Mrs. Martinez and her Kinder “friends” go to the computer lab weekly to help improve their technology skills. The students have mastered the mouse practice games and love CLICKS!  Students often comment that computer time is there favorite time of day.  It is never too early to learn about technology!

The Blanco Vista 2009-2010 Tech Club is going strong. These young people give up time before and after school to help BV Technologist, Annette Howard, maintain the computer labs and much more. They stay after school once a month and clean computers, help troubleshoot technology issues, deliver and pick up equipment, and generally help in any way they are asked. This amazing group of 4th and 5th graders is learning more about technology and about responsibility every day!

Kindergarten students at Blanco Vista particpated in a lesson using an Interactive Whiteboard device called a MIMIO. They identified the responsibilities of certain commmunity/school personnel by dragging the correct pictures to the job that handles that responsibility. The students enjoyed it and did an AMAZING job of “tapping” and “dragging”.

One of Mrs. Leonard’s 2nd grade students dressed up like the Statue of Liberty for the “Big Reveal” portion of the Landmark Challenge. Students from four elementary schools exchanged clues and ultimately guessed what Landmark the other classes were describing. In the final part of the video conference, each class was asked to reveal their “Landmark” so the other classes could see if they had guessed correctly.

Ms Brast, 5th grade Science teacher at Blanco Vista ES, is taking her students to the moon. They are studying the phases of the moon and even requested a link be placed on the BVES website so students would have quick access to check the phases from home. Students research the phases of the moon and examine what phase the moon was in on the day they were born. Thanks to NASA…this information is easily accessible to students on line!

Moon Research