History of the Dunce Cap

Click here to watch our introduction video about a little girl names Lulu

Now lets learn some history

My Virtual School

It is so exciting to think of the endless possibilities to come as education continues to evolve. As I started thinking about starting my own school I wanted to research what was already offered. Watch this video to see one example of a virtual school here in California.

Towards the end of that video the parent of the student Laura said that this type of learning is not for everyone but works for her daughter. So I continued my research and found this website that not only offers a virtual High School, they also offers a virtual Elementary and Middle School. Check out what the Florida Virtual School has to offer. After you have finished exploring the website click here.

Here are some products I would give students to use... (now I'm dreaming big!!!)








There are numerous software programs and accessories that I would love to provide students but I am sure that its not in my virtual budget.

How to search in iTunes

Watch this video so you can learn how to find a podcast in your iTunes.


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Article Podcast

The article that I chose to review was PC World's 25 Days That Changed Everything. In this article PC World highlights the 25 days within the last 25 or so years that they think changed the world. PC World celebrated their 25th anniversary last year and celebrated with this article. I hope the podcast gives you a good idea of what the article talked about. Enjoy!

25 Days That Changed Everything Article Review

You can also find the article at
http://www.pcworld.com/article/141699/25_days_that_changed_everything.html

How to Make a Volcano at Home

Click here for directions...

Materials that you will need:
- clay or play dough
- vinegar
- baking soda
- red or yellow food coloring
- liquid dish soap
- plastic cup

Directions:
- work outside or on a surface with news paper inside
- create a volcano with clay or play dough around the plastic cup so it is not visible
- place 1/2 cup of baking soda in cup
- add 1/4 cup of dish soap in cup
- add 4 drops of food coloring
- when you are ready for the eruption to occur, place 1 cup of vinegar in the cup

When you are finished write a reflection about your expereiment. Tell me what you thought about the volcano and how a volcano can effect the lives of people.

Fantastic Mr. Fox Intro Podcast

Victoria, Stephanie and I worked together to create a short podcast. We decided to record an excerpt from the childrens book Fantastic Mr. Fox and record an introduction to the book. We each recorded a part and worked together to edit the podcast. We hope you enjoy!

Fantastic Mr. Fox Excerpt

1st Podcast

I was very excited to complete this task. I listen to the tutorial online once and took notes. I choose to use the sermon that was given to us. It took me a couple minutes to figure out how to get that file into audacity. Once in audacity I realize that I had no clue where to start so I listened to the tutorial again while I worked on creating my own podcast. Editing the file to what I wanted was easy and fun. I really enjoyed learning how to cut and change the file that was given. Next, I struggled to figure out how to import it into iTunes. I ended up just saving the file to my desktop and then dragging it into iTunes. My version of iTunes is not the same as the version that I watch in the tutorial so it took some searching on my part to find the right way to compress the file. The hosting server that I choose to use is Mobile Me. I am new to Mobile Me and really have no idea how to use it. I played around with Mobile Me for ten minutes then figured out how to upload the Podcast into my account. The easiest part of this task was the end. I got the share URL and placed it into the blog. I really enjoyed this task and look forward to practice in the future and using this tool in my class. Enjoy!

1st podcast sermon