Author Skyping at PSE!

Ms. Carrera's class made a virtual author visit today using Skype.  The students visited with Cam Robbins, who recently wrote a new children's book.  The students read the book, and looked at her writing compared to the 6 Traits.  They then asked her questions about her book and her writing.  She also discussed the revising process, which helped the students to learn that even authors struggle with writing!

Pond Springs Students Take MSTAR Assessment

Pond Springs fifth grade students used the computer lab to take the MSTAR assessment.  MSTAR is used to assess algebra readiness.

Are You Smarter Than a Third Grader?

Third graders in Ms. Steidel's class played "Are You Smarter Than a Third Grader" using the SMART Slate.  Learning math is FUN!

First Grade Creates Animal Photo Stories

First Grade used Photo Story to create their own story about an animal.  They researched about their animal using the school's research databases, and then created a digital story telling what they had learned in Photo Story.

Fourth Grader Make Cartoons with ToonDoo

Fourth Graders used ToonDoo to tell a story in a different way.  What fun!

Classifying Animals with Kidspiration

Students use Kidspiration as a graphic organizer to classify animals.  Kidspiration helps students develop strong thinking and writing skills.

Kindergarten Students Create Graphs with TurningPoint!

Kindergarten students used the TurningPoint "clickers" to vote on their favorite Armadillo books, and then used that data to create bar graphs showing their preferences.