The majority of this week students were in the library completing their ELA testing for the Forward test. During the times that were open students came in during study halls to finish up projects and get daily assignments completed. We also had students work on book page poetry and book spine poetry to support our efforts in promoting National Poetry Month.
The library received the two Sphero's for our Maker Room this week so a few students started figuring out how they work. Our next step will be to make a variety of mazes for students to complete by coding the Sphero through them.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Friday, April 8, 2016
Google Expeditions
How lucky was Park View to get the opportunity to participate in Google Expeditions? Well, after seeing over 400 students participate and hearing the excitement coming from them, I would say we were pretty lucky.
Google Expeditions is a new product, not available to the public yet, that allows teachers to take their classes on virtual field trips. These field trips bring abstract concepts to life and give students a deeper understanding of the world beyond the classroom. The trips that students take are a collection of virtual reality panoramas that are annotated with details, points of interest, and questions that allows them to be incorporated into the curriculum already used in schools.
Our World Geography teachers and Spanish teacher took their classes on Expeditions such as Machu Picchu, coral reefs, Burj Khalifa, Moscow, Barcelona, and Greenland just to name a few. It was a great ways for student to have the opportunity to learn about places they may never have the chance to visit in person. Overwhelming students thought this experience was unique and allowed them to see places in a unique way that helped them understand the area better.
We thank the Google Expeditions team for stopping at Park View and giving us the opportunity to explore the new technology that is coming.
Google Expeditions is a new product, not available to the public yet, that allows teachers to take their classes on virtual field trips. These field trips bring abstract concepts to life and give students a deeper understanding of the world beyond the classroom. The trips that students take are a collection of virtual reality panoramas that are annotated with details, points of interest, and questions that allows them to be incorporated into the curriculum already used in schools.
Our World Geography teachers and Spanish teacher took their classes on Expeditions such as Machu Picchu, coral reefs, Burj Khalifa, Moscow, Barcelona, and Greenland just to name a few. It was a great ways for student to have the opportunity to learn about places they may never have the chance to visit in person. Overwhelming students thought this experience was unique and allowed them to see places in a unique way that helped them understand the area better.
We thank the Google Expeditions team for stopping at Park View and giving us the opportunity to explore the new technology that is coming.
April 4 - April 8
With spring break just finishing up we were able to come back to Park View with Google Expeditions. Monday was spent exploring various places in the world through virtual reality. Teachers were able to take their students on Expeditions to a variety of places by guiding them with a tablet. It was a fun day and the students had a great time. There were a lot of "wow's" and "oh my's" throughout the day. We are very grateful that we had the opportunity to test drive the Google Expeditions and we look forward to the future of this new tool.
Mrs. Turk's class was in to check out independent novels later in the week. It's always fun helping students find a book that interests them. It's was also wonderful to see the students talking about books they loved with their fellow classmates, guiding them in some of their decision making.
On Thursday, we began Forward testing and finished up the week with testing. So far, Mrs. Horne's students have completed their first Language Arts session. Eighth graders will start their testing next week.
Mrs. Turk's class was in to check out independent novels later in the week. It's always fun helping students find a book that interests them. It's was also wonderful to see the students talking about books they loved with their fellow classmates, guiding them in some of their decision making.
On Thursday, we began Forward testing and finished up the week with testing. So far, Mrs. Horne's students have completed their first Language Arts session. Eighth graders will start their testing next week.
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