This is a stunning video. Ksenya Simonova takes an inspiring and variety piece of music (Apocalytica – Inquistion Symphony) and combines this with a visual performance of drawing. It is very moving as she displays in a visual medium the emotions of the music.
She uses her fingers and sand.
This is stunning. An excellent example of [...]
1. The power of Nazi Propoganda – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204271104574290581271478134.html
This is a brilliant slideshow in the Wall Street Journal of the poster the Nazis used in their anti-semitism campaign and the strengthening of the Nazi Power base.
2. State of deception – http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/ – this is the source of the Nazi propoganda posters and much more – this [...]
This is another starter sheet resource available on the Edorigami wiki.
Tool or technology:
Mixbook – an online publishing tool that allows the user to create, edit, share and publish their work in a digital or hard copy format.
Curriculum area:
English
Synopsis:
Students use Mixbook to create their own portfolios of poetry in a variety of Genre, styles and forms, [...]
This was twittered this recently by Helen Otway. Smart Board Resources in the classroom.
This is quite a neat site the page lists a series of smartboard resources for various subject areas. Its worth a visit and a forage through the selection. The resources range across the school spectrum from K to 13 and cover the [...]
http://www.googlelittrips.org/
This is an interesting approach to a virtual field trip. Using Google Earth, a browser and your internet connection you are able to take a literature trip on your favourite story (well from the selection they have available) .
This one is Homer’s Odyssey Submitted by Matthew Hart, Granada High School, Livermore, CA.
Here is what [...]
Here are a selection of sites and resources from various sources that may be of interest
English
Website http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/
This is a site for students on how to write and structure a story – a good resource for English. Its flash based with Audio content.
It wanders through the writing process with interactives using the Cinderella story as the [...]
http://www.pixton.com/home
This is a good online comic development tool. This is a site that uses simple sketch and text. Nice tool
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http://www.adgame-wonderland.de/type/bayeux.php
This is a fun tool. This site allows you to create historic tale cartoons or comics. The images are set in medievil times, the text is archaic and the process simple
Its really neat and fun. Guaranteed to motivate and captivate students and to get the creative juices running as they write tales of [...]
http://www.dfilm.com/live/moviemaker.html
I have to say this is a GREAT tool , I spotted it reading a post from Larry [Excellent find].
Its simple, clean and quick (given you have a good connection) . The site allows you to make flash animations with backgrounds, different charactors, dialog bubbles, background music and multiple scenes. The process is [...]
http://meryl.net/2008/01/22/175-data-and-information-visualization-examples-and-resources/
This is an amazing site – I got it from Ewen McIntosh’s Feed.
This is a brillant collection of sites, materials and resources. Here’s the first 11 or so of 175+
10×10 is “100 words and pictures that define time.”
3D Animation of Linux Code Development
7 Nights of Bright Eyes article and accompanying visual [...]
