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Entries from October 29th, 2009

Meet the other me?

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Video/movies

Have you seen voki?  You can make an avatar, record (or type) a message- then you can position yourself on the web.  I’ve made a sample of this free application.  Think of kids might be engaged if your voki announced the do now?   AC_Voki_Embed(300,400,”cabea831b281ea3bb2ef85baf275393a”,1882850, 1, “”, 0);Get a Voki now!

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Here comes the sun!

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Science

You’ve never seen the sun like this!  Visit the Sun in Motion and view a variety of widescreen sun films.

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How do you care for your pets?

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Voicethread

Meredith Scully’s second graders created pictures of their pets and then added their voices to this project. They shared their Voicethread with me.

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Ancient views

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies

The British Museum has a wealth of artifacts from ancient civilizations.  With this new website, investigate six basic themes – cities, buildings, technology, religion, writing, and trade.  Explore with a time line, maps, and interactives (try your hand at raising silk worms!).  This site would enhance any world history class.

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