted graphics related to the content.

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Black History Month: What 3rd Grade Learned

3rd Grade

Third graders made iMovie trailers in partnerships. Students had to work collaboratively to choose a trailer template, type a catchy title, insert graphics, vary the graphic compositions to make the video more interesting, and type biographical information.

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