Posted on : 27-10-2010 | By : donovanh | In : Dahlstrom Middle
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Let’s get excited about reading!! DMS is participating in Scholastic’s 90th Anniversary Global Literacy Campaign.
Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life.
READ NOW! with Taylor Swift is a LIVE WEBCAST exclusively for schools in the U.S. and around the world. In this 30-minute literacy event, Taylor Swift will participate in a live interview with actor, musician and host of “America’s Got Talent”, Nick Cannon, about the importance of reading and take questions from students in the audience and online.
Read Now!
Posted on : 27-05-2010 | By : bradfielda | In : Science Hall Elementary
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Newscast anchors from SHSN news.
4th graders from Ms. Mayer and Mrs. Spoon’s classes participated in an exciting videoconference that tested their knowledge of the regions of Texas. The students researched and presented clues about the Coastal Plains Region. The students choose to share their clues using a newscast format; complete with weather, sports, and breaking news. The students then watched presentations from Buda Elementary and a 4th grade class from Killeen, Texas. After some time to discuss the clues and a round of clarifying questions the classes revealed their guesses and mystery regions. All participants were able to correctly guess the regions presented by the classes due to the wonderful presentations. A big thank you goes to Christie Rickert, Distance Learning Specialist for Hays CISD, for creating and moderating the conference. Texas Rocks!
The SHSN reporting team.
Posted on : 13-05-2010 | By : grykat | In : Wallace Middle
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Being a homebound students hasn’t kept WMS student Tristan F. from connecting with his classmates! Using web cams and Web-Ex to conduct online meetings with the help of Campus Technologist Kathy Gryta, Tristan has listened in on Mrs. Ortiz’s language arts class and Mrs. Flores’ Texas History class. He has been able to take notes and send and receive assignments from his teachers using email. This week Tristan was even able to present his Titanic poster to his class at the culmination of their unit on Titanic.
Remote Learning using Distance Learning Equipment
Leticia explaining the parts of the ecosystem.
Students from Mrs. Orosco, Mrs. Spoon, and Miss Mayer’s class connected with other 4th grade classes in the district to share the amazing ecosystems they created during the month of February. Mrs. Orosco’s classes created ecosystems with hermit crabs, fish, a tree frog, and a lizard. A clawed frog was the main attraction in Mrs. Spoon and Miss Mayer’s classes. During the videoconference the students shared information about their ecosystems and answered questions from other classes. Our students enjoyed being part of a scientific community and enjoyed seeing the ecosystems created by other students.
A slide from a presentation in Mrs. Orosco’s room.
Posted on : 16-12-2009 | By : bradfielda | In : Science Hall Elementary
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Student view during the Trail of Tears web conference
The fifth grade Gifted and Talented students at Science Hall participated in a web conference on December 14, 2009. The web conference was a new way of distance learning for our students; we connected through webcams on computers. The conference was facilitated by James Yasko from The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee and the students learned about the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears. The students explored how and why native populations were removed from the land they had lived on for generations. Mr. Yasko shared information about the Cherokee and all the legal steps they took to remain on their land, but were still removed. Did you know the Cherokee had a newspaper that was first published in 1828? It was called the Cherokee Phoenix and is still in publication today. Our students really enjoyed this opportunity and we are grateful to Mr. Yasko and The Hermitage for this experience.