Book Creator & Drawing Pad

Grade 3 Digital Authors & Illustrators in the House!Students in Mrs. Coates's and Mrs. Guido's third grade class recently spent time learning to use two iPad apps:  Book Creator and Drawing Pad.They used Book Creator to write digital...

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Spofford Pond School Podcast

The Great Polar Bearier RiffNew Episodes are Now Available!Be sure to check out "Cronin Crew Convos" as third graders investigate what it means to be a community leader!Here is one episode you may enjoy: Andrew has a heart to heart conversation...

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Skype and Sketchnotes

Skype and Sketchnotes at SpoffordStudents in all grades have had two fun experiences this week.  One experience absolutely relied on technology and the other did not.  However, in both cases students gained new information and new...

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Google Slides

Stop Action Animation with Google SlidesGoogle Slides is so much more than just a backdrop for your presentation.  It can be used in many other ways as well.  Recently, students in third and fourth grade practiced using Google Slides...

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Podcasting

Spofford Pond Podcast:  New Episodes!The Great Polar Bearier Riff is excited to announce we have recently added new episodes.Students in Ms. Davis's grade 4 classroom are proud to share their math knowledge with you in their series called...

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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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iPad Apps

Our Favorite iPad Apps Get Busy!Students in Mrs. Hartley's and Mrs. Coates's third grade classes have been very busy using iPads to create their own digital stories.  Students wrote their stories using one of our favorite apps:  Book...

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Global Reading Event

Read Across America!Read Across the World!Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!Today Spofford Pond students participated in Read Across America, "an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate...

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Grade 3 Google Drawing

Mrs. Holt's Grade 3, Google Drawings and a Spotlight in the Tri Town TranscriptThird grade students in Mrs. Holt's classroom are continuing to sharpen their skills with Google Drawing.  Last week they created "Opinion Posters" about which...

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Grade 3 Google Drawing

Biographies, Facebook and Google Drawing:Innovation in Grade 3!Mrs. Holt's third graders have been reading biographies.  As a culminating project, students were asked to choose a famous person, read their biography and then create a Facebook...

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Google Drawing

Grade 3 Gets Creative with Google DrawingMrs. Holt's 3rd grade classroom recently completed their study of the regions of Massachusetts.  As a culminating project, students were asked to choose a region and based on their knowledge of...

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Grade 3 Winter Poems

Mrs. Cronin's Class Chills in Front of the Green Screen with Winter PoemsMrs. Cronin's third grade class used the space to perform their Winter poems.  Actors arrived in costume with their lines perfectly prepared, their set design chosen...

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Celebrating Computer Science Education Week

Hour of Code 2017In celebration of Computer Science Education Week (December 4-10, 2017) all classes at Spofford Pond Elementary School participated in an Hour of Code.  Hour of Code is a worldwide phenomenon that reaches tens of millions...

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Third Grade Movie Makers

Fun in the Green Screen StudioThe Spofford Pond School Green Screen studio has seen a lot of action recently.First, Mrs. Cronin's third grade class used the space to perform their Halloween poems.  Actors arrived in costume with their...

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DIY Den In Action

Grade 3:  Making Science Models in the DIY DenStudents in Mrs. Holt's grade three class put their model building skills to work last week in the Spofford Pond DIY Den.Students were challenged to build two models using items found in the...

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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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