THS Lit 10

After recording, it’s time to edit the audio. You may not have recorded the audio in order, so the first priority is to make sure all audio is arranged properly. Also, clips can be trimmed to delete any unnecessary pauses or interruptions.
If you use music, be sure it is “podsafe.” Podsafe music is the term [...]

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 - 6:30-8:00 PM
at the Wildish Theatre in downtown Springfield
Two Lit 10B students have been nominated for their podcasts…
RJ’s podcast, My Room, has been nominated in the following categories:

Best Podcast - Documentary
Best Script
Best Editing

Chris’s work on Forest of Fear earned him two nominations:

Best Podcast - Artistic
Best Sound

Check out their podcasts here. [...]

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Those students who have already finished their silent questions shared vivid memories of childhood along with their feelings about empathy, discrimination, and other important issues that they face. Below a few notable blog entries are mentioned, definitely worth reading, each of these students receives 5 bonus points for their exceptional work:
Nikolas
Chelsea
Kaylie
Chloe
Emily
Kyle
Amanda
Roschelle
Nicole
Jessi

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Almost every student had something interesting to say about the impacts of texting on student writing… a few notable student blog entries worth reading are listed below (remember, each of these students receives 5 bonus points for being mentioned here):
Darcee
Chelsea
Samantha
Jessi
Ryan
Holly
Robbie
Jessica
Jolissa
Katie 

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Memoirs will take center stage on the list of blog entries worth reading this week. Not only were they well written, the stories were emotional, interesting, and engaging, as evidenced in group share when we were all sucked into these stories. Remember, students whose blog entries are mentioned receive 5 extra credit points!
I’d [...]

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Check out our new class wiki! Beginning today, students will work collaboratively to design, edit, and maintain a wiki based on your reading of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. You will be expected to provide information about the novel, reflections on your reading, illustrations, podcasts, and other work related to the novel [...]

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Yet again, articles about texting and its impact on student writing are in the news. I doubt this topic will go away anytime soon. Here’s a link to two recent articles, from the Pew Research Center, Writing, Technology, and Teens and from the New York Times, Informal Style of Electronic Messages is Showing [...]

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After asking you to write the blog entry about texting a few weeks ago, I noticed that the Associated Press just came out with a story about texting and its impact on student writing. Read the article, For Teen Writers, Makes Way Into Work, found on the front page of today’s Register Guard.

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As I read through your blog entries, I find myself impressed by the quality and depth of many of the responses I read. I thought I’d give a shout out to the notable blog entries of the first few weeks. A bonus for those students who write notable blog entries: 5 points extra [...]

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Interested in hearing podcasts created by Thurston High School students?
Check out the ColtCast website and click on the project, booktalks or storymaps, that you’d like to subscribe to.  These student created podcasts are now available through iTunes!

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