Saturday, August 20, 2011

Civics for Kids

My Wonderful World Blog

Virtual Field Trips- History

Colonial America

7 Wonders of the World Virtual Tour

25 Awesome Virtual Learning Experiences Online

Video of the day | The Black Forest

Grand Canyon Flyover

Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, Philippines

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Akeelah and the Bee - 14. "Small Words"

Akeelah and the Bee

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

What does it take to be a 21st Century Teacher?

http://youtu.be/5KmYHDNB-Uc

"DeathCrawl" from Facing the Giants