Science 7 lava flowing video

This video shows the consistency of the lava that flows out of an erupting volcano. Note how it has a bit of thickness to it, as the mantle does not flow as quickly as the outer core (to answer a question asked in class today).

Comp 8 - Nature quote

Hi Computers 8! The order of business today is to finish your "shadows and sunshine" assignment. When you are finished that, move on to the nature assignment described below:

Choose one of the following quotations:

"In summer, the song sings itself."
- William Carlos Williams

"My profession is to always find God in nature."
- Henry David Thoreau

"All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within."
- Horace Friess

"Sounds of the wind or sounds of the sea
Make me happy just to be."
- June Polis

"Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few."
- William Wordsworth

"The earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The ocean . . . cold and wild the surf, rushing in to overwhelm the beach, the wind, stinging my cheeks, enveloping me in total freedom."
- Scott Holman


Choose a nature photo from Google Image Search that will complement the quotation you have chosen. Please be sure that the resolution of the photo you choose is high enough that you will be able to edit it with accuracy and that it won't be too "crowded" once you add your effects to it.

You can choose the effects you add to the photo. Remember that sometimes less is more. Some suggestions:

- selective colouring (turn the photo to black and white or sepia and paint back on some original colour)
- selective boosting (turn down the saturation of the photo, boost the picture, click "reverse effect" and then paint back on some boosted colour)
- text emphasis (pick out an important word or phrase in your quotation and change its font, colour, and/or size)
- vignette
- soften
- any other effect(s) that you deem appropriate

When you are finished, save your file as "Lastname, nature quote" and hand it in to my drop box.

Happy editing, you creative beings, you! :o)

Online safety

To go along with the online safety presentation by Rob Nickel that we were fortunate enough to attend on Wednesday, here's the address to use to check in on your Windows Live profile (if you have a hotmail e-mail account, etc.):

http://members.msn.com/youraddress123@hotmail.com

Just use your own e-mail address after the last slash in the address and it should pull up your profile if you have one. In addition to upping our security settings on facebook, this is a good place to check if you're concerned with how much of your personal information is out there on the net.

Stinkin' cute!

How much do I love these little monkeys?! They are the cutest ever, and I am admittedly biased.... but here they are anyway in case you would like to admire them as much as their proud Auntie Lauren does!

Band Music Festival rehearsals

There are only 4 rehearsals left for Level 3 and 4 bands before Music Festival. It is important that you know and can play your part for both pieces, as our groups are small and each voice plays a part (no pun intended) in the success of our ensembles.

Here are the specific spots that need the most attention for each group:

Level 3:

Atlantis Overture = section beginning at m. 70, rit. sections

African Festival = (will check measure numbers when I am not updating my blog from home!) :o)

Level 4:

Invicta = m. 53-61, 62-124

Canticle = m. 69-102

Har har har

Who sits outside all year long, and is most definitely Irish?

Patty O'Furniture!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Comp 8 - Shadows and Sunshine

Hi Comp 8!

Today's assignment is to choose an appropriate photo from Google Image Search (or from your own collection of photos, if you have one) that would complement the following quote:

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

The technique we will be experimenting with is that of changing the TEXT to emphasize certain words. This can be achieved by creating multiple text boxes so that youcan change the size, colour, and font of certain words.

For this assignment, I would like you to emphasize the words "shadows" and "sunshine."
Save it as "last name, shadows sunshine" and submit it to the drop box.

Here is the sample that I edited in class with you (8I). You can click to enlarge it if you wish.