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Entries from January 30th, 2009

Is peach your photo color?

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Working with photographs

Here  is an interesting way to share your photos- photopeach.  Upload your photos, add music , comments and then share (there are several types of privacy options).  When you view the show, you can post comments as you view. My special thanks to my colleagues from the New Teacher Science Teachers organization. Iron Science Teachers [...]

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Moonk it!

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Video/movies

Looking for a better way to frame your videos or slideshows?  Check out moonk.  Sign up for a free account and explore the frames for your slides or videos. Please be patient- mine took a few minutes to upload and process.  The TV below is airing footage from the Liberty Science Center starring the diamond back [...]

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Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and your students!*

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Classroom

Your students are creative and inventive- here’s chance to help them grow and shine!  Participate in the Inspiring Invention program- lessons plans, ideas, and online tools. Submit their public service announcement  (psa) by March 15 to be part of the competition.  Details here. *when I asked my daughter for three inventors- this was her response!

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Chill out – tuo llihC

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments · animoto, Classroom

Need a coporate logo? Looking for a graphic design with symmetry? Make an appointment  with  Shannon Johnson’s 8th grade problem solving students.  Here is an example- an animoto  for a new music company – Chill Out! Using both PowerPoint slides as well as photos, each student created a company as well as a corporate logo.

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