by Mr. Eckert | Mar 20, 2014 | Student Work, Updates
Thank you to all of the students, parents, teachers, administrators and community members who came out for our First Annual STEAM Expo last night. The cafeteria in South Orangetown Middle School was a packed with enthusiastic students showing off their innovative...
by Mr. Eckert | Mar 14, 2014 | Updates
by Mr. Eckert | Mar 13, 2014 | Updates
Hi Cottage Laners! Great start today with our 3D Design unit. You had great ideas and I loved how you explored the possible impacts 3D printing might have as it becomes more available and as material research advances. Tonight you need to find a way that 3D printing...
by Mr. Eckert | Feb 27, 2014 | Updates
Ever wondered what life would be like if we used people used LEGO to build real life object? Believe it or not, people have tried to do this before! James May, a British journalist and TV presenter, once gathered a team of people to build a real-life LEGO house. They...
by Mr. Eckert | Feb 6, 2014 | Updates
On Saturday, February 1st, robotics teams from South Orangetown Middle School and Cottage Lane Elementary School competed in a First Lego League competition at Sleepy Hollow H.S. Groups built autonomous robotics to perform a variety of different tasks centered around...
by Mr. Eckert | Jan 17, 2014 | Updates
Welcome to Chromebook professional development! Today we will explore using Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Presentations. We will also begin to talk about classroom management and how to use these tools with your students to enhance student achievement and...