Busy in the Media Center or should I say Indus Valley?

With all the activity in the Media Center it is hard to keep track of everything, but tracking down students in the Indus Valley became almost impossible in Alex Hajek's 7th Grade Social Studies class. Student's set off on their journey through the Indus Valley creating games, Prezis, Google Presentations, and video using the green screen.  From songs and interviews, to debates and newscasts, the Indus Valley and its' history were thoroughly covered by the students.  Below is a picture in which the students shared all their facts by song, then added the images to match their information using the green screen app Do Ink.

 

Formative Assessing? Plickers Please!

Who says each student needs to have a laptop, iPad, or phone in front of them to conduct an online Formative Assessment?  In Mrs.Yerke's 7th Grade Reading class, all you need is a piece of paper, a teacher device, and Plickers Formative Assessment App.  Each student is assigned a number and a matching Plickers card.  Start asking questions and the student decides how to rotate their Plickers card to match the answer they selected.  A quick scan by Mrs.Yerke, and all of her class answers are quickly recorded and organized for her to review.  Fantastic!

 

Origami in the library

Origami is just one of several activities available for exploration in the Oak Ridge library. Origami has many benefits like developing hand-eye coordination, sequencing and technical reading skills, and of course patience.  Many students are trying their hands at this ancient activity at one of the makerspace stations. We have students teaching other students and we have plans for an origami club. 

Students are working hard trying to master origami.  Students in the background are working on a sculpture for the library.  Both activities are part of the makerspace opportunities in the library.