Glogster-A new way to make a poster!

Glogster is a new tool that our teachers are starting to use to have students make posters. Mr. Kenney will be piloting glogster in his Language Arts Classes this Friday (pictures are to come soon). The edu version of glogster will allow students to put information and pictures on a virtual poster, just like they would with posterboard and markers, however they can also add, links to outside sites and videos to enhance their poster. Here is a preview of Mrs. Lott's Library Glog.

Video on how to make a Glog

STaR Chart for Teachers

The Texas STaR Chart is a tool used to evaluate where we are as school regarding technology. It is designed like a rubric and you have to be honest about how you are doing as a teacher and how we are doing as a school. The reason you have to fill this out each year is because of the No Child Left Behind Act. My intention is not to give you more work! If you need help filling this out, let me know when your team time is and I would be happy to help the whole team fill it out! Thanks in advance for your help!

Video on deadlines and prizes for STaR Chart

Video Instructions on how to log

on and fill out your STaR Chart

Remember, if you fill it out by February 26th, you get a free jeans day, and if you complete it by March 5th you will be entered into a drawing to win a free Sonic Drink!

Ms. Black's Blog

Check out Ms. Black's Class blog! What an amazing job our 6th graders at Deerpark are doing!

Mr. Quezada's Video Wordwall

Technology and Language Arts

Here are all of the things we are doing in technology with our Language Arts Classes

Mr. Quezada: Wiki wordwall for Tuck Everlasting
Mrs. Holditch: Wiki Wordwall for Science Terms
Mrs. Holdtich: Flip Videos of Persuasive Commercials
Ms. T. Smith: Podcasts on environmental issues

Blogger in Science Oh My!

Mrs. Black's class will start working on an interactive assignment using blogger on Thursday. Students will be given a choice of three articles and they will have to make opinionated comments on one of the articles and respond to classmates anonymously. Students will be given a code name so Mrs. Black will know who is responding, but the students will not know who they are responding to or who is responding to them.

Environmental Podcasts in Language Arts

I wanted to celebrate all of the great things that are happening at Deerpark Middle School with technology. Before the holiday break, Ms. Smith's 8th grade language arts classes researched an environmental issue and created podcasts about their findings. The kids did an excellent job! Check them out at the link below.

8th Grade Language Arts Podcasts