Follow our Journey through HASHTAGS!

Blake MS has caught Twitter Fever! A big push has come from the principal, Nat Vaughn (@nat_vaughn) who encourages teachers to use it to share their students' work and experiences, for connecting with other educators professionally and to help build a school community. It's been a wonderful way to share the many fieldtrips students take to places like Boston, Washington DC, and ... the 7th Grades' week-long trip to Lake George called Nature's...

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"I Survived Tech Bootcamp Day!" said every 6th-7th Grade Blaker!

With the 6th and 7th graders now entering in the 1:1 iPad journey,their teachers thought the best course of action was to designate one full "Tech Bootcamp" day during these early weeks --making sure everyone had their iPads setup correctly and taking time to introduce their new workflows and apps.  A side note: You might be thinking, well what does #HackersWednesday and #TechAttack really mean? One thing you'll notice about...

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Bienvenido Vamos a clase española con su ipad!

Our first week of the 2014-15 school year has been extremely hectic for Blake Middle School students with getting to know their new teachers, possibly a new school and  learning with a new tool- the iPad!  Yes, this year also brings over 700 mobile devices into the school with the expansion  from 1:1 iPads at the  8th grade only to now including all grades. So..things went from 0 to 100.. 300 quickly! As you...

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