St. Michael's Virtual Technology Lab

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  • This is your window into Technology at St. Mike’s. Most of Ms. H’s class projects start here, so pick a grade and check out what we’re doing. There are also resources for teachers and students to use at home, so use the RSS features below to stay informed!


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6th Grade History Resources

May 27th, 2008 by bholland

Start with this website that provides a historical timeline. Then look up key events.

Here is another timeline that will help you figure out the key things to look up.

Once you have identified significant events, go to Ask.com or Answers.com to find your info. Remember, NO GOOGLE!

Posted in 6th Grade |

8th Grade – Digital Storytelling Project Part #3

May 21st, 2008 by bholland

Due to technical difficulties, I am dropping the video requirement. Here is what you need for your final project:

  1. Tell a story from beginning to end
  2. Have a single defined climax
  3. Develop your character
  4. SHOW don’t TELL – use images and video to illustrate your story
  5. Have a vehicle for delivering your story
  6. Have a means for telling your reader how to go to the next page
  7. Have at least one digital artifact in addition to photos. This could be a newspaper clipping, magazine article, poster, etc.
  8. Use the links provided to find your photos

Posted in 8th Grade |

7th Grade Final Project

May 20th, 2008 by bholland

Please answer the following questions and then turn your file into the 09 folder.

  1. In what area did you contribute the most?
  2. In what area did you contribute the least?
  3. What grade and effort grade would you give yourself? Why?
  4. What grade and effort grade would you give each of your team-mates? Why?

Posted in 7th Grade |

6th Grade Language Project

May 12th, 2008 by bholland

Imagine that you are tasked to create a travel poster to advertise a city or region. What would you put on it? What information would people need to know? This is your last project for the school year.

France
Paris – Ian, Hope
Lyon – Thomas
Marseille – Libbie, Payton
Nice – Ned
Cannes – India
Bordeaux – Ayah
Normandy – Nick
Toulouse – Will
Dijon – Ellis
Nantes – Zack
Strasbourg – Sam

Spanish Cities
Madrid – Phil and Jake
Barcelona – Aidan
Salamanca – Alex
Grenada – Peter
Seville – Jack and Najla
Barcelona – Margot
Pais Vasco – Aren
Pamplona – Amberlee
Cordoba – Emily
Valencia – Becky
Use Answers.com for your research.

Posted in 6th Grade |

2nd Grade – Underwater Adventure #1

May 7th, 2008 by bholland

We’re going SCUBA diving!

First, we’re going to take a a look at the ocean off of the coast of Southern California. Click here to dive in.

Next, take a dive with a National Geographic photographer.

Last dive. Take a deep breath! We’re headed down into the abyss.

Posted in 2nd Grade |