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Treasure Island: A Radio Play

The HAMS Players decided to produce a radio show this year since we were not able to perform for a live audience. The company chose Ruth Giordano’s direct adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate tale for its action and … Continue reading

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Conceptual Physics – 3D Car Race Day

For the final part of the Conceptual Physics project based around car design, students had to prep their 3D printed cars for the test ramp and were then given three trials to record their fastest speed down the ramp (recorded with … Continue reading

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Conceptual Physics – 3D Race Car Design

A project that Freshmen complete every year in their Conceptual Physics course is designing and creating cars that are raced down a ramp and measured for speed and distance travelled. Students design their cars completely using Tinkercad to create parts to be printed on the 3D … Continue reading

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Adding Android & Chromebooks to the HebronAcademy Wifi Network

On Android and Chromebook devices you should go to the wireless settings section and choose to connect to the wifi network called HebronAcademy On the next screen that pops up you should enter the following settings, including your own username … Continue reading

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Improving Your Zoom Connection

Below are a number of steps you can take if you are having connection issues when using Zoom: 1. Use the best internet connection you can. In general wired connections are better than wireless connections and wifi connections are better than cellular … Continue reading

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Using Zoom as a Video Conferencing Tool

Zoom is a videoconferencing app we are going to be using for live in-person meetings and class sessions, as well as recording mini-lecture videos for uploading to myHebron. Below are the steps for joining a meeting, setting up a meeting … Continue reading

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Saving Any Document as a PDF

There are a number of ways on the Mac of saving any kind of document type to a PDF file for easy online distribution, including uploading to myHebron. Google Docs, Sheets and Slides Open up any of the these types … Continue reading

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French III – 3D Gothic Cathedrals

Many years ago, my husband and I read Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth before we traveled to England. That book gave us an excellent background on gothic architecture and it helped us gain a better understanding and appreciation of … Continue reading

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Conceptual Physics – 3D Car Race Day

For the final part of the Conceptual Physics project based around car design, students had to prep their 3D printed cars for the test ramp and were then given three trials to record their fastest speed down the ramp (recorded with … Continue reading

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Conceptual Physics – 3D Race Car Design

A project that Freshmen complete every year in their Conceptual Physics course is designing and creating cars that are raced down a ramp and measured for speed and distance travelled. Students design their cars completely using Tinkercad to create parts to be printed on the 3D … Continue reading

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