Monday, July 20, 2009

YOUTUBE IN CLASS

Hello all,
We used youtube to watch several videos in class. What do you think of using youtube in the classroom? Have you ever seen it done before? Does it work? Is it a good tool? Why or why not?

If this Jellyfish could talk, what would it say?

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

COVERS VERSUS ORIGINALS VERSUS COVERS



Is there something better about an original? Why?

These are funky questions from Pablo Neruda.


Create your own unanswerable question or answer one of his.

Neruda(1904-1973), a wonderful poet from Chile, wrote a book called The Book of Questions in which he asked many strange and perplexing, often unanswerable questions. Read them, and then either respond with what you think of these questions or leave your own imponderable question:


Tell me, is the rose naked or is that her only dress?
Why do trees conceal the splendor of their roots?
Who hears the regrets of the thieving automobile?
Is there anything in the world sadder than a train standing in the rain?

Why don't the immense airplanes fly around with their children?
Which yellow bird fills its nest with lemons?
Why don't they train helicoptors to suck honey from the sunlight?
Where did the full moon leave its sack of flour tonight?

If I have died and don't know it of whom do I ask the time?

TREEHOUSE


Would you want to live in a treehouse? Why or why not?

"Roses" Video





What is your favorite part of this video?
Are the themes in this song/video universal?

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