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Article posted December 16, 2009 at 04:25 PM GMT0 •
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We have little pieces of Russia in the following Voicethread. Mrs. Tarasevich's class from Aban, Russia sent us a surprise package. Ded Moroz (Father Frost) and Snegurochka (Snow Maiden), matreshka, and a valenok. We learned that in Russia, Father Frost brings presents to the children, especially if they recite a poem! Special thanks to Mrs. Black from Naches, Washington and her students Warren and Brian who have added so many voice comments to this Voicethread. Also on the last page we have two very nice comments from the students in Mrs. Tarasevich's class in Russia. This is how Voicethreads were meant to be used!
Article posted December 16, 2009 at 04:25 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted December 4, 2009 at 04:53 AM GMT0 •
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Always looking for experiences, we entered a most unusual space - with no particular agenda other than to see what it might be like. This video is the result.
Article posted December 4, 2009 at 04:53 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted October 26, 2009 at 02:51 AM GMT0 •
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After three days of design and construction time, our monster, named Psycho Maniac is comfortably on the wall at the top of the stairway on the 3rd floor of Eugene Field School. He is a friendly greeter to all who travel the long distance up three flights of stairs to get to the highest point in our building. All went well with the sketching and practicing, but building the skateboard proved to be a very hard problem. The wheels kept falling off. Being stubborn problem-solvers, our team sorted out the difficulty, changed the design slightly, and added four blue wheels using pipe cleaners. The passport was another problem, because no one in our class knew what a passport was! Again, the problem was soon solved by a clever team of girls! If you want to see more monsters, go to the Monsters 2009 project site.
Here is a Monster Movie mp3 example by Billy and Davion for:Don't Answer the Phone! - More of these will be appearing on the Monster project Stories and Videos page.
Article posted October 26, 2009 at 02:51 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted October 2, 2009 at 04:32 AM GMT0 •
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So...right in the middle of Abbie's Book Talk, a phenomenon begins right outside our window. As any curious learner would do, we dropped everything and observed the following amazing sight. Please comment and tell us: (1) Why the birds went into the chimney and (2) Why they came out in such a frenzy.
Article posted October 2, 2009 at 04:32 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted May 19, 2009 at 10:00 PM GMT0 •
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Roasted squid in a can - don't those words bring wonderful thoughts into your mind - or not? Our friends from Taiwan sent us the squid and it was time to crack the can open. Here are some of our observations and reactions.
I had a great 4th grade this year and will miss them All!
Article posted May 19, 2009 at 10:00 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted May 7, 2009 at 09:36 PM GMT0 •
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Our first hiking date was canceled due to thunderstorms, but on May 6 we had beautiful sunny weather in Fall Creek Gorge Park near Payson, Illinois. Students had fun gathering math/science data in nature, exercising, and splashing in clear, cold creek water.
Article posted May 7, 2009 at 09:36 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted April 19, 2009 at 07:51 PM GMT0 •
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This video shows the Members of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, the world's first orchestra chosen by auditions on-line. Over 3,000 musicians sent in videos of themselves playing their instruments. Orchestra judges selected the finalists, then YouTube viewers voted on the ones they thought should be in this special orchestra. The musicians in this video gathered for the performance in New York City at Carnegie Hall with conductor Tan Dun to do a symphony called Eroica on April 15, 2009. The musicians only had three days to rehearse for their performance! Watch and see how many instruments you can identify that have been played in your school. Do you see any unusual instruments?
Article posted April 19, 2009 at 07:51 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted March 9, 2009 at 01:49 PM GMT0 •
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This is a brief clip from our classroom Technology Day. We were exploring examples of technology in our daily lives, home and school. In this video, we are testing the range of the Nintendo DS Lite device - a "toy." The objective is to understand the word network.
Article posted March 9, 2009 at 01:49 PM GMT0 •
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About the Blogger From NPR: Letters to President Obama from students in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades at Eagle's Nest Intermediate School on the Navajo Nation reservation in Tuba City, Arizona.