Apr
29
Maine Partners with Common Sense Media
April 29, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
Maine takes another step in leading the way to involve parents in digital media education. Read Susan Gendron’s press release to learn more about Common Sense Media and its partnership with MLTI.
Mar
27
Laptop Extension
March 27, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
The Department of Education has negotiated with Apple to release 100,000 laptops in the state of Maine replacing 7th and 8th grade computers and expanding into the high school. Read the press release to learn more about the expansion and its link to Career Centers.
Mar
3
March 3, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
Are you still hestitating when it comes to using Facebook? Would you like to create a Facebook profile, but have heard it’s primarily a social playground for college students? If so, consider reading this article titled, “You’re Not Too Old for Facebook,” for safety tips and practical uses.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2009/02/youre-not-to-old-for-facebook.html
Feb
6
Text Messaging
February 6, 2009 | | 1 Comment
NCS is pleased to offer a new method of notifying parents of school cancellations. Similar to WSCH 6, we can now send a text message directly to your cell phone. Want to participate? Call the school to enroll.
Oct
30
Grade 2 Goes Paperless
October 30, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
Mrs. Schuster is posting classroom newsletters and a calendar highlighting daily events on her moodle site. Click here to view grade 2 classroom news.
Jun
12
Asia Editorials
June 12, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
One task of the Asian Survivor project was to create an editorial page about an issue in a country from their assigned region. Students interviewed people from their country and each team member contributed to the editorial by compiling information into a word processing presentation tool. Click the link below for an example of an editorial from Afghanistan.
Mar
7
Battles of World War I
March 7, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
Junior high students created a keynote presentation on a battle of World War I. As an extension to the project, students “flew” from Nobleboro to their battlefield using Google Earth. The Battle of Tannenberg was created by a seventh grade student.
Feb
12
Radio Broadcasting in Music Class
February 12, 2008 | | 1 Comment
Students showed their broadcasting talent by creating a podcast introducing their radio station. Click the mp3 file below to listen to the WWCPT 107.5 introduction.
Jan
15
The Nervous System Podcast
January 15, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
Students in Mr. Williams’ science class are creating podcasts about the nervous system. Check out one of the first projects to be completed. Awesome job Mikaela and Hannah!
Jan
4
The Gift of Giving
January 4, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
May and her brother received special gifts during the holiday season. As participants of the One Laptop per Child program, they received two XO laptops while another two were sent to children in a developing nation.
