Saturday, September 15, 2012


Photos from the White House

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/a-window-into-the-white-house/

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/documenting-the-president/

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/a-nation-goes-to-war/

Photography Scavenger Hunt
Teaching with Digital Images By Glen L. Bull and Lynn Bell ISTE, 2005
Take your camera outside for 20 minutes and shoot each of the following:


1.Cat Cam: Imagine a cat has a camera. What would it photograph? 

Purpose: changing camera position

2. Who’s Got the Blues:    Take a photo of something that has a lot of blue tones (not the sky).
Purpose: looking at color


3. Hugantic Ant: Take a photo that makes something small seem really big. 

experimenting with perspective, depth of field, close-ups

4. Shaq Cam: Purpose:  Take a photo with the camera held as high as you can. 

changing camera position, using auto focus

5. A Motion Picture:Take a photo of a fast-moving object, 

keeping the camera’s viewfinder framed on the object as it moves by.

6. Lean Scene: Tilt the camera and take a photo. 

experimenting with camera position/orientation

7. Assimilate This:  Take a photo of at least three of the same things in a row. 
Focus on the one that is closest to you. experimenting with patterns, depth of field

Kay Rewerts   krewerts@mchsi.com    319.230.1017

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Welcome to Mrs. Hill's Blog: "DeathCrawl" from Facing the Giants

Welcome to Mrs. Hill's Blog: "DeathCrawl" from Facing the Giants

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Science- electricity

Shiloh Voki Projects

Dear Parents,
Ask your son/daughter to show you how to log into his/her blog titled "2012bloggers" to see their voki projects.  Here are a few examples...
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=6604008&height=267&width=200
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=6612254&height=267&width=200

Example of Metacognition Notebook Entry

Dour is a word that I didn't know.  The sentence is Dour is a Bullwhyte vocabulary word that could be properly used to describe him.  I know that Bullwhyte is is my characters aunt's name.  I also know that she is describing the doctor as "dour".  I went back, reread, and thought about all the clues from the paragraph.   He didn't talk much and wasn't very friendly.  I think that "dour" means stern, strict or rigid.

Today my character was talking about being locked in her bedroom.  I feel really bad for her.  She is writing letters to her brother and I wonder if she can send them since she's locked inside.  She is now sick and the doctor came to visit.  She says that his nose whistles,  I think that is funny and grose.  I wouldn't want a doctor like that.  It reminds me of the dentist I went to when I was a kid.  I also think it's interesting how she describes her mean aunt as having fat ankles. I think this lets you know how she feels about her aunt.  She doesn't like her because she'd being mean to her.

I predict that she is going to run away because the doctor said that she needs fresh air.  I think when her aunt leaves the windows open she'll sneak out. I hope she is able to find her brother.  I know that he is at war and the year is 1944.  I don't think it will be safer for her to be at war but I can't imagine being locked inside a bedroom by a mean aunt.

Today in my reading I found out that Perlies' brother Martin (who she is writing her letters to) was drafted in the war and that her mother and father are dead.  This is why she is staying with her Aunt Bullwhyte. I can't imagine being locked in a room by my aunt, having no parents and my brother off to war.  Pearlie has to be very scared and lonely.  I wish her aunt would take care of her and love her.

The doctor came to visit Perlie again and this time she did something that even surprised her...she bit him. :)  He asked her aunt if she was feral.  At first I didn't know what this meant but here is a clue from my reading.  The doctor asked if the child could speak or was she raised by a pack of wolves.  (That's why he got bit. )  I think that feral means a child that was raised in isolation and doesn't know anything.     It was funny when Perlie wrote to her bother Martin that her bite was only small, not wolflike at all.  It didn't even break the skin.

I'm scared for Pearlie now because she has Pneumonia and she's really sick.  Her aunt is staying in the room with her and holding her hand and telling her stories of her mother. She also said that if she would have known that her father had died she's have sent for them to live with her.  I think her aunt is starting to love her.  Also Pearlie said she thinks she knows why her aunt has thick ankles.  She believes that her thick ankles are a clue to her character.  STALWART. I think that word is just prefect it means loyal, dependable, sturdy and strong. I think her aunt can be all of these things and I think Pearlie is starting to like her aunt.

I was relieved that Pearlie woke up after her fever broke and she found her bedroom door unlocked and open.  She went downstairs and made a sandwich.  I think things are going to turn out well between Pearlie and her Aunt and she won't have to run away to find Martin.



Tuesday, August 28, 2012

PBS It's My Life- Bullies

It's My Life . Games . Wheel Houz | PBS Kids GO!

It's My Life . Games . Wheel Houz | PBS Kids GO!

Cliques, Phonies and Other Baloney (Music Video)

Cliques, Phonies and Other Baloney

Bullies Are A Pain In The Brain - Preview Video

Early Faces of Violence: Max's Magical Machine

Early Faces of Violence: Learning the Game

Early Faces of Violence: Show & Tell

wordle

Monday, June 18, 2012

Voice Thread

A great web site to use with students.  There is a free app now too for your mobile device. 
https://voicethread.com/share/409/

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Character Education- Conflict

From Patterns of Input and Output to Algebraic Equations : PBS LearningMedia

From Patterns of Input and Output to Algebraic Equations : PBS LearningMedia
From Patterns of Input and Output to Algebraic Equations : PBS LearningMedia

Algebra Lesson- table, chairs

: PBS LearningMedia

Algebra video

: PBS LearningMedia

Algebra Lesson- grade 4

Algebra

Jerry Spinelli- baseball

: PBS LearningMedia

Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli- Author of Maniac Magee

: PBS LearningMedia

Community Involvement

: PBS LearningMedia

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Bill Nye The Science Guy on Energy (Full Clip)

Bill Nye The Science Guy on Ocean Currents (oceanography (Full Clip)

The Heart-Brain Connection

Water wheel

Slavery Projects

Parents,
Check out the amazing social studies project posted in our third kid blog at the following link.  4-3Hillclassblog3  There are several movies, some slide shows and many avatars were made using voki.
You'll be proud,  Mrs. Hill

You'll need a password to get in, if you don't remember check with your son or daughter.  Enjoy!

Science games by topic

Social Studies

Slavery Projects

Maddie
Maddie #2
Taylor
Sara
Brenden 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

6 Reasons Why You Should Have Fun in Your Classroom Today

6 Reasons Why You Should Have Fun in Your Classroom Today

The Teacher Report: 7 Ways Technology Can Help Emerging Readers

The Teacher Report: 7 Ways Technology Can Help Emerging Readers

Help Other Teachers Find the Best Educational Apps!

Help Other Teachers Find the Best Educational Apps!

Avitar

The Multi-Media Avatar Project | Teaching Idea | We Are Teachers | We Are Teachers

The Multi-Media Avatar Project | Teaching Idea | We Are Teachers | We Are Teachers

March Hot Topic | Hands-On Learning | We Are Teachers

March Hot Topic | Hands-On Learning | We Are Teachers

Teachers use of Technology in the Classroom – WeAreTeachers WATcast

Teachers use of Technology in the Classroom – WeAreTeachers WATcast

Friday, March 16, 2012

Donors Choose

iPod Touch For The Classroom

Engaged and motivated students make the best learners! An iPod touch in our class would allow students access to great Apps that kids love to use. The apps are engaging & educational.

Our classroom project has been fully funded!!  We have a new iPod touch coming to our classroom!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Donors Choose

4,000 teachers mobilized their friends and family to give over $600,000 to support their classrooms during December’s Friends & Family campaign. Every donation was doubled, for a total of more than $1 million to fund classroom projects! We were blown away by your success, and are thrilled to announce another chance for your community to be twice as nice.

Next week, starting Monday, 3/12/12 at 9am EST, donations made by your friends and family can be matched dollar for dollar. Our Board of Directors was amazed by your participation in December and will match as many donations as you inspire during this one-week campaign  – so start your fundraising engines.

What you need to know:
Donors must enter a special code during payment to be matched. We’ll email the code at 9am EST on 3/12/12 and it’s valid through 11:59pm EST on 3/19/12. Only donations made during this time using the code are eligible for the match.
Not all donations are created equal. Only credit card donations will activate the match code. (Check payments, gift card redemptions, and account credits won't be eligible for matching.)
Send friends and family to your Teacher Page. This link goes straight to a list of your current projects: http://www.donorschoose.org/mrs.trina.hill

3D Google Sketch Up

Augmented Reality

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The U.S. Constitution- Presidential Troupe

Today we had several visitors from the past;  Ben Franklin, Samuel & John Adams, James Madison and a loyalist.  Here are a few pictures.