3-415 - History of Typography

3-415,
When we are typing we are entering our text using a particular font, or style of writing. But fonts aren't just fonts, they are "typography" or the art or technique of arranging type in order to make language visible.

Before computers there were typewriters and before that, handwriting. In order to make writing universally legible there needed to be typography.

Watch the video below and answer the questions as comments...

The History of Typography - Animated Short from Ben Barrett-Forrest on Vimeo.

The questions...

• What did you learn about typography?
• Do you remember any of the typography style names? Which was your favorite?
• What did you think about the style of video?
• Did you like the way the video looked and was animate?

Answer these questions in full and complete sentences as a comment below...

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2-313 - New York at speed...

Have you ever seen an entire night in a few seconds...?

5th Grade - Christmas Break - A birds eye view...

Welcome to the 5th Grade Christmas Break 2010 assignment...

The video below was captured using a model airplane and a camcorder.

New York City from trappy : TeamBlackSheep on Vimeo.

Watch the video. What do you think about the view? Have you ever seen parts of New York from that perspective? Seeing some of the sites up close, does it change your thoughts or impressions of those landmarks (Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, etc)?

Does anyone recognize the location of the start, and finish, of the flight? I know where it is, do you? Many of you might have even been there...

Posts your thoughts and reaction to the video, as well as the answers to my questions, as comments.

Have a great vacation!






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4th & 5th grades - The science of the Olympic Winter Games!

The Olympic Winter Games run during our February/Mid-winter break. They start on February 12th and go until the closing ceremony on February 28th.

Below are a few videos about how some Olympians compete in their sports.
(for more videos check out the website Science of the Olympic Winter Games)

Choose one of the videos to watch. After you watch it post a comment about what you learned. Is it a sport you might want to try? Does seeing the video make it easier to understand how the athletes do it? Has your idea of the Olympics and the athletes changed since watching the video?

These are a few questions to get you thinking. Pick a video, watch it, and post a comment on your thoughts related to what you saw, heard, and learned...

Acrobatic ski jumping:

Hockey:

The science of Snowboarding:

Figure Skating:

Watch one of the videos here, or feel free to go to the Science of the Olympic Winter Games website to check out some of the others. Make sure to post your thoughts about the video you watched when you are done.

Please respond in full and complete sentences, paragraph form - double check your work before posting your comment. Once you post your comment Mr. Casal will be notified and he will grade and approve your post. Your comment will not appear on the blog until Mr. Casal has read and approved it.

Have a great week off Watch the Olympics and have fun!

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China

3rd Graders,
I know your China project is over, and we have only watched 1/2 of the China video, but I have a few questions (answer them in full and complete sentences with proper spelling and grammar)....

1) What was the most interesting thing you learned about China?
2) What is 1 thing you would like to learn more about?
3) What 1 part of the video did you enjoy the most, and why?
4) When we finish watching the video, what is the 1 topic you would like me, Mr. Casal, to talk more about?


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