Pinnacle Meeting

I really enjoyed meeting with Pinnacle members to discuss our projects. It was neat seeing how others incorporated technology into classroom learning. I loved getting some fresh ideas!

Last week some students presented a commercial about A Magic Cupboard using the flip camera. I had not used a flip camera before so it was neat seeing their project take shape. I was amazed at how easy it was to use!

Semester 1 Project

Click on the link to see our Island Study!

https://sites.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/pinnacle-xvi-projects/

I look forward to viewing other Pinnacle projects and discovering new ways to use technology tools in the classroom! See ya at our meeting in December!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EMJTbmyx39b8R9XKUjCRVFFd10sEiCffKPXroby_HXU/edit

Our Island Study

Our island study has been so fun! Students read Island of the Blue Dolphins and The Cay over the last 5 weeks. We are finishing up photostories about island life. The presentations must include 5 science vocabulary words and 3 social studies vocabulary words since this unit has been so well integrated with the other content areas which also included the 4 non-fiction stories in our textbooks. Students have participated in literature circle conversations using Voicethread. They also are participating in a wiki telling whether they think our principal, Mrs. Knight, should move to an island. I will discuss in detail through our first pinnacle project how these things were successful and identify assignments or activities that need to be changed or tweaked to ensure student success in our next novel study and when using this one next year.