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Entries from March 5th, 2009

NUMB3ERS (Sayreville Style)

March 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Classroom, Video/movies

Mention word problems in a math class and what do you get?  What do you mean everyone is not smiling?  You should visit Shannon Johnson and her 8th grade problem solving students for they have the solution- visual word problems!  Working in pairs, they formed a problem, produced a film, and are now solving a [...]

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So what did you do in school today?

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · animoto

Nothing .  That’s the answer I get most often from my own child and I know that she certainly did something in school that day!  Tiffany Tarr (5th grade Art) has a visual answer to that age old  question. By watching her students’ work with Animoto, you can tell what they were creating in the [...]

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It’s not all about Abe

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Voicethread

Think you have missed the president’s birthday?  It’s not too late- who was born on March 15?  And who celebrated his special day on April 28?  Nicole Hohman’s fifth grade language arts class used their research skills to learn more about our early leaders.  Please watch their Voicethread and test your knowledge!

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