Kwakiutl Band Homework Club

Make your own stories with illustrations online and share

2009-09-08T00:21:00.001-07:00

Storybird - Spy Girl

Interactive Kwakwala Alphabet from School District 72

2009-06-05T12:01:00.001-07:00

First Nations Alphabet

UBCWiki Page about Potlatches

2008-12-08T13:34:00.001-08:00

UBCWiki: Potlatch

Potlatch
A potlatch is an important ceremonial event originating from the indigenous people of the NWCoast. Significant life events were marked and captured by potlatches including the naming of a newborn child, a marriage, a death, ascension of new chiefs, a graduation, opening of a new big house, and raising of totempoles. Due to the importance of these events, the celebration could last several days and were planned months and up to a year in advance

Ancient Petroglyph

2008-12-05T13:39:00.001-08:00

Ancient Petroglyph... photo - John Morris photos at pbase.com

Petroglyph in Fort Rupert Taken by John Morris.

I have not seen this before
and don't know where it is located on the beach. Do any of the Kwakiutl Students know? If not try and find it.

Peter's Seashells

2008-11-01T14:56:00.001-07:00

Peter’s Seashells

If you are looking for information on Seashells or on Seashells of BC this site is a good starting point.

Please note that this site will not allow you to copy images or content

The social organization and the secret societies of the Kwakiutl Indians - by Franz Boaz - Online Scanned copy

2008-08-12T21:24:00.001-07:00

Thought some might be able to use as a reference, or those in older grades. Early Canadiana Online - Page Image

www.firstnations.de article on the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples

2008-08-12T12:13:00.001-07:00

The collector of the majority of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts in the world's museums (including those illustrated above) was George Hunt (1854 - 1933) Hunt (K'ixitasu') was the son of an English fur trader at Fort Rupert and his Tlingit wife, Mary Ebbetts (Ansnaq), daughter of Chief Tongas from Alaska. Hunt spoke Kwakwala and he learned how to render it in phonetic writing. For most of his life, Hunt worked as an informant, translator and collector for outsiders who came to Tsaxis including Israel Powell, Jacob Adrian Jacobsen, Franz Boas and Edward Curtis.

What do you think about this article? Do you know if the article is based on fact, or if some things are based on assumption? Do you know if this article pertains to your family history and if it does how does it pertain to your family history? Don't just read what it is written, think to...

Great site with more Scratch Lessons

2008-06-24T16:41:00.001-07:00

Learn Scratch

Scratch is a program developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in coordination with the Lifelong Kindergarden Group. It is a visual, block-based, computer programming language editor.

Scratch Tutorial on Velocity

2008-06-24T16:07:00.001-07:00

Velocity makes the world go round... literally. Velocity can help things turn, twist, move, and do pretty much any other thing you can imagine! (not really). It basically just makes things move really smoothly.

Download Firefox 3 Day

2008-06-17T14:37:00.001-07:00

Come on Canada, help Mozilla and Firefox enter the Guiness book of World Records and download Firefox 3, plus so far this app is looking awesome.

Learn Scratch - More Great Scratch Tutorials

2008-05-22T16:49:00.001-07:00

learnscratch.org - DR-04: Lego Kit

DR-04: Lego Kit
This project simulates a lego construction kit, allowing the creation of sophisticated designs with a relatively simple program.

Expo Scratch Tutorials

2008-05-22T16:46:00.001-07:00

Scratch Tutorials

Students at Expo were beta testers for a new programming software called Scratch. Designed specifically for youth, it allows them to create their own stories, animations, fames, music and art.

Scratch tutorials from www.expo.spps.org

Etch a sketch on Scratch by Mark0108

2008-05-21T17:55:00.001-07:00

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Number bonds to 10 by MrShah on Scratch

2008-05-21T17:49:00.001-07:00

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Tower of Hanoi by daeheryn on Scratch

2008-05-21T17:25:00.001-07:00

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Potlatch Video

2008-05-21T14:38:00.001-07:00

Anybody know what it is?

http://www.anashinteractive.com/

2008-05-21T14:27:00.001-07:00

~ Anash Interactive ~

This is an awesome Site, I love the entrance page. The site relies heavily on flash, but it is an awesome place to interact with Tlingit Culture. Also, you get to drag and drop to creat comic books and resize, how awesome is that?

Supera Mario - Turtle thingy trick

2008-05-20T13:41:00.001-07:00

Not that this has anything to do with Homework Club, but I was playing this a month ago, and couldn't do the jumping on the turtle thing anymore and it was driving me up the wall. I could do that with no problem when I was a kid though. Anyways here is a video of somebody doing the turtle trick over and over again.

Discovery Channel: I love the world

2008-05-20T13:16:00.001-07:00

Sight Words

2008-05-18T11:47:00.001-07:00

Sight Words With Samson
An interactive sight for learning sight words.

Build Your Wild Self

2008-05-18T00:38:00.001-07:00

Build your Wild Self Go on, go make yourself with some animal features :)

Scratch Tutorial - Fish Eating Game

2008-05-15T16:36:00.001-07:00

This is a nifty tutorial that will be useful for teaching students how to create a game.
Fish!

Scratch Programming Handbook home sitemap links
Fish !

Fish! is a simple game that can be built quickly by a novice scratch programmer. The main character is a shark which is controlled by the mouse and wanders around the screen eating fish. Yellow fish taste nice but eating a red fish will give the shark indigestion.

The basic principles behind of this type of game can be used to make many different games simply by changing the background and the graphics on the sprites. A game set in space with a rocket chasing astronauts and aliens would be simple to create using fish! as a base.

Sophie Tutorial

2008-05-13T15:16:00.001-07:00

First Voices Kids Site - Kwakwala Words and Phrases

2008-05-08T15:14:00.000-07:00

First Voices offers a Kids Site that will give you the English word and Kwakwala pronunciation and Spelling of single words and phrases. This is an awesome resource and I use it with a three year old who pronounces the words better than I do.

Periodic Table - Scratch

2008-05-08T15:02:00.000-07:00

The song is catchy :)
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Stop the Invasion - Scratch

2008-05-07T17:53:00.000-07:00

Not to drive people nuts with all this Scratch, but I love it and am posting things that I think my students would like. Or rather, that I want them to play!
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Scratch Orages

2008-05-07T16:32:00.000-07:00

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Scratch Pong Game

2008-05-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

This is the pong game that I made using scratch. I'm going to write a tutorial and get the students to make their own game.
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Drawdio

2008-05-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

I think this is neat, but it really would drive me up a wall. But it is so cool!

Computer Clubhouse

2008-05-07T15:05:00.001-07:00

Computer Clubhouse

The Computer Clubhouse provides a creative and safe after-school learning environment where young people from under-served communities work with adult mentors to explore their own ideas, develop skills, and build confidence in themselves through the use of technology.

From the folks at the Lifelong Kindergarten Project.

I'm not sure why but there are numerous countries listed, and none of them are in Canada. Sad as I would really enjoy seeing a project like this somewhere close by

Scratch

2008-05-06T14:53:00.001-07:00

I took a computer training course (week long) offered by UVIC and IBM last week, the instructors were very nice, very smart, and really just awesome. One of the instuctors, Sarah, showed me a program called Scratch.

There are two reasons I really enjoyed this program. Firstly, I found that it a good introduction to programming, and makes the processes that one goes through while programming easier to understand. I find the visuals aid in learning, and the program itself is very interactive. Secondly, I work with students and I am rather excited to show them this program. I think they will love it, and am hoping that it will get a few of them hooked and that they may find something they might want to consider going into after highschool (ie a computer science program).

Currently, I am going to write a short tutorial on how to develop a pong game and then I plan on sharing it with the kids at work first, and then the students at FRES.

I am hoping that after they develop their own pong games that they will go on to develop different games and projects with scratch.

Evolution Explained with Scratch

2008-05-06T14:42:00.001-07:00

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Youtube - Kwakiutl Clip

2008-04-21T14:17:00.004-07:00

I thought this was interesting, can you find someone to tell you more about it??

Wagalus School

2008-04-21T13:58:00.000-07:00

The Wagalus School Blog is new now and you can view it by visiting the Wagalus School Home Page.

raven myth, can you find anymore online

2008-03-08T00:07:00.001-08:00

Wakiash and the First Totem Pole (Kwakiutl Legend) -Native American Indian Tribes - Over 2,000 articles on native american indians, their culture & traditions.

he totem poles of Northwest Coast tribes were actually family crests rather than religious icons, denoting the owner's legendary descent from an animal such as the bear, raven, wolf, salmon, or killer whale.

Coming into a village, a stranger would first look for a house with a totem pole of his own clan animal. Its owner was sure to receive him as a friend and offer him food and shelter.

"Totem poles also preserved ancient customs by making sure that in every region within visiting distance of others the old stories were repeated, and the old beliefs about the spirits, the origin of fire and other myths, were basically the same despite linguistic differences between main tribal groups."1

*Wakiash was a chief named after the river Wakiash because he was openhanded and flowing with gifts, even as the river flowed with fish.

It happened once that the whole tribe was having a dance. Wakiash had never created a dance of his own, and he was unhappy because all the other chiefs had fine dances.

So he thought: "I will go up into the mountains to fast, and perhaps a dance will come to me."

Wakiash made himself ready and went to the mountains, where he stayed, fasting and bathing, for four days. Early in the morning of the fourth day, he grew so weary that he lay upon his back and fell asleep. Then he felt something on his breast and woke up to see a little green frog.

"Lie still," the frog said, "because you are on the back of a raven who is going to fly you and me around the world. Then you can see what you want and take it."

The raven began to beat its wings, and they flew for four days, during which Wakiash saw many things. When they were on their way back, he spotted a house with a beautiful totem pole in the front and heard the sound of singing inside the house.

Thinking that these were fine things, he wished he could take them home.

The frog, who knew his thoughts, told the raven to stop. As the bird coasted to the ground, the frog advised the chief to hide behind the door of the house.

"Stay there until they begin to dance," the frog said. "Then leap out into the room.

"The people tried to begin a dance but could do nothing--neither dance nor sing.

One of them said, "Something's the matter; there must be something near us that makes us feel like this."

And the chief said, "Let one of us who can run faster than the flames of the fire rush around the house and find what it is.

"So the little mouse said that she would go, for she could creep anywhere, even into a box, and if anyone were hiding she would find him.

The mouse had taken off her mouse-skin clothes and was presently appearing in the form of a woman. Indeed, all the people in the house were animals who looked like humans because they had taken off their animal-skin clothes to dance.

When the mouse ran out, Wakiash caught her and said, "Ha, my friend, I have a gift for you." And he gave her a piece of mountain-goat's fat.

The mouse was so pleased with Wakiash that she began talking to him. "What do you want?" she asked eventually.

Wakiash said that he wanted the totem pole, the house, and the dances and songs that belonged to them.

The mouse said, "Stay here; wait till I come again. "

Wakiash stayed, and the mouse went in and told the dancers, "I've been everywhere to see if there's a man around, but I couldn't find anybody."

And the chief who looked like a man, but was really a beaver, said, "Let's try again to dance."

They tried three times but couldn't do anything, and each time they sent the mouse to search. But each time the mouse only chatted with Wakiash and returned to report that no one was there.

The third time she was sent out, she said to him, "Get ready, and when they begin to dance,leap into the room. "Then the mouse told the animals again that no one was there, and they began to dance.

Wakiash sprang in, and at once they all dropped their heads in shame, because a man had seen them looking like men, whereas they were really animals.

The dancers stood silent until at last the mouse said: "Let's not waste time; let's ask our friend what he wants. "

So they all lifted up their heads, and the chief asked the man what he wanted.

Wakiash thought he would like to have the dance, because he had never had one of his own. Also, he thought, he would like to have the house and the totem pole that he had seen outside.

Though the man did not speak, the mouse divined his thoughts and told the dancers.

And the chief said, "Let our friend sit down. We'll show him how we dance, and he can pick out whatever dance he wants. "

So they began to dance, and when they had ended, the chief asked Wakiash what kind of dance he would like. The dancers had been using all sorts of masks.

Most of all Wakiash wanted the Echo mask and the mask of the Little Man who goes about the house talking, and talking, and trying to quarrel with others.

Waskiash only formed his wishes in his mind; the mouse told them to the chief.

So the animals taught Wakiash all their dances, and the chief told him that he might take as many dances and masks as he wished, as well as the house and the totem pole.

The beaver-chief promised Waskiash that things would all go with him when he returned home, and that he could use them all in one dance.

The chief also gave him for his own the name of the totem pole, Kalakuyuwish, meaning sky pole, because the pole was so tall.

The chief took the house and folded it up like a little bundle. He put it into the headdress of one of the dancers and gave it to Wakiash, saying, "When you reach home, throw down this bundle. The house will become as it was when you first saw it, and they you can begin to give a dance."

Wakiash went back to the raven, and the raven flew away with him toward the mountain from which they had set out.

Before they arrived, Wakiash fell asleep, and when he awoke, the raven and the frog were gone and he was alone. It was night by the time Wakiash arrived home.

He threw down the bundle that was in the headdress, and there was the house with its totem pole! The whale painted on the house was blowing, the animals carved on the totem pole were making their noises, and all the masks inside the house were crying aloud.

At once Wakiash's people woke up and came out to see what was happening, and Wakiash found that instead of four days, he had been away for four years.

They all went into the new house, and Wakiash began to make a dance.

Then the Echo came, and whoever made a noise, the Echo made the same by changing the mouthpieces of its mask.

When they had finished dancing, the house was gone; it went back to the animals. And all the chiefs were ashamed because Wakiash now had the best dance.

Wakiash made a house and masks and a totem pole out of wood, and when the totem pole was finished, the people composed a song for it. This pole was the first the tribe had ever had.

The animals had named it Kalakuyuwish, "the pole that holds up the sky," and they said it made a creaking noise because the sky was so heavy. And Wakiash took for his own the name of the totem pole, Kalakuyuwish.

SOURCE: 1-Based on a version reported by Natalie Curtis in The Indian's Book, 1997. *Cottie Burland, North American Indian Mythology, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1965, p. 31.

Fort Rupert Elementary School Bookfair and Cocoa House

2008-02-27T13:12:00.001-08:00

Fort Rupert Elementary School is hosting their annual bookfair (today and tomorrow), as well as their annual Cocoa House which has lots of fun activities for the entire family. If you live in the area, support your community by stopping by tomorrow evening. For more information phone (250)949-6518.

Atheism

2008-01-24T16:15:00.001-08:00

Top 15 quotes by famous Atheists

13. The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church. — Ferdinand Magell

Okay now having posted this I'm posting it solely because students do learn about Atheism in school and I thought the quotes of interest. I am not pushing Atheism on anybody, just as I would not push religion on anybody.

This has a good video slideshow also.

2008-01-16T12:58:00.001-08:00

14 educational games to teach your kids about business

Math fun

2008-01-15T12:39:00.001-08:00

Algebraic Surfaces

Ning

2008-01-10T17:52:00.001-08:00

ning.com

mostlymommies.com

2008-01-09T16:17:00.001-08:00

mostlymommies.com provides additional links to toddler games.

Little Kids' Games Online

2008-01-09T16:12:00.001-08:00

Visit Little Kids' Games Online and browse the links for games for your toddler.

Fisherprice Games

2008-01-09T16:09:00.001-08:00

Fisherprice games for infants, toddlers and preschool children.

Children's Books

2008-01-07T14:25:00.001-08:00

International Children's Digital Library has books for children aged three to nine. As the books have different licensing they also have different readers and system requirements, apart from these specifications the site is quite nifty and cute. Good for home reading.

Grammar Bytes

2007-12-20T15:41:00.001-08:00

Try these grammar excersize at Grammar Bytes.

This is fun, and you can even download and print out handounts that accompany the interactive exercises.

via k12hotlinks

Gradefix

2007-12-20T15:27:00.001-08:00

Gradefix

A homework management system. "Frantically trying to keep on top of homework is a waste of time. Instead of spending time trying to figure out what homework to do, let Gradefix do the organizing for you. Simply add your homework tasks and Gradefix will work them into your schedule."

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Shoolr: Awesomeness!

2007-12-20T15:14:00.001-08:00

Need to do a Google, Wikepedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronym, Urban Dictionary, Encyclopedia, or Book Summary search? Do you need to use a Citation Builder, Text Translator (language) or Unit Converter. Well you can find all of these in one site at shoolr

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PDF pad

2007-12-20T14:58:00.001-08:00

What is PDF Pad?

PDF Pad is a comprehensive online destination where you can download and print the high quality documents you need for work, school and play, free of charge or registration hassles.

You can use make use of the documents in these categories:

Calendars
Flags
Graph Paper
Smith Chart
Staff Paper
Storybooks
Sudoko

This will be useful when I need Graph Paper, if only I remember it!

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Kwakiutl

2007-12-19T17:58:00.001-08:00

Kwakiutl Tales by Franz Boas:

This is a collection of myths and folklore from the Kwakiutl Native Americans of British Columbia, Canada. They originally resided on the northern end of Vancouver Island and the adjacent coast. The texts were collected and translated by Franz Boas, who was one of the founders of modern anthropology and linguistics. These stories are much more satisfying for the Western reader than many unfiltered Native American texts, with rich characterizations, earthy humor, spooky supernatural settings, and, for once, actual beginnings, middles and ends. It is obvious that the Kwakuitl were accomplished story tellers.

If your looking for a "Kwakiutl legend/myth" this is a good place to start.

stockvault.net

2007-12-18T15:40:00.001-08:00

Need free images for a school project look at free stock images at stockvault.net. I like this one:

Moveable type

2007-12-15T01:41:00.001-08:00

Moveable type is now open source. The program "...goal has always been to create the best blogging platform in the world and to put that power in the hands of as many people as possible. And we want to honor a tradition of openness that Movable Type has embodied for over six years..." I am going to download this soon, very very soon.

The Alphabetizer

2007-12-15T01:26:00.001-08:00

Sort any list quickly without starting excel. Strip html from lists, remove duplicates, ignore indefinite characters like "a" or "an" and more. The Alphabetizer

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Adobe Flex 4 free

2007-12-14T21:43:00.001-08:00

Adobe is offering Flex Builder for free... to students, and faculty, here are the details:

Can students and faculty get Flex Builder for free?
Yes. Starting on Nov. 1, 2007, Adobe is making Flex Builder 2 with Charting free for qualified students and faculty. Students and faculty will be able to get serial numbers to activate downloadable trial versions by registering on the Flex Registration site which can be accessed through a link on the Adobe Developer Connection. During registration, you will be prompted to upload a copy of your student or faculty ID or you can upload a letter on institutional letterhead proving your current affiliation with an educational institution. Once validated, you will be emailed a free educational serial number for Flex Builder 2 with Charting. It may take up to two weeks after the request for you to receive the serial numbers.

What students and faculty are eligible to get Flex Builder for free?
The offer is open to all students and faculty at educational institutions who are:
* Full or part time students enrolled at higher education institutions defined as accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior or vocational college) that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time study
* Full or part time faculty employed by accredited K-12 and higher education institutions
* Students enrolled in grades K-12 at an accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instruction
This offer is not available to staff employed by accredited K-12 and higher education institutions.

To download the program visit adobe.com

Seal Petroglyph

2007-12-14T20:42:00.001-08:00

This is a petroglyph of a seal, the photo can be seen at Kekilen's Deviantart account

Edward Curtis "Dressing Up"

2007-12-05T19:31:00.000-08:00

Kwakwala is the language of the Kwakiutl and the Kwakwak.....

2007-12-05T18:57:00.001-08:00

I'm not purposely being politically incorrect by not spelling the remainder of the last word in the title, it is just I can never sort how to spell Kwakwakwewak. But if for some reason you want to know how to say hello in Kwakwala visit <http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/5030_e.html">Indian and Northern Affairs Canada</a>.

AboutDiscipline.com

2007-11-22T14:20:00.001-08:00

Punishments and Rewards Failings

The following excerpt at the website above is from the book Discipline Without Stress, by Marvin Marshall.

"INTERNAL APPROACHES

If an approach is used where people are motivated to be responsible--where internal rather than external motivation is at work--then obedience becomes a natural by-product.

Accepting responsibility is the surest and quickest way to change behavior. Such was the case as described in a Newsweek story (January 21, 2002, pages 42-44).

A student had been constantly clowning around and misbehaving in an English class. He was sent to the office. The meted out consequence was to go back to the teacher after class and apologize. He approached Ms. Vines and said, "I'm sorry I disrupted your class." She accepted the apology. To Robert, the simple act of fessing up, standing accountable for his wrongs, struck a chord with him. He said it made him feel like a man. He started acting like one.

Robert's case is not uncommon. The key is to lead students to accept responsibility. This is accomplished by using a noncoercive approach to discipline.

That is the strategy used in The Raise Responsibility System--a powerful and exciting proactive program that raises individual and social responsibility and promotes motivation for learning. The program is used across the entire teaching spectrum--from small childcare centers to large high schools and from rural schools in Texas to urban schools in New York City. The strategy also can be used in any home or youth setting."

I've enjoyed what I have scanned quickly from the book, and quite agree with his takes on responsibility.

Sparknotes

2007-11-15T17:54:00.001-08:00

Sparknotes

Sparknotes offers free online study guides.

Vectormagic

2007-11-15T17:29:00.001-08:00

Online tool for converting bitmap images to vector art.

Now if I can use something like this instead of doing the conversion myself, then I'm all for it.

bibme

2007-11-15T17:22:00.001-08:00

Need to make a bibliography, try using bibme. bibme is an online app that will output bibliographic information in several different formats. It is free wit registration.

LitSum

2007-11-15T17:18:00.001-08:00

LitSum offers free book summaries or book notes. Don't have access to Coles notes at home, try Litsum.

Buzzword

2007-11-15T16:12:00.001-08:00

buzzword is Adobes recently purchased, flash based, word processor. It is amazingly simply, and should be good for students who do assignments at school, home, and study centres whom do not have access to a flash drive, are working on incompatible platforms or programs.

Simple up your work routine and use an online word processor... It's amazingly cheaper and simpler than Word. But heh, I use indesign for just about everything now and word is pretty much just taking up space on my computer at home and at work. (Except of course that the students are very fond of Word... Students, use an online word processor, it'll save me the time of explaining how to email your assignment to yourself and you won't have that scary feeling like I'm working on a Mac with Word, is it going to work on my windows machine at school with god knows what version of widows or word? Unless of course you are forced to use Word, that you can't do much about.)

File Sharing

2007-11-15T16:01:00.001-08:00

Register and store files up to 100mb online with others for free. It is simple, easy to use, and you have the option of having the files password protected. All you do is send the url to the person you would like to share the file/files with, and voila your done.

Technorati Tags: drop.io, file sharing

What should I read next

2007-11-15T15:53:00.001-08:00

What should I read next?

Enter a book and the site will make a recommendation on what you should read next based on a database of readers' favourite books (32 000+).

Visuwords graphical online dictionary

2007-11-15T15:48:00.001-08:00

Here is the description for this online dictionary from Visuwords:

Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.

Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node to expand the tree. Click and drag the background to pan around and use the mouse wheel to zoom. Hover over nodes to see the definition and click and drag individual nodes to move them around to help clarify connections.

DonorsChoose.org

2007-11-15T14:36:00.001-08:00

DonorsChoose

is a site devoted to providing students in need with resources that public schools may be lacking in. It is a non-profit site where teachers submit project proposals for materials/experiences their students need to learn. When Citizen Philanthropists fund projects (donations made by everyday people) these projects can become a reality. This site is American based, and does not extend to Canada, but if anyone knows if there is an equivalent site on this side of the border please leave a comment.

Famundo

2007-10-25T17:39:00.000-07:00

Famundo is for families and schools. Families have have access to a family calender, address book, message board and a family library. Organizations such as schools can simplify your scheduling processes, keep information private, simplify the communication process, and reduce IT and hardware costs. Both families and schools can try Famundo for free, use free accounts or upgrade their account. To try Famundo visit their website

Homework Club T-shirts

2007-10-25T16:50:00.000-07:00

Kwakiutl Band Homework Club now has their own t-shirts for sale. This is the original image:

and this is an example of shirts
To see more please visit
homework club's online store. We would appreciate any support that is given.

5 Year Olds and Computers

2007-10-23T14:08:00.000-07:00

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Language translation

2007-10-23T14:06:00.001-07:00

From Lifehacker:

The web makes it possible to search for documents written in every conceivable language, but what if you don't actually know the language you find that special somethin' written in? No worries—there are plenty of online translation services that can give you anything from just a good idea to a complete translation of what you're looking at.

Disclaimer: None of the following language translation services can substitute for a real live human translator."

To read the rest of the article please go to Get Lost in Translation by Wendy Boswell. She gives a great list of tools that can be used for language translation.

Medical Gross Anatomy

2007-10-11T15:46:00.000-07:00

Learning about anatomy check out Medical Gross Anatomy Learning Resources by The University of Michigan Medical School.

Online Art

2007-10-11T15:40:00.000-07:00

The Yale University Art Gallery
has an online collection, information about what art is, and further information.

Divine Comedy

2007-10-11T15:34:00.000-07:00

For a look into Dante's Divine Comedy, though I don't know many secondary students that will have read this it might be of interest to College students,
go to Danteworlds. This site is by The University of Texas at Austin.

Cougar Sighting

2007-10-01T16:16:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder to the students from Fort Rupert or anybody that happens to be visiting Fort Rupert that there was a cougar sighted twice yesterday and one killed last week by the conservation officer. Yesterday the cougar (the one that was not killed) was seen near Fort Rupert General Store (Larry Hunt's Store) and Mable and Pete Knox's house. Use caution when walking or outside. There have also been numerous bears in the village, therefore use your common sense when out and about.

The Fro by Rejean

2007-10-01T15:41:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time there was a boy named Rezy. Rezy was 5'5" and he had lots of friends and he had a Fro. Everyone either liked his Fro or hated it. One day he went to school and he was in Science. He was working with some chemicals when he spilled some in his hair. Within two minutes his Fro fell off and started eating everything. It ate his lunch and everything Rezy had. Then soon it started eating people So Rezy called in the army and Rezy's Fro ate the army. So Rezy told the Fro that he loved him ant the Fro went back on his head. They lived happily ever after.

Another online app for learning a second (or third etc) language

2007-10-01T13:49:00.000-07:00

LiveMocha Beta

The Social way to learn a language. This is another site geared towards learning a second language

Utah Education Network

2007-09-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

Great Flash interactives in the following age groups with categories:

K-2 Student Interactives @ the Utah Education Network

ABC's, Reading, Listening, , Words, Art & Music, My World, Math, Brain Games, Health, Just for Fun, and Tumbletown Tales

3-6 Interactives @ the Utah Education Network

Language Arts, Math, Health, Art & Music, , Science, Technology, and Brainteasers

7-12 Interactives @ the Utah Education Network

Science, Health, Technology, The Arts, Language Arts, Brain Games, , and Social Studies.

Flower Maker Beta

2007-09-24T16:02:00.001-07:00

This post is more artsy than book wise. To take a break and doing something artistic visit Flowes @ zefrank.com and create some flowers to show on their site.

Mango Beta

2007-09-24T15:17:00.000-07:00

Mango beta has been launched. It is a free Enterprise language learning course available on the internet. Mango has released 11 different courses in its beta version, and each course has 100 different lessons.

I took a look at this site and really enjoyed what I saw of it. I think that Mango is a promising site, stop by and see if you like it too.

New Schedule

2007-09-21T01:43:00.000-07:00

Homework Club has a new schedule this year. We've had to change hours to better accommodate all of our students. Click here to view the schedule.

PHSS Calender

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2007-2008 Calendar Of Events

Port Hardy Secondary School

2007-2008 Calendar Of Events

September

4 .................... School Opens Between 10:30 and 12:30

5 .................... First Regular Day of Classes

11 ................... PAC Meeting at 7:30 – (Second Thursday of each month)

14 ................... Last Day for Student Timetable Changes

14 ................... Amnesty Day for Text and Library Returns

17 ................... In-service Day

28 ................... School Photos

October

4 .................... Meet the Staff Evening – 6:00 to 7:30

8 .................... Thanksgiving Day

12 ................... Interim Reports- Term One

15 ................... Post-Secondary School Visits – 7:00 to 9:00 pm

19 ................... Provincial Professional Development Day

November

9 .................... School Photo Retakes

9 .................... End of Term One

12 ................... Remembrance Day

13 ................... Grade 8 Rotation Change

13 ................... Term Two Begins

16 ................... Formal Reports Mailed Home

19 ................... Implementation Day

22 ................... Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews – 7:00 to 8:30 in the Gym

December

14 ................... Interim Reports-Term Two

24 to January 4, 2008 ... Christmas Vacation

January

7 .................... Classes Resume

18 ................... School Based Pro-D Day

25 ................... Last Day of Classes

28/29/30 ............. In Class Exams – schedule to be announced

28 ................... Provincial Exams English 12 from 9:00 – 11:00

28 ................... Provincial Exams Math 10 from 1:00 – 3:00

29 ................... Provincial Exams English 10 from 9:00 – 11:00

29 ................... Provincial Exams French 12 from 9:00 – 11:00

29 ................... Provincial Exams Communications 12 from 9:00 – 11:00

29 ................... Provincial Exams Social Studies 11 from 1:00 – 3:00

29 ................... Provincial Exams History 12 from 1:00 – 3:00

30 ................... Provincial Exams Science 10 from 9:00 – 11:00

30 ................... Provincial Exams Principles of Mathematics 12 from 1:00 – 3:00

31 ................... Provincial Exams Biology 12 from 9:00-11:00

31 ................... Provincial Exams Physics 12 from 1:00-3:00

31 ................... Provincial Exams BC First Nations Studies 12 from 1:00-3:00

February

1………………………………Provincial Exams Geography 12 from 9:00-11:00

1 ............................................... End of Semester One/Term 2

4 ............................................... First Day of Classes Semester Two Begins

4 ............................................... Grade 8 Rotation Change

4 ............................................... Term Three Begins

8 ............................................... Semester One Reports Mailed Home

11-12 ....................................... Grad Photos

15 ............................................. Semester One School Awards sent home

14 ............................................. Last Day for Student Timetable Changes

15 ............................................. District Professional Development/ In-service Day

March

7………………………………Interim Reports – Term Three

17-25 ....................................... Spring Break/Easter Break

26 ......................................... Classes resume

April

11 .............................................. End of Term Three

14 .............................................. Term Four Begin

14 .............................................. Grade 8 Rotation Change

18 .............................................. Formal Reports Mailed Home

24 ..................................... Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews – 7:00 to 8:30 in the Gym

May

9 ...............................................School Based Professional Development Day

19 .............................................Victoria Day

23 .............................................Interim Reports- Term Four

June

14 ............................................. Graduation Day

19 ............................................. Year End Awards Ceremony

18 .............................................Last Day of Classes -Term Four Ends

19/20 ........................................ In Class Exams – schedule to be announced

19 .............................................Provincial Exams English 10 from 9:00 – 11:00

19 ................................. Provincial Exams BC First Nations Studies 12 from 9:00 – 11:00

19 ............................................. Provincial Exams English 12 from 1:00 – 3:00

20 ..............................................Provincial Exams Communications 12 from 1:00 – 3:00

23 ..............................................Provincial Exams Social Studies 11 from 9:00 – 11:00

23 ................................. Provincial Exams Principles of Mathematics 12 from 1:00 – 3:00

24 ..............................................Provincial Exams Math 10 from 9:00 – 11:00

24 ..............................................Provincial Exams Biology 12 from 1:00 – 3:00

25 ..............................................Provincial Exams Science 10 from 9:00 – 11:00

26 ..............................................Provincial Exams French 12 from 9:00 – 11:00

26 ..............................................Provincial Exams Physics 12 from 1:00 – 3:00

27 .............................................. Provincial Exams History 12 from 9:00 – 11:00

27 ...............................................Schools Close

30 ...............................................Semester Two Reports Mailed Home

boo's slug

2007-06-25T17:14:00.000-07:00

Quote

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By Collette, "The big rocks are the mountains and the little rocks are their babies."

Cameron's Picture

2007-06-12T15:36:00.000-07:00

A picture Cameron made of a fire breathing dragon and stick men at war

Gonzo Canon

2007-06-05T15:01:00.000-07:00

Make gonzo fly

Pinguin Game

2007-06-05T14:29:00.000-07:00

Try to shoot the pinguins in this game good for hand eye coordination, if you don't mind pretending to shoot animated pinguins.

Puzzle game

2007-06-05T14:21:00.000-07:00

Laser puzzle

Laser Puzzle game with numerous levels, password upon completion of each level. I think I know some kids who will like this.

Selina's Naslan Poster

2007-06-05T14:19:00.000-07:00

This picture was done by a girl that attended here a couple of years ago. She is a hockey fan, as some of you will guess by her drawing.

Differences

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Find the difference

In this game you have to find five differences between two images. It is fun and good for developing minds as well as those who just want to be distracted or simply "just because."

Flash Games

2007-06-05T13:48:00.000-07:00

Orisinal

There are 60 cute flash games here, and while I say cute some of them are harder then they appear. These are definitely something I would like the kids here to try.

Tom and Jerry

2007-06-05T13:31:00.000-07:00

tom and jerry

This is a Tom and Jerry Game that I would like one of my students to try, I simply cannot do this, and I would like to see one of them solve this game.

The Mean Starfish

2007-05-31T16:38:00.000-07:00

by John

this picture comes from deviantart.com

Once upon a time there was a starfish, his name was Bob. He was a very mean star fish. Whenever another sea creature came by he would call them a name like the one octopus who went by everyday. He would say "Watch out Octo Boy or one day I'll take your tentacles off and sell them to a human and make chop suwee or other things." But one day a diver came and took Bob while he was bugging the octopus. But the Octopus jumped on the diver and saved the starfish and the starfish lived happily ever after.

Differnces and Memory - Early Math

2007-05-30T17:34:00.000-07:00

Whak-a-differnce is good for helping youngsters recognize differences.

Memory is good for beginning memory skills

Mikey Mouse

2007-05-29T14:38:00.000-07:00

The kids enjoy skateboarding. One of their names is Mikey, this picture was titled "Mikey Mouse".

Homework Club Schedule

2007-05-28T18:03:00.000-07:00

The sessions that are in school are in brackets, everything else is at the studycentre.

Alex's Flower

2007-05-28T14:28:00.000-07:00

Flower that one of the students made about a year ago.

Money - Coins

2007-05-27T14:17:00.000-07:00

Money Worksheets from Home Education Resources

This sites offers free printable money worksheets.

algebrahelp.com

2007-05-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

Algebra Worksheets

from algebrahelp.com. Online worksheets with everything from basic algebra to advanced algebra.

Sample Problem:
5u2 + -11uv + 6v2
Solution: (5u - 6v)(u - v)

This site is useful in that it will give you a step by step walk through of the answer to the question you are working on if you are really stuck.

There is also a section of the site that has lessons.

Fairytales

2007-05-27T05:10:00.000-07:00

Thumbalina

Fairy Tales Collection.com

This site is extensive and awesome! Fairytales from:
Hans Christian Anderson
Mark Twain
The Grimm Brothers
Frank Baum
Joel Chandler Harris
Aesop
Myths and Legend - Norse Mythos, Authurian Legends
Around The World - Asian Origin, American Indian, Indian
Miscellaneous Authors

Free Dictionary/encyclopedia

2007-05-27T05:01:00.000-07:00

the free dictionary

With everything from Article of the day, In the News, This day in History, to hangman, spelling bee, and horoscopes. You can now fully customize your own homepage.