Biographies with Ms. Shelton's Class!

Ms. Shelton's 3rd grade class created Vokis, PowerPoints or Paper Slides for their biography project.  Students researched a famous person, and then chose a way to present it using technology.  Some chose Vokis.  Here is an example:



Some chose Paper Slides.  Here is an example of one:

Other students chose PowerPoint.  After the projects were complete, they presented their project to the class. 

Fifth Graders Skype with Author Kate Messner

Mrs. Moshier's Fifth Graders skyped with author Kate Messner at the end of November.  Mrs. Mosier said, "the kids really did a great job with this and were definately HUGE hams seeing themselves on camera!"

Students Use Tablets at PSE!

Mrs. Rountree's 2nd grade students are using Samsung Galaxy Tablets everyday in the classroom!  They enjoy doing research and going to educational websites on the tablets.

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.