Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Google internet scavenger hunt
Exploring the Google Search
Engine
Directions: Use
the Google Search Engines (www.google.ca) to
answer the questions. Write your answers
in the spaces provided below.
- Enter
your school’s phone number including the area code. Write the kind of information that is
returned on the hits page.
Repeat this with another (land
line) phone number you know. What do you
find?
- Enter
your postal code. What type of
information is returned?
List one benefit and one drawback
to this feature.
- Type
your full name in quotation marks (or your online screen name) into the
Google web search engine. Are you
on the web?
How many hits
are returned for your name?
- Go
to www.whitepages.ca and click the
“Reverse Lookup” tab. Type your
home phone number, including the area code. What do you find?
How is this feature useful?
What does this feature mean in
terms of Internet safety?
Type in a cell phone number
including the area code. What do you
find? Does a landline or a cell phone
number return more information in the search?
Exploring more Google features
- Go
to www.google.ca and type define: enigma. What is the first definition provided?
- Go
to www.google.ca and click on
“Images.” Type the name of your
favourite actor, actress, or musical group and see what images you can
find. What websites provided the
photos?
- Type
“Rivier Academy” (including quotation marks) into the search bar and click
on the first photo hit. The website
from which the picture came is displayed below. What is the title of the website?
- Return
to the Google homepage. Click
“Maps” and type in your complete address, including city and
province. What appears?
Google maps can be used to search
foreign cities as well. Search the
Eiffel Tower. Name one of the streets
nearby.
Search the Statue of
Liberty. What is the name of the island
on which the Statue is situated?
- Click
on “News” at the top of the Google search bar. Search “Prince Albert, Saskatchewan” and
list the top 2 headlines. How
recent are the news stories?
Challenge: “Search is so highly personal that searching
is empowering for humans like nothing else.
It is the antithesis of being told or taught. It is self-empowerment; it is empowering
individuals to do what they think best with the information they want.”
– Google
CEO Eric Schmidt
Do you agree or disagree?
Support your answer.
Don Ross - Michael, Michael, Michael
Well, readers of Miss Campbell's Corner, it's Thursday (which, of course, everyone knows is "Friday Eve"), and this Thursday in particular is special for me. After I catch a Grade 8 volleyball game after school and snap a bunch of pictures for the yearbook, I'm heading off to Saskatoon to see Don Ross play at The Bassment. If you're not familiar with Don Ross, he's one of my favourite guitarists EVER. I've given some of you his music to use in your iMovies from time to time. This is one of my favourite Don Ross tunes, "Michael, Michael, Michael" (if you like this and want to check out more of his stuff on YouTube, look up Klimbim - that's probably my second favourite):
So, all you lovely people, enjoy your Thursday. It's almost Friday. One of my francophone friends posted on Facebook from Quebec this morning: "C'est jeudredi aujourd'hui!" I love the word allision between Thursday (Jeudi) and Friday (Vendredi).... it sounds so very hopefully optimistic! I thought about it in English for a second but realized that "Thiday" (Thigh day?!) didn't sound quite so poetic. So, happy Jeudredi!
So, all you lovely people, enjoy your Thursday. It's almost Friday. One of my francophone friends posted on Facebook from Quebec this morning: "C'est jeudredi aujourd'hui!" I love the word allision between Thursday (Jeudi) and Friday (Vendredi).... it sounds so very hopefully optimistic! I thought about it in English for a second but realized that "Thiday" (Thigh day?!) didn't sound quite so poetic. So, happy Jeudredi!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Choir dance planning
Hi Choir girls! If you want to have input into the dance themes and dates, please comment on this post to have your voice heard. If you have any other suggestions please leave them in the comments section as well.
Potential themes:
- Halloween costume party
- Masquerade ball (semi-formal dress, masquerade ball masks with jewels and feathers, elegant gloves, etc.)
- 50s sock hop/ice cream shop (poodle skirts, hand jive competition - think the movie "Grease")
- La Fiesta (Mexican theme)
- Out west (cowboy/cowgirl)
- Groovy 60s (daisy flower decorations, bright colours)
- Red carpet affair (paparazzi, photo booth, formal "Hollywood" dress)
- A night at the movies (decorate with film reels, serve popcorn, Mike & Ike's candy, etc.)
- Hawaiian luau (blender drinks with umbrellas and straws, etc.)
- Disco party (70s, disco balls, bell bottoms, round sunglasses, etc.)
- Blackout (dress in all black, decorate with black lights and glow sticks)
- Starry night (formal romantic)
- White hot (everyone wears white)
- Snow "ball" (semi-formal, winter decorations)
Potential dates (these have not been verified as being viable options yet... just brainstorming):
Oct 25th (Thurs - no school Friday) - Halloween theme?
Nov 9th (Friday after P/T interviews) - would need more parent chaperones, as teachers will be tired!
Nov 15th (Thurs)
Nov 30th (Fri)
Dec 6th (Thurs)
Dec 7th (Fri)
Dec 13th (Thurs)
Dec 14th (Fri)
Let's hear your feedback! If you have other ideas please include them in your comment!
Potential themes:
- Halloween costume party
- Masquerade ball (semi-formal dress, masquerade ball masks with jewels and feathers, elegant gloves, etc.)
- 50s sock hop/ice cream shop (poodle skirts, hand jive competition - think the movie "Grease")
- La Fiesta (Mexican theme)
- Out west (cowboy/cowgirl)
- Groovy 60s (daisy flower decorations, bright colours)
- Red carpet affair (paparazzi, photo booth, formal "Hollywood" dress)
- A night at the movies (decorate with film reels, serve popcorn, Mike & Ike's candy, etc.)
- Hawaiian luau (blender drinks with umbrellas and straws, etc.)
- Disco party (70s, disco balls, bell bottoms, round sunglasses, etc.)
- Blackout (dress in all black, decorate with black lights and glow sticks)
- Starry night (formal romantic)
- White hot (everyone wears white)
- Snow "ball" (semi-formal, winter decorations)
Potential dates (these have not been verified as being viable options yet... just brainstorming):
Oct 25th (Thurs - no school Friday) - Halloween theme?
Nov 9th (Friday after P/T interviews) - would need more parent chaperones, as teachers will be tired!
Nov 15th (Thurs)
Nov 30th (Fri)
Dec 6th (Thurs)
Dec 7th (Fri)
Dec 13th (Thurs)
Dec 14th (Fri)
Let's hear your feedback! If you have other ideas please include them in your comment!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Camp RYLA promo video 2012
Check out the video that I made for Camp RYLA. This relates to the post I wrote a few days ago about the camp (as part of an IP 10 blogging assignment).
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Things to do on a limited budget
Our newest IP 10 blogging assignment is to create a list of things to do on a limited budget. This post will be written in numbered list form. Please remember proper spelling and grammar, capitalization, etc. as you are writing your list. This isn't as formal as an English essay, but it should not look like a lazy text message. Be as creative as you want with your ideas; we will be going through each other's blogs in the next class period to comment on these posts, share our favourites, and generally give each other a thumbs up for all the awesome brainpower we have displayed. Woohoo!
Here's my list!
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1. Paint your toenails like Smarties (a different colour for each of the 10!). Bonus points if you have an extra toe!
2. Paint your toenails like a piano (white, black, white, black, white, white....)
3. Read a book
4. Clean your room, or a spot in your house that has been neglected for a while
5. Learn to play an instrument. Put on a concert!
6. Sign up to volunteer at an organization that resonates with you (SPCA for animal lovers, Food Bank for humanitarians, Rawlinson Centre for musicians and actors, hospital for people lovers, etc.)
7. Pick up a new hobby like sewing, crocheting, tap dancing, soccer, speed skating... the possibilities are endless!
8. Plan a trip to your dream destination
9. Write a snail mail letter to a friend
10. Edit photos online
11. Go for a walk in a new neighbourhood
12. Go out for coffee at a new coffee shop in town, or at a place that you pass by all the time but never stop at
13. Experiment with fun make-up or hair colours/styles
14. Go through your closet and get rid of what you don't need. Donate your used items to Value Village, or have a "swap party" with a group of friends. Everyone brings their old stuff and you trade each other for things you want. One person's junk is another's treasure!
15. Organize a potluck dinner. It'll end up a huge meal for a fraction of the price! Not to mention the awesome company of your super cool friends.
16. Lay in the grass and watch for shapes in the clouds
17. Take pictures of interesting things. Little Red has some great nature spots!
18. Update your resume and consider applying for a job (this is a great way to increase your "limited budget!")
19. Watch a movie
20. Tackle that big organization project that you've been meaning to do (cleaning out your binders and putting new divider pages in, finding matches for all of the single socks in your drawer, filing your papers away, updating your iTunes account, deleting old files from the computer that you don't need anymore, etc.)
21. Write a poem
22. Learn all the words to a song you like to sing along to (but that you never seem to remember all the words)
23. Learn how to make friendship bracelets from embroidery thread. Make a bunch for your friends in their favourite colours.
24. Go on a photo/video scavenger hunt with your friends. Create a set list of challenges before you go, then (in teams or alone) try to find and record everything on your list. This is a SUPER fun challenge and costs you nothing, except for gas money if you're driving.
25. Have a relaxing spa bath with bubbles
26. Go for a nature hike
27. Put a blanket in the dryer for 10 minutes, then wrap yourself up in it and watch TV on the couch. This is the supreme lazy, guilty pleasure for those cold winter months.
28. Make somebody a homemade gift
29. Organize a traveling dinner party with your friends. One person is responsible for making salads and appetizers. One is in charge of main course. Another is in charge of dessert. Another does drinks. Travel from one house to the other and enjoy a great meal, with the only cost involved being your portion of the meal and gas money.
30. Go for a run to work off the effects of #29. :o)
31. Or, just get into your pyjamas and enjoy a lazy night at home. Putter around the house and do whatever you feel like doing. Glorious!
32. Go for a walk in a field with a friend and have a portrait photo shoot
33. Learn to bake or cook something new using ingredients that you already have in the house. If you can't find a recipe that uses those ingredients, start experimenting and come up with your own masterpiece (or culinary flop... that's fun too)!
34. Grab some friends and learn a new piece of music in 3- or 4-part harmony. Record it!
35. Use your digital camera and your creative genius to make a music video with a group of your best friends. Pretend that you're a famous band and go for it!
36. Practice increasing your typing speed on the internet
37. Write in a journal
38. Plan a surprise party for someone close to you
39. Find some free attractions or events in your city such as museums, galleries, concerts, or tours. Acting as a tourist in a place that you know so well may just result in you learning something new about your own hometown!
40. Write a time capsule - a letter to yourself, as you exist today, and seal it away in an envelope marked for you to open in 10 years. Open it 10 years later and smile as you remember how you used to be. :o)
Here's my list!
***********
1. Paint your toenails like Smarties (a different colour for each of the 10!). Bonus points if you have an extra toe!
2. Paint your toenails like a piano (white, black, white, black, white, white....)
3. Read a book
4. Clean your room, or a spot in your house that has been neglected for a while
5. Learn to play an instrument. Put on a concert!
6. Sign up to volunteer at an organization that resonates with you (SPCA for animal lovers, Food Bank for humanitarians, Rawlinson Centre for musicians and actors, hospital for people lovers, etc.)
7. Pick up a new hobby like sewing, crocheting, tap dancing, soccer, speed skating... the possibilities are endless!
8. Plan a trip to your dream destination
9. Write a snail mail letter to a friend
10. Edit photos online
11. Go for a walk in a new neighbourhood
12. Go out for coffee at a new coffee shop in town, or at a place that you pass by all the time but never stop at
13. Experiment with fun make-up or hair colours/styles
14. Go through your closet and get rid of what you don't need. Donate your used items to Value Village, or have a "swap party" with a group of friends. Everyone brings their old stuff and you trade each other for things you want. One person's junk is another's treasure!
15. Organize a potluck dinner. It'll end up a huge meal for a fraction of the price! Not to mention the awesome company of your super cool friends.
16. Lay in the grass and watch for shapes in the clouds
17. Take pictures of interesting things. Little Red has some great nature spots!
18. Update your resume and consider applying for a job (this is a great way to increase your "limited budget!")
19. Watch a movie
20. Tackle that big organization project that you've been meaning to do (cleaning out your binders and putting new divider pages in, finding matches for all of the single socks in your drawer, filing your papers away, updating your iTunes account, deleting old files from the computer that you don't need anymore, etc.)
21. Write a poem
22. Learn all the words to a song you like to sing along to (but that you never seem to remember all the words)
23. Learn how to make friendship bracelets from embroidery thread. Make a bunch for your friends in their favourite colours.
24. Go on a photo/video scavenger hunt with your friends. Create a set list of challenges before you go, then (in teams or alone) try to find and record everything on your list. This is a SUPER fun challenge and costs you nothing, except for gas money if you're driving.
25. Have a relaxing spa bath with bubbles
26. Go for a nature hike
27. Put a blanket in the dryer for 10 minutes, then wrap yourself up in it and watch TV on the couch. This is the supreme lazy, guilty pleasure for those cold winter months.
28. Make somebody a homemade gift
29. Organize a traveling dinner party with your friends. One person is responsible for making salads and appetizers. One is in charge of main course. Another is in charge of dessert. Another does drinks. Travel from one house to the other and enjoy a great meal, with the only cost involved being your portion of the meal and gas money.
30. Go for a run to work off the effects of #29. :o)
31. Or, just get into your pyjamas and enjoy a lazy night at home. Putter around the house and do whatever you feel like doing. Glorious!
32. Go for a walk in a field with a friend and have a portrait photo shoot
33. Learn to bake or cook something new using ingredients that you already have in the house. If you can't find a recipe that uses those ingredients, start experimenting and come up with your own masterpiece (or culinary flop... that's fun too)!
34. Grab some friends and learn a new piece of music in 3- or 4-part harmony. Record it!
35. Use your digital camera and your creative genius to make a music video with a group of your best friends. Pretend that you're a famous band and go for it!
36. Practice increasing your typing speed on the internet
37. Write in a journal
38. Plan a surprise party for someone close to you
39. Find some free attractions or events in your city such as museums, galleries, concerts, or tours. Acting as a tourist in a place that you know so well may just result in you learning something new about your own hometown!
40. Write a time capsule - a letter to yourself, as you exist today, and seal it away in an envelope marked for you to open in 10 years. Open it 10 years later and smile as you remember how you used to be. :o)
Monday, September 24, 2012
Testing adding photos to a blog post
Here are a couple photos that we added during IP 10T. You can put captions on your photos, choose how to justify them (left, right, center), and change the size of the photo by clicking on it in your compose post section of your blog.
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| Alto saxophone |
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| Old Music Notes |
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