JAE students are learning to engage their whole body in technology classes with an active floor projector, an interactive and collaborative technology that projects the selected activity on the floor. Students step and/or move to navigate and play. Teacher Laurie Berretta set up a lesson on homophones with fourth graders. Played similar to a memory game, the students would step on a square and memorize where a match would be for points. The students also played a bike race game where they worked in small teams, building camaraderie, encouraging one another and strategizing movements. There are various subjects, themes and learning games all designed to bring movement and play into learning. The projector is a fun and physically active way to stimulate the neurons that store information, supporting the idea that movement supports memory and growth.
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Date Added: 1/31/2024