Grade 6

Transitioning With TechnologyStudents in grade 6 spent time this past week cleaning up their Google Drive accounts and thinking about items they would like to keep and share with future school assigned accounts.  Google Drive is one way...

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Back to School, Back to Technology

Busy Digital Citizens in Grades 3 & 4Over the past few weeks we have been very busy helping students get reacquainted with their Google accounts.  Third graders have been learning to log in and out of Google, join Google Classroom,...

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Google for Education

We Are A Google for Education SchoolFor those of you who may be new to the Spofford Pond School community I thought I would take a moment and write a bit about the technology we have available at our school and what it means to be a Google...

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Grade 6 Animation

Ms. Boyle's Class "Googl-ing" To the End of the YearStudents in Ms. Boyle's grade six classroom created one last project to wrap up the end of the school year.  Using Google Slides, they created stop action animation about the life cycle...

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Genius Hour

Ms. Davis's Grade 4 Daily Genius HourOver the past two weeks, students in Ms. Davis's class have been given the opportunity to spend one hour each day to research any topic.  These topics could be something the students were passionate...

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Augmented Reality With Google

Google's Augmented Reality Pioneer Program Comes to Spofford Pond!On Tuesday, Google Ambassador Caleb J. spent the day with students and teachers in grades 3 - 6 to demonstrate augmented reality.  In this beta version, students got to...

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Grade 5

Grade 5 ScienceGoogle Slides Collaboration with Mrs. O'Brien's and Mrs. Wiles-Stasko's StudentsThis week in science, 5th grade students worked collaboratively on a Google Slides presentation to answer the question, "How does the hydrosphere...

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Google Sheets

6th Graders in Mrs. Sierpina's Science Classes Collect Data Using Google SheetsFor the beginning steps of their Science Fair projects, students in Mrs. Sierpina's science classes got an introduction to Google Sheets.  Students setup tables...

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Collaborative Relationships

Daily Collaboration at Spofford Pond SchoolI can walk into any classroom at Spofford Pond School, at any time, and see students working together.  I also often see students working with teachers.  These collaborations are always in...

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Google Drawing

Six-Word Memoirs(as written by book characters)Recently, students in Mrs. Valzania's 6th grade classroom put their Google Drawing skills to work to create six-word memoir titles.  In just six words, students were asked to come up with...

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Thanksgiving Fun

Students at Spofford have had opportunities to use our technology for some fun Thanksgiving activities this week.Students received a Google Slides assignment through Google Classroom where they watched a video reading of Turkey Trouble...

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Going Google

Going Google in Grade 3Grade 3 students at Spofford Pond School are beginning to learn how to login and use their school Google accounts.  In conjunction with the classroom teacher, the library media specialist and myself we have begun...

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Hanging Out & Hi-Def Tutorials

Ms. Boyle's Grade 6&Ms. Estella's Grade 2present...Hanging Out & Hi-Def TutorialsGoogle Hangout with Grades 2 & 6, Explain Everything6th Graders used the app Explain Everything to create video tutorials of the life cycle of a chick....

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Google Hangout

Spofford Pond Grade 6, Cole School Grade 2 & Eggs, Hanging Out!This week, 6th grade students in Ms. Boyle's class met their 2nd grade buddies from Mrs. Estella's class at the Cole School via Google Hangout (video chats).Thanks to a grant...

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Grade 5 Google Tools for Productivity

Mrs. Medugno's & Mrs. Bouffard's Classes Practice with Read & WriteFifth grade students spent some time practicing using the highlighting feature of Read & Write for Google.  This feature allows students to read online documents...

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Grade 4 Science Exploration

Forces That Shape the Earth's SurfaceStudents in Ms. Davis' science classes have been studying various forces that shape the Earth's surface.  Topics have included:  volcanoes, earthquakes, water, ice & wind.  Students worked...

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Grade 3 Biography Jackdaws

Students in Mrs. Holt's third grade class have been studying biographies.  Each student chose a biographical book to read and then were challenged with creating a "Biography Jackdaw" using Google Slides.A jackdaw is a crow that picks up...

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Read Across America

In celebration of Read Across America students at Spofford Pond School read to students at the Cole School.  Over the course of four days, two students read Dr. Seuss stories such as Green Eggs and Ham and The...

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Grade 4 Extensions for Google

Collecting the Pros and Cons with Read&Write for Google-Opinion Writing-Ms. Malo's Grade 4Students in Ms. Malo's 4th grade ELA class recently learned how to use a Google extension called Read&Write.  One great feature of the extension...

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Science Data and Google Sheets

Grade 6:  Collecting, Organizing, Visualizing and Calculating Data with Google SheetsIn preparation for their up-coming science fair, students in Ms. Sierpina's grade 6 science classes have been busy conducting trials and collecting data...

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