Angie+Evans

Angie Evans

**Cinema Studies September Technology Project : Patriotic Montage**
Students created Patriotic Montages in commemoration of the 10 year 9/11 anniversary. Remembering 9/11 wiki

**English 12 and Cinema Studies: Digital Stories (October)**
Students created Digital Children's Stories based on personal narratives that they wrote about something "special" in their lives (a special place, person, trip, pet, adventure). These were posted on our international epal site to share with children in other countries as part of our global technology partnership. media type="file" key="my personal narrative - Chris" width="300" height="300" This senior, Chris Michiels, won the VSTE multi-media award for grades 9-12 with his digital story entitled "Hoot." Chris and I were asked to present his project at the annual VSTE conference held in Roanoke, VA, December 3-6. He was recognized at the awards ceremony during the conference, and was presented with a flip-camera to use for future class projects.

**English 12, Public Speaking: Holiday Traditions (November/December)**
Students wrote, shared, blogged, and participated in a variety of assignments documenting family traditions and holiday activities for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannaka, and New Year's. Students then chose their best and favorite traditions to share with their epals using a technology format (PowerPoint).





**Cinema Studies: Top Ten Holiday Films Project (December)**
Students created a list of their top ten favorite holiday films to share with their Israeli epals. This sparked dialogue and discussion about the differences between Eastern and Western Cinema and its use and influence during the holiday "peak" movie - going season here in the states.