Mother's Day Silhouette Using Tagxedo

Third grade students at River Springs Elementary are creating a unique gift for mother's day, Tagxedo Silhouettes. We started by taking profile pictures of each student. 

Then we used pixlr.com to take out the background and to fill their profile with black to create the silhouette. 

The final step was to use Tagxedo to fill words describing their mother's in the silhouette of themselves. Moms are going to LOVE this project. 

Black History Month

February marks the beginning of Black History Month - an annual celebration that has existed since 1926. But what are the origins of Black History Month? Find out that information and much more at History.com.

African American History Challenge
Included in this online history challenge are profiles of several African Americans. Students will select their level of play and have full access to the reference resources in order to learn more about the contributions of African Americans, particularly in 19th century America. http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/

Black History from A to Z Teacher Stuff
Find various cross-curricular lessons for all ages ranging from Rosa Parks to the Civil Rights Movement, African American Inventors, and the Freedom Quilt. The URL: http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Black_History/index.shtml
 
Black History: African American World
Welcome to the African American World for kids. Here you can meet kids, send mail, and play games such as matching the African American heroes with the event that made him famous. The URL: http://pbskids.org/aaworld
 
Below are examples of Technology Projects you and your InTec can do with your class.


Trading Cards iPad App and Web 2.0 Tool
Trading Cards is an activity that can be used on a mobile device app or through the website Read, Write, Think on a PC.  Trading Card Online Creator   Trading cards can be made for a Fictional or Real Person, a Fictional or Real Place, an object, event or Vocabulary words.

 

Chatterpix
Chatterpix can make anything talk -- pets, friends, doodles, and more!
Simply take any photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice. Then share your Pix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, or creative cards. And best of all, it’s FREE!  

Use Chatterpix to make a famous African American talk about how they impacted our lives, read a quote from that person or tell a story reenacting an important event. 

Biteslide
Teachers and students use Biteslide to research, create, and present school projects. They create slidebooks - an innovative blend of images, video, and text.

Students at River Springs Use the Chromebooks and Popplet

Fifth grade students in Mrs. Delk's class used Chromebooks and Popplet.com to create a concept map of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Click Here to view an example!

Third Grade Students at River Springs Elementary School Are Using Chromebooks!

Mrs. Scully's 3rd grade students at RSES used the Chromebooks for the very first time to create a newsletter on a South Carolina Region. Students researched information about their region then created a newsletter using Smore.com.  Click Here to view one!

Students at Leaphart Elementary Celebrates "Talk Like a Pirate" Day by Geocaching!

Students in Mrs. Alessi's 3rd Grade class used GPS devices to locate 6 treasure chests that were placed by InTec Specialist Andrea Rollison and Math Coach Debbie Mingus. Mrs. Rollison and Mrs. Mingus hid the treasure chest outside on the schools campus and mark their latitude and longitude points using the GPS devices. Students had to use these devices to find the treasure chests which were filled with 6 different math activities. Once the students found the treasure, they had to solve the math problem before looking for the other treasure.

Students at Leaphart Elementary Celebrates "Talk Like a Pirate" Day!

Arg Ther Maties! Second grade students from Mrs. Toben's class use the iPads to complete a picture scavenger hunt. We placed 6 treasure chests around the school and students used the iPad and the app KlikaKlu to find picture clues of where the treasures were located. Once they found the treasure chest, the students had to match the image using the iPad app and if successful, they were given the reward of the math problem. Students had to solve the math problem before searching for their next treasure chest.

Leaphart Students Use Voki to Tell About Themselves.

Fifth grade students in Ms. Melson and Mrs. Meyers classes use Voki to tell the "Top 10 Things You Need To Know About Me." What is Voki? Voki is an educational tool that allows users to create their own talking avatar. Voki characters can be customized to look like historical figures, animals and even yourself! Give your Voki a voice by recording using a microphone, type-to-text speech and more. They can then be embedded on your own teacher website. Click Here below on the teacher's class you would like to view projects:

     

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                Melson's HR                                       Norris's HR