Category Archives: Tech in the Classroom

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 →

A project that Freshmen complete every year during their Conceptual Physics course is designing and creating Lego cars that are raced down a ramp and measured for speed and distance. This year, with the addition of the 3D printer, students … Continue reading →

To learn about, and in celebration of, the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival, Ms. Hemmings’ Spanish 1 class recently completed a varied multimedia project based around the topic. This included the 3D Sugar Skulls project using the 3D … Continue reading →

On a recent trip to Boston, US History students spent the day walking along the Freedom Trail taking pictures and video with their iPads. Then during the train back from Boston, using research from class and information from the walk, students had to … Continue reading →

Spanish 1 students have just started a project based around the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. One important aspect of this festival is creating and decorating calaveras (sugar skulls), which for this project we did using our new … Continue reading →

This past week in the science department at Hebron, AP Chemistry students utilized new data analysis technology to calculate the heat of fusion of ice. Using the Vernier Graphical Analysis app on their iPads linked to our new GoWireless sensors … Continue reading →

In grade 6/7 Science class students have been creating Mineral presentations, limited to 7 slides and some basic information about their chosen mineral. Before students started their research and creating their slides, we looked at some examples of good and … Continue reading →

In Spanish Flex class students have been working through a range of technology projects on their MLTI MacBooks. They have been using Word, Pages, Google Drawings and PowerPoint to create a number of different document types. All these projects will be based around a Spanish … Continue reading →

During the Freshmen Skills class this week students were introduced to note-taking on the iPad, with most of the time spent looking at the Notability app. The students were shown a TED talk on YouTube and for 5 minutes they … Continue reading →

To kick-off both the start of school and our iPad 1:1 program, on opening day one of the student activities was a scavenger hunt, with various stations setup around campus. As well as figuring out the locations, students had to use the … Continue reading →