This document provides an overview of February digital learning initiatives across various schools, highlighting student engagement in robotics, web design, and leadership through green screen news broadcasts. Notable events include a school visit from local engineers, training sessions for creating bibliographies, and participation in the LearnLaunch conference. Various projects showcase the integration of technology in education, such as creating animations, conducting research, and utilizing multimedia tools for presentations.

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February Digital Learning Share:Hitting Mid-Year In
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Re ections and Work Within All Schools
DANIEL DOWNS FEB 05, 2018 10:15AM
School Visits at J.T. Hood
Sam Anthony, DLS
Our 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders got a chance to connect with
two engineers from our very own Hood School community.
Mr. Andy String (Mrs. String's son) from iRobot and Mr. Andy
Street (Emily Street's father) from CivilView came to the J.T.
Hood school to talk about robotics and engineering. Thank
you for visiting us
Batch News Team
Chris Lindsay, L.D. Batchelder School
This year fth graders at The Batch have a new leadership
opportunity. They are creating green screen news broadcasts
for fellow students and parents to highlight school happenings
and current events. Here is a clip from the most recent
edition.
Clip of Batch News for Feb
Share.mov
GOOGLE DRIVE
6th grade students had training in
NoodleTools to create bibliographies for
their Biography Projects in their ELA
classes. Students used both digital and
print sources for their research.
Web Design NR High School
Students in the web design class are creating animations on
their websites for movement and sound.

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Robotics Academy
Kathy Dasho NRHS
Student in Vex robotics academy at the High School are
learning how to program robots using Encoders to limit
distance and sensors to stop and go when objects are detected
or removed.
New video by Kathleen Dasho
GOOGLE PHO TOS
LearnLaunch Conference Feb. 2, 2018
Kathy Dasho
Andrew Crotty and Michael Tyrrell presented CoderZ at this
conference. They got up on stage and gave a great pitch, and
many attendees came by our table.
HS US History II Research Project
Students in Mr Emerton's US History II classes spent several
days in the Media Center researching people, events, and
organizations in existence during the roaring twenties.
Students used a combination of print and electronic
resources including books, eBooks, databases, and web
sources. Curated content was introduced to students via a
Pear Deck presentation. Electronic exit tickets were used to
evaluate the effectiveness of instruction.

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