Kahoot in First Grade!

Thanks to Mr. Smith's awesome presentation at my BT meeting, I tried out Kahoot as an engaging review for 3D shapes. I created my own quiz but there is also an option to search differing topics.

After students found the browser on their device, all students were able to find "Kahoot (Quiz Launch Page)" on our student links page.  Students then typed in the "game pin" (on SMARTboard) and "nickname" to begin the quiz. It was a great way to check-in with my 1st graders while they were discussing which answer to choose with their group.

Try one out!

It's All About The Bones!

In Third Grade we spend a unit in Science learning about the human body. One area we focus on is the skeletal system. We have been doing a variety of exercises to learn the purpose of our skeletal system, we've done a few activities researching in the computer lab and today we created this art project to show the basic bones that third graders should know.

After we completed the art project where they had to use their device to find where the bones go they were to complete a scavenger hunt on Mrs. Pysch's Activity tab on the 3rd grade website.

They recorded their findings as they worked through each step.

Helping Students Stay Organized

Mrs. Hunsberger helps students add major class events to their events/reminders applications.

Using QR Codes in PE

Mrs. Miller printed out  QR codes to help her class access an assessment to gauge student understanding of basic football knowledge. The students grabbed an iPad cart, and quickly scanned the code to take them to the website.

4th Grade Science Activity - Magnets

Ms. Dee sent her students on a collaborative webquest. The students had to work together to find the answers using their device.

3rd Grade Social Studies Activity - Settlers and Natives

Ms. Shearer provided her students with a topic and had half of them research the settler's  perspective, while the other half focused on the natives perspective. The class then discussed the event with each half of the class representing their perspective.

4th Grade Science Activity - Magnets and Electricty

Mrs. Collins' class researched electricity and magnets using pre-selected sites. They were responsible for reporting their findings to the rest of the class.

News Flash: Brier Creek is Awesome!

Several news outlets came out to Brier Creek to report on the kickoff of the BYOD pilot program at Brier Creek. The news teams visited Mrs. Hayes and Mr. Bugajski's 5th grade team, and Ms. Page's 1st grade classroom. The coverage was cycled through out the day on 4 different news channels including WRAL, ABC11, and TimeWarner News. 

Brier Creek Kicksoff BYOD!!!

December 2014: Brier Creek becomes one of the first official BYOD schools in Wake County. Lead by an awesome team, the Jets learn what it means to lead the charge as a BYOD school. Above, Ms. Hayes shows her 5th grade students how to connect to the new wireless network.