We spend time in our class building & coding a variety of robots. We've worked with Lego We Do 2.0 kits, Spheros, Mindstorms, and Vex IQ robots. Students love them.
We stretch the borders of our classroom by exploring the world through Skype. We recently Skyped an expert on Sage Grouse to help us understand why their habitat here in Utah is endangered.
We also Skyped an Elephant Sanctuary to find out how they protect Elephants who have retired from zoos or the entertainment industry.
After seeing the work they do at the Elephant Sanctuary, we decided to adopt and elephant to care for. This is Flora- our elephant.
We have 1:1 technology at our school which allows for endless possibilities for using technology to enhance learning. To support learning goals, my students are able to use technology flawlessly. They are familiar with all the Office 365 apps and often choose to create digital projects to extend their learning of a topic.
We use our green screen studio to create videos to encourage creativity and help us synthesize learning.