Sweet Links

Here are some really, really cool websites to check out and play with

Myths and Legends

• This is a website that allows you to make your own comic stories and watch ones that others have made.  It's addicting!

Hero Factory

• Create your own superhero!

Kerpoof

• Make your own movies, cards, doodles, etc...  Pretty cool site.

Animoto

• Easy peasy slideshow maker - just add pictures!

Xtranormal

• Make your own cartoon movies.  The characters actually say what you type!

Voice Thread

• Really cool collaborative presentation tool.  Throw up your work, talk about it, and have other people comment on it - wicked awesome.

Comiqs

• Make your own comic strips and add captions to your own photos!

Think Skinny

Leroy shows us how to fit through a coat hanger!

The boys drumming

Hey, sweet!  Here are some of our students drumming - they mixed it up with garageband.  Keep in mind this was the first time they ever did it...nicely done...can't wait for more!  Oh, and I think you can download it for your ipod as well...check it out!

Download this episode (right click and save)

My Dog

I made this slideshow using Animoto.  It is cool, and super easy to use...you should check it out.

Monday has come and is halfway gone...why am I so tired?  I guess I had a pretty busy weekend. Friday night I actually relaxed a little - watched hockey and other random programs.  On Saturday I headed down to the river hills by Glenburn park with my wife, Krista, and our dog, Kiera.  We hiked up and down the hills for half a day then headed out to my brother in law's for a visit with our new niece.  Sunday I did some work and then headed back out to my brother in law's to babysit.  All in all a good weekend.  

We just finished watching Twilight in our Grade 10 ELA class. I was not too sure what to expect as I have not yet read the book. I have heard many people talk about the movie - some liked it, some didn't.  I have to say, I was overly impressed.  Actually, I am not sure if I have ever seen a movie like it before.  The vampires and characters in Twilight are drastically different from those in other vampire movies (e.g. they don't melt in the sun, they don't look like demons, and they are concerned with human and moral issues - well, some are).  One part I found oddly intriguing was the one scene where the vampire family plays baseball - as a family!  Weird. Anyway, there is a love story, some violence, some action, and a emo type feeling that gives the movie an odd twist that I have not yet encountered.  It has encouraged me to read the book, actually - the entire series, and I cannot wait for the sequel.  

One of the aspects of the movie that interests me so much is the soundtrack.  The song below is particularly good...and I think it is actually Robert Pattison signing!!!  Double weird.

Here is a quick look at the game "3rd World Farmer". The game does a great job of exploring issues surrounding poverty, the unequal distribution of wealth, and politics. It does a good job of getting us to think about situations and struggles that 3rd world citizens face everyday.