Instructional Technology Resource Teachers
Life was a news magazine in publication from 1936-1972. It was very well known for its photo-journalistic way of sharing current events. There is a Google Experiment which has cataloged many of the well known images from Life. Because of copyright law, the images may not be used in student projects but with the Fair Use guidelines, teachers are allowed to use these as part of a lesson. These images would be fabulous primary sources for a history lesson! Click the title of this post to visit the site.
Templates for Teachers
Check out this web site -- Templates for Teachers! There are numerous templates created in various Google Apps for instructional use. What a resource!!
The ITRTs are celebrating one of our own. This week ITRT, Mike Cargill, was recognized as being one of ACPS' persons of impact. Check out below. Congratulations, Mike!
This week our Project Impact honoree is Mike Cargill, TV Media Production Teacher and ITRT at Amherst County High School. To learn more about how Mr. Cargill makes an impact on every child, every day, please click on the following link: http://www.amherst.k12.va.us/projectImpactMikeCargill
Check out the Superintendent's Memo concerning Digital Learning Day!
Please share how you celebrated when it is over. We would love to hear from you.
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Great New Books
Looking for something for your student to do on snow days? Check out these two new graphic novels by Jarrett Lerner.
They aren't interested in reading?
Have them check out the site called Experiments with Google. This is a site that showcases ordinary people's coding experiments. There are some amazing things here!
Preparing for Read Across America Day, Friday, March 1, 2019
Here are a few resources to help you celebrate:
Dr Seuss & Read Across America
"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" Sorting with Google Slides
Happy Fabulous Friday!!! Did you know that it will be spring in 14 days?
Review the Water Cycle with this song from Science Explosion.
Grant Assistance
Here is a super great grant writing process help from Bird Brain Technologies.
Shadow Art:
Let your students create shadow art using a Google Experiment that incorporates AI (artificial intelligence).
ITRTS help students create a love for learning on Valentine's Day
What's the Chance
Third graders reinforce their understanding of probability by coding the Dash robot to make a random choice.
The A in STEAM is for Art!
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story and Do the Right Thing.
Preschoolers read the story "There Was An Old Woman Who Swallowed A Rose." Then after deciding that the old woman put too many things into her mouth that didn't belong, make her a special cookie for Valentines's Day.
Here are a few ideas for Valentine's Day:
Happy Birthday!
Ms. Katherine Johnson is 100 years old today. She is the African-American woman called the human computer. She did the math by hand for the trajectories for NASA. That allowed for the Apollo Space Missions.
Otis Boykin
What better way to kick off National STEAM/STEM Clubs Week since it is the first week in Black History Month than to highlight a famous African-American scientist/Inventor/Engineer!
Ask any Virginian student about an African-American scientist and you will hear about George Washington Carver. You may even get a few who know about Mae Jemison or Neil deGrasse Tyson. But few will know about Otis Boykin who gave us such things as wire precision resisters which were used in the first radios and televisions. He also invented a control unit that made pace-makers for hearts possible. Please read more about this amazing man on Biography.com. Then after you have read all about this gentleman, you may want to create your own Pokeman card about him as you see here on the left or perhaps you can research another famous African-American scientist and create a Pokemon card on that person.
Remember! Whatever STEM/STEAM lesson you do inside or outside your classroom, please highlight on social media with #ACPSSTEAMROCKS
First and Second grade students at MHES learn about geometry using glow sticks and syrofoam balls to build 3D structures.
Amelon student learns how a computer operates by completing the tasks in Turing Tumble. "Turing Tumble is a revolutionary new game where players (ages 8 to adult) build mechanical computers powered by marbles to solve logic puzzles. It’s fun, addicting, and while you’re at it, you discover how computers work."
AMS Student Showcase 2019
February 1, 2019 - Watch as the Amherst Middle School students showcase their talent in this year's First Annual Student Showcase. This is the talent show version. The pictures and other talent will be shared in another video.