Wednesday, February 6, 2008

The Legend of Popocateptl & Iztaccihuatl

Produced by Alfredo Careaga, Narrated by Diego Villela from Carlos Grade 6 class at Cedros in Mexico

Saturday, December 15, 2007

As Life Continues!

From The Little Cashew To The Big Apple!
Zenobia Fypher

Sorry everyone,
I didn't add my link. Instead, I uploaded the entire video.
Hope you can see the link & video in TeacherTube.

Have a great holiday.
Zenobia.

History of Fashions 1950 and 1960

This presentation was created by a student as an assignment. the students selected a year and looked at the fashions during that time. They were required to create a presentation of selected styles from the year, this student choose the 50's and 60's. Hope you like it. You can leave comments in the comment section of this blog

http://www.myplick.com/view/f5ercE1gc3z

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Romantic Wishes

This is a movie that was created by one of my 11th grade students as a class project. The students were wedding planners and were required to plan a wedding for someone famous. This Julia's movie. Enjoy

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

CHRISTMAS AN AMERICAN TRADITION

THIS IS A SHORT HISTORY OF HOW CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS CAME TO BE IN THE UNITED STATES

http://www.myplick.com/view/5OlrUlEBEU7/CHRISTMAS-AMER-TRAD

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Hello,
This is a video which chronicles sights I've seen when I moved to the USA from my native country, Guyana.
The sights were like none I'd seen before, although I had travelled quite a bit. I included some narration and music in the video as I told the story digitally.
Hope you enjoy it.
Zenobia.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Chrissy digital

For my cultural aspect, I chose HipHop [note- I did not say 'rap'].
I thought it was something that has evolved into a well known form of entertainment. HipHop in its original form has four elements: DJing, MCing, Breaking and Graffiti. I tried to depict each separate using different examples.

My personal connection to HipHop is that I have been a huge fan since early elementary school.
When I was eleven, I memorized the words to Ladi Dadi and rewrote a version of the rhyme myself. I always wished I could break like my brother, but I never made it past a basic pop-lock. My little brother became a talented DJ, and I was a so-so rapper and graffiti artist. I always knew there was power in words, and writing rhymes was one of many ways to express it.
I went to every show I could, and I've seen nearly all the original rappers in concert. I had stacks of those old cassette tapes- many recorded from the radio. Later, that collection became CD's; now mp3's. I haven't listened to the radio in about 10 years, but I am constantly listening to music. HipHop is still very present and meaningful to me, though about half of what I listen to is about two decades old. I take to the modern artists who demonstrate "old school" qualities.

My husband and I are both HipHop purists, which is something we both appreciate daily. That small subsection of people is very ethnic, gender, and age specific. I just happen to not fall in on the gender line; which makes me the only female purist I know.

I have a strong sense of appreciation for the pioneers and those who followed right after them, and I truly admire the talent they share- especially because I lack it myself. Hopefully my video reflects that, and doesn't just look like a mishmash of random stuff.