Students in Mr. Thompsons class are using digital tools to created videos. Today, I meet with the students on what they could do to improve their products. Items like adding sound and graphics where so of the things that we discussed. I’m very proud of our students they are doing a wonderful job creating these resources.

Offering rigorous computer science at the high school level has been challenging. The challenges come not with the implementation necessarily, but that the curriculum purchased with the grant is not the most engaging for students. While the students do agree that they are learning, they are not having fun. If computer science is going to be…Read More

For their verbal final exams, my students were able to use their tablets to create verbal recordings on Anchor and Vocaroo. Check out the Anchor and Vocaroo websites for some great resources!! Also, thanks to Chris Epling from KVEC/Epling Illustrations for his visits to my class.

What does the day look like for chicken farmers, well at JCS students are getting to learn just what it’s like. Students in Mrs. Back’s agriculture class are getting there hands dirty finding out what it takes to raise chickens: Here is a video our crew worked on that showcases just that. https://youtu.be/qUjdBaWpgv0

Kindle use in class
The kindles are getting a lot of use! I have two small classes in which I can have every student use the kindles at once. For my other classes, students take turns using the kindles, they work in groups, or they use a variety of devices. Students from 2 other teacher’s classes borrow the kindles regularly as well.

So f…Read More