Lessons Learned from Oregon Trail
Rachel played Oregon Trail yesterday on dad’s iPhone and shared some of her lessons learned using Cinch.
Author: Dad
Taylor Swift – Chipmunk Style
Rachel and Sarah: Since you both love the Voices app and the Chipmunk option so much, I’m sure you’ll be interested to learn how you can use the free program Audacity to change voices into “Chipmunk” sounding voices. One of my UNT students created the following screencast explaining how.
Open Face Roast Beef
It’s hard to beat open faced roast beef with brown gravy, cabbage and fried okra. Yum!
Next time you’re in Irving, Texas, be sure to stop by Mama’s Daughter’s Diner.
Thanks to Yelp for the recommendation!
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Photos from New England: December 2010
I’ve published all the photos from the trip Sarah and I took to New Hampshire and Maine last week to a new Flickr collection.
I still have more videos to publish, but it’s good to have all the photos online. I’ve found if I don’t share photos fairly soon after a trip, lots of other things get my attention and it’s more challenging to do it later. Lots of GREAT memories were made on this trip. 🙂
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Steve Wozniak’s 9 Favorite Gadgets
Alex: If my invitation to Abilene, TX for a conference where Woz will be the keynote comes through, I want to take you. I want you, Sarah & Rachel to have opportunities to tinker with digital stuff like he did growing up.
Steve Wozniak’s 9 Favorite Gadgets
This message was shared via my6senseSteve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, highlights some key historical gadgets that deeply influenced his engineering work.
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Family Thanksgiving Photos
Good VoiceThread on Anti-Bullying
Sarah: One of my students created this excellent VoiceThread about stopping bullying. I thought you’d enjoy this and might want to share it with others.
Animal adoption resources and VoiceThreads
Rachel, I’m thinking the following resources would be of interest to you since you are very interested in animals and helping animals.
Pet Finder is a website that shows pictures of animals available for adoption.
The Social Animal is a website and group created by Emily Garman of Oklahoma City to promote adoption of pets.
Several of my students at North Texas have created VoiceThreads about animals and animal adoption this semester, so this got me thinking about these issues. Perhaps you and Sarah could create a Zebra Print show talking about these resources?
This is a VoiceThread one of my students did about adopting dogs.
This is another Voicethread a student did about adopting cats.
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Rules of the family dance competition
I’m not sure when this is scheduled to begin. I don’t have a costume (yet.) Just saw this today on the girls’ whiteboard / easel. I’m glad hair is required. That may rule grandaddy out, however, from formally entering.
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iGrow Santa: Amazing Hair Growth!
9 days ago Rachel started watering her iGrow Santa. His hair growth is amazing us all!
After Thanksgiving Rachel is considering giving him a haircut. She is talking about giving him a mohawk. Stay tuned for mor iGrow Santa updates! 🙁
Sent from my iPhoneWe didn’t win any Creativity Awards
Award winners for the Creative Oklahoma Student Creativity Contest were announced today. Alexander, Sarah and Rachel didn't win anything in any categories. 🙁
PRIZE WINNERS:
Overall Grand Prize Winner: Brian Andrew Powell, Grade 11, Teacher- Tillanie Franks, Yukon High School
Grand Prize Winner (7-12): Chandni Raman, Grade 8, Teacher- Jill Willhoite, Oakdale Elementary School
Grand Prize Winner (K-6): Lincoln Hawks, Grade 5, Teacher- Asheley Ransbottom, Northern Hills Elementary
2nd Place Award: Olivia Woolverton, Grade 7, Teacher- Jill Willhoite, Oakdale Elementary School
3rd Place Award: Sharon Thompson, Grade 5, Teacher- Tina Valentine, Angie Debo Elementary
1st Place (9-12): Joseph Horton, Grade 10, Teacher- Tammy Parks, Howe High School
2nd Place (9-12): Brent Hill, Grade 9, Teacher- Tammy Parks, Howe High School
3rd Place (9-12): Katie Redman, Grade 12, Teacher- Trina Jones, Chickasaw Young Artist Studio
1st Place (6-8): Julianne Haney, Grade 7, Teacher- Jill Willhoite, Oakdale Elementary School
2nd Place (6-8): Bennett Cook, Grade 7, Teacher- Jill Willhoite, Oakdale Elementary School
3rd Place (6-8): Angelina Feronti, Grade 8, Teacher- Krystal Hays, Summit Middle School
1st Place (3-5): Tatum Jolly, Grade 4, Teacher- Janet Batson, Springer School
2nd Place (3-5): Elizabeth Choate, Grade 3, Teacher- Stephanie Threet, Konawa Elementary School
3rd Place (3-5): Bryson Deloney, Grade 3, Teacher- Beth Rucker, Will Rogers Elementary
1st Place (K-2): Reginald Self III, Grade K, Teacher- Cindy Jackson, Kennedy Elementary
2nd Place (K-2): Yousef Alrumaizan, Grade K, Teacher- Cindy Jackson, Kennedy Elementary
A mysterious message
Shelly hasn’t been able to explain this yet.
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Halloween 2010 Costumes
We had some pretty good looking trick or treaters in our family this year! Rachel and I were in Manhattan, Kansas for Halloween. Shelly posted two photos of Sarah and Alexander in their costumes, so we were able to see them when we were in Kansas, even if we didn’t get to trick or treat together this year.
Sarah’s Fine Arts Camp Underwater Self-Portrait
This is a self-portrait Sarah drew in the summer of 2010 at our church fine arts camp. She's underwater! 🙂
Sarah’s GPS British Accent
This is a video of the Children's Sermon on November 14, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. Linda Birsner shared the message, and 5th graders Josh and Sarah played the roles of the lost motorist and GPS unit. The quality of Sarah's British accent is reflected in the question of at least one older lady who asked the pastor afterwards, "Is that little girl really from England?" 🙂