Talent n' Tacos Commercials!

Check out these awesome student-made commercials for the Talent n' Tacos talent show (coming up on April 8)!

This one was made to entice watchers to buy tickets and come to our talent show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dve94imIeA


This one was made to encourage students to audition for a spot as our talent!  Auditions are over - we have several different acts including 41 of our awesome students!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lgWDwVGFIE

Finally, here's an awesome Scratch animation commercial made by LH!  Great job!
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/techteacherkq/3200328

Check out these awesome ads!  And don't forget to send in your ticket orders by March 28!

Check out the Community School Computer Lab Zoo!

This week middle elementary and upper elementary students read "If I Ran the Zoo" on the iPad and drew their own zoo animal (real, imagined, or somewhere inbetween) for display as our computer lab artwork for Spring! Check it out!

Lower Elementary Tech Update

Today Lower Elementary Students (Beth's class) enjoyed musical Seussical activities in honor of both Read Across America month and Music in our Schools month!  On the computer, we explored the game "Horton Hears a Tune" on Seussville.com.  On the iPad, students tried the Seuss Band app, playing along with songs and making their own tunes.

Middle School Film Festival Rescheduled

The Middle Schoolers have been hard at work on their film projects.  As with many movie projects, we are a bit off schedule, and have pushed back our film festival date.  We will have our in-school film sharing activity for all middle school students on April 12, from 9-10 AM.

Talent Show Auditions!

Auditions for our Talent n' Tacos Talent show are here!  Students may audition on Fridays March 8 and March 15 during recess and lunchtime (11:45-12:30).  Every audition slot is 5 minutes long.  Students are encouraged to be prepared with their act prior to auditioning. Anyone who wants to audition can sign up in the music room (there is a clipboard with time-slots sitting in the window under the flag).

Coming Up!: Middle School Film Festival

This semester, middle school students have been using Technology time to create their own short films.  Students have been working hard, and have made some really wonderful, creative works.  Because films are made to be shared, we are going to have an in-school Film Festival for students on Friday, March 15 from 9-10 AM.  The films will be shared on the big screen in the computer lab (which will be transformed into a theater for the event).  Students are encouraged to really enjoy the event - if there is student interest, we may have a "red carpet", some light, breakfast-type refreshments, and plenty of opportunity to communicate our appreciation to our fellow film makers!  It looks like we will have about 11 short films to view, ranging in length from the very short (30 seconds) to the somewhat longer (10 minutes) - most films appear to run about 3-4 minutes.

Seminar Creative Projects

Seminar students are enjoying some time to work on creative projects while their classmates are away visiting Bolivia.  This week they turned in their own "rubric", or goal sheet, by which they will measure their success at the end of the project.  

FT is sharing his knowledge of Source SDK by Valve, a video game creation tool, with RB and LK.  They are learning how to create buildings, weather, landscapes, characters, and lighting effects.  They have the goal of creating a playable video game level!

GM, CW, and FJ are making Minecraft creations.  GM is creating her own "fun house", a thing of beauty and delight!  CW is making a "trap house", fraught with obstacles and trickery.  FJ is creating an exciting and engaging adventure map.

It is exciting to watch the projects unfold, and I look forward to enjoying the finished products.