Projects at Humboldt Middle School
6th Grade Computer Explore
Teacher- Mrs. Bornhoft
Technology- Animoto
Animoto is a tool for creating videos and presentations. It is fun and easy to create a professional product. The students chose a subject that they care about or something they are really interested in and created a presentation.
5th Grade Reading
Teacher- Mrs. Ross
Technology- Power Point
Students were asked to create a power Point presentation about a pattern in nature. Specific instructions were given related to what was to be included on each individual slide.
8th Grade Talented and Gifted
Teacher- Mr. Haselhuhn
Technology- Fakebook
This project was called Fakebook, which is an online generator that mimicks the real Facebook website. Students are able to create fake accounts of text book characters and then create an online profile that their character would have had in their time. The site requires students to post at least 5 posts in order to save work and also create profile pictures and profile information. When finished, the product looks very similar to a real Facebook account, only the entire page is based on what students create. The real benefit of this program is the connection to social studies, language arts, and also it gives students a chance to make connections between characters in their stories and how those characters would act with today's technology.
MS Physical Education
Teacher- Chad Beaman
Technology- Pedometers
Students at the Middle School are carrying pedometers during Physical Education lass. Their goal during class is to get 1000 steps for every 10 minutes of physical activity. Their overall goal for PE class is to get 3,ooo steps during PE class. It is further recommended that they get 60 minutes of moderate physical activity 5 days per week. The pedometers are synched with the teacher's computer after every class. Students and teachers can they use that data to determine if their effort in class is meeting their goals.