Archive for the 'Geography' Category

Teddy Bears Around the World

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Our school mascot, José, is a traveling bear. He enjoys roaming the world, getting to know new places and meeting interesting people.
The Teddy Bears Around the World blog will provide the space to hang out and communicate with different teddy bears around the world to hear more about their lives and adventures. This will allow [...]

Jacksonville Tour in Google Earth

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Having written a few days ago about What is in a Field Trip?, it was time to put the theory to practice.
Gail Lovely ‘ s quote about “framing a field trip” resonated with me
framing the event in learning before and after – & give them something to do while there!
Our third graders go on an [...]

Experience Brazil Podcast- Kindergarten

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Kindergarten teachers and students transformed their classrooms into the country of Brazil. Each student became a tour guide and Brazil expert, sharing what they had learned about this country from South America.
Click on the “Play” button to listen to each podcast episode.
Listen to Mrs. Cronin’s class recording of their tour around Brazil.
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Around The World With 80 Schools

Monday, January 5th, 2009

SJEDS is taking on the challenge of connecting our students (PreK- through 6th grade)  to at least 80 different schools in order to circle the globe once.
We will be connecting with other school through Skype (a video conference program) to say Hello, Hola, Ni Hao, Shalom, Hallo, etc…
Students will learn about:

geography
cultural awareness
global awareness
global collaboration
technology integration
social [...]