Snapchat - what you never knew

Think you're safe on SnapChat? Then you'd better read this: 

An article in Time Tech addresses whether the authorities, like the police, are allowed to look at your SnapChat photos. Do you know the law?

Temporarily Yours

Blogmeister is undergoing temporary construction and the blog is frozen. We will return when it's fixed, but meanwhile:

NEW:  Glogster is running a "Thousand Dollar Contest". From now until Midnight December 16th you can create a glog on any topic that interests you. You must use the new templates as the Classic Template is being phased out. Use as many Glogster functions as you can, such as inserting a film of you speaking or reading something from your glog. Photos, artwork, attachments, but most of all thoughtful well planned work will increase you chances of winning tremendously~so plan! New students, I need you to think of a new glog name, and look on with someone else. Maybe a friend can teach you how glogs work...take a look at two projects we've done under "wikis" on the home page of the catalog.

FUN:  Ever read a Newbery Award Winner? Want to create an I-Movie? Lucky you! We can either do this as a class, or you can do this with family adn friends. Do what, you ask? Create a 90 second Newbery film. If you/we win you will be sitting in New Yok City at the annual 90 Second Newbery film festival. Click on the 90 second link to see videos, and all pertinent info.

 FUN AND NEW:Want to learn to code? See your results instantly? Test drive this, I haven't even had a chance to mess around with it. Tell me what you think. Try the Code Monster at Mozilla.

If none of the above appeals, go to Cool Tools on the wiki. Or best of all, read a book.

Happy and healthy Thanksgiving to you and your families and friends. See you after the break. Image: free public domain. Source: see link below.
http://www.clipartpal.com/clipart_pd/holiday/thanksgiving/thanksgiving_10080.html

John Rocco's Newest Hair Raising Adventure

John Rocco's New Book  Coming soon to your library!

Heathers Animations to the Max!

Evan Roth makes art with a single icon from Heather's Animations! Click on these links to see them. Amazing what you can create, when you let your imagination and a bit of technology work together!
These works of art were shown at the Museum of the Moving Image, as an exhibition, this year. They were projected on a much larger screen but I think you'll get the idea!


Revolver

Heather on Cyan

Keyboard on deep pink

Hot Air Balloon

Email

Shuttle on Dodger Blue

Flower

Blimp

Fighter Jet

Shakespeare, anyone?

The Providence Atheneum (pronounced Ath-A-Nay-Um) puns on it's name in true Shakespearean style. Juliet says:

That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet

So a performance of Romeo and Juliet in this beautiful, historic 1838 library is called "A Rose by Any Other (Athe)Name"!

Would you like to perform in it? If you're in 3rd to 5th grade, you can, and be taught acting by our famous Trinity Rep. Have your folks read the annotation below, and break a leg!

Thurs, 12/13 – 3/28, 4:00-5pm: Trinity Repertory Company and the Providence Athenaeum present: A Rose by Any Other Athenaeum, a site-specific Romeo & Juliet for 3rd – 5th Graders! Trinity Repertory Company's Education Department and the Providence Athenaeum are proud to announce a new partnership this coming winter and spring. 3rd – 5th graders are invited to take part in a 30-minute, site-specific presentation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet performed at the Providence Athenaeum. Rehearsals will take place at the library from December through March, with the final performance on Thursday, April 4th. Taught by Trinity Rep Education Director Caroline Azano along with Trinity Rep education staff, young actors will learn the basics of bringing Shakespeare's words to life before starring in an actual production of the famous tragedy in the Providence Athenaeum. For more information about cost and specific casting and rehearsal dates, go to the Children's Library website. You can also contact Caroline Azano for more information about Trinity's Education Department at cazano@trinityrep.com or 401-521-1100 x230.

Rose image borrowed from Google Images, website: lufkintxcontemplativenunsop.blogspot.com

2012 Porquoi Stories from the Third Grade Melrose

We proudly present Porquoi stories written by third graders here in Melrose School.

Reading Week

You can see the video, you can hear the broadcast! The audio is in the widget under the video. They do not mesh simultaneously, so enjoy one, and then the other.