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Gr 2 on Zoos vs. Natural Habitats

cu08 — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:38:17 +0000

I love zoos but I thought twice about telling the Grade 2 students that I went to the zoo after I heard their reflections on the Animoto + Podcast below. I felt a little guilty ‘enjoying’ the zoo since natural habitats are much better for animals but there I was having a great time at a zoo looking at animals in cages.

Eiken Spring 2009 湘南国際村

cu08 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:03:22 +0000

Eiken Spring 2009 is a three night stay ESL camp. Eiken Spring 2009 Students wrote stories and shared them by reading. Other pictures show team-building activities and views from Shonan Village Center, which facility is called 湘南国際村 in Japanese.

Note: All photos taken and voices recorded with an iPhone.

国際英研センターが行うSpring Campで参加した生徒は湘南国際村で３泊４日の合宿を過し、その時の写真と体験が以下のビデオで見れます。

未来館 Miraikan: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

cu08 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:41:16 +0000

Accompanied Grade 2 on their trip to Miraikan in Odaiba. I tried to answer their PYP Unit of Inquiry: How does technology connect people with my photos.

So…How does the technology you use connect the people in your life?

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From 渋谷 to Shibuya

cu08 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:31:16 +0000

Walking around Tokyo on Valentine’s Day.

The goal was to check out the new Nike Sportswear (aka. NSW) shop which had more Nike ID sneakers on display for non-purchase than for purchase. The store had 5 iMacs, 2 Macbooks, and an Apple Cinema Display.

Took pictures of the store signs in the same ‘hood that showed lots of creativity to lure customers into their store.

Walking through Yoyogi Park, within 50 meters of each other there were soccer players sweeping the turf, ballers playing pick up, and runners using the track & field. With a sign roaring on display: “Bring 2016 Olympics to Tokyo.” Hope the dream becomes alive.

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Grade 2 at the Ghibli Museum

cu08 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:37:32 +0000

In December 2008, Grade 2 went to the Ghibli Museum to see how Miyazaki Hayao (Japanese & English) shared stories in different ways as one of their PYP Units of Inquiry.

Details of production
Grade 2 students were recording audiobooks in class so after being invited to the Ghibli Museum, I really wanted to record voices for this trip. The students sketched their experiences all day. The teacher took pictures of their sketches. The students’ voices were recorded prior, during, and after the trip. The Podcast includes voices during and after the trip.

Shanel uploaded photos to Animoto and I worked on stringing the audio recordings to make a Podcast. After several attempts to edit the photo selection in Animoto and shorten the Podcast, the audio was uploaded to Animoto. See her blog entry.

Animoto allows the user to post to Facebook and export to YouTube. The video was exported to the Yokohama International School YouTube Channel. Please enjoy the video below.

Winter Views of Yokohama

cu08 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:14:19 +0000

Beautiful freezing day in Yokohama ended with sleet. But before that there was some good basketball.

Photo 1:
After 3 Days of Rain
Road Toward Kawasaki

Photo 2:
Corn Soup Drink to Warm the Soul

Both taken with an iPhone.

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