The Diversity Fair was well represented by song and art work from Hardin County. I'm always amazed by the creativity and talent that some of our students possess and I was certainly not disappointed last evening. The event was well attended for the first Fair, but I do anticipate the event to grow in popularity in the coming years with more displays, performances, and attendees.
Ta-Da! Here is the result of our Cultural Diversity Puzzle which was displayed at the first annual Cultural Diversity Fair. Before the actual event, I knew I liked the results of our colorful, multi-cultural images and so did the students. When an 8th grade boy walks in, stops to look at the work, and then exclaims, "This is awesome!"...you know it's a winner. Other common responses were "Cool", "I like it" and "This is neat!" Several students studied the work to find their "piece of the puzzle" often commenting that they did not see their particular piece. My response was, "Trust me, it's there!" It wasn't long before they or a friend found the "missing piece". By the way, the quote accompanying the puzzle is from one of my 8th grade students. I asked the class to come up with a phrase for the display and I think Gareth's is most appropriate. Good job, Gareth! I mentioned this is an earlier blog post, but if you want to hear a few of the student's comments about their symbols, you can either scan the QR code or click on the Student Files tab under More, which is found at the top-right of this page.
The Diversity Fair was well represented by song and art work from Hardin County. I'm always amazed by the creativity and talent that some of our students possess and I was certainly not disappointed last evening. The event was well attended for the first Fair, but I do anticipate the event to grow in popularity in the coming years with more displays, performances, and attendees.
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The cultural Diversity Foundation sponsored a program in our school district and each school was asked to create a display for this event. I wanted a project that featured several different cultures. As I searched the Internet and my brain, I decided upon a puzzle as the foundation for this project. In my head, I see this colorful display of symbols scattered across the art work. In my mind's eye, it's like a mosaic where each unique cultural symbol is fitly joined together to create one cohesive unit. Now at this very moment, I don't know if my vision is accurate, as the pieces are still being created. However, at the top of this message, you will see some of the student's work. Once the puzzle is complete, I will add that picture to this page. For more information about how I did this project, go to the top task bar and click on the "more" tab and then follow it to the 'Student files".
I do hope you check out the Student Files section, because I now have added audio! I have several people to thank for helping me to get to that stage, especially my principal, Mr. Thomas. The students created short audio files telling about their culture and symbols they created on their puzzle pieces. I used the Audio Memos app and it was easy for everyone to use. Where I ran into trouble was when I tried uploading them to this website and they only used mp3 files. I have not mastered how to convert files, but I'm thankful Mr. Thomas has. He converted the files for me and it was easy to upload to the website. Now, my other big technology achievement came with the use of a Q R code. My original vision for this project was for the viewers who come by the display to be able to scan a code that will take them to the Student Files page with the audio files on them. I used Microsoft Tag and it was very easy to use. I have to admit, I was on cloud nine when I scanned the code and it took me right to that page. Woo hoo! By the way, I used the Scan app for this. |