PVSD TechQuests

Lipton 7-8-9 GPS TechQuest

2010-05-26T12:03:00.000-07:00

Hi all! I hope you had fun learning how to use the Magellan eXplorist 500 today. This afternoon you had a chance to show off your new skills during the Amazing Race. The questions below relate to the training we had in the morning and the Race in the afternoon.

Which location was hardest to find? What made this one the hardest to find?
Was it good to have a partner or would you rather have worked alone? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?
What was the best part of the day?
What advice would you give to anyone doing an activity like this in the future?

Greenall Outdoor School GPS Amazing Race

2010-03-25T21:47:00.000-07:00

Congratulations on mastering the Garmin Rino 500! Tell us a bit about your experience today and how you might use this in the future. Log in anonymously and sign your post with the first name of each person in your group.

What was the toughest thing to learn about using the Rino's?
How much time did it take you to finish the course?
Would it have been easier to do this by yourself? Why?
What would you do differently next time?

WCS SuperTechQuest

2009-06-18T23:05:00.000-07:00

Hey Grade 6's! I hope everyone had a great day trying some activities that you may not have been familiar with. Below are some questions about the day that we'd like you to answer. At the end of your answers, sign your entry with your first name(s) only. Thanks!

Just to remind you all the activities from today, we had: Lego Robotics, Acid Express, SMART/Senteo, GPS, RockBand, and edClass activBooks

What was your favorite activity and why?
At which activity did you learn the most? How can you use what you learned at this station in other subjects/activities?
What are the advantages of days like this? What are the disadvantages?

RockBand @ James Hamblin

2009-02-27T12:16:00.000-08:00

Hi RockBanders! I hope you had a great day practicing your rock star moves and planning your world tour! Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below and make sure you sign who you are at the bottom of the message. Just use your first name OR initials. Rock on!!!

KDI

Do you play a real musical instrument? Which one?
After you played RockBand, do you think you'd like to learn a real instrument? Which one?
What was the hardest thing about RockBand?
What was the hardest thing about planning your world tour?
What person/band (dead or alive) would you most like to see in concert and why?

2009-01-11T19:19:00.000-08:00

White City Gr. 6 GPS
Hi all! Now's your chance to show off a bit of what you learned. Please answer the questions below. When you're done, make sure you tell us who you are by putting your first name at the bottom of your message. Thanks!

Mr. I

Tell us one really important hint to remember when using a GPS.
What is an activity that you do already that GPS could make more fun or easier?
What is an example of a time where you might need a map AND a GPS?

McLean Gr. 5 & 6 GPS

2008-09-29T07:18:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Now's your chance to show off a bit of what you learned. Please answer the questions below. When you're done, make sure you tell us who you are by putting your first name at the bottom of your message. Thanks!

Mr. I

Tell us one fact that you remember about GPS.

What is an activity that you do already that GPS could make more fun or easier?

What is an example of a time where you might need a map AND a GPS?

NVE GPS/Digital Photography

2008-06-08T21:44:00.000-07:00

Hello to Mr. Frick's class! I hope you had a great day with the GPS's and cameras. Now is your chance to tell us a bit about what you did. You can use the questions below to guide your writing or just write what you'd like.

1. Did it get easier to use the GPS after you had time to practice?
2. Which photo activitiy was the most fun to do?
3. What other things could you use a GPS for?

Edenwold Lego Mindstorms Robotics

2008-06-08T21:41:00.000-07:00

Hey there Grade 3/4! I hear you had some fun with the Lego robots over the last couple of weeks. Do they really have names? I'd love it if you could write a little bit about what kind of stuff you did with them and maybe even something you learned while you were having so much fun! Thanks!

Edenwold GPS

2008-05-11T22:30:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Here's your chance to let everyone know how you did on the EDENWOLD AMAZING RACE! Talk about things like:

Did it get easier to use the GPS after you had time to practice?

Which photo activitiy was the most fun to do?

What other things could you use a GPS for?

Pense Music TechQuest Images

2008-01-22T09:32:00.001-08:00

Here are the results of the GHII Championships! Congrat's to all the participants!

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Pense Music TechQuest

2008-01-21T08:01:00.000-08:00

Hi all! We hope you are all looking forward to a great afternoon of music and technology! We have three activities planned for you:

Rock Band Classroom Activity
Digital CD Cover Art
Guitar Hero

You'll be working at each activity for about 45 minutes. At the end of the day we'll get back together and you'll have a chance to tell us about the day and answer the questions below. Hopefully we'll have some pictures and videos that we'll be able to post as well. Have fun and see ya' later!

How was this afternoon different from most school days?
Did you learn anything that you didn't know before?
Will you be able to use your new knowledge in the future? In what ways?
Can games and "fun" activities be considered "educational"? In what ways?
Who will be the 'Riders new head coach?

Mr. Ireland
Mrs. Faucher

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

2007-12-19T15:00:00.000-08:00

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

2007-12-19T12:45:00.000-08:00

Here are 2 session 5 challenges:

Take two...

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

2007-12-19T12:08:00.000-08:00

Here is the challenge from session 4.

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

2007-12-19T09:57:00.001-08:00

Here is the challenge from session 3.

Cupar 7/8/9 - Lego Challenge session 2

2007-12-19T09:06:00.000-08:00

Here is the session 2 challenge.

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

2007-12-19T08:32:00.000-08:00

Here is the session 1 challenge.

Take two...

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

2007-12-18T14:50:00.000-08:00

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 - Lego Challenge #5 - Dec 18

2007-12-18T12:48:00.000-08:00

Here is Lego Challenge #5.

Cupar - Lego Challenge #4 - Dec 18

2007-12-18T11:49:00.000-08:00

Here is Lego Challenge #4.

Cupar - Lego Challenge #2 - Dec. 18

2007-12-18T11:29:00.001-08:00

Here is Lego Challenge #2.

Cupar - Lego Challenge #1 - Dec 18

2007-12-18T11:21:00.000-08:00

Here is the first Lego Challenge.

GPS at Sedley

2007-12-13T08:00:00.000-08:00

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

2007-11-09T07:11:00.000-08:00

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

2007-10-17T09:16:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-17T09:14:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-16T12:28:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

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.

What was your favorite part of the day?
Were you learning new things during your favorite part of the day or were you using ideas and skills you learned earlier?
How did you and your partners manage to share jobs during the Amazing Race?
What other things could you use a GPS for?
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

2007-10-12T08:22:00.000-07:00

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

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

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

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

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

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

2007-10-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

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?)