Tech Tigers Award Winners!
The weekend of March 4-6 our Tech Tigers Robotics Team found
themselves at Wilby High School in Waterbury competing at the FIRST 2016
Waterbury District Event. Nearly 40
schools from Connecticut and Massachusetts participated with our own Tech
Tigers winning the Entrepreneurship Award which recognizes their very fine
business plan. Congratulations!
To see the Hartford Courant article on the weekend
competition click here: Tech Tigers
Find pictures of the event below:
Useful Educational Applications/Websites
As more of our students are bringing their own device to use
in class, students were surveyed to see what apps they found most helpful for
their work. I would like to share with
you some of those applications that they find useful as well as some others
that come highly recommended.
Quizlet: One of the most used applications at
Mercy this year has to be the app “Quizlet”.
Quizlet enables students to create electronic flashcards and then finds
many creative ways for students to study them! Click here for Quizlet
OneNote: Students
receive OneNote as part of the Office 365 Suite that they have free access to
here at Mercy. Students may also
download the OneNote application for free so that it is available across their
many devices! In OneNote, students
create digital notebooks where they can take notes, save pictures, powerpoints
and webpages. Click here for OneNote
Khan Academy: Many of our students noted their use of Khan
Academy as a place where they go for reinforcement of information they learned
in class. It is a site with short
tutorial videos in all subject areas and is a helpful resource for students at all
levels. Khan has also begun to offer SAT
prep assistance, partnering with the College Board. Click here for Khan Academy
Desmos: Students mentioned that they used this
graphing calculator application. Click here for Desmos. Another interesting app that might be helpful
in mathematics is Geogebra. Click here for Geogebra
Myhomework: For
students who need help in keeping organized, we had students state that they
were using this planner app which helps students to keep track of
homework. Click here for myhomework. Another planner application
that is recommended is mystudylife. Click here for mystudylife.
Easybib: To assist
with the writing of bibliographies, some of our students are using Easybib. Click here for Easybib. Also helpful with the writing of papers
is Grammarly, which reviews student
papers for any grammatical errors. Students can find the link to sign in to our school Grammarly account here: Edline.
