THE ISLAND SCHOOL http://www.island188.org/home Where Talent Takes Shape Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Animoto Book Review http://www.island188.org/home/?p=277 http://www.island188.org/home/?p=277#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:31:09 +0000 bsolony http://www.island188.org/home/?p=277

]]> http://www.island188.org/home/?feed=rss2&p=277 0 Book Commercials on Animoto! http://www.island188.org/home/?p=262 http://www.island188.org/home/?p=262#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:16:11 +0000 chagarty http://www.island188.org/home/?p=262 Students in the library are promoting their favorite books with Animoto video stills program. Try making a 30-second video for free at animoto.com. Really great book commercials include:

1. A picture of the cover of the book (x2)

2. Related pictures from your collection or animoto’s open source pictures

3. Text box (x2) with the most powerful words or ideas in the book

Good luck! Happy Video-Making!

Check out Ismael’s Bone video.

]]> http://www.island188.org/home/?feed=rss2&p=262 0 Attention: Students (and their families) Interested in Attending The Island School! http://www.island188.org/home/?p=254 http://www.island188.org/home/?p=254#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:54:42 +0000 chagarty http://www.island188.org/home/?p=254 November 13th and November 20th from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. we will be hosting tours of the Island School.  Get ready to see our AMAZING library, our DAZZLING Tech Cafe, the STATE-OF-THE-ART brand new science lab, and much much more….

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1. Looking for and at Success!  (AKA “why did we do so well this year!”)  –> Facilitated by Mary Pree

  • Review of 2008-09 Test Results

  • Where did we go right…?!?

2. The importance of differentiated instruction and its connection with technology –> Brought to you by Mary Pree

3. Preliminaries:

  • New computers coming!

  • Workshop worksheet overview

  • Don’t get overwhelmed– pick an application and run with it…

4.  Technology Demonstrations

  • Re-introduce Ning– Click HERE to go to the Island School Ning

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  • Techbrarian Overview– Click HERE to re-bedazzle your brain by watching it again!

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  • Update to Infraction Sheet:  Adding Comments — Click HERE to review adding comments to the infraction sheet.

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  • Introduce ToonDoo– Click HERE to go to ToonDoo

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  • Kidspiration– Click HERE to see how to open it up.   Click HERE to go to a stripped-down free online alternative called Bubbl.us

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  • Wiggleworks– Click HERE to see how to open Wiggleworks.

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  • XtraNormal– Click HERE to go to the site.  Click HERE for a tutorial.

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  • Virsona– Click HERE to go to Virsona.  Click HERE to watch a tutorial.   Username: techbrarian Password: student1

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  • Flocabulary– Click HERE to go to the Flocabulary website.

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  • Achieve3000– Click HERE to login.      Login: fawn9771 Password: fawn9771

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5.  Playtime

  • Fill out your worksheet

6.  Regroup and Report Back

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To see more brilliance, go to JSalas’ blog by clicking HERE.

]]> http://www.island188.org/home/?feed=rss2&p=201 0 Bill and the Eagles http://www.island188.org/home/?p=144 http://www.island188.org/home/?p=144#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:23:17 +0000 louielahana http://www.island188.org/home/?p=144
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