Wednesday, June 12, 2013

School-based SEED Grant Winners

Congratulations to Ecole Riverside (Mystery Lake SD) and Buchanan School (St. James-Assiniboia SD) for being selected as the recipients of our 2013 SEED Grants in the School-based category!

 Our Books are QR Coded!

--> Kindergarten students and their Grade 7 reading buddies will be creating book reviews using iPad mini's and audioboo. They will then create QR codes and put them on the books in our school library so everyone in their school can listen to reviews and then over time add their own. 


300 Voices of the Drum


 
This project is a joint venture with Hedges Middle School (St. James-Assiniboia SD) where drum bases will be produced. Community volunteers will assist each student assemble their own personal, authentic hand drum.  Creating one rhythmic voice from 300 hundred Aboriginal drums being played.  This project will involve the use of technology to enhance the 300 hundred drums playing simultaneously and create an artifact of learning that can be shared digitally.