Killdeer Video - May 3

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4:30 - Walks away

40:40 - Walks back

2:12:40 - Eats and walks away

2:36:40 - Walks back

Rest Up and Test!

2016 PARCC Song

Rest Up and Test

Minecraft Cities Day 2

Please answer all the questions below in a SINGLE comment.  Do not write multiple comments for this post.

1.) Describe your experience building the city.  What went well?  What went poorly?  What still needs to be done?

2.) Do you think this would be easier with more people?  Why or why not?

3.) Do you think that civilizations with more people had an advantage over those with fewer people?  Why or why not?

4.) In order to truly be considered a civilization, a society needs to be stable enough to have jobs that don't directly contribute to survival:  artists, performers, musicians, sculptors, etc.  In that case, is our Minecraft society actually a civilization?  Why or why not?

Minecraft Cities Day 1

Please answer by submitting a single comment below this post.  All comments will be approved in the morning, so don't worry if you don't see them yet, only post them once.  Thanks!

Today you were given a job within your civilization.  Describe your initial thoughts about this role and how it will contribute to the overall society.  What challenges do you think you will face?

This Week in the Tech Lab - April 4-8

3rd-6th Grade - Students will use the PARCC practice tests to prepare for testing.

6th Grade - Minecraft Early Civilizations - Students will use MinecraftEDU to simulate early civilizations.  Each student will receive a role within the community: builders, crafters, farmers, ranchers, miners, and lumberjacks.

This Week in the Tech Lab - March 29-April 1

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade - Students will have an opportunity to choose between different programs and websites used throughout the year.  Choices include Tux Paint, Crayon Physics, Code.org, Disney Coaster, and Google Earth.

3rd Grade - Students will use MinecraftEDU to enter a "Fractions House" where they will try to find as many different fraction pairs as they can.  If time allows, students will then create their own "Fractions House" using various materials.

This Week in the Tech Lab - March 21-23

5th Grade - Students will use MinecraftEDU to solve various volume problems and challenges.

This Week in the Tech Lab - March 14-18

2nd Grade - Students will use TrackMania to create a working racetrack by working through the various steps to engineering.

This Week in the Tech Lab - March 7-11

Kindergarten - Students will use Crayon Physics to work on mouse skills and solving problems.

1st Grade - Students will use PowerPoint to solve math problems for "Penguin Math".

2nd Grade - Students will engineer a working roller coaster using Disney Coaster.

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grade - Students will use Nearpod to complete a Digital Citizenship lesson.