Kindergartners at Blackland Prairie are exploring Google Slides as they practice number sense. Each child learned how to draw pictures in Google Slides. They then had to draw the number of pictures that matched the number on the slide. The students loved using their...
read moreFourth Grade Uses 3D Printing To Represent Texas
Mrs. Rollans and a small group of Mrs. Keller's fourth graders used Tinkercad, a 3D modeling program on the computer, to create objects representing areas of Texas. The students had to decide on their object then figure out how to create models of them on the...
read moreMrs. Pelzel’s Kindergartners Use Seesaw In Their Morning Message
Mrs. Pelzel's kindergarten students at Blackland Prairie Elementary use Seesaw, an app on the Ipad, in their morning messages. Seesaw allows the students to record a response to the morning message Mrs. Pelzel displays on the screen. The students can add images,...
read moreMrs. Keller’s 4th Grade Learn How To Install Chrome Extensions
Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Rollans helped fourth graders at Blackland Prairie install the Snap and Read extension in Chrome. They discussed how extensions can add functionality to Chrome, but they can also be dangerous and collect more information than people realize. Snap...
read moreMrs. Stork Shares A Great New Tool She Discovered
Mrs. Stork, a fifth grade teacher at Blackland Prairie Elementary, shared how she has started using Screencast-o-matic to enhance her lessons. According to her Over the summer I learned about screencast-o-matic (it allows you to record stuff.) I used to today with...
read moreGreat Things Happen at the Prairie with Technology!
September was a great month and we were able to do so many wonderful things with technology. Our students are moving past learning to use technology and are now using technology to learn. Small groups of third graders are making green screen movies with homemade...
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