Last week, our grade 8 students had the good fortune of having an hour and a half skype chat with Wes Fryer, an educational thinker and blogger from Oklahoma. Wes was very generous with his time – and we were very thankful for the opportunity to chat with him. Our students are currently working on… Continue reading Grade 8's Skyping With Wes Fryer
In a previous post, Dave Scott, one of our grade 8 teachers, discussed how Twitter and Skype had allowed him to connect with a philosophy teacher on Bowen Island, just outside of Vancouver, BC. Having met and Skyped a number of times, Brad and Dave have now set up a Ning, a site that allows… Continue reading Using 'Ning' to Collaborate Between Schools
This year at the Calgary Science School, there’s a new structure to the Fine Arts Program, bringing in the element of choice at the grade 7 and 8 level. One of the new courses being offered is an introduction to Graphic Design. The first assignment students are working on is a logo design project. To… Continue reading Grade 8 Graphic Design: Effective Logos
