Thoughts+from+our+Students

=Our students had a lot of wonderful things to say about our Rock'n RI grant project now that it has concluded. You can check out their reactions and reflections here. Thank you to Hewlett Packard and ISTE for this wonderful opportunity.  =
 * Kim C (307) - "The technology helps me by being more intelligent."
 * Jefrey (307) - "The computer helped me by being able to write better and neater, plus, where to be able to go on the Internet to find extra things to help us learn better. The videos of us showed us how we learned. They also helped us learn about what we are confused on. It did not only help us in science but in math, writing, social studies and history. I wonder what it is going to be like in the fifth grade without the computer and the other technology."
 * Sandra (309) - "In science we used the wiki space to learn about what the other classes are doing. I love the laptop for doing the scratch test with the Gizmos. I made a video with Mrs. Salvatore in science when we did the vinegar test. It was so fun to do and to talk about."
 * Jaislene (104) - "All the time in science I always learned something new. When we had something to write about, we had something called the wiki space where we wrote about our learning."
 * Tyquasia (104) - "In science we go on the wiki and we can see what videos we put on it. I learned so much in science that I never thought I would ever know. The wiki is so cool!"
 * Cham (309) - "My favorite thing we did with the laptop is when Mrs. Salvatore did the scratch test on the Gizmo. She had the camera to make science more fun."
 * Elias (309) - "We were taped on video when we were doing our work in science. We got to use the wiki space to give us good ideas. Everyone likes the new stuff we are doing in science now."
 * Robert (104) - "It was exciting! The pictures Mrs.Morin showed us were cool."
 * Jonathan (307) - "The technology helped me with everything that I did not know when I first came from Puerto Rico. It made me feel like my mind is blowing away from me."
 * Kimberli (307) - "What I liked from the technology is that it helped us learn a lot, for example, the laptop helped us by taking us to websites. The digital camera helped us by taking pictures and videos and because at the end of geology, I saw all those videos and pictures."
 * Jennifer (307) - " Last year we did science but it was a little boring. And this year with the laptop, camera, the wiki, and the projector, it makes us learn more and it's 100% more interesting. It makes us sooo happy."
 * Damayra (307) - "It made me so excited seeing my face on the computer. It helped us better because we got to see videos of what Mrs.Morin, Mrs. Salvatore, Ms.Davis, Mrs.Merola and Mrs.Pariseau did over the summer to help us learn better about rocks and minerals and they told us where some of the rocks came from and how did the big rocks come here."
 * Brian - "This meant for me a lot. I feel very happy and smart. Without technology we did not have a lot of fun. I love technology!"