Fifth graders began their study of marketing. The fifth graders had to collaboratively create a brand, a logo, a display, and a website to prepare for their “Shark Tank” demonstration.
The Civil Air Patrol loaned our students two STEM kits to use with our Drone Leadership Team. We had to wait for a compatible computer to run the software but Dylan, Dawson, and Chris finally got it up and running. The two computers on loan to us thanks to a grant from one of our teachers.
Students in 7th grade were challenged to create a drone rescue game that could be shared with other schools and used for competition play. Each student created a challenge of rescue that centered around a theme of their choosing. Students determined the course to fly, the manipulatives to be used, the point values assigned to each manipulative, and the time frame for their game. After presenting their ideas to the Drone Leadership Team, students chose alliances to collaborated with and formed teams to combine their ideas.
Each team is still in the prototype and development stages of their rescue missions. The final team rescue challenges will be presented and voted upon to determine the ultimate challenge.
Pre-K students learned how to code their Dash Robots and then taught other students how to do the same.
Eighth Grade Students Presented at TCCA
Saturday, October 26, 2019, Dawson Palmer, Dylan Yost, and Christopher Ayers were invited to present at the 10th Annual TCCA Educators Conference in Houston, Texas. They presented three sessions. The sessions were Artificial Intelligence Experiments in the Classroom, Drone Academy Leadership Team Year 3-Lessons Learned, and DJI Robomaster S1- The DJI Experience.
Fifth Grade
Innovative Designers
Standard: Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
4a: Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.
4c: Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.
The Drone Leadership Team worked with 7th Grade students on their skills hovering, landing, and navigating obstacles.
TCCA is one of the largest FREE EdTech conferences in the nation. Last year’s conference had over 3,000 attendees, over 120 school districts, and over 200 sessions. Our SJDS students presented last year at this conference and were accepted to present again this year! Of the 200 plus session, only five of the sessions are student-led presentations, and of those presentations, SJDS students are presenting two of them! The Drone Leadership Team Year Three-Lessons Learned and DJI RoboMaster SI-The DJI Experience are the two presentation topics our SJDS students will speak about at the TCCA 2019 Fearless Conference. Way to go SJDS!
The TCCA Conference is Saturday, October 26th, 2019 at Davis High School in Houston, Texas.
Our eighth-grade students were beyond excited when they found out that they were going to be the first students in our area to receive the innovative DJI robot, RoboMaster 1. They were even more excited to find out that there were going to be three, one for each student!
The S1 supports the Scratch and Python programming languages.
“AI technology lets the S1 recognize gestures, sounds, and even other S1 robots. Playing with the RoboMaster S1 opens the doorway to AI learning, giving you a practical introduction to the technologies of tomorrow.”
“The RoboMaster S1 is a game-changing educational robot built to unlock the potential in every learner. Inspired by DJI's annual RoboMaster robotics competition, the S1 provides users with an in-depth understanding of science, math, physics, programming, and more through captivating gameplay modes and intelligent features.”
"The Robomaster S1 – Intelligent Educational Robot – DJI." DJI Official. N. p., 2019. Web. 18 Sept. 2019.
The RoboMaster S1
Seventh grade students unbox their new personal Chromebooks.
This week we began our Pre-Kindergarten technology classes. SJDS students have two technology classes a week for the entire year. We begin with how to use our “clicker finger” and safe online practices and end the year with completed innovative projects! It is amazing how much we learn in a year.
This week SJDS 5th graders unboxed and assembled our 10 new Chromebases. These new Chromebases are an amazing addition to our Middle School Innovation Lab. By learning in a dual platform ecosystem, students will acquire a strong background knowledge of both , Mac and Chrome.
All pictures were taken by 5th grade students.
During class, 5th graders practiced camera angles as they took pictures around the campus. They learned that where you place your camera made a huge difference in how your subject appeared in the final image.
Students practiced: 1. Shoot From A Low Angle 2. Look Up At Your Subject 3. Get Up High & Look Down 4. Use Foreground To Create Depth 5. Frame Your Subject 6. Use Reflections In Water & Glass 7. Shoot Through An Object
ALL PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY 5th GRADE STUDENTS.
TechKNOW Tuesday, a free after-school enrichment program, offers students one on one instruction to learn about innovative technologies. These students are learning to create and design digital media with Sketchpad 5.1.
§126.15. Technology Applications, Grade 7
(1) Creativity and innovation. The student uses creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge, generate new ideas, and create products. The student is expected to:
(A) identify, create, and use files in various formats such as text, raster and vector graphics, video, and audio files;
(B) create and present original works as a means of personal or group expression;
§126.14. Technology Applications, Grade 6,
1) Creativity and innovation. The student uses creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge, generate new ideas, and create products. The student is expected to:
(A) identify, create, and use files in various formats such as text, raster and vector graphics, video, and audio files;
(B) create original works as a means of personal or group expression;
Pre-Kindergarten students used Wordart.com to create and customize original digital graphics.
Students chose and typed words for their word art.
Students chose a shape from a variety of choices for their word art.
Students chose a font from a variety of choices for their word art.
Students chose a style which customized their personal color preferences for their word art.
Students had to select Visualize between each step to see how each change they chose created a different graphic.
Students downloaded their final customized digital graphics to their assigned computers.
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
PK.X.A.1
Child opens and navigates through digital learning applications and programs.
PK.X.A.1.a
The child follows basic oral or visual cues for navigating through learning applications and programs successfully.
PK.X.A.2.a
The child navigates through digital learning applications and programs.
PK.X.A.3
Child uses digital learning applications and programs to create digital products and express own ideas.
PK.X.A.3.a
The child creates writings and drawings using digital tools.
PK.X.A.3.b
The child uses a variety of digital tools with audio, video, and graphics to create or communicate ideas.
PK.X.A.5.a
The child follows procedures set by the teacher when using technology.
Pre-Kindergarten students created their own digital artworks using ABCya!Paint.
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
PK.X.A.1
Child opens and navigates through digital learning applications and programs.
PK.X.A.1.a
The child follows basic oral or visual cues for navigating through learning applications and programs successfully.
PK.X.A.3
Child uses digital learning applications and programs to create digital products and express own ideas.
PK.X.A.3.a
The child creates writings and drawings using digital tools.
