We are all well into our research & preparation for the Mini-Exhibition BUT just try one thing…: GO TO ‘Mashpedia‘ and do a search for your topic NOW!!! It searches through ‘Twitter,’ ‘Youtube,’ ‘Wikipedia,’ ‘Digg,’ the news & MORE for current info on your topic – GREAT stuff Let us know how it goes… Do [...]
In school you have been busy practicing your flutes, trumpets & clarinets with the Music department (hopefully we can embed some of your music soon – ask Mr Smart & Mr Howe if it is possible!). If you want to compose or make your own Music, here are a couple of sites for you…: Piano [...]
I know a lot of you enjoyed designing the solar ovens last week – here is a great site where you can actually design a mobile phone/cellphone for a specific purpose – very cool! Go to edheads.org for more fun activities!
A few weeks ago we set the challenge of who can get the best score on Electrocity – a great resource for learning about sources of energy and it’s advantages & disadvantages. Up to now, as far as I can see, this is the top ten from the G5dragons so far: I wonder who will [...]
See a Tagul word cloud below – the great thing with this for YOU (something that wordle doesn’t let you do) is that it let’s YOU search the definition of the word in google by just clicking on the words below! Can anyone find any other ways to use this ‘cool tool’? Send any examples [...]
An AMAZING resource right here – and SOOOOOOO addictive! I think so anyway… So that we can keep track of YOUR scores I have registered for a teachers code… Once YOU finish a game (in or out of school over the next few weeks) you will be asked to enter this code: Your Teacher’s Code [...]
Some of you are already very knowledgeable about how to be safe, respectful & responsible on the ‘big wide web.’ I also know a few of you could do with a few reminders… Here are 2 FUN sites to learn about how to keep safe on the internet…! thinkuknow safekids Please comment on what you learnt [...]
While I was looking through some GREAT student blogs from Hong Kong Academy and Shanghai American School I came across Andrew’s Weebly site. It looks like he is doing an Exhibition right now too and had embedded this fun cartoon about wasting energy from youtube:
Here is a webquest where you can find out information about energy and energy sources… This is a great way of finding out more information on your own! Another useful resource that we have set up for you is this Energy Custom Search. We have selected only the best and mot relevant sites for you [...]
A few of you played with ‘this is sand‘ – the addictive sand patterns site that I shared with Jack and he passed on to you (thank you Jack!)… Here are a few more VERY cool ways to start some art online – yes, SOME of us need the help of technology – I think [...]