Meet the iPad's New Competition!

Amazon has just unveiled its answer to the iPad, the Kindle Fire. Read this post from the Huffington Post, watch the slideshow and video, and we'll discuss in the comments section.  I'd like to know: if you could get either device right now, which would it be and why?  You need to be able to support your choice with facts about the operating systems, internet access and speed, or other specifications.  Soon, I'll tell you what you which one I would pick!

End of the year survey, grades 6-8

Hello scholars!  You may remember we took a survey at the beginning of the year that gave me information about your technology skills.  Today you are going to take a very similar survey and I will compare the answers to see how much you have grown.  Click here to take the survey.   Raise your hand when you are finished. Shine on!

How an Elderly Woman Cut Off the Internet inTwo Countries

Click here to read something that made me laugh, perhaps inappropriately. The part about her going to jail does NOT make me laugh.  The article really made me think about how dependent we are on the Internet.  What do you think?

We want your opinion! Take a survey about smoothies and help the South Bronx!

Hello scholars!  Do you like smoothies?  Would you like to be able to buy healthy smoothies in your neighborhood bodega?  Take this survey and we'll show the results to the bodega owners in this neighborhood.  Don't miss out on this chance to have your voice heard!  Click here to take the survey.

Third Grade Voicethread Poem

Hello scholars!  BLCS has started using Voicethread to enhance our instruction.  Check out this poem created and recorded by two of our 3rd graders.

Online Essay Map for Our Research Project

Hello scholars!  We will be using this essay map to organize our thoughts as we research the topics for the videos. The essay map makes it much easier to map out your videos.  Don't forget to save it or print it at the end of class. Have fun using it!

Essay map source: www.readwritethink.org

Web Resources for a Greener, Healthier Bronx

Hello Scholars! Below you will find some links that will help you as you decide the main idea for your video. Remember, always READ the information VERY CAREFULLY and ask yourself and others lots of questions.



Asthma and Air Pollution in the South Bronx
Asthma and Diabetes in the South Bronx
The Sustainable South Bronx
Speak Up for the Bronx
Grow NYC
Parks and Open Space for the Bronx
Green Bucks Encourage Healthy Eating
Obesity in the South Bronx
A guide to healthy eating and exercise in the South Bronx
Majora Carter talks about life in the South Bronx 
A smoke-free South Bronx
Smoke-free Kids