Input...Output

The students in Ms. Robinson's 4th grade class worked on their whiteboards first to help solve the Input/Output Table problem before choosing the correct answer with their interactive Promethean Activotes. 

In/Out Table TChart Lesson and Activity

Math Strategy Technology

Many different technology tools are used in Mrs. Scott's second grade class during math.  When technology is used everyday, it becomes a second skin, and you don't even think of all the technology the students are using to learn.  Here is a picture of one of the second graders on the Promethean interactive board demonstrating the bridging to ten strategy.   Mrs. Scott found this flipchart on Promethean Planet. 

Mrs. Scott said other activities to solidify the bridge to ten strategy she found at gynzy.com, a free site with good math manipulatives to be used on interactive boards. Mrs. Scott uses the Creating the Number line, Abacus, or the Bead Necklace sites within this program to practice this strategy and improve mental math.

Welcome Terri Skinner to 4th Grade

Terri Skinner is new to teaching and Purple Sage.  She has taken over one of our 4th grade classrooms this week.  She has really jumped in fast!!  Ms. Skinner has already been using her Promethean Board and has actually used her Activotes with her students twice already and it is only her fourth day!  Way to GO Ms. Skinner!  Great technology things are predicted to come from her class!

Daily Use of the Promethean Board

The 2nd grade students have been enjoying using the Promethean Board to review fact family.

Students Create Math Problems on Promethean Board

Mrs. Garcia's 5th grade bilingual class are working with technology (Promethean Board) to create math word problems (subtracting with decimals).  The students were engaged and out of their comfort zones (from the day before's training).  The problems they created....were amazing!

The next day each group presented their word problems to the class to solve.  

Welcome to Purple Sage's Technology Blog

Welcome to Purple Sage's first posting on their new Technology Blog, Getting I.T. Right @ Purple Sage, where we will showcase instructional technology on our campus.  For a few years now, Purple Sage has been blessed to have Promethean Boards in many of their classrooms.  This year we actually have them in all classrooms 2nd grade to 5th grade.  Last year through district bond funds, the district was able to complete putting ceiling mounted data projectors and document cameras in every classroom.  We also were able to refresh laptop carts, and now we have 5 netbook carts of 24 netbooks to share in grade levels.  This truly brings us into the 21st century!  All this new equipment has been greatly appreciated by everyone, teachers and students alike.  Teachers are able now to immediately display student work onto the big screen for all to see and edit or view different ways students solve problems.  They no longer need to show education video streaming on the tiny TV screens, but can enjoy "big screens."  We've even had Skyping happening at Purple Sage with this new hardware.  Every year teachers come up with new ideas on how to use our equipment and software to enhance student achievement.  
This blog will be our way to showcase our technology in action happening at Purple Sage.  Please come back often to see what our teachers are sharing.