At Brewster High School, several classes are utilizing on-line blogging or discussion boards.  These classes include Bioethical Issues, Physics, and Media Studies.  The Math Department is actively incorporating the TI-Smartview Calculator and Virtual TI technologies in their instructional practices.  Freshman Physics students recently complete projects hosted on the Brewster Portfolio Pages.

At JFK Elementary School, Mrs. Nogg’s 2nd grade class researched animals using both books and the Internet.  The students searched for images of their animal using Google.  The student’s then put all the information together into an animal book using Microsoft Publisher.

Mrs. Major’s first grade student’s conducted interviews around the building using an iPod.  Students were learning about various staff members and why reading and writing is important to them.  The students then listened to their interview and wrote up the answers to their questions.

At HH Wells Middle School, with the installation of 11 new SMART Boards™ and two training sessions, students and teachers are engaged in interactive lessons using the SMART Board™ in a variety of disciplines around the building.  Both students and teachers are becoming quite proficient in its applications.

Deb Velazquez is using the portfolio in an interesting way to post student Italian presentations on one class page and promoting student feedback using the comment area of the page. This is the culminating activity to The Marco Polo Webquest on her teacher page.  This shows you can use the portfolio system to gather student work and provide a place for feedback & reflection.

At Garden Street School Mrs. Hamboussi's art classes have been busy creating in the computer lab. Her third graders have been learning about computer animated movies, and some of the students shared their creations at our Friday Morning Gathering for the rest of the school.

Mrs. West's and Mrs. Fiddes' classes have been using the SMART Board to learn about Science with EdVideo. They also researched topics on the internet to learn more about what they are studying in class. Also, they used their SMART Board to learn about tangrams and to experience it hands-on.

The third grade created their own newspaper using Microsoft Publisher. The third graders have been using the SMART Board to discover and learn about water and butterfly cycles.

C. V. Starr has worked all year to develop assured experiences for all our fourth and fifth grade students.  Our students have explored learning through webquests, video conferences with other schools and famous authors, and a virtual field trip where the children interacted with a scientist while exploring the life sciences in an interactive lab.