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I’ve been hoping students and teachers would take advantage of all the cool iLife ‘08 technology we have here in the Project Area. Today, four of Ms. Spaltro’s Latin class students came up to edit footage from the assassinations of Ceasar before break. I can’t wait to see the results!
Frau Steinbarth’s class came in a few days before break to sing no less than 13 different songs in German that they had just learned the week before. They did an excellent job and we will be posting their songs shortly on WLDX. For now, here’s a sample.
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I can’t believe that just two months ago I was gah gah about the snow. I thought it was so BEAUTIFUL… silly me. The white stuff might LOOK harmless as it falls, but all it does is make it harder for school/business life to go on as usual. Athletic events are being canceled. Commutes are dangerous and tiring. People just want to sleep… And I’m told that Lab hasn’t closed for a single day in 19 years because… because… what would the parents do who work at the University? ummmm… okay. I can handle that.
STAY HOME. That’s right. Everybody just stay home. It would do us good. Even parents, teachers, and staff need an unexpected day off now and again. It’s high time. So if it’s going to keep coming, by golly, let it come. I want 20″ tonight.
This is me, dreaming in Caribbean Booth (roatanbeach.jpg image from flickr Creative Commons):
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It must be the snow. Or something. But we’re starting to see a lot of flash drives, text books, papers, and trash left in the WLL. I put a table of Lost & Found items out in the hallway last week and things are slowly disappearing - although I can’t tell if they’re going back to their rightful owners… Best way to avoid loosing something at the lab is to check your station carefully before you leave. For utopian results, remember your 3Ps…
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Mme. Jackson had a very special guest last week. A Farver-St. Nick visited all the way from France! St. Nick had lots of questions and directions for the 3rd graders: What is 8+7? What is the color of your shirt? Your friend’s shirt? Your hair? How do you draw a picture of big lips, St. Nick, or Mme. Jackson? All the good kids got something special to take home. (Luckily, they were all good.)
Sr. Reubelt and his 7th Grade Spanish classes are having a blast with ComicLife. Soon, I will feature a whole collection of interesting comic strips made by students throughout the World Language Department.
Ms. Susan Joseph did a listening comprehension song activity and used DiLL to communicate instructions to her students. I did something new by signing in as a student myself so that she and I could have a two-way conversation whenever she needed a little coaching. I’m not 100% computer geek, but I’d say I’m about 30%, meaning whenever I can avoid walking across the room by using technology, I do. =)
Here’s a screen shot of me talking to Ms. Joseph from my desk in the corner:
And here are some clips of a Spanish Class Idol:
I think this is going to catch on… stay tuned…
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The Classic Film Club came in today to watch part of a film during lunch. They had a good showing: 17 students snuggled in the Welcome Area, munching on lunch and enjoying Chinatown. Presidents Emily and Sofia may be willing to add foreign films to their viewing program, which is great news, since I was hoping to get a group of students in here during lunches to familiarize themselves with French, German, Spanish, and Chinese cinema.
Meanwhile, Becky López’s class works on a class project in the Instructional Area…
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I’ve been learning a little bit about qtz composer, enough to modify a few screen savers and spice up life in the hallways a little…thanks to support associates for getting me set up…and thanks to tumblr.com for making it easy to create RSS feeds of French, German, Spanish, Latin, and Chinese vocabulary…
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Several students, with the help of Computer Science teacher Baker Franke and Math teacher Farukh Khan, have been working on setting up a cluster of SunBlade servers that were donated by the Zoology department at the University. They’re starting the setup in the WLL until they can find a permanent home somewhere else in the school. The completed cluster will be able to compute prime numbers, run complex mathematical problems, and do supercool scientific computing. We hope that the Space Goddesses will look favorably upon them…
