“Today, we are going to learn how to bring your drawings into the AR Maker app,” said JPS Technology Integration Specialist Jason Kathman as he displayed a picture of a mountain he drew on the class screen. “If I transfer this picture into AR Maker what would be the ...
When people think of video gaming, they often think of children sitting in their room at home, alone, playing for hours on end. Many schools and colleges have taken video gaming to a new level through Esports — organized competition between two teams, governed by a strict set of rules and guidelines. Jamestown Public Schools’ Esports Committee recently presented its recommendations to the Board of Education for starting a pilot program at Jamestown High School. The committee’s purpose was to determine if Esports is a possible medium to connect more students to school to improve ...
Persell Middle School fifth graders in Annika Putney’s class learned more about their rainforest study through a visit from Roger Tory Peterson Institute President Twan Leenders whose son, Jason, is in Putney’s class. Leenders came in to share knowledge about the rainforest with the class ...
Most people know green screens are used to create some of the coolest movies you see in a theater but Persell Middle School eighth graders in Jayme Genco’s class are using the same technology to learn more about social studies. Students love using technology to reenact history, make their ...
In collaboration with Jamestown Public School’s goal to reduce the district’s chronic absenteeism rate, this year Persell Middle School implemented a new incentive program to get students excited about going to school, and to reward their efforts to be present daily. Each month, ...
The Jamestown Rebels hockey team is taking time out of their busy schedule to visit Love Elementary School this year. Recently, the team spent an afternoon of fun as a reward for good student behavior. To be eligible to participate, students learned about fairness, the monthly character trait, ...
