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Using Google Maps, Earth and Street View to Enhance Inquiry-Based Learning
How can Google Maps, Earth, Street View and VR help enhance inquiry-based learning across the curriculum?
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Coding 4-6-8
Area(s) of Focus: math, technologyDivision(s): Intermediate, JuniorLevel(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:Examine a variety of coding activities for Grade 4 to 8 students including hands-on, computer and robotics to expose students to the opportunities and determine grade-appropriate activities around problem-solving, math curriculum and robotics.
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Skype in the Classroom: From Local to Global
This project used a collaborative inquiry approach to explore the use of Skype as a means of a teaching and learning tool in grades 4, 5 and 6 social studies, as well as Core French.
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Teaching Mathematical Concepts using LEGO Robotics
Area(s) of Focus: technologyDivision(s): Intermediate, JuniorLevel(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7Resource(s) Available:Computational literacy skills allow students to analyze a problem and come up with a variety of solutions to solve an open-ended problem. Our goal was to design a series of lessons, both with and without robotics, to address this fundamental skill.
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Coding, Creating and Problem-Solving
Area(s) of Focus: math, technologyLevel(s): Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4Resource(s) Available:“Can coding increase resiliency/perseverance for problem-solving in the math classroom?” Teachers will integrate the Dot and Dash robots into math lessons and determine if there is an observable increase in resiliency and perseverance on our students
