WeDo by 3/4H…
Click on the picture below to watch the monkey beat the drum.
NXT Robots….
This week some groups were able to programme their Robot to hit the ball.
Click on the picture below to watch the NXT in action.
Year 5/6 NXT Robots…
Click on the picture below to watch a video clip of one of our NXT Lego Robots which we programmed to follow the outline of Australia.
iPads & iPods….
Just taken delivery of our first set of iPod Shuffles and iPads for student use in the classrooms next year 
Fun With WeDo….
3/4H have been using the WeDo Lego sets to create & programme a Snapping Crocodile.
Next week we hope to post a short video of our next activity – a Drumming Gorilla
An Interesting Site……
Breathing Earth is real-time simulation of the CO2 emissions, birth and death rates of every country in the world. A geat discussion starter.
P&C Monster Fete….
Congratulations and Thank You to the P&C Fete Committee, the P&C, the Sponsors and the Copacabana Community for making our fete a huge success.
7 New Smartboards……
7 new Smartboards have just been installed.
Now we have the latest IWB’s & short throw projectors throughout the school in the Classrooms, Lab, Library & STL room.
New Site To Check Out…
A never ending photo – pictures made from pictures, made from pictures……
Blogs for students…
Spent some time setting up Blogs for all the Year 5 & 6 students during the last week of term using blogED (DET staff/student blogging facility)
It’s a great way to teach students all about blogging safely.
Already we are having “conversations” with one of the students who is currently overseas – each day she blogs to tell us where she has been & what she has done.
2/3G & 2L Create some Imaginary Animals for a Wet or Dry Environment…
2/3G made these imaginary creatures by combining & formatting shapes from Word and pasting them into a background created in Paint. Click to view the flash displays below.
2-3G”s Creatures
First Attempt At Flash Animation….
Stage 3 had their first look at Flash last week . They learned about layers & keyframes & then had to create a stick figure kicking a goal.
Here are a few of the completed ones. Click on name to view full size.
by Cooper
by Hayley
by Madeleine
by Jadzia
by Jasper & Liam
by Jasmine
by Ricky
by Travis
Get Your Students Writing….
Quick Smart Writing is a collection of sites to use with your class.
A “Copa” favourite is Scholastic Story Starters
Visit from Brisbania…
Was great to share resources & ideas with visiting teachers from Brisbania Public School this afternoon