The annual report summarizes digital learning and media initiatives at Ira B. Jones Elementary School for the 2015-2016 school year. Students in grades 1st through 5th utilized Google Apps for Education. Over 500 students participated in maker space activities and the Battle of the Books program. Students engaged in virtual field trips and Skype sessions to learn about other cultures, languages, science topics, and history. Digital tools like augmented reality, stop motion videos, and interactive timelines were used to enhance learning across subjects. The media center circulated over 27,000 items to students, faculty, parents and hosted over 600 class visits during the year.

1. MEDIA AND DIGITAL LEARNING ANNUAL REPORT
2015-16
Ira B. Jones
Elementary School

2. Collaborator:
I WORK WELL WITH OTHERS
GAFE:
1st ­5th grades use Classroom, Docs, Slides
Battle of the Books:
32 Jones 4th and 5th graders participated
Paideia:
Planned and implemented Paideia seminars
TAPAS:
Fifth grade TAPAS grant with writer/actor Sharon
Smith: "Living History: The Revolutionary War Era"
MakerSpace:
2nd, 4th & 5th grade lunch
Family Night
Students served= 504

3. Responsible
World Citizen:
I AM LEARNING ABOUT HOW
THE WORLD WORKS
2nd grade integrated Fairy Tale
and geography unit to learn about
various countries and cultures.
Using
Augmented
Reality to "see"
our Solar
System.
Kindergarten Skype session with
Molly the Fire Dog to learn about Fire
Safety.
Kindergartners made
videos about how
children are alike and
different
all over the world.

4. Problem Solver:
I WORK HARD TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
AND HELP OTHERS SOLVE
PROBLEMS
Ms. Sorensen and Ms.Page received an Innovation
Grant from the Asheville City Schools Foundation to
fund the Jones Makerspace and Inquiry Lab. Students
from every grade level have participated in a variety of
hands­on learning experiences that emphasize the
engineering design process and strengthen
collaboration skills.

5. Environmental
Steward:
I CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY,
OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR
PLANET.
1st graders built a community
and drove Dash around.
Skype session
with National Park
Rangers in the
Grand Tetons to
learn about
ecosystems and
animal
adaptations.
Fourth graders analyzed the pros and cons
of different energy sources and presented
their findings using Google Slides.

6. Global Thinker:
I LIKE LEARNING NEW THINGS
ABOUT THE WORLD.
Students at each grade level participated in a variety of face­
to­face and virtual learning experiences throughout the year,
including:
Skype:
Grand Tetons Snow Desk
Marine Biologist on the NC Outer Banks
Molly the Fire Dog
3rd grade class in Cherokee
Authors David Kelly, Robin Yardi, and Deborah Guarino
In­person author visits:
Joyce Hostetter
Lloyd Arneach
The Global Poetry Unites Project (via Microsoft OneNote)
The Global Read Aloud (via Padlet and Skype)

7. Digital Learner:
I CONNECT TO THE WORLD OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION WITH
TECHNOLOGY
Digital Learning Day­ 2.17.16
Dash the Robot obstacle course
Solar System Augmented Reality
Blended Learning in Math
Interactive Timelines
Country Research
Kindergartners
researched and
made a weather
video using a
green screen.
An Eric Carle author study
integrated with animal
research, using Chatterpix
videos to record their learning.
4th graders
reading about
the world with
Newsela.
5th grade stop
motion ocean
ecosystem.

8. Global Communicator:
I UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IS FULL OF
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
On February 24, K­2 classes celebrated World Read
Aloud Day in the media center. Students Skyped with
authors and connected with classes across North
America. World Read Aloud Day celebrates the
importance of reading aloud and promotes awareness
of worldwide illiteracy.
In December, 504 students participated in Hour of
Code. Hour of Code seeks to introduce students to the
basics of computer programming
Skype with
another 3rd class
in Cherokee to
learn more about
their culture and
language.

9. Media Center Facts and Figures
Circulation
(as of May 12, 2016)
Students: 18,675
Faculty/Staff: 6,752
Parents/Families: 1,595
Total: 27,022
Classes and small groups
(as of May 12, 2016):
647
Collection Stats:
# Holdings: 17346
Books per student: 34.55
Avg. age: 2001

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2015-2016 year in Digital
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