Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Terry Fox Week questions
Name:
Homeroom:
1. When was Terry Fox born?
2. Which leg did Terry Fox have amputated?
3. What amount of money did he hope to raise?
4. How many days did he run for?
5. What was Terry Fox's favourite hour to run at?
6. What was the last province he ran in?
7. When did Terry Fox pass away?
Smile On Music Video
Here is a music video that I created with my friends at International Music Camp this summer. The song is "Smile On" by Anthems and can be downloaded for free from the San Diego tourism website.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Monday, September 17, 2012
"My Countdown" IP 10 blog assignment
Our IP 10IC blog post assignment for today is to create a countdown widget on www.mycountdown.org, post it to your blog using the "Add a gadget" tab (under "Layout") and copying the HTML script from the bottom of the My Countdown website after you've customized yours.
Once you have successfully added a countdown to your blog, the writing assignment is to explain why you are counting down to said event. Maybe you are looking forward to a birthday or a family gathering. Maybe it's to a concert or another social event. Maybe it's a vacation or a trip somewhere. Whatever it is that you're counting down to, give your readers some interesting information about why you've chosen to count down, what you're looking forward to, special features or interesting facts about this event (if applicable), its importance, etc.
I'll start. :o)
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I am counting down to Camp RYLA, which runs for the first 2 full weeks of August each summer. RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and is basically a Rotary-sponsored summer camp at which students learn and develop leadership and teamwork skills. There are 2 weeks of RYLA each year; one week is for junior students (ages 12-14) and the second week is for senior students (ages 15-18). RYLA is held at the Anglican Church Camp in Clear Lake, Manitoba, near the small town of Onanole (north of Brandon).
I was a student at RYLA for one week in the summer of 2000 (I was 15). As I grew older and was looking for summer employment during breaks from university, I ended up working for many years at International Music Camp in North Dakota (where I still spend part of my summer each year), and RYLA fell by the wayside.
Fast forward 11 years, and picture me sitting on the couch in the fall of 2011. I was looking for a new summer camp experience, and I decided to apply for a job as a counsellor at Camp RYLA. Long story short, I applied, and I was hired, not as a counsellor but as the camp facilitator. I would be in charge of running the entire camp. What a neat but scary opportunity! I also ended up being sent to Washington DC for a conference to get me prepared for RYLA, courtesy of our Rotary District 5550. Double score! I had an amazing time in DC and came back ready to roll with Camp RYLA at the beginning of August.
I had no idea what was in store for me at RYLA, but I quickly became comfortable with my new coworkers upon arriving at the camp in Riding Mountain National Park (Clear Lake, Manitoba). They were friendly and welcoming, and we became friends instantly! We got things organized on that first night, ready for campers to arrive the next day.
To sum up my experience at RYLA, in those two weeks I met some of the most amazing young people I've ever known. They reminded me of so many of my Rivier students: mature, responsible, fun, intelligent, well-spoken, open, caring, hilarious, up for new adventures, and ready for a challenge at every turn. We took part in leadership and team building activities such as "Low Ropes" (the human ladder, tarp flip, and team bundle race), making fruit kebabs under set leadership styles (dictatorship, democracy, consensus, etc.), a "Strong (Wo)Man" competition where teams had to create a free-standing humanesque structure to hold a barbell fashioned out of 2 apples and a pencil, etc. Every evening we'd have planned events. Some highlights were the photo/video scavenger hunt, the dance, RYLA's Got Talent, and my personal favourite, THE AMAZING RACE! Everyone had an amazing time, and we ended off each week with a special campfire where we did "kudos." Kudos consisted of going around the campfire and letting everyone have their moment to talk about their camp experience, thank the people that made a difference in their lives that week, and to say whatever they wanted to say on their last night at camp. At the end of their speech they'd take a handful of flour (yes, all-purpose flour from the kitchen) and throw it on the fire. It would explode and sparkle! It was definitely a neat bonding experience on our final nights at RYLA.
I am so excited to go back next year.... and this time, I hope I can bring Rivier students with me!
Once you have successfully added a countdown to your blog, the writing assignment is to explain why you are counting down to said event. Maybe you are looking forward to a birthday or a family gathering. Maybe it's to a concert or another social event. Maybe it's a vacation or a trip somewhere. Whatever it is that you're counting down to, give your readers some interesting information about why you've chosen to count down, what you're looking forward to, special features or interesting facts about this event (if applicable), its importance, etc.
I'll start. :o)
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I am counting down to Camp RYLA, which runs for the first 2 full weeks of August each summer. RYLA stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and is basically a Rotary-sponsored summer camp at which students learn and develop leadership and teamwork skills. There are 2 weeks of RYLA each year; one week is for junior students (ages 12-14) and the second week is for senior students (ages 15-18). RYLA is held at the Anglican Church Camp in Clear Lake, Manitoba, near the small town of Onanole (north of Brandon).
I was a student at RYLA for one week in the summer of 2000 (I was 15). As I grew older and was looking for summer employment during breaks from university, I ended up working for many years at International Music Camp in North Dakota (where I still spend part of my summer each year), and RYLA fell by the wayside.
Fast forward 11 years, and picture me sitting on the couch in the fall of 2011. I was looking for a new summer camp experience, and I decided to apply for a job as a counsellor at Camp RYLA. Long story short, I applied, and I was hired, not as a counsellor but as the camp facilitator. I would be in charge of running the entire camp. What a neat but scary opportunity! I also ended up being sent to Washington DC for a conference to get me prepared for RYLA, courtesy of our Rotary District 5550. Double score! I had an amazing time in DC and came back ready to roll with Camp RYLA at the beginning of August.
I had no idea what was in store for me at RYLA, but I quickly became comfortable with my new coworkers upon arriving at the camp in Riding Mountain National Park (Clear Lake, Manitoba). They were friendly and welcoming, and we became friends instantly! We got things organized on that first night, ready for campers to arrive the next day.
To sum up my experience at RYLA, in those two weeks I met some of the most amazing young people I've ever known. They reminded me of so many of my Rivier students: mature, responsible, fun, intelligent, well-spoken, open, caring, hilarious, up for new adventures, and ready for a challenge at every turn. We took part in leadership and team building activities such as "Low Ropes" (the human ladder, tarp flip, and team bundle race), making fruit kebabs under set leadership styles (dictatorship, democracy, consensus, etc.), a "Strong (Wo)Man" competition where teams had to create a free-standing humanesque structure to hold a barbell fashioned out of 2 apples and a pencil, etc. Every evening we'd have planned events. Some highlights were the photo/video scavenger hunt, the dance, RYLA's Got Talent, and my personal favourite, THE AMAZING RACE! Everyone had an amazing time, and we ended off each week with a special campfire where we did "kudos." Kudos consisted of going around the campfire and letting everyone have their moment to talk about their camp experience, thank the people that made a difference in their lives that week, and to say whatever they wanted to say on their last night at camp. At the end of their speech they'd take a handful of flour (yes, all-purpose flour from the kitchen) and throw it on the fire. It would explode and sparkle! It was definitely a neat bonding experience on our final nights at RYLA.
I am so excited to go back next year.... and this time, I hope I can bring Rivier students with me!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
To Brenna
To my dear Brenna, on the day of her wisdom teeth extraction:
I was going to post step-by-step instructions for you on how to set up your blog, but upon going through this with the class, I realized that the set-up process looks different for different people for some reason. It would be better if we could just sit down and go through the process together when you're back to school.
In any case, I hope you're feeling better than these people (and I wouldn't suggest keeping your gauze in with an undergarment.... it's socially awkward and probably not super comfortable). See you when you're all healed up and good to go again!
I was going to post step-by-step instructions for you on how to set up your blog, but upon going through this with the class, I realized that the set-up process looks different for different people for some reason. It would be better if we could just sit down and go through the process together when you're back to school.
In any case, I hope you're feeling better than these people (and I wouldn't suggest keeping your gauze in with an undergarment.... it's socially awkward and probably not super comfortable). See you when you're all healed up and good to go again!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
News Broadcast outline
Comp 9 News Broadcast iMovie Outline
Create a (roughly) 2-minute news broadcast using the “News”
template from iMovie ’11 (due date TBA). The following guidelines should help
you on your way:
Length of project:
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You must profile at least 4 “news” stories (they
can be real or completely fictional as long as they are school appropriate,
relevant, and interesting to the viewing audience)
·
Aim for a finished broadcast of approximately
3-4 minutes (30 seconds to 1 minute per story) – this means be concise and
efficient with your news coverage, as this time will pass by very quickly!
Audio and sound effects:
·
Make use of the iMovie jingles (audio
files). Ones to check out: “Broadcast
News” short, medium, and long. There is
also a “Vintage News” jingle but it doesn’t fit with the contemporary template
that we are working with. Play around in
the jingles section and see if anything else fits your project.
·
You can alter video clip audio by
double-clicking the clip in question and then the “audio” tab. You can drop the audio out entirely by
dragging the volume toggle all the way to the left (0%). This is helpful for the clips in which you
want the news jingle to be playing over the video in the background.
·
Feel free to add sound effects if they enhance
your newscast.
News story considerations:
A news story has very little time to catch its audience’s
attention, deliver the facts, and move on.
Here is a checklist to run through with each of your mini-stories:
·
Do I have an attention-grabbing opening sentence
that indicates the topic of my news story in an engaging manner? (I.e. Use
“Mother Nature has struck again, this time in the form of a devastating hail
storm just outside of Vancouver ” rather than “There was a hail storm in
Vancouver yesterday,” etc.)
·
Do I identify the location of the story? Date/time of day if applicable?
·
Do I personalize the story by explaining who is
affected by this event and/or how they are affected?
·
Do I inspire the viewer to take action, if
appropriate?
·
Am I using language that is professional,
exciting, and descriptive, or do I sound like I’m having a casual conversation
with a friend?
·
Am I covering all of the content in a
time-efficient manner?
·
Do I provide “on-the-scene” coverage of the
events to engage the viewer, or is my entire broadcast just video footage of me
talking?
·
Have I provided a variety of stories with a
variety of emotional content?
Have fun, and be creative. Happy reporting!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Band handbook
To all band students, grade 7-12: Your band handbook "acknowledgment form" is now due. Please bring it to me asap with a parent/guardian signature as well as your own signature and the date. You can now begin to practice your instruments and record your time on your Record of Achievement (practice) charts for September. Just a reminder that you are required to practice a minimum of 60 minutes per week to achieve 100% on your practice charts. Just 20 minutes, 3 times a week, will get you there!
Jazz Choir and Senior Choir both rehearse today. We are already developing a nice sound after our first couple of rehearsals. It's very exciting to imagine what we will sound like by our Christmas concert! Let's start thinking of items for Variety Night as well. Any individual acts should start brainstorming, as Variety Night will be here before we know it (mid-October).
Happy Monday!
Jazz Choir and Senior Choir both rehearse today. We are already developing a nice sound after our first couple of rehearsals. It's very exciting to imagine what we will sound like by our Christmas concert! Let's start thinking of items for Variety Night as well. Any individual acts should start brainstorming, as Variety Night will be here before we know it (mid-October).
Happy Monday!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Timetable assignment
Today you will be creating a timetable for your class schedule in Microsoft Word 2011. Here's a step-by-step guide to follow if you missed class today, or if you forgot how to complete a certain task:
1. Open Microsoft Word (located in the Microsoft Office 2011 folder in your Applications)
2. Choose a blank word document and open it.
3. Click "Layout" on the grey bar, next to "Home." Change the orientation of your page from Portrait (vertical) to Landscape (horizontal).
4. Insert a table by clicking "Table" (on the very top toolbar at the top of your screen) and selecting "Insert" and "Table." Create your table with 7 columns and 16 rows.
5. In the top left cell, type "Time." In each subsequent box in that row, type "Day 1," "Day 2," "Day 3," etc. (up to Day 6).
6. In the column underneath "Time," type in all of the times found on your agenda timetable (see example below for class and break times - click to enlarge).
7. Starting in the second row, second column (next to the 8:50-8:57 time slot), highlight all of the cells in that row, right to the end.
8. Click "Table" and select "Merge cells." This makes the entire row into one cell (not including the time cell).
9. Do the same for the next row, beside the 8:57-9:00am time slot.
10. Fill in the text "Homeroom/Prayer" in the first merged cell, and "Announcements" in the second.
11. Using your knowledge of how to merge cells, merge all cells for class changes, lunch hour, and homeroom.
12. Fill in your class schedule in each of the remaining cells. To space them attractively, leave one Return (Enter) line above and below the subject name. Center the text in each subject cell by highlighting the text and typing Apple (Command) E on your keyboard.
13. If you wish to change the colour of your cells, highlight the cells you want to colour and select "Format" from the very top menu at the top of your screen. Choose "Borders and Shading."
14. In the "Borders and Shading" menu, click the "Shading" tab and choose your colour. If you don't want to use any of the pre-designated options, click "More Colours" and use the colour wheel/slider to find the perfect colour. Click "ok" and your cell should be coloured.
15. Don't forget to save! Using your keyboard, the shortcut Apple (Command) S will save your document. Please label it with your last name first, and the file name "Timetable" (i.e. Campbell, Timetable). If there is another student at Rivier with your last name, please use your first initial as well (i.e. Campbell, L Timetable).
Example of student work on this assignment (click to enlarge):
1. Open Microsoft Word (located in the Microsoft Office 2011 folder in your Applications)
2. Choose a blank word document and open it.
3. Click "Layout" on the grey bar, next to "Home." Change the orientation of your page from Portrait (vertical) to Landscape (horizontal).
4. Insert a table by clicking "Table" (on the very top toolbar at the top of your screen) and selecting "Insert" and "Table." Create your table with 7 columns and 16 rows.
5. In the top left cell, type "Time." In each subsequent box in that row, type "Day 1," "Day 2," "Day 3," etc. (up to Day 6).
6. In the column underneath "Time," type in all of the times found on your agenda timetable (see example below for class and break times - click to enlarge).
7. Starting in the second row, second column (next to the 8:50-8:57 time slot), highlight all of the cells in that row, right to the end.
8. Click "Table" and select "Merge cells." This makes the entire row into one cell (not including the time cell).
9. Do the same for the next row, beside the 8:57-9:00am time slot.
10. Fill in the text "Homeroom/Prayer" in the first merged cell, and "Announcements" in the second.
11. Using your knowledge of how to merge cells, merge all cells for class changes, lunch hour, and homeroom.
12. Fill in your class schedule in each of the remaining cells. To space them attractively, leave one Return (Enter) line above and below the subject name. Center the text in each subject cell by highlighting the text and typing Apple (Command) E on your keyboard.
13. If you wish to change the colour of your cells, highlight the cells you want to colour and select "Format" from the very top menu at the top of your screen. Choose "Borders and Shading."
14. In the "Borders and Shading" menu, click the "Shading" tab and choose your colour. If you don't want to use any of the pre-designated options, click "More Colours" and use the colour wheel/slider to find the perfect colour. Click "ok" and your cell should be coloured.
15. Don't forget to save! Using your keyboard, the shortcut Apple (Command) S will save your document. Please label it with your last name first, and the file name "Timetable" (i.e. Campbell, Timetable). If there is another student at Rivier with your last name, please use your first initial as well (i.e. Campbell, L Timetable).
Example of student work on this assignment (click to enlarge):
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