June 17

The SAN Script – Wednesday, June 17


On April 22, 2015 Chile’s Calbuco Volacno erupted for the first time in four decades. On hand to document the event was Timestorm Films who recount the experience:
“We spent the prior couple of days on the neighboring volcano Osorno (~20km linear distance) shooting timelapses. After an amazing night under the nightsky we took the cable car downwards after a delay caused by repairs. Already late we headed south to catch the ferry on Routa 7 down to Patagonia. After 10 min on the ferry we noticed a massive, almost nuclear looking cloud boiling upwards just where we left a few hours ago.

Frenetically looking for a good outlook we then rushed to the only non-forested place to get a decent view of the show. We quickly put every bit of camera-equipment we could find on the constantly growing mushroom-cloud. We shot timelapses in 8K and 4K with a Pentax 645Z and Canon 6D. On the A7s we shot 4K video to the Shogun. We filled almost all of our memory cards in the prior night so I had to do backups while shooting all this stuff.

This was for sure the most incredible show I’ve ever seen. I think this is a once in a lifetime event and I am so happy that we were able to capture it in all its glory.”

from Twisted Sifter

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.
-African Proverb

St. Anthony Today

Wednesday Session for the GREEN Club and Mrs. Manzoli

Teresa at OECTA Personnel Committee Meeting

Ryan away – Ellen in

Depaving starts today with the cutting of the asphalt – 4:30 PM

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200 Free Educational Documentaries for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Looking for some interesting free documentaries to use in your class or probably use for your own professional and intellectual growth? This list from Open Culture has you covered. It features around 200 free documentaries spanning a wide range of topics from history to arts and science. All of these documentaries are provided with a short description about their content together with a link to the page  where you can watch them and read more about the contextual information surrounding the topic they cover. It will take you awhile to sift through the entire list but we are pretty sure you will come out with some good documentaries to share with your class.

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Here are some examples of documentaries that stood out to us from the list. Check out the full list fromthis page.1- Einstein’s Brain – Free – A strange documentary that follows Japanese scholar Kenji Sugimoto’s quest to find Einstein’s brain. (1994)

2- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Man Of Peace In A Time Of War – Free – Documentary examining the life of MLK Jr. includes rarely seen footage.

3- The Distortion of Sound – Free – A documentary about the decline of sound quality and how technology has changed the way we listen to music. Features numerous musicians. (2014)

4- The Mystery of Picasso – Free – Pablo Picasso’s art emerges in front of our eyes in this remarkable film by the French master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot. (1956)

5- The Story of the Guitar – Free – A three part documentary reveals how the guitar came to “dominate the soundtrack of our lives.” (2008)

6- What is Reality? – Free – Physicists give us a taste of reality in a world where nothing is as it appears. (2011)

7- Why We Fight – Free – A seven part series of WWII propaganda films directed by Frank Capra. (1943)

You can also check this page from Wikipedia where you can find more documentary films about education.
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Posted June 17, 2015 by mcguirp in category SAN Today

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