Blackland Prairie is hosting week one of two of #HourOfCode. This week we are focusing on unplugged activities where students learn a computer skill without touching a computer. Check out some of the amazing things our kids are doing: Kindergarten learned that a...
read moreKindergarten Turns Themselves Into Robots!
Kindergartners at Blackland Prairie Elementary learned that programs are simply instructions (or directions) that are given to computers to make the computers do something. The students discussed programs that they have used, including apps on iPads and websites on...
read moreNovember Technology Happenings on the Prairie
November was an amazing month at Blackland Prairie Elementary. Check out just a few of the amazing things that happend: Mrs. Rollans and twelve teachers spent two days focusing on becoming Google Certified Teachers. It was wonderful spending time with the small groups...
read moreSecond Grade Meets New People In Canada
Mrs. Neal's second grade students at Blackland Prairie connected with a class of second and third grade students at Larkspur Public School in Ontario, Canada using Google Hangouts. Mrs. Rollans and Mrs. Neal facilitated the hour long exchange. The second grade...
read more2nd Grade Gets Ready to Meet Our Canadian Friends
Mrs. Neal's second graders at Blackland Prairie are going to meet with a class of second graders from Canada. Mrs. Rollans introduced Culture Grams and Google Earth to learn more about Canada. The class came up with a list of questions they want to ask and have...
read moreKinder and 3rd Grade Collaborate To Graph Leaves
Mrs. Pelzel's kindergarten students and Ms. Eskridge's students at Blackland Prairie collaborated on creating a fall picture in Google Drawing and then graphing the number of leaves they had in Google Sheets. Mrs. Rollans loved watching as the third graders guided...
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