December 2010
32 posts
Vimeo Video School →
You’ve all spent time with Laure and you will spend more time with her. While you wait for those precious moments, there’s surely something useful to be found in the Vimeo Video School. See also Vimeo’s Video 101, Featured Lessons, and Film School.
This Tract →
Not sure if I’ve shared this here before, but I’ll let the description speak for itself:
“This Tract is a view into U.S. 2000 Census data for every tract, built in anticipation of the forthcoming 2010 Census data release. It uses your web browser’s built-in geolocation feature to give you a view of the demographics of your local area, or you can search by address or...
Pretty Feet [17 Dec 2010]
Thank you all of the wonderful holiday wishes and gifts. While it felt frantic at times, our time together today exuded a sense of community. It was great to have the entire group at school as we finished the first trimester of this school year.
Humanities: Your group should have a set of expectations for and a description of your next project. Work will begin on Monday, January 3, 2011.
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Adrift in the Swamp [16 Dec 2010]
Do you need to bring anything to school tomorrow. Hint, hint.
Humanities: For tomorrow, coordinate with your group mates to write expectations for your next project. You will write the description of the project in class tomorrow.
Humanities Red: Finish reading A Young People’s History of the United States by Tuesday, January 4, 2011.
Humanities Blue: Read chapters eleven, fourteen, sixteen,...
Hmmm… [15 Dec 2010]
We’ve got a short list today.
Humanities: Spend some more time thinking about your next project. The basic plan should be in place before we go on break.
Humanities Red: Read and take notes through to to the end of part one of A Young People’s History of the United States by tomorrow. You will need to read the entire book by Monday, January 3, 2011.
Humanities Blue: Read chapters...
A slice of your head? [14 Dec 2010]
Thank you all for the Happy Birthday wishes and treats!
Humanities: Bring your detailed ideas for the next set of projects that you will complete for humanities. This needs to be sorted out before we go on break.
Humanities Red: Read and take notes through to to the end of part one of A Young People’s History of the United States by Thursday. You will need to read the entire book by Monday,...
"Your [sic] in my zone." [13 Dec 2010]
Be prepared for a haphazard routine during the rest of the week. There are many events and activities that will alter our normal schedule.
Humanities: Now that you have received feedback from your classmates and me, update the draft of your project reflection and post it to your blog by tomorrow morning.
Humanities: Bring your detailed ideas for the next set of projects that you will complete...
Musical Personalities [10 Dec 2010]
Thank you all for your patience with our adapted schedule and activites today.
Humanities: I will meeting with groups about your completed projects on Monday.
Humanities: On Monday, Bring your detailed ideas for the next set of projects that you will complete for humanities. This needs to be sorted out before we go on break.
Humanities Red: Read and take notes through to to the end of part...
Last Day of the TCS Book Fair!
A note from the office: This Friday, December 9, is the last day for the annual TCS Book Fair. Drop by between the hours of 8:15 AM and 12:00 PM if you are interested in purchasing books. If you have any questions, please contact Janie at jscott@tcslj.org.
Black Hole [9 Dec 2010]
Thanks to Max and Tati for volunteering to help with the Open House this morning.
Humanities: I will meeting with groups about your completed projects tomorrow.
Humanities: Begin preparing detailed ideas for the next set of projects that you will complete for humanities. This needs to be sorted out before we go on break.
Humanities Red: Read and take notes from the beginning of chapter six...
Hrumpff [8 Dec 2010]
Did anything bother you about lunch today?
Humanities: I will begin meeting with groups about your completed projects tomorrow.
Humanities: Begin preparing detailed ideas for the next set of projects that you will complete for humanities.
Humanities Red: Read and take notes from the beginning of chapter six through to the end of chapter eight of A Young People’s History of the United States...
Grado C [7 Dec 2010]
¡Pero muy delicioso!
Humanities: For tomorrow, send feedback via email to the creators of the other two projects. Please copy me on your messages.
Humanities: Begin preparing detailed ideas for the next set of projects that you will complete for humanities.
Humanities Red: Read and take notes from the beginning of chapter six through to the end of chapter eight of A Young People’s History of...
Luring you in with my long locks of hair
Got your attention? Well, I’ve been making a series of posts over at the tcsnmy7 blog that might be of interest to you. First of all, the seventh grade and I have been looking at poetry. So far, I have posted one (ant-social) two (fruit) three (technology) four (español) five poems to share with the class (not including the silly one that I wrote and also shared here). I’ve also posted...
quietube →
As I linked to a video in a poetry post on tcsnmy7, something made me recall quietube, a wonderful service I haven’t used for a while. For an example of how it works, watch this video of the Swedish Chef. And here’s part of the description from the website:
To watch web videos without the comments and crap, just drag the button below to your browser’s bookmarks bar. On any of...
Vi Hart: Mathematical Doodling →
Carwai posted a video by Vi Hart over the weekend. I love it — drawing, math, sarcasm, storytelling… If you’d like to seem more, don’t miss the rest of the videos (a total of four as a write this) that she has posted on her website.
Tumblr has tumbled. [6 Dec 2010]
And when it does, it almost feels like missing something important, doesn’t it?
Humanities: For tomorrow, write a draft of your project reflection evaluating the work that you and your group completed as compared to the expectations that you set at the beginning of the project.
Humanities: Begin preparing detailed ideas for the next set of projects that you will complete for humanities.
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We miss Carwai! [3 Dec 2010]
Thank you for a wonderful couple of days of conversation and project creation. I have appreciated the extra time with you all.
Humanities: Projects are due at the beginning of class on Monday. How is yours coming along? Do you have something that you need to complete this weekend?
Humanities Red: Read from the beginning of chapter two through to the end of chapter five of A Young People’s...
The Lottery of Life →
The Lottery of Life is a website by Save the Children that serves as a good reminder of how lucky we are by giving you the chance to find out how your life might have looked like if you were born in another country as selected randomly considering the birthrates of countries around the world.
A sucker is born every minute. [2 Dec 2010]
About half of you will miss class tomorrow as you tour High Tech High. Make sure that you have met the project obligations that you have agreed upon with your classmates.
Humanities: Projects are due at the beginning of class on Monday. How is yours coming along? Do you have something that you need to complete tonight?
Humanities Red: Read from the beginning of chapter two through to the end...
TCS Book Fair
A note from Janie:
The Holiday Book Fair will be held in the TCS Library next week, December 6-10. It is the only fundraiser for the library and a great place to find holiday gifts in a great selection of books. The book fair will be open from 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM every day and from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on Wednesday night. Kids and parents can make purchases during the day. I look forward to seeing...
Kids' Club on December 17
Parents: December 17 is a half-day at The Children’s School. For your convenience, Kids’ Club will be open from 12:00 - 6:00 PM. To ensure proper staffing, please reserve your child’s space with Christy at activities@tcslj.org. Space is limited, so please be sure to RSVP as soon as possible.
Promotion… [1 Dec 2010]
…attacks…
Humanities: Projects are due at the beginning of class on Monday. How is yours coming along? Do you have something that you need to complete tonight?
Humanities Red: Read from the beginning of chapter two through to the end of chapter five of A Young People’s History of the United States by Tuesday. You will need to read the entire book by Monday, January 3, 2011.
Humanities Blue:...
