10 Not-So-Scary Movies for Halloween

If you're looking for a spooky family movie this Halloween weekend, check out this list of 10 Not-So-Scary Movies at Common Sense Media. Happy Halloween!

Josh's Slideshow

During Winter Activities last month, Josh was in the Photography group that met weekly with Mr. Peringer and me. After he learned to use the camera, Josh ventured out around school and took many pictures, some of which were used on the school website! At his last photography session, Josh created this "Mystery Slide Show." He shows a close up of an unidentified item, then shows the same item photographed from a distance. See how many pictures you can identify. Way to go, Josh!

Presidents' Day

In honor of Presidents' Day, here's a link to a short BrainPopJr. movie about George Washington, intended for primary grade students. Happy Presidents' Day!

Internet Safety

In ICT classes this month, internet safety is a focus at each grade level.  As an introduction and review, many classes watched and discussed online movies like this one from BrainPopJr. These movies stress the fact that personal information should be safeguarded and not shared online. They also send the message that adults at home and at school can help if a child sees or reads something online that makes him or her feel uncomfortable. Review this with your child - let them know that you're there to help if the internet gets to be too confusing or too scary for them.

Lunar Eclipse

Fifth graders, here's the time-lapse video of the lunar eclipse that we were unable to watch in ICT class. When the photographer put these pictures in sequence, he added some music to his show to make it even more interesting.

Be sure to watch how the shadow of the sun slowly covers the face of the moon. And why do you suppose the moon appears so red at total eclipse stage?

Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from William Castleman on Vimeo.

The next total eclipse of the moon will be in June 2011! But you won't be able to see it from anywhere in North America. Too bad!

Famous NH Fourth Graders

Mr. McCann's fourth graders made an iMovie of their recorded presentations about famous NH personalities. They took artwork they scanned previously and, through the magic of technology (actually, chroma editing software ), they inserted their digital drawings behind their digital selves.
Students made titles slides, then compressed their movies and saved them to their digital portfolios.
Way to go, 4Mc!

Slide Shows

In ICT class, fourth graders chose from a selection of pictures and free music to build an online slide show at the free multimedia site Animoto. Here's an example of one showing the Inuksuks the children made in Mr. McCann's class last fall.