An "Average" Story

Have you ever told a story?
Think about the the kind of expression needed to hold the interest of a child. Think about the important pauses, the element of surprise, and of course, the "scary" parts. How do you draw in your audience? A good storyteller isn't a story "reader", a good story teller "tells" the story.
One of the tasks in exploring children's literature in our ELA 20 class is to re-tell a story and record it.
Natahsa Prokopchuk decided to write her own story and share it.

I think it should be illustrated and published. What do you think?

Kona and Jason recently got to talk Native Studies with some bright eyed and bushy tailed kids from Hawaii. They are from Kamehameha School on the main island of Hawaii where it was a sunny 28 degrees. The full video can be seen here.

Aboriginal Arts and Stories

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This looks like an interesting opportunity to explore Aboriginal heritage through Arts and Stories. You can follow up by heading to the website link above.

Climate Change in a Nutshell

You have probably heard about climate change or global warming at some point in your travels, but do you know the causes or risks associated with it? As a final project in Science 10, Erin Aubichon chose to try and explain global warming and climate change in an interactive presentation.

Check it out. There are videos, infographics, quotes, pictures, and text all in one shot! The best way to view is to manually drag the page around with your mouse, the forward/play button sometimes acts funny.

Check out Tagxedo to make cool images

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Conserve Water !

This is an example of a presentation tool called Prezi. Erin Aubichon is learning about sustainability of ecosystems in Science 10 and created this Prezi to help educate others on the importance of water conservation.

Ever wonder how we deliver math to the north?