Nicole+Buchanan

My name is Nicole Buchanan. I teach seventh grade at[| Pershing Middle School] in San Diego Unified Schools. I am very lucky to have access to 2 to 1 student/computer ratio of laptop computers right in my own classroom. Instead of teacher directed lessons, students now have the ability to be the driving force in thier education. Students are collaborating with other students by using chats, journaling and forums in MOODLE. Together they create Podcasts about science content. They create electronic presenations to debate controversial science topics. They are now even working on their own online portfolios to publish their own work via they internet. I am excited to now see how wikis and blogs can further encourage my students to think deeper and think more creatively.

(Science Nerds. Me and my teaching partner)