Cindy Shear, # 35 School

Kim Tartaglia, # 35 School Students were investigating 6 types of simple machines. They chose their favorite and did a further research regarding  their choice. 
The teacher used Smart Notebook file to introduce and carry the project.  It took about 4 hour long sessions for students to understand the idea of writing a dialogue and create  pages of the report.  Then students were introduced to the rubric and the procedure of scoring  their projects using Smart Response File. Students really liked the idea of animation by creating a dialogue with a simple machine.

Jason Forrd, # 35 School An in-depth, focused study incorporating current technological communication to facilitate a unique yearlong relationship between the touring cast of Phantom of the Opera and intermediate aged students. Throughout the school year, each partnering classroom will be connected to a Phantom cast member and maintain written communication through email and social media to enhance collaborative efforts between the production and classroom in giving students a multi-faceted experience to create a  complete understanding of theatre, culminating in attending a performance of Phantom. In addition to this communication, students will have multiple interdisciplinary classroom activities, which will also utilize local community resources.

Dr. Rutland, # 35 School

Matthew Hess, # 9 School Students produced a fable that teaches an important life lesson during the ELA classes. Students were instructed to include character development or a change that this character might have experienced.  Each fable was supposed to have a beginning, a middle part, and a conclusion.  First students worked with a graphic organizer and inputted the main elements of the fable.  Then students wrote the fable itself. Finally they worked with Comic Life to add pictures, graphics to their stories.

Cynthia Shear, # 34 School

Kimberly Tartaglia, # 34 SchoolAfter learning about Colonial Times students chose the trade they wanted to become experts in.  They did some research and created their own pages in Comic Life.  The teacher used Smart Notebook file to introduce and carry the project.  It took about 4 hour long sessions for students to learn Comic Life software and create  pages of the report.  Then students were introduced to the rubric and the procedure of scoring  their projects using Smart Response File. Students really liked the hand on project, as well as learning about Colonial America in a fun and creative way using technology. 

Dr. Rutland, # 35 School Students were assigned to a group to research a specific topic.  They worked as a group on research and created their own pages in Comic Life.  The teacher used Smart Notebook file to introduce and carry the project.  It took about 5 forty minute sessions for students to learn Comic Life software and create  pages of the report.  Then students were introduced to the rubric and the procedure of scoring  their projects using Smart Response File. 

Demetria Lawton, # 9 School

Karen Bernard, # 35 School Students were allowed to pick the  Famous African American person to write a report about.  The teacher used Smart Notebook file to introduce and carry the project.  It took about 5 forty minute sessions for students to learn Comic Life software and create 3 pages of the report.  Then students were introduced to the rubric and the procedure of scoring  their projects.