:TECHBRARIAN

I’ve got to admit, Island Schoolers have the coolest brains— you guys come up with the most random, funny, and interesting ideas.  Here’s your newest mission, should you choose to accept it:  Think up an invention no one else has thought of.   In your blog describe your invention.  What does it look like?  What does it do?  How will it make the world a better place?  Next, using Phostoshop or IMovie, show off your invention.

Click on some of the videos below for ideas.

Click on these names for examples:  EColon, AValenzuela, and JSalcedo

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Using at least 3 cyberbullying poems created by you and your classmates, use Garageband to create an anti-cyberbullying song.  Feel free to work with a partner.  Ask Mr. Lahana for more info on how to do this if you’re interested.  Worth up to 30 points!   Click HERE to hear RBrown’s CyberBullying Song

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Click below to watch a video about a boy who committed suicide after being cyberbullied.  After you’re done, write a poem in your blog from the perspective of the boy or his father.

Click these names for examples of poetry:  JSimmons, TCarter, JLeeTineo, BTan, MTucker, DSim

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Radical Random Posts

Atorres , Atorres, CGil, CMarquez, DSim, HArriza, JTineo, KHua, KVelez, LBruno, Scolon, SCorrea, SSabah

Dynamic Dear Thief Letters

ACastillo, RContreras

Wonderful WaterLife Posts

GCalcano, JLeeTineo

Funky Flickr Poetry

CVega, DLopez, EBourdier, ERobinson, GCalcano, JLeeTineo, JTineo, JTineo, MDavila, KVelez, MMendoza

Amazing Alien Conversations

AGivens, ASanchez, BTan, EBourdier, GCalcano, JLeeTineo, MHassan

Nice Nature Video Refections
DHill, MJuan

Best Sketch-Ups
ACruz, GCalcano, MBetances, MTucker, RCallado, RHernandez, SColon, SCordova

Deep Poetry
ACruz, AThomas, DSim, GCalcano, KHua, MBetances, SMarte

Sizzling “Scared Of” Posts

DPaulino, FSimon, SMarte

Tantalizing Twilight and “Love at First Sight” Posts

EBourdier, JLeeTineo, KAlcantara

Sensational Scientists and HIV Activists

LHernandez, LHernandez, MTucker, SColon, TCedeno

Fantastic Faces Where they Shouldn’t Be

JVargas, LHernandez, SColon , SMohamed

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I found this interesting post on JLeeTineo’s blog:

There is a song called If today was your Last Day by Nickelback.  In one of the sentences the guy sang,” If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late? Would you say goodbye to yesterday?” That made me ask myself that same question. If today was my last day and tomorrow was too late, how would I try to make every moment special and fun so that I could remember it forever?  Why don’t you ask yourself the same question I asked myself and think about what you would do?

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This is not an assignment.  This is not extra credit.  This is you seeing a wacky commercial made by our very own Island School filmmakers.  Feel free to leave a positive comment if you enjoyed it

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1.  Watch this video about dirty water:

2.  Check out this slideshow about where drinking water comes from:

3. Finally, go to XtraNormal.com and create a movie about two friends.  One of the friends is a “water waster” and the other friend is there to tell him why he should feel lucky to have clean water.  The more your XtraNormal movie shows what you’ve learned about water, the more points you will get.  You can start the movie with a kid taking a 30 minute shower or leaving the water running in the sink.

Click HERE for an example

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Now that you’ve played WaterLife and learned about the importance of estuaries, it’s time to jump deeper into the idea of dirty water.  We are so lucky in New York City to have plenty of clean and cheap water.  In some cities in the United States water is either dirty or expensive.  Worse yet, in most 3rd world countries, water is in short supply and dangerous to drink.  Imagine what life would be like without clean and cheap water.

1)   Watch the 3 movies below:

2.  Now click HERE to read about some inventions that help clean dirty water.

3. Answer the following questions in your blog:

a)  Name one way water sources become contaminated (dirty) in 3rd world countries?

b) What are the dangers of water contamination?

c) Describe (in your own words) an invention that can save people from drinking contaminated water?

d) Why do you think everyone in 3rd world countries do not have these inventions?

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I just read this funny post on my favorite blog Gizmodo.   It was a series of photos of faces where they shouldn’t be.  Click HERE to see the post.   Next, find or create 3 of your own faces. Take shots of them using Photo Booth.  Post the photos on your blog.   If you’re really feeling creative, write a poem or story from the perspective of one of the faces you created.

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Some people loved SketchUp, others of you hated it.  For those of you who were into it, use SketchUp to create a model of your bedroom.  When creating it, think of the following things:

-Is your bedroom clean or messy?

-What kind of posters, books, and CD’s do you have laying around?

- What is your furniture like?

- If someone didn’t know you walked into your bedroom, what would they think about you from what they see?

P.S.- If you seriously dislike how your bedroom is, feel free to make some stuff up.

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