Author Archives: Hebron Tech

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 →

Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users … Continue reading →

Students in the Elements of College-Level Literature and Composition class wrote serial stories over the two and a half weeks between fall term finals and winter break. These were tales told in the style of Mark Twain, who wrote stories … Continue reading →

For the past two weeks the grade 6/7 art class has been working on a digital landscape art project using the web app Sumo Paint and their Chromebooks. This is a great painting app that tries to mirror paint and paint brush effects … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 chances to record their fastest speed down the ramp (recorded with … Continue reading →