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 TMS 6th Grade Outdoor Ed Finished Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 6.2.2021 - 18:43 Photo: MCPS Outdoor ED Website Tilden's 6th Graders Went to Outdoor Ed Online Last Week Typically, all MCPS 6th Graders head to Outdoor Education, which is typically 3 days at one of the MCPS centers. Tilden typically goes to the Lathrop E. Smith Center in Rockville. This year, because of the pandemic, that was unfortunately unable to happen for any students countywide. Instead, they had virtual Outdoor Ed. According to the Tilden website's flyer for Outdoor Ed,  the event took place from June 7 - June 11, which was last week.  The students learned about The Watershed, Predator/Prey Relationships, Using Maps, and more during their week at Outdoor Ed according to the poster.  In her message on Friday, June 4, Tilden Principal, Mrs. LaGrange gave, " A shout out to Ms. Wendt and Ms. Hawkins for planning and coordinating Outdoor Ed! We appreciate their creativity and commitm...

 Opinion: Canvas vs. Google Classroom Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.12.2021 - 8:01 MCPS Classroom Photo: myMCPS Classroom What Are Canvas and Google Classroom? Canvas and Google Classroom are two educational/virtual classroom websites used by schools. In prior years, MCPS teachers had the choice between which one to use, but this year all teachers are using Canvas, at least at Tilden MS and Garrett Park ES. Google Classroom is by Google, with Google services integrated in, while Canvas is made by Instructure.  So, Which is Better? The short answer is that both are good for different purposes and situations. However, based on the 10 aspects of a virtual classroom that were looked at, Canvas is overall the better service for schools, by 2 points. The 10 Aspects Of A Virtual Classroom We Used Are: Appearance Grades Accessibility from the web Assignments Quizzes Discussions Announcements/Communication External Resources Notifications Organization 1. Appearance: Go...