5th and 6th Graders Create Phenomenal Research Presentations

After weeks of research and hard work 5th and 6th grade Region IX students completed stellar, 100% paperless research projects, with the assistance of Region IX's IT Support Teacher and Google Drive. To further accelerate these projects the class used a free online program called "Prezi" to present the information they had discovered through their research. Using Prezi students were able to move their research information from Google Drive into their presentation with ease. To make presentations more dynamic Prezi allows for quick video and image embedding. Students are able to search Google for images within their prezi editor and then simply drag and drop the image where they want on their presentation. While Prezi is very simple to use and acts similarly to Powerpoint, you will see below that it tends to be more engaging. Check out some of the magnificent work these 5th and 6th graders completed.

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Billy the Kid Field Trip a Success! - Lincoln, NM

Friend or Enemy?
Jana Shafer works with 75 students from 4 Region IX Member Districts April 30th, 2014.  Using iPads, Apple TV,  and some borrowed wifi in Lincoln students listened individually on iPads to a Song about Billy the Kid. Typing their responses on the iPads, they then responded to pre-developed questions relating to the singer/songwriter being a friend or an enemy of Billy.  After writing their responses and finding evidence to support those responses students were able to orally defend their choice to their peers.  A typical comment from chaperons, parents and teachers went something like this:  "What a nice field trip, the kids were much more engaged and it really became meaningful to them."

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