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 Video-On-Demand Click on the pictures below:  | Welcome to the Phoenicia Multimedia Showcase. We integrate 21st Century technology into the school learning environment. In this archive you will see and hear the wonderful digital work that our students and staff are creating together. Click on the pictures below to begin your digital journey with us. If you have trouble viewing in Mozolla Firefox try using Internet explorer. (David Laks Phoenicia Audio/Visual coordinator) All students appear with parental permission. | |
 | Catskill Critters a multimedia look at the animals that live in our beautiful Catskill Mountains | |
 | Phoenicia PBIS is at it again with a video on Bus Safety. Live action and animation make this a fun instructional video. | |
 | A video pep-rally in preparation for the district dodgeball fundraiser at Onteora. Inspired by Shakira's Waka Waka song. | |
 | Up Up and Away: (a School-Wide Science Project): On January 24th 2012 we sent a video camera attached to a tethered helium balloon cluster up into the air to get some great aerial photography and video. The students were engaged by hypothesizing how many balloons would be needed to lft the camera up up and away. http://bit.ly/zjTPKj | |
 | 6th Grade Biographies: (collaboration with Social Studies, Library Media Center, Music, and technology) The students researched famous people in history and presented their monologues as first person actors. Music Teacher, Mr. Laks, Green-Screened their performances and added a student chosen photo as well as appropriate music to fit the characters persona. http://bit.ly/zVrfFM | |
 | An ELA project written and created by Mr. LaMonda's 6th grade class at Phoenicia Elementary School. Video taped live over three performances and edited into this finished rendition. http://got.im/4bXMAn | |
 | The Phoenicia P.B.I.S. team is at it again. Meet the talking toilets that tell kids about safe and appropriate bathroom behavior. First place Winner of the PBIS 2012 International Film Festival. http://web.me.com/phoenicia/multimedia/Bathroom_Behavior.html | |
 | A Red Carpet writing affair. http://got.im/XEz | |
 | This is from a video I had taken back in 2009 of Janine. Janine had been conducting a poetry residency with our students at the Phoenicia Elementary school. We both had a moment and so I interviewed her on camera. The raw footage had been sitting in my closet on the "to-do" list since 2009. I guess it's time to-do. She will be missed! http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/Janine_Vega.html | |
 | Mr. Laks' Sugar Glider gets a belly rub http://web.me.com/phoenicia/multimedia/Sugar_Bear.html | |
 | A second collaborative effort by the PhoeniciaSchool P.B.I.S. team. This video was used as a kick-off and instructionalvideo for the S.O.A.R. Hallway project. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/PBIS_Hall.html | |
 | Complete dance video for the "Reading Song" This version can be seen at school. http://web.me.com/phoenicia/multimedia/Reading_Dance_.html | |
 | Attention Chorus students: You Tube Version "Gotta Keep Reading" This is a complete dance sequence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHuNq4flHbk Click below for instruction by section | |
 You Tube Version | Attention Chorus students: You Tube Version "Gotta Keep Reading" Instructional Dance Video for reading song. To be performed by the choruses of all our elementary schools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIlrLj4EvmE | |
Quick Time Version | Attention Chorus students: Quick Time Version "Gotta Keep Reading" InstructionalDance Video for reading song. To be performed by the choruses of allour elementary schools. This also includes the complete dance version. http://web.me.com/dlaks/Reading/dance.html | |
 Gotta Keep Reading (Video) | The original performance of "Gotta Keep Reading" Ocoee-Middle-School in Florida http://www.schooltube.com/video/e9bd79d29b4d0e6a2345/Gotta-Keep-Reading-Ocoee-Middle-School | |
 I've Got a Feeling (Black Eyed Peas) | Watch this to get choreography ideas for our own "Flash-Mob-Dance" http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Oprahs-Kickoff-Party-Flash-Mob-Dance | |
| 2nd Grade Biographies | Mrs. Rowe's class created multimedia biographies about famous people | |
 | IMLI: Intensive Multisensory Language Instruction. To view photographs click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/phoenicia/multimedia/IMLI.html | |
 | ThePhoenicia School Library and Pine Hill Community Center team up withthe Catskill Watershed Corporation and the students archive some greatlocal oral histories. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/oral_history.html | |
 | Eshu and Motoko graced our school with great stories that both teach and engage the audience. Librarian Steve Patschke and Music teacher David Laks were given the privilege to participate in some of the story making. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://got.im/3Sc | |
 | A collaborative effort by the PhoeniciaSchool PBIS team. This video was used as a kick-off and instructionalvideo for the S.O.A.R. project. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/S.O.A.R..html | |
 | The Phoenicia PTA hosted a night of Indian cultural immersion. SteveGorn and Ray Spiegel were the headline act for the evening. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/india.html | |
 | Technology integration example on the subject of school composting. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=113893&title=Compost_Time | |
 | Thiswas a large-scale performance project that integrated gaming strategiesand motivation practices with the music curriculum for Band and Chorus.The ideas came from my graduate work in Educational Media Design andTechnology. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/Itiger.html | |
 | An award winning video on the subject of recycling. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=59450&title=Go_Go_Green&ref=dlaks | |
 | An ESL, Music, and Technology collaboration. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/Jason.html | |
 | This is a musical-art show of student-made tambourines. To play video click on the picture or the link below: | |
 | This is a portion of the first PETv segment submitted for viewing on the Onteora school TV channel. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/PETv.html | |
 | Da Chen, from China, visited the Phoenicia Elementary School. This is the story of his visit. To play video click on the picture or the link below: http://web.me.com/dlaks/multimedia/da_chen.html | |
 | An exciting look at Mr. Patschke's Rain forest unit at the Phoenicia Library-Media Center. |
