Technology News
Charging straight ahead at full speed, knocking things over, pushing things around, robots are causing lots of excitement in third grade. Thank goodness it’s all on a small scale!
Photos from the LEGO website show different configurations possible from the same kit.
Elementary technology teacher Lori McGregor is introducing programming skills to third grade students using LEGO Mindstorm NXT2.0. With color, touch and ultrasonic sensors, as well as adaptable bodies, the robots...
Using Skype video exchange technology, the students in Donja Morton's Junior Kindergarten (JK) class have made new friends in Pennsylvania, and Leah Gionet’s class is making friends with students in California. Both teachers are integrating these experiences with units of study in the classroom, and everyone is enjoying getting to know people who live in a different part of the country.
Using a learning exchange made possible by ePals, Morton’s class has contacted the...
There’s a new instructional model that has teachers flipping! It’s called the “Flipped Classroom,” and it is one more great teaching strategy in a teacher’s repertoire that facilitates student learning. It flips around the traditional model of a classroom (where a teacher lectures in front of a room) and creates meaningful, 21st century learning experiences for students.
So what is this new model and what does it mean for students?
The flipped classroom...
The IPA Robotics team was formed in 2010 when middle school team members competed in a BrushBots tournament at the Hawaii State Capitol. IPA’s robotics team has grown into a larger robotics program and now includes high school students. Calling themselves the NaviBots, this year the team will compete in three additional tournaments: BotBall, VEX, and FIRST.
In addition to preparing for competitions, the NaviBots strive to educate members of the wider Kapolei community about the...
Encouraging the love of reading (and learning) is the ultimate aim of holding the annual Book Fairs here at IPA. There’s always a fun theme with contests, games and creative decorations making the book fair area very popular with students. But besides the convenience to staff, parents, and students being able to select books for purchase right on campus, there is of course, a financial benefit to the school. Through the teacher wish board where each teacher can list desired books,...
Competing against some 60 other teams of middle and high school students, the IPA Robotics Team placed eighth overall in the Hawaii Botball Regional Robotics tournament held on May 7. This was the first tournament for the IPA team, made up of twelve 6th graders and four 8th graders.
IPA's Robotics Team at the tournament with their robots Bob and Roger.
Faculty leader and Secondary Division Science Co-Chair Michelle Bradley was very pleased with their overall performance. "...
Our children’s world is constantly changing and evolving as new technologies affect all facets of their lives. With access to computers, the Internet, online communities, email, blogs, wikis, cell phones and other digital devices and services, children today process information and communicate with one another much differently than past generations. Author and expert Mark Prensky has argued that our children are digital natives as they have lived their entire lives...