Technology Department
Shark Network
The Shark News is our daily news cast run 100% by the students. They must write the script, research any current holidays, locate silly jokes and stay up-to-date with school events. Once we are live, our team organizes the anchors, works the platform that streams live and changes the background.
We have 8 5th graders leading the news show. These members are selected by the teachers and we rotate the team every two weeks. At the end of the their 2 week job, they train the next group of 8 members who will join the team.
Our show is shown live daily in our classrooms. Due to privacy issues, we can not share any links to live shows.
Shark Cast
In order for our community to learn about our community, we have created a podcast. Shark Cast, as named by our students, is based on areas of interest that we want to share about our school. Each month, the Instructional Facilitator of Technology leads 5th grade students to work from writing to producing our podcast.
It is the students' responsibility to complete the process each time.This team is split into 3 sections: writers, interviewers and producers. As a team, we select the topic for the upcoming release. Next, the writers create a script to include questions for our focus group. The interviewers email invitations to our guest requesting dates for the interviewer and follow up with the questions they will be asked. During the interview, they lead the conversation. Finally, the producers edit the recording and get it ready to be released. It is released on our website, social media and Spotify. If you have any questions, please reach out to the IFT, Mrs. Kuzma.
Below is the complete list of our podcasts.
Episode 1: Our Community with Mr. Sparbanie, principal at Elaine Thompson
Episode 2: 8 Houses 1 family with each of our house leaders
Episode 3: 8 Houses 1 family-student perspective
Episode 4: Physical and Mental Support in our School
Episode 5: Mental Health Support-student perspective
Episode 6: Time for Reflection
Episode 8: Specials-student perspective
Episode 9: Elaine Thompson Student Dedication Preview
Episode 10: School/County Leadership
Schoology Support
Schoology is LCPS's learning platform. All students will be accessing their content from this site. Below you will find support to guide all of our learners.
If you need additional help, please contact your child's teacher or our Instructional Facilitator of Technology Julie Kuzma.