Gr. 7-8-9 TechQuest Dec. 19 @ Cupar

Hi there! We hope you've had as much fun today as we did! Please take a few minutes to respond to the questions below. Just as a reminder, these are the stations you visited today:

• Video editing w. MovieMaker
• Audio editing w. Audacity
• edClass activBooks
• CD cover w. PhotoShop
• Lego Robotics

1. Have you ever used any of these programs before? Which ones?
2. Name something you liked or learned from at least three stations.
3. In some stations you worked by yourself and in others you worked with a partner or group. Which did you like better?
4. How might you be able to use anything you learned today in one of your classes or subjects?
5. What do you want for Christmas?

Cupar 7/8/9 Lego Robotics Challenge - Session 5

Here are 2 session 5 challenges:

Take two...

Cupar 7/8/9 - Lego Robotics Challenge - Session 4

Here is the challenge from session 4.

Cupar 7/8/9 - Lego Robotics Challenge - session 3

Here is the challenge from session 3.

Cupar 7/8/9 - Lego Challenge session 2

Here is the session 2 challenge.

Cupar 7/8/9 - Lego Robotics - Session 1

Here is the session 1 challenge.

Take two...

Gr. 4-5-6 TechQuest Dec. 18 @ Cupar

Hi there! We hope you've had as much fun today as we did! Please take a few minutes to respond to the questions below. Just as a reminder, these are the stations you visited today:

• Video editing w. MovieMaker
• Audio editing w. Audacity
• edClass activBooks
• CD cover w. PhotoShop
• Lego Robotics

1. 1. Have you ever used any of these programs before? Which ones?
2. 2. Name something you liked or learned from at least three stations.
3. 3. In some stations you worked by yourself and in others you worked with a partner or group. Which did you like better?
4. 4. How might you be able to use anything you learned today in one of your classes or subjects?
5. 5. What do you want for Christmas?

Cupar - Lego Challenge #5 - Dec 18

Here is Lego Challenge #5.

Cupar - Lego Challenge #4 - Dec 18

Here is Lego Challenge #4.

Cupar - Lego Challenge #2 - Dec. 18

Here is Lego Challenge #2.

Cupar - Lego Challenge #1 - Dec 18

Here is the first Lego Challenge.

GPS at Sedley

Hello Grade 7 and 8 students at Sedley,

I hope that you will take a few minutes to tell me about your experiences during the GPS activity. Please respond to the following questions in a comment.

1. What did you enjoy about today's activity? Is there anything that you didn't like?

2. What did you learn today that you didn't know before?

2. What was different about today's learning compared to learning on other days? Was your learning today better or worse than other days at school?

3. Have you thought of any additional uses for the GPS receivers?

4. Would you like to do an activity like this again in the future?

Thanks for your participation!

Mrs. Faucher

Cupar Video Editing Projects

Hello Grade 10's and 11's from Cupar.

We want to hear from you. What did you think of the day? Tell us your thoughts. What was good? What was not so good? Would you recommend this activity to others? Why or why not?

Also, how did the "competition" of the commercials go? Did you get a chance to show them off?

Broadview School - Grade 10

Hello Grade 10s.

We hope you enjoyed working with Lego Robotics and rockin' with Guitar Hero. We want to know what you think.

1. Which did you enjoy more? Lego or Guitar Hero? Why?
2. Did these activities require teamwork? How so?
3. Do you think these kinds of activities should be a part of school? Why or why not?

More specifically to Guitar Hero:
1. What made Guitar Hero interesting?
2. Can Guitar Hero be considered "educational"? Explain.
3. Record some of your high scores – include your first name or initials




Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_II for more information.

Broadview - Grade 7/8

Hello Grade 7/8.

We hope you enjoyed working with the Lego Roverbots.
Tell us what you think. Was it fun? What did you learn? Would you recommend this to other classes? If you could build a different robot, what would it be?

Also, which school subjects do you think this activity fits in best with? Why?

Broadview School - Grade 5/6

Hello Grade 5/6.

We hope you enjoyed working with the Lego Roverbots.
Tell us what you think. Was it fun? What did you learn? Would you recommend this to other classes? If you could build a different robot, what would it be?

Kennedy Langbank School GPS

Hello students of Kennedy Langbank school. I hope you enjoyed the GPS activity. Now take a few minutes to tell me how it went.

1. Did you enjoy the activity? Why or why not?
2. What was the most difficult part?
3. What else can GPS devices be used for?
4. Would you like to do this kind of activty again? If so, what could we do?

IHES Gr. 6 GPS Experience

Hi Grade 6! I hear that you are still working on using the images you took last week when we used the GPS's. That's great, 'cause I was hoping you'd have time to let me know what you thought of our activity. I'd really appreciate it if you could try to answer the questions below.

1. What was your favorite part of the day?
2. Were you learning new things during your favorite part of the day or were you using ideas and skills you learned earlier?
3. How did you and your partners manage to share jobs during the Amazing Race?
4. What other things could you use a GPS for?
5. Could you teach someone else how to use a GPS?

PS.- Did you get to see the pictures I took of many of you last week?

IHHS Gr. 9 GPS Experience

Hey there Grade 9's! I hope everyone has warmed up and you have had a chance to think about all the stuff we did with the GPS receivers. One thing we didn't get to do was have a discussion about how the day went, so here's a few questions that your class may discuss or you may answer yourselves on this blog. I hope to work with you all again soon!

Mr. I

1. What was your favorite part of the day? What made that part of the day so good?


2. Was there part of the day that could have been better? How could it have been better?


3. Do you think you could teach someone to use a Magellan GPS receiver now?


4. Do you think you could use a different brand or type of GPS receiver now?


5. What would be a cool place to explore with a GPS receiver? How would a GPS receiver help you explore this place?

Dr. Isman Grade 5 - GPS

Welcome Dr. Isman Grade 5s.

1. How was learning about latitude and longitude using a GPS different from classroom learning?
2. Did using a GPS help you to understand? How so?
3. Would you recommend an activity like this to others?
4. Why do you think the GPS unit brand is "Magellan"? (Hint: look it up in Google - who was Magellan?)