Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Anti-bullying Pink Project 2012

Pink Shirt Day 2012 - February 29

In this video, children use hurtful words that bullies would use to abuse other people verbally (using words).

February 29th, 2012 is Anti-bulling Day. Wear something pink.

Pink Shirt Day- Bullying Stops Here!

A bully is a person who habitually hurts other people physically and/or emotionally.

Bullying is a kind of bad/aggressive behaviour that can include emotional, verbal, and physical abuse.

"Pink Shirt Day began in Nova Scotia in September 2007 as 'Stand Up Against Bullying Day' when a high school student arrived at school wearing a pink shirt. A group of about 10 kids called him gay and wanted to beat him up. Two older students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, witnessed the event and the next day showed up at school with 75 pink shirts, a pink basketball and material to make pink head and arm bands to spread around the school. Within 2 days, over 400 kids were wearing pink. The bullies were made powerless." From Sir Charles Kingford- Smith Elementary newsletter.

Please show your support by wearing something pink on that day.
For more info, go to Pink Shirt Day.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Oscars 2012

If you are interested in movies, you can take a look at the 2012 Oscar winners.
Here is the list of the winners.

Oscar 2012 winners

A complete list of winners at the 84th annual Academy Awards:

Best picture: The Artist.

Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist.

Actress: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady.

Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners.

Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help.

Animated Feature: Rango

Art Direction: Hugo.

Cinematography: Hugo.

Costume Design: The Artist.

Direction: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist.

Documentary: Undefeated.

Film Editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Foreign Language: A Separation, Iran.

Make Up: The Iron Lady.

Music, original score: The Artist.

Music, original song: Man or Muppet from The Muppets.

Screenplay, adapted: The Descendants.

Screenplay, original: Midnight in Paris.

Short, animated: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.

Short, documentary: Saving Face.

Short, live action: The Shore.

Sound Editing: Hugo.

Sound Mixing: Hugo.

Visual Effects: Hugo.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Internet Guide : How to Buy Airline Tickets Online

Some students asked me to teach them how to buy airplane tickets online. I found this video on youtube. Take a look at it, and if there is more interest, I can come up with a task for the computer lab.

At the Airport: Self-Service Check-in Demo

When we went to the airport, some students wanted to learn how to use the self-service check in machines. Here is a video I found on youtube. If there is more interest, I can come up with an activity for the computer lab.