Author Archives: jseidel

The Lower School Gets Animated Last June over 20 Lower School teachers gathered to explore the art of stop motion animation. We took a look at some wonderful animations made by children at other schools. Quickly, the teachers plunged  iStopMotion … Continue reading →

In tech class last week, third and fourth Grade tech students went online to visit an exhibit at the Museum of Art and Design’s (MAD). Out of Hand: Materializing the Post Digital explores objects made with such digital fabrication methods  … Continue reading →

Computer Science Education Week in the Lower School December 9 – 16 This week, across the globe, students of all ages are spending an hour learning to write computer code. At Friends, our third grade spent their first programming lesson … Continue reading →

During Tech class, Third Grade and Fourth Grade students wrote letters to their Kindergarten and First Grade buddies. Using Google Drive, they shared these letters with their buddies’ class accounts and during buddy time, they read them to their younger … Continue reading →

For three days in July, a group of Lower School teachers, administrators and specialists met to discuss how we can help children in the lower grades become responsible citizens of our digital world.  This task force explored relevant resources, enjoyed lively … Continue reading →

When students used to sit at tables the middle of K411, the Lower and Middle School Technology Lab, it was hard for everyone to see the interactive display. Thanks to the Friends summer construction team, the iMacs are around the … Continue reading →

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