Wow, Look at These Videos 2nd Graders Produced to Review Geography

Check this blog post, Aloha! Genius Hour 2, to see what second graders can accomplish given the right curriculum, an inspiring teacher (Danielle Porte), and the appropriate tech tools. Imagine how exciting it must have been for these students to create the videos and learn this way. Also, note how the teacher is using a colorful, attractive blog to post about what students are learning in the classroom. This is a powerful way for teachers to communicate with parents about what students are learning. What's your take on using blogging this way? What do you think of the students' videos. Listen to a few. Are you gaining inspiration to do something similar in your teaching?

Second Graders Travel Around the World with Their New Nexus Tablets

Not surprisingly, Paris was one location students wanted to visit,

Once they received their assigned Nexus tablets, the first site these 2nd graders wanted to use was Google Earth. Take a tour around this classroom to see how the teachers set up the distribution of the tablets and what students' reactions were on the first day of use.

Then try to imagine the geography lesssons students learned throug this inquiry method. Please leave a comment. 

To learn more about the class and its introduction to the tablets, check this post: Nexus 7 Tablets Given a Test Drive by Second Graders.