Tech in School
What device do many students use today to look up information, complete assignments, or play learning games?
Chromebook/Computer/IPad/Tablet
What do students usually carry their books, folders, and supplies in?
Backpack
What did students often use to write on their desks or slate boards long ago?
Slate - Chalk
What did students use to write with before mechanical pencils became common?
Pencil
What special people are we celebrating today?
Grandparents Day!
What online tool might a teacher use to post an assignment for students?
Google Classroom - IXL
What do students usually raise when they want to answer a question?
Their hand
What did students use to remove pencil marks?
Eraser
What was a common punishment for misbehavior in the old days?
Writing in lines - standing in the corner
What is something grandparents can teach their grandchildren that they learned when they were young?
Almost anything!
What machine can make copies of a worksheet for an entire class?
Copy Machine - Printer
What do many students use to eat lunch at school today?
Cafeteria - Tray
Before calculators, what did students use to help with difficult math problems?
Their brains - working it out on pencil and paper
What did students often do for fun during recess?
Jump rope - marbles - tag - kickball,
What is one thing grandparents and grandchildren can do together today?
Play, talk, make something, take pictures
This classroom technology lets a teacher display a lesson, video, or website on a big screen for the whole class to see.
Smartboard - projector
What is one thing students today might do during a school assembly?
Watch a performance - hear announcements - participate in an activity
What did students use to travel to school before school buses were common?
Walk - Horse - Wagon - Bike
What kind of board did teachers write on before modern whiteboards?
Chalkboard
What is one thing that makes a grandparent special?
Answers will vary
Students today may use this online learning program to practice math, reading, and other skills. It gives students questions to answer and tells them when they get one right or wrong. What is it?
IXL
Instead of staying in the same classroom all day, some students today move to different classrooms for different subjects. What is this called?
Rotating classrooms
What did students commonly use to carry their school supplies before backpacks became popular?
Carry books in their arms - book bags
What was often different about school rules and classrooms “back in the day”?
Wide variety of answers
Name one thing you would like to do with your grandparent/special family member.
Answers will vary.