Inquiries & OERB

As a class we've been exploring the world of structures and have been able to research some of the world's most interesting and famous landmarks using the laptops. The students have been working in partners on a research topic of their choosing.  

Besides using looking at different resources that are available, we have started to evaluate them and use our reading strategies of trying to find the main idea/important information. We have started to use Alpha Boxes to help the students put those ideas into their own words. 

We've also been using the Ontario Educational  Resource Bank (OERB) a lot on our laptops. The activities, especially for math, can be used as introductions, practice, and review. It is also easy to differentiate when using the site. I love it and so do the students.