We are excited about our new carpet and paint, but also about our new media stations. We now have four TVs set up for screen sharing in the Library and Portal. Students can work in small groups and share the screens using AirPlay. Here you see Mr. Boswell's 6th graders being the first to try out our mobile media cart as they plan a group presentation about our library's databases.

Teach an Old Person

The 10th graders are researching pop culture topics and explaining them to Mrs. Klein and Ms. Kochel (the "old people"). We have already learned about IceJJfish, Yik Yak, and the nae nae. We can't wait to learn more and see what "container" is best for educating us about the topics. See the whole project at our Pop Culture Research Guide here: http://gallowayschool.libguides.com/pop

Dance Party

Today Ms. Salter's 5th grade researchers read aloud some of the National Geographic articles they wrote about the triangular trade routes. They wrote as if they were reporters who had sailed the "nasty triangle" and were reporting on the slave trade. After they read a few of their articles in the library they had a dance party to celebrate the end of the project. (If you want to know more about the project, see our Nasty Triangle Research Guide.)

Great Depression Photographs

Ms. Lander's 8th graders are coming in this week to look at photographs from the Great Depression. Ask yourself these questions:

What do I see?
What do I wonder?
What would I want to ask these people?

Here are the links to the photos.

Library of Congress: 15 Most Popular Photos
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/requests.html

Library of Congress: 15 Staff Selections
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/selections.html

Library of Congress: All Depression-Era Photos (black and white)
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?st=grid&co=fsa

History.com Photos
http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/photos

A Photo Essay on The Great Depression
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm

RAP Begins

Galloway 11th graders are starting their RAP (Research Author Project) with the American Studies teachers (Mrs. Klein and Dr. Barksdale). Here is one class with their RAP books. For more info, see the project research guide here.