Welcome to the MS Computer Lab Blog!
The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Earthquake Research and Filemaker
The 7th Grade Science students used Filemaker and the USGS site to examine earthquake activity around the world. First the students created a data base with Filemaker and then they imported a CSV file with almost 60,000 earthquakes that have been recorded since the 1970's. Later, they used Filemaker to sort and search the data, looking for patterns with the longitude, latitude, magnitude and depth. The lesson took four class periods to complete.
Five Pillars and Powerpoint
The 7th Grade Social Studies students used a webquest to research about the Five Pillars of the Muslim religion. Once they gathered the information, they created a Powerpoint which summarized their learning. This lesson took four class periods to finish.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Poemas and Illustrator
The 6th Grade National Spanish students used Illustrator to create a poster with graphics that represented metaphors in a poem they were studying. They also used Google Docs to share their poem with the teacher so she could review their work before they created the poster. The lesson took three class periods to complete.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Ancient India and Photoshop
Some of the 6th Grade Social Studies students used Photoshop to create a poster that detailed different aspects of the ancient Indian society. This project took three class periods to complete.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Facebook Summer Reading and Word
The 6th Grade Language Arts students used Word to create a mock Facebook page for a character from their summer reading program. Their task was to communicate the character's personality in the typical Facebook format. The lesson took four class periods to complete.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Online Science Textbook
The 6th Grade Science students used a webquest to explore their new online textbook. The lesson took one class period to complete.
Chilean Independence and Google Docs
Some of the 8th Grade Social Studies students reviewed concepts about Chilean Independence that they later uploaded into Google Docs to share with their teacher. This assignment took three class periods to complete.
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