Mrs. Rollans and Mrs. Neal taught her second graders how to use Google Sheets in order to track how long they read every week. The students learned that spreadsheets can be used to collect data, such as the number of minutes read every week and then do things such as...
read moreMs. Rice Becomes a Google Certified Educator!
Ms. Emily Rice, a fourth grade teacher at Blackland Prairie Elementary, became a Level 1 Google Certified Educator this past fall. She was one of twelve teachers at our campus who sought out and received this certification. Ms. Rice incorporates many of the Google...
read moreMrs. Keller’s 4th Graders Celebrate Kindness Week
Mrs. Keller's fourth graders at Blackland Prairie Elementary are celebrating Kindness Week this week. They are discussing ways of being kind to each other and showing kindness in the world around us. Today, they used Google Slides to show some specific ways they can...
read moreJanuary was a busy month at Blackland Prairie
Blackland Prairie students had some amazing technology experiences in January. The highlight had to be the Discovery Dome. Kindergarten students showed us things that made them feel different emotions using Google Slides and the camera option. They changed the font...
read moreThe Discovery Dome Was A Wonderful Experience!
Mrs. Rollans and Mrs. Inzana, the Instructional Technology Specialist and librarian at Blackland Prairie, led all first through fifth graders through lessons in the Discovery Dome, an inflatable planetarium. Each grade level experienced a different lesson. First...
read moreSecond Grade Goes Into the Discovery Dome
Mrs. Rollans and Mrs. Inzana led second grade through an adventure in the Discovery Dome. Second grade learned about Harriet Tubman and how songs helped slaves escape from slavery by teaching them how to find the north star using the Big Dipper. We also explored our...
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