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Monthly Archives: January 2017
New Google Sites
Google has recently completely overhauled their website creation tool Google Sites (and this is now live on our domain), with the creation interface now being very similar to the updated Google Forms tool that was rolled out last year. We used the … Continue reading
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Grade 8 English – The Martian Chronicles Comic Book
The eighth graders recently read The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury in English class. After discussing motifs and themes in the novel, the students chose a chapter or section of the book to portray in the form of a comic … Continue reading
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Upper School Spanish – Virtual Expeditions with Google Cardboard
A recent addition to the classroom resources provided by the technology department is a full set of Google Cardboard kits. These are cardboard viewers that you can slot a smartphone into and then hold up to your eyes to experience virtual reality. … Continue reading
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Grade 7 English – Personal Timelines
In English class the seventh graders are working on writing mini-autobiographies. These are inspired by the novel, The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros. To serve as a springboard for memories about their own lives, the students have created … Continue reading
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Grade 7 English – The Christmas Miracle Green Screens
The seventh grade students read Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol and attended the performance at The Public Theater in Lewiston. They chose a character and completed a web to explore the personality and attributes of the character. Each student then … Continue reading
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