Skyping with Santa

White Oak Primary students had fun this morning Skyping with Santa!  Santa was very kind to take time out of his busy schedule to answer all our questions.  Thank you Santa Claus!  Merry Christmas!

Hour of Code

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This week in the Technology Lab, White Oak Primary students will be participating in the worldwide Hour of Code event as part of Computer Science Education Week.  Students will either be using activities from the Symbaloo webmix below or iPad apps pictured below:

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For more information about Hour of Code, visit: http://hourofcode.com/us

HAPPY CODING!

Maker Day

Ms. Breeden’s class had a “Maker Day.”  They used a variety of materials to construct, use their imaginations, explore a few physics concepts, tell stories and have fun.  Among the materials they used were:

  • iPads
  • Macbooks
  • Contraptions
  • Georello Tech
  • K’Nex

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Some students chose to share their work via video or picture.  Enjoy their work!

We’re learning to code!

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This week students are learning about computer coding by exploring the sites in the following webmix.  Not only does coding help them to begin to understand how computer programming works, it strengthens their logic and problem solving skills.  Have them try them at home…you’ll be surprised!

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