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On Wednesday of this week, we were treated to a special activity in the Art room. Ms diCurcio invited us in to visit with her and some 6th grade buddies. Each of the kindergarten children had the undivided attention of a sixth grader. There was so much to learn about using  Mac laptops with touchpads. We hope to have one more session with our big buddies and then we can operate with more independence in our own classroom.

Here is a video of our first time experience. Remember, if you click on the Google Video tab, you can go right to the Google site for a larger picture.

Here is a link to a video presentation on a program called Eduism. “Edusim is a 3D multi-user virtual world platform and authoring toolkit for your classroom interactive whiteboard.”

Click on the triangle play button to see some early childhood students using it. With an already overtaxed budget, we won’t be seeing much of this in the early grades. Currently we have a Smart Board in one Grade 2 classroom and one in the Library. Current funding plans include 2 additional Promethean boards, one in Grade 5 and one in Grade 6. I can only dream…..

This is the third presentation in our series highlighting the children in the class. This week, we salute our buddy, Zack.