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Comment by Tom Jenkins on July 18, 2009 at 10:02pm

No problem. I'll try to find a few more avenues to pursue, but in the meantime, here a a couple of resources that we already have within our community.

-Arctic Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears

-Scratch Animation My 5th through 8th graders love this one. I have them write a script demonstrating a concept. Then they create an animation that they can post online to share. Its free and very user friendly.

-Another assignment that I have used along the same lines as Scratch is to create a music video or television show. Here's one that one of my students posted to YouTube. I had them 5 years ago in 8th grade. Hard to believe that this group is in college now. Time flies when your having fun! How Do Animals Get Their Energy. It's not perfect, but I was pretty proud of the kids. They actually made it to share with 4th graders in our district who were quite impressed.....

Comment by Tammy Delcourt on July 18, 2009 at 5:56pm

Thanks Tom. I cover the Michigan GLCE's very specifically throughout the year. So, since it is extremely important to tie in the tech, and I have the means...this year is a year of turning and learning! So to begin I am starting off with life science topics such as biomes, ecosystems, food chains: producers, consumers, decomposers etc. When I get a few moments I am going to look at the past blogs.

Comment by Tom Jenkins on July 15, 2009 at 5:30pm

Was there any specific topic that you wanted to cover? If you look back through the past blogs you can find a starting point for many topics- CSI, Polar Science, Geocaching, and Scratch Animation to name a few. I think all of those including others would fit your needs. If you have an interest in learning more- Just let us know. And by all means, feel free to share your favorite activites!

Comment by Tammy Delcourt on July 15, 2009 at 10:05am

I teach 6th grade science in Michigan. I'm looking to have my students complete a project each month including some form of technology. I have a few already in place. If anyone has any ideas, please share them!