10 Days and Counting

There are just 10 school days until the winter break and lots of activities with a holiday theme are taking place--some by plan and some by accident. Last week I went to a 2nd grade class to work with students using Easy Tech (an on-line technology skills program). The Internet at the school went down, so we had to do "Plan B" instead.

I learned early in my career that it's wise to always have a "Plan B". Instead of going on-line, I introduced the children to SMART Notebook (a software program that we use with our SMART Boards). Below, you'll see the students and some of the great holiday drawings they created. It took about 10 minutes to teach them enough about the program that they could create these masterpieces.

ABC 15 Anchor Visits Dunbar

Andrea Shores 6th grade class enjoyed a visit from ABC 15 Morning Anchor Jen Burgess. The students were treated to a news cast created just for them and viewed on the SMART Board in their classroom. The news producer, Tricia Captain, is a regular visitor to the class. She helps the students with their school newsletter. To see more about the visit, check out the video below.