We had some great visitors from Stephenville ISD today to see how Barton Creek is using iPads in the classroom.  A big shout-out to the following classes/teachers for allowing us to pop and see what you're up to: Ms. Browder, Mrs. Peichoto, Mrs. Rimkus, Ms. McNicholas & Mrs. Vendetti (Mr. Matthews)!  

I love how Ms. Shapiro's class took their lesson about insects and merged it with the STEAM Carts!  They drew their insect, labeled the parts and then used the LEGOs to design their insect!  So cool!  Kids were able to take their basic 2D image and make it come to life with their LEGOS.  

Ms. Shapiro - thanks you for adding these fabulous images to your STEAM Showbie Class!

hAPPy Friday! Adobe Spark Video, formerly Adobe Voice, is a simplified video editing tool that can include pictures, up to 30 seconds of video, narration and a soundtrack.  You can trim clips easily and add several themes. Videos are posted online and can be save to the the camera roll. Teachers could use this app to create a video newsletter, directions for small group instruction including videos for stations, centers and/or workshops. Happy video-creating! ​

One of my all time favorite apps is the simple presentation app: Shadow Puppet EDU.  For more information on how to use Shadow Puppet Edu, check out the App Integration Sheet and see a ton of lesson ideas below.  We also had a couple of BCE students use Shadow Puppet to describe their artwork, see Caty's explanation above! 

Lesson Ideas:
English & Language Arts

• Practice reading aloud from a book or poem
• Summarize a story describing beginning, middle and end
• Diagram a sentence or describe grammar rules
• Practice Words Their Way

Math

• Practice counting using the tap-to-highlight pointer
• Find geometric shapes, angles, or fractions around the classroom
• Explain the steps to solve a math problem
• Explain how to count money
  

History & Social Studies

• Create mock advertisements for historical services
  
• Share the history of a city, state or country
• Pretend to be a historical figure and share your thoughts on an issue
• Summarize a historical event describing beginning, middle and end

Science

• Document an experiment and explain results
• Explain a cell diagram
• Describe the lifecycle of a plant, habitat of an animal or structure of an element
• Compare the planets in solar system or the world’s different biomes

WOW!!! Our staff is absolutely incredible!  Every turn I took today I saw some part of our STEAM carts being used.  I am so happy to see you already embedding these awesome materials into your everyday lessons.  Check out all the awesome pictures from today (and from our staff meeting)! Thanks for the grade levels that added these pictures to their STEAM Showbie class!