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A Kindergarten Journey
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Teresa Green (Laguna Road Elementary, Orange County)
Description: As a means of enhancing and extending classroom studies, kindergarten students are creating an iMovie documenting their journey through their kindergarten year. Students choose, sort and organize pictures into sequential order to form an iMovie. They cr... > more
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| 9
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Al Son de la Literatura Hispanoamericana
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Juan Carlos Contreras (Saddleback High, Orange County)
Description: Using digital audio, students in the AP Spanish Literature class create a CD with original songs related to Spanish and Latin American literary works. Students apply a variety of Latin music styles, including Reggaeton, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Merengue, a... > more
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| 9
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AlphaSmart NEOS in K!
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Erica Bisaccia (Robert C. Fisler Elementary, Orange County)
Description: Kindergarteners use digital cameras and AlphaSmart NEO keyboards to capture and record classroom objects beginning with the “Letter of the Week”. Students will take a digital picture of their observations, write about what they have seen, using lette... > more
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| 9
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Amanda Masters -My Classroom, My Space
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| Author: Amanda Masters (El Diamante High, Tulare County)
Description: I created a split-screen picture. The left side is a computer showing a website that was easily accessible. Around that half of the computer it says "No boundaries", "Limitless" and "freedom". On the right side it shows the other half of the computer and ... > more
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Anti-Bullying Campaign
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Amanda Donnell (Roy O. Andersen Elementary, Orange County)
Description: One afternoon, the students from Miss Dodd’s class shared their interest in the issue of bullying in schools. Based on their interest and excitement for the subject, Miss Dodds and Mrs. Donnell, provided the resources necessary to establish an “Anti-... > more
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| 9
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Arnulfo Rios -My Classroom, My Space
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| JPEG Image
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| Author: Arnulfo Rios (Reedley High, Fresno County)
Description: Students were asked to illustrate the disconnect between what is experienced at home and what is experienced in schools when using computers. The students wrote a 3 paragraph essay, then used Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator to create an original illustrati... > more
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| 7
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Art of Animation--Capistrano Valley High School
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Kent Baker (Capistrano Valley High, Orange County)
Description: Students tackle classic character animation challenges and create personal 30-second films.
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| 9
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Ashley Jung -My Classroom, My Space
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| JPEG Image
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| Author: Ashley Jung (Reedley High, Fresno County)
Description: I tried to illustrate how restricted our access is to the resources of the Internet due to the filtering system in our school’s computers. The left side of my picture shows a young man in a class reaching out toward cybernetic freedom but is denied that... > more
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¡Hola, Señor Bean!
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Teri Brudnak (Corona del Mar High, Orange County)
Description: Combining cross-curricular project based learning, Animation and Spanish language students worked together to write and develop scripts and storyboards which were then used to create foreign language animations. Spanish students learned about the process... > more
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| 9
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Be Involved!
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Patrick Wilson (McLane High, Fresno County)
Description: Create a PSA/Commercial for a product or cause.
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| 7
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Brittney Spring -My Classroom, My Space
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| JPEG Image
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| Author: Brittney Spring (El Diamante High, Tulare County)
Description: I used dark colors and images that show my feeling of frustration towards the school web filter that sometimes makes it nearly impossible to do anything on the internet
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C is for California
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Jo-Ann Kane (Melinda Heights Elementary, Orange County)
Description: The goal of this project is to engage the students in learning about
their state by creating a videotaped movie called C is for California. By
providing a fun and meaningful experience to share their ideas, the students
will use higher level process s... > more
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Camouflage Jones, Private Investigator
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| MPEG-4 Video
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| Author: Mathew Needleman (Saturn Street Elementary, Los Angeles County)
Description: A cross curricular production. Using the script to Camouflage Jones, students discuss animal adaptations using specific academic language.
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Campaign Commercial
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: John Hawksworth-Lutzow (Creekside Middle, Stanislaus County)
Description: Students created their own campaign commercials as a culminating project of a unit on campaign advertising techniques.
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Campaign Commercial
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: John Hawksworth-Lutzow (Creekside Middle, Stanislaus County)
Description: As a culminating project in a unit on presidential campaign commercials, students created their own commercials.
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Cheezits Commerical
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Patrick Wilson (McLane High, Fresno County)
Description: Create a PSA/Commercial for a product or cause.
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Clicking Scientists
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Mary Hasson (Van Buren Elementary, Orange County)
Description: An interactive student response system allows students to learn to clarify meanings, such as parallel and series circuit concepts, while increasing the inquiry aspect of science lessons. Student-led discussions during or following hands-on Beckman scienc... > more
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Cougar Cable Network
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Adam Keuhn (Clara J. King Elementary, Orange County)
Description: “We are sorry to interrupt you for this special news update from CCN. Let’s go live on the scene to find out what the buzz is all about!” Cougar Cable Network (CCN) will be a student run network that focuses on a technique for saying, “Yes” to ... > more
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Daniel Quiroz -My Classroom, My Space
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| JPEG Image
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| Author: Daniel Quiroz (Selma High, Fresno County)
Description: My project shows a blue-colored blackhole sucking in books and the books come out as a computer. Researching is much easier using the internet than using the library in the past.
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Digital Photodocumentation in DNA
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: John Karns (Cypress High, Orange County)
Description: Students cut DNA using restriction enzymes, run electrophoresis gels, and take digital pictures of the gels for analysis. Using a digital imaging system, students email their DNA gel pictures home for printing and further interpretation. The project all... > more
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Digital Storytelling
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Chris Eckert (Tincher Elementary, Los Angeles County)
Description: My students are integrating several types of multimedia technology: iMovie, digital film, PowerPoint, Podcasting, and ComicLife. Our project for CUE is focusing on digital story telling with senior citizens and local history/and California Missions
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Edgar Grajeda -21st Century Modern School
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| JPEG Image
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| Author: Edgar Grajeda (Selma High, Fresno County)
Description: My design shows what modern computers represent and how they help us.
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Energy Awareness
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Kirk Bundy (Newhart Middle, Orange County)
Description: Students worked in small teams to research important energy issues and produce valuable audio/video energy awareness global podcasts. The teams included Special Education, SED, ESL, RSP, regular and gifted students, evaluating the pros and cons of altern... > more
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Excellent History Adventures
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| Windows Media
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| Author: Christopher Scott (Santa Ynez Elementary, Santa Barbara County)
Description: Excellent History Adventures
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Fraction Reaction
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Rob Shepherd (L. R. Green Elementary, San Diego County)
Description: Fractions Game Show
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| 9
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From Novel to Soundtrack
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Robert Meloche (Oxford High, Orange County)
Description: Students from English and Business combined talents to create and market a movie soundtrack CD based on a core novel from the English curriculum. Based on their literary analysis, English students selected popular songs that communicated the themes, capt... > more
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Geometry All Around Us
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Stacy Bex (Newport Coast Elementary, Orange County)
Description: Students are mastering third grade standards in measurement and geometry using digital media at school and at home. More specifically, digital cameras and a video camera provide the opportunity to strengthen the school-home connection by giving students t... > more
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Global Awareness and Cultural Literacy
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Chandra Prough (Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Orange County)
Description: In this project approximately 80 third grade students from Lincoln Elementary school participated in an international electronic pen-pal exchange to get to know students in China. Once students got to know one another, they began dialogue on a blog, with ... > more
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Kaoyen Vang -My Classroom, My Space
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| Author: Kaoyen Vang (Center for Advanced Research and Technology, Fresno County)
Description: There’s two planets. The top planet being the school classroom and the bottom one being the home. There are desk, orbiting the class planet. The student in the middle is trying to reach for the sources that are available at home but is out of reach i... > more
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Karen Delgado -My Classroom, My Space
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| Author: Karen Delgado (Firebaugh High, Fresno County)
Description: A female student standing on one side of a fence, unable to get through to the computer on the other side.
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Kent State Massacre: Protest Ends in Tragedy
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Brian Curwick (Abraham Lincoln Middle, Fresno County)
Description: Taking a Stand in History: People, Events, Ideas was last year's National History Day theme. These two students used media production software to address this theme. They researched the topic of their choice and interviewed experts to tell their story. ... > more
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Manpreet Singh - My classroom, My Space
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| Author: Manpreet Singh (Reedley High, Fresno County)
Description: It was a very interesting project. It was a nice topic to choose from because in this new age with computers and so much advanced technology there is lot to do online at home and less to do at school.
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Math Power!
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Judy Nguyen (Spring View Middle, Orange County)
Description: Students will discover the power of math by applying it to real-life situations. In particular, they will research a job/career of their choice. Next, students will submit a proposal explaining how that job needs math in order to function, be efficient,... > more
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Mayra Rivera -My Classroom, My Space
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| Author: Mayra Rivera (Reedley High, Fresno County)
Description: On my project I put two computers floating in outer space. One computer is showing the “restricted” site that the school shows when a students want to go to an inappropriate website. The other computer, however, shows what you can do at home. For exam... > more
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Media Throughout the Decades
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Fabrizio Lofaro (Center for Advanced Research and Technology, Fresno County)
Description: Documentary that shows how media has influenced our society throughout the decades.
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Mission: Fuel Your Imagination
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Geoffrey Hammond (Lake View Elementary, Orange County)
Description: Using videoconference technology, students interact with Author/Artist Chris Van Allsberg and NASA scientist Jennifer Keys. The students focused on the question, How can science facts and creative writing inspire stories about space exploration?
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MTN33 Mako Television Network
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Bill Kaiser (Vista del Mar Middle, Orange County)
Description: By adding a school-wide broadcasting capability, journalism and yearbook students will expand their roles beyond writing and publishing a news-magazine and yearbook to taping.
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Multi Camera Effect
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Fabrizio Lofaro (Center for Advanced Research and Technology, Fresno County)
Description: Create the multicam effect and dialogue using one camera
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Musical Multiplication
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Leslie Montejano (Newport Coast Elementary, Orange County)
Description: Students worked in small groups to create rhymes, songs and skits for a multiplication fact family. For example, students wrote rhymes or raps for the 4’s (4x2, 4x3, 4x4, etc.). They then produced either the lyrics or script, reviewed by Ms. Montejano... > more
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My science video
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Ed Townsend (Spring View Middle, Orange County)
Description: Students are creating science videos. Includes script writing, storyboarding, shooting, and editing. Students will direct, produce, write, film, act, and edit. The content is science related. Science standards are researched, a script written then fil... > more
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Nikole Jung -My Classroom, My Space
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| Author: Nikole Jung (Reedley High, Fresno County)
Description: Trying to flee the restrictions of the computers at school, a boy leaps away from the school’s computer and into his personal computer. Most students disregard the restrictions of the computers at school and rather use the computer at home for their per... > more
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Probing Science
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Bill Madden (Brea Junior High, Orange County)
Description: This project exposed students to the use of technology in gathering and analyzing data to increase their awareness of and comfort with the technology. They also developed their ability to think, reason, solve problems and work together. Existing laborat... > more
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Regional Student Technology Showcase
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Various Teachers From Across the State (Val Verde High, Riverside County)
Description: This is an overview of the 2006 California Student Technology Showcase, with interviews with teachers and students on using technology in their classrooms.
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Rock-N-Sol
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Carol Anne McGuire (El Rancho Charter, Orange County)
Description: Rock-n-Sol is a global collaboration project involving students in 15 countries (with every continent represented!), focusing on the sun. Students learned about the sun (its layers, effects, energy and cultural stories), comparing and contrasting informa... > more
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Saturn Podcast
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| MPEG-4 Video
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| Author: Heather Jara (Emperor Elementary, Los Angeles County)
Description: An independent student project where the student researched information, saved the images, wrote the script, recorded it and enhanced the podcast by herself.
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Science and Math in 3-D
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Barbara Pieper (Los Alamitos High, Orange County)
Description: Students will explore scientific principles, processes, and theories. They will complete research on their chosen subject, and create a 3-D animation that demonstrates the subject. Possible examples would be: a) how a virus enters the human body; b) displ... > more
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Show What You Know!
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Penny Endicott (Robert C. Fisler Elementary, Orange County)
Description: First grade students demonstrate an understanding of key content standards using technology to create different presentations in various curricular areas. Students use technology on a regular basis and are becoming technology-literate based upon the perf... > more
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Snail Speed
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Mitchell de Neve (Central Elementary, San Diego County)
Description: Students visually portray the difference between classic understandings of students and modern interpretations.
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Susana Dela Cruz -My Classroom, My Space
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| Author: Susana Dela Cruz (Firebaugh High, Fresno County)
Description: "In my project, the student is trying a number of ways to get the information he needs, but is unsuccessful."
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The Education Race
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Terri Price (Central Elementary, San Diego County)
Description: Public Service Announcement
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The Key
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| Apple QuickTime
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| Author: Jim Sill (El Diamante High, Tulare County)
Description: In an effort to understand the voting process, students created commercials/PSAs that encouraged young people to vote. This was the Winner of the Comcast Youth Vote Challenge Video Contest.
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