Today I was walking down the hall returning to my classroom after several RtI Meetings when I noticed a crowd of students in the White Oak Elementary Library. Now the number of students did not surprise me as Shaynee Elder always has varied activities going on in the library, but then I noticed that they were all crowded around the new NComputing system recently installed by Scott Floyd, Michael Gras, and Cheryl Hawthorne. Upon entering the mix of excited students, it became obvious that they were not only excited over the use the new "surfing" system, but they were reacting to the newly developed teacher's websites at the White Oak Intermediate School. I ran to my classroom and got my Flip Video camera, awarded to our classroom by the PTO Grant program, and videoed a short clip capturing the excitement of these 10 and 11-year olds. There is no better way to evaluate the decision to place this system in our library than to watch this clip. So here it is!
Karen Dickson (unauthenticated)
Apr 17, 2008 8:15 AM
This was so exciting to watch and I know this is the way to engage students so that true learning can take place.
Karen Drennan, secretary (unauthenticated)
Apr 17, 2008 10:43 AM
Mrs. Cranford never ceases to amaze me with her technology abilities. I loved watching our 5th grade students. Thanks for sharing!