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Entries from June 16th, 2009

Who needs a bus for a field trip?

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Classroom, Content - Language Arts

Permission slips for field trips may become a thing of the past.  Nina Obryk (5th grade) and Jacqui Castronovo (9th grade) and their students collaborated today- and neither class left their building!  They used Skype for a video call- the photo below was taken at the SUES.  You can see the high school class on [...]

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There is more than one way to post video

June 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Video/movies

Lisa Payne shared a video her students created on famous women. While I normally use TeacherTube to host video, this time I tried Vimeo.  I’ve posted both below- compare and see which method you would prefer. Women’s History from Barbara De Santis on Vimeo.

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From a Child’s Garden of Verses

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments · animoto

“I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me…” My mom had a beautifully illustrated version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s book and this one of my favorites.  On June 3 at the SUES, shadows were also in fashion.  Students applied to shadow staff for some career experience.  Linda Smith, Guidance, co-ordinated the [...]

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