Just what can you do with animation?

Here is the cool website with the Flash videos. If you continue to work with computer animation like scratch.mit.edu

Star Dudes

Watch the Star Dudes videos--each is a 4-5 minute animated summary of Star Wars. Really cool!

Today is Thursday!

Welcome back campers! We're looking forward to another great day at computer camp! We'll be talking about internet safety, learning about RSS Readers (and feeds), working on Dreamweaver to put together your webpage and more. It should be lots of fun!

I'd like you to complete the following tasks:

1. Check your email and email at least two other people here at camp. The subject of your email is up to you.
2. Look for some pictures on the internet that you'd like to put on your webpage. Right click on the picture, select SAVE AS and save it to your web folder that we looked at yesterday.
3. Order pizza (check out the other blog entry).
4. Download Scratch at http://scratch.mit.edu/. (Click on the link to take you to the site.)

Please remember to ask me if you have any questions or problems. I'm here to help!

Buck

Friday Fun Day!

Tomorrow is Friday Fun Day! Geek Squad is coming in to do some cool stuff! We've got t-shirts and certificates for you! We're ordering pizza for lunch and you will get to spend most of your time exploring and working on what interests you most. It's going to be great!

I'd like you to take a moment to place a pizza order. We will have cheese, pepperoni and sausage. Tell me how many slices you would like and what type of pizza. For example:

1 cheese
1 sausage

Just post on the comment to this entry. Thanks.

Buck

Install and fun site of the day

Hey guys,

Two things to do now that you're back from lunch.

1. Install audacity on your computer. Click on the link to downloada version 1.2.6 for Windows. Follow the directions. Press run.

2. Check out the fun site of the day. (hint: type in funny commands to see what the chicken will do)

Have fun!

Cool Websites

I'd like you to post a cool website that you have found. Follow these directions:

1. Name of website
2. Website Address
3. Description of Website
4. Cool Feature

For example:

1. Green Bay Packers Official Website
2. www.packers.com
3. This site tells you all sorts of information about the Green Bay Packers. Training camp schedule, game schedule, news, audio, video, pics and much more.
4. Packers Fan Poll--Asks a question and you get to provide an answer. Then check out the results.

The Machine is Us/ing Us Video

Now that you've seen this video, take a moment to answer these questions:

1. What one thing was memorable in this video? Why?
2. What do you think is one of the messages in this video? Describe.

Revving Up for Wednesday!

Welcome back to computer camp! I'm physically here today and we're going to be doing more cool stuff! Get ready for more learning and lots of fun!

Here are a few things that I'd like you to do to start Wednesday:

*Send an email to Jenny Buckley at jenbuckley@edina.k12.mn.us. Tell her what your favorite team is and why. CC it to me at jonbuckley@edina.k12.mn.us. (If you need help with any part of this task or any of the following tasks, please ask me. That's what I'm here for!)

*Find one really cool website. It can be a game website, a site about something that interests you, a video, etc. You will be sharing this website with the class so make sure it's something that others will find neat too.

*Watch the video below called Blogging in Plain English.


*Watch the video below called the Machine is Us/ing Us. Think about what it means.


We're also planning to do podcasting and webpage building today too. Remember if you have a question or need help troubleshooting something, just ask! It's going to be a great day!

Buck

Cedar Point

Which "video ride" did you like the best at Cedar Point? Why?

Kathleen's Blog

http://eccemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://kathleenf.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-is-me.html

Benji's Blog

Shimmyfur.blogspot.com

Ria's Blog

riavyasescc2008gagglenet.blogspot.com

Nichole's Blog

nicholeks.blogspot.com

Fujifire's Blog

http://eccemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://fujifire.blogspot.com/

Sarah A's Blog

www.peacesarah.blogspot.com

Katie's Blog

http://eccemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://krowca.blogspot.com

Pierce's Blog Address

pieschultzescc2008@gaggle.com

Laura's Slide Show

http://eccemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://laumorrisbloggyvideo.blogspot.com/

Eric's Blog

ericmblog.blogspot.com

Send us your blog address

Please post a comment that includes your blog address (for example my blog address is: bloggingwithmissb.blogspot.com )

Check out Miss Buckley's slide show

Hey guys, here is the slideshow I made on slide.com

Good morning!

Welcome to day 2 of Edina Summer Computer camp! Today will be full of more amazing things you can do using the internet.

We'd like to start today by having you log into your e-mail account.

Go to: gaggle.net

Username is first 3 letters of first name, entire last name, followed by escc2008. Katie--remember, you only have 200 after your name.

Password: escc2008

Log on, check your e-mail and send Miss Halvorson a note about what you liked about camp yesterday and one thing you are hoping to do this week. Miss Halvorson's e-mail is: jodhalvorson@edina.k12.mn.us

Have fun!

Great First Day!

Sounds like you had a great first day! You had an opportunity to think about technology in your life now and the future (Did You Know?) and played around with some cool things. I think you will find more cool stuff throughout the week.

I'm looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday. We'll be digging into some new things in addition to what you have been working on currently. Want to learn how to make webpages from scratch and put them up live on the internet? We're doing that on Wednesday!

Have a great day!

Buck

Did You Know Video Thoughts

I appreciated your initial thoughts on the "Did You Know?" video. I'd like you to watch the video again and think about what this video may be saying about how technology will be a part of your life now and in the future. Post a response here and then respond to someone else's response. Thanks.

Buck

Now that you've watched the video, "Did you know?" we want to hear what you think. Is this realistic? How does this change your ideas about computers and how we should be using them?

Click on the comment link to post your response.

Don't forget: only post with your first name and last initial.

Welcome to ESCC 2008!

We are so excited to kick off the 8th summer of ESCC! The cool thing about tech camp is that the technology has changed every year and so have we. This year you will have a chance to contribute to blogs, wikis, podcasts, voicethreads, etc. Our goal at ESCC is for you to have fun learning about all the cool things you can do with your computer. Have a great time!

Let's get started!