We are about half-way through our second movie of the year and I am very impressed with this group of students. Since we are making a comedy this time, it can be really hard to deliver their lines in a way that will be funny, but these students have really stepped up and have turned out to be great little actors.
 
We started our new movie making club this past Tuesday and to my shock one of students handed me an outline for a movie. As it turns out, the movie is a great idea, so with a few changes we are going to do this movie.
 
For the month of September we have been working on digital photography skills in grades 3, 4 and 5. Today I have posted the winners of the portrait taking contest. Check them out by clicking the link below.
Portaits

The Movie is Done!

9/30/2010

 
Our first movie of the 2010 - 2011 school year is now done. It is called "Confidence" and you can watch it by clicking the link below.
Confidence
 
For the first time at Bethke, the students in third, fourth and fifth grades are now getting some training on how to use Flip Video cameras. We hope to improve the quality of video that our students shoot and get away from motion-sickness videos.
 

Our new movie called "Confidence" is coming along really well. We have written the script, made the storyboard and now we are shooting the movie. We have already filmed scenes two and three, and we hope to finish by the first p

 
We started broadcasting our first K-BOB shows of the new season this past Monday. We look like we have a great crew for this quarter and they are quickly learning the ropes of podcasting. Remember, I will upload all the episodes every Friday and they should be on iTunes by the next day.

Great First Day!

8/17/2010

 
I had a great time meeting all my students from last year as well as a few new faces. We had a great time as we returned to working in the computer lab and getting to know the new expectations and procedures.
 
Hey everyone, I am back in my classroom getting things all set up for another incredible year in tech class. There will be quite a few changes so be prepared to do some awesome projects this year.
See you soon.
Mr. Flick
 

The students in 2nd grade have been studing about India. Every time they learn and new idea they make a new page with Pixie and write or draw about what they have just learned. Some students have even started to add naration to their projects by using a microphone to