tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79412633558034960792024-03-06T02:56:37.985-05:00Raider NewsStudent News from St. Albans City SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-57765311502528966222008-05-13T12:55:00.001-04:002008-05-13T12:55:24.011-04:00New FacultyNew faculty<br /><br /><br />We will be getting new faculty here at city school. Our principal Mrs. Riggs and our assistant principal Mrs. Colomb will be leaving our school. Mrs. Colomb will be replaced by Marcie Louis will be taking her place. Marcie Louis was principal at a school in North Carolina. Mrs. Colomb has been a principal here for 15 years. She says it will be hard to leave city school. The things she likes about were she will be going is that its closer to her home and she will get to be a principal. The assistant principal we will be getting is a lot like Mrs. Colomb. She doesn’t think it will disrupt the school.<br /><br />Mrs. Riggs will also be leaving our school. At this point we are unaware of who our new principal will be. Mrs. Riggs said that she would miss the kids here. She said that her greatest accomplishment is: “probably working on reading and getting our younger kids a better start. Also the way kids have taken leadership and have become leaders, and the technology. I believe they will learn what we need to know.” If she were not leaving she would have made learning more rigorous. So that the kids are more challenged. Well good luck, we hope their new jobs go well.St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-49422998179973005542008-05-13T12:53:00.001-04:002008-05-13T12:56:47.653-04:00SoftballSOFTBALL<br /><br /><br />The St. Albans City School Raiders softball team is ready to start the new season and the girls are ready to WIN!!!<br />There very first game was in Sheldon, the girls played an amazing game but they lost. The team was discouraged but there couches Shannon Lamothe and Katie told the girls how proud they were and it was only the first game of the season, there are many more games to come.<br />They lost the game in Swanton against MVU the pitcher was amazing Sonja through several strikes in the first inning every one on the team screamed when she struck a player out! The catcher Alexandra did a great job. Katie cot pop flies in the bottom of the fifth. <br />The Raiders Softball players have a game in Georgia, May 6. The girls are really hoping that they win today! The pitcher will be Sonja and possibly Macey Robtoy.<br /><br /><br />May 7th, The Raiders softball team lost 23-0. It was a horrible loss but the girl’s plaid well.<br /><br />On May 8 the softball team lost to Fairfield and but the score was close.<br /><br />On May 9th the softball team lost 7-13 Against MVU. A few players were injured and will be out of the games for a while, but they will still be at every game cheering on their team!<br /> May 12, the softball team has their 1st home game at the local park. They will be playing against MVU.St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-28060365638304715022008-05-13T12:53:00.000-04:002008-05-13T12:55:39.607-04:00Raiders IdolKatie White and Monique Johnson<br /><br /> Raider's Idol is back again! Raider's Idol is a talent show where students from St. Albans City School can show off their stuff.<br /> This event will be held on May 30th, at 7:00 pm. This is the only time the show will be held. The first (mandatory) practice is on May 5th, after school until 4:15. Other practices will be held throughout the month of May.<br /> The rules are as follows:<br />l You must be in St. Albans City School.<br />l Must attend some practices to be in the show.<br />l Act must be 3 minutes or less.<br />l If singing there must be no background vocals.<br />l You must have your act approved on the first practice.<br /><br /> Even if you do not want to have an act, this can be very fun and you can still play a part! You can work the lights, or even just make posters and cheer on your friends!St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-60482340167419057172008-05-12T12:05:00.004-04:002008-05-13T12:38:24.109-04:00Computer Applications Study Group<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap4L0E8TLATaH_oC90A6uXgpxAkz-kj7jOeLMZV3_XYjnXvLzm_CssgXa_mJ35gnRJut4DOvR3_53MGrz2cLWeE9kcMX83hAGQ3yNtYd_SwqfUNgOJhmWM8_9KzFJHm97_GdpQqMLhLlb/s1600-h/jkfyukfdcjhfdthkcghsdxgf+sfdAchfuiftraryexghctyifdxt254867578647867534689643wrtcbncfghcdgfxhkguigcnmbvdsigjkguilgvfdguifdjukigjbnjkvfdjukigfjkjkgfjkfdjkhuilorhgn2aoh2d4gh52.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199525497798969570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap4L0E8TLATaH_oC90A6uXgpxAkz-kj7jOeLMZV3_XYjnXvLzm_CssgXa_mJ35gnRJut4DOvR3_53MGrz2cLWeE9kcMX83hAGQ3yNtYd_SwqfUNgOJhmWM8_9KzFJHm97_GdpQqMLhLlb/s320/jkfyukfdcjhfdthkcghsdxgf+sfdAchfuiftraryexghctyifdxt254867578647867534689643wrtcbncfghcdgfxhkguigcnmbvdsigjkguilgvfdguifdjukigjbnjkvfdjukigfjkjkgfjkfdjkhuilorhgn2aoh2d4gh52.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"> At BFA, you are required to have taken a class called Computer Applications in order to graduate. Ms. deLaBruere is offering some of her time to help students study for a typing test that BFA is offering. The group meets every Wednesday during Learning Lab. The test is for students that feel that they already know how to do the things that they do in the Computer Apps class. If you pass the test, you will not have to take part in Computer Applications at BFA. They will automatically record that you have taken the class. It is a great opportunity because if you pass the test, you have a free period! You can take an extra class! If you would like to take part in this study group, please contact Ms. deLaBruere. She will also be able to tell you when the test is.</span><span style="color:#330033;"><br /><br /></span></span>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-88909356286860784662008-05-12T12:00:00.007-04:002008-05-13T12:49:15.660-04:00SACS FoodWe think that there should be better or different types of food on our lunch's menu. Instead of a set meal, we could have pancakes, waffles, or pizza. So we would have an alternative meal. For example, if I didn’t like the pizza I could have the pancakes and waffles. Even though there are already 2 different lines, they're normally the same thing. Like, if we have tacos in 1 line, in the other line we'd have nachos.St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-29584455733020267752008-05-12T11:56:00.004-04:002008-05-12T12:03:19.393-04:008th grade end of the year activities<a href="http://146.74.224.231/archives/grad_cap.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://146.74.224.231/archives/grad_cap.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>End of the year 8th grade activities<br /><br /><br />Graduation for 8th graders will be held on the 17th of June. It is at 6:00 PM at St. Albans City School, (SACS). We are celebrating our years at City school. Students will be saying speeches, which they wrote. There will be food for the graduates, and probably a bake sale. The seventh grade band will be playing at the graduation. It will be a day of mixed emotions.<br />The Eighth graders are going on a trip on June 15. We are going to smugglers notch Water Park. There are rules students have to follow, or they wont be allowed to take part on the field trip. Students can't have any SSC referrals and have any missed work. Eighth graders need to be on their best behavior to partake on the field trip.<br />There will be an end of the year carnival. The eighth graders will be accompanying a kindergartener for the day. The city school carnival is basically a field day. There will be a lot of games, crafts a cook out/barbeque to wrap up the day.</div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-66910478454745058692008-04-08T13:15:00.000-04:002008-04-08T13:16:17.644-04:00GamesWE played Can you tell if you’re old. It was a very easy peasy game. It had 5 pictures. It would also give you the answer to all of them. It was sooo fun L We also played the coffee quiz. It was hard and boring. All you did was answer questions. The parachute, and airplane game didn’t work. It stunk too. L We also played beat the heat that didn’t work either. (Mad Face.) I hope you love the games.Love Flacogal13St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-37092385399843380202008-04-07T11:54:00.003-04:002008-04-07T12:13:49.209-04:00At FOSSVT... April 4thThis Friday I went to the Free and Open Source Software Vermont Conference carrying the name "Student Ambassadors For(Free) Open Source". I was ready to give my presentation once 10:45 came. I had prepared my presentation for about two weeks, and I had presented in front of two different groups. I had also sat down and discussed the presentation with my teacher. Our presentation went great, the audience was great, they really pushed it along, and we met a lot of people. One of the people in the organizational committee would like us to podcast for the national conference, but we should probably see how good our audio comes out from the latest one (Recorded with $10 microphones).<br />I learned a lot about people, and quite a bit about myself. I can easily present things to people. Afterwards, we received so many "Good Job" s and a lot of hand shakes. It was just an overall awesome presentation. Maybe we could integrate some great ideas learned at the conference into the school we go to. This will be interesting. I have some good ideas. Maybe a web server. Maybe some LTSP Edubuntu set ups. This will be very interesting.St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-57717888311459218682008-04-07T11:52:00.005-04:002008-04-07T17:35:49.638-04:00Learning to Type<span style="color:#993399;">I think the Type Faster Typing Tutor is a really good website.You can learn to type. They have courses for people who speak spanish, english and for blind people. This would be good for all ages especially for starters. I would give it a 5/5 I see nothing wrong with this site. </span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">I think the typing test is a bad website. We are looking for websites to help you learn how to type faster. This site is only telling you how fast you type. So out of 5 I would give it a 1 it doesn't help students or adults how to type just how good they are at it. So if you're really good and you like to feel good then you should go to that site.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">I think that Tux Typing is a really good site for little kids. This has the basic steps to becoming a good typer. Also it has a little penguin so it has to be good. Just kidding. But it does have some really good stuff for kids. It has games and such to help you become a better typer. I would give this a 4/5. Since it is for younger kids not all starters are kids some are adults or teens/ preteens.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><span style="color:#cc0000;">I think that the All bunny's typing class is a good site for kids. Every child should know about the tortoise and the hare. Well now kids can live it. If they do good then their character does good. I used to have something like this and I loved it. I'm sure your child ( if you have one) will too. I would give it a 4/5</span><br /><p><span style="color:#000099;">I think that Flash Typing is a very bad game for a young child. It has the typer be a space ship and it has to vaporise other ships. I don't know about you but I wouldn't want a 3 year old getting ideas. I would give it a 2/5</span></p><p><span style="color:#cc9933;">I think that Dance Mat is an awesome site. It is for kids 7-11 years old. You start out with 4 stages. When you go up in each stage you learn more letters. At first you learn the home keys. Then you learn RTGY stuff like that. I give it a 5/5</span></p><p><span style="color:#66ff99;">I think that free Yping Game is a good site. It teaches you the letters in an easy lesson then tests you on what you learned. It also includes games. I would give it a 5/5</span></p><p><span style="color:#cc33cc;">I think keyboarding Ideas and tecniques isn't a good site. It teaches teachers how to teach students how to type. I know if I was trying to learn how to type and I came across this I would be really upset if it was the only site online. It wouldn't help at all. I would give it a 1/5</span></p><p><span style="color:#663300;">I think keyboarding practice is a bad site. This is what it does. When you type in a letter the matching letter on the board lights up. It is a real bummer. I would give it a 1/5</span></p><p><span style="color:#666666;">I don't think keyboarding lesson is that great either. It is more like a test than anything.</span></p><p><span style="color:#006600;">I think that learn 2 type is a good website. It is for both begginners and experts. It would be good for adults and young kids. Not todlars but for 6,7 year old kids.</span></p><p><span style="color:#00cccc;">Wow now I know my abc's. The abc's typing games is waay to easy. It would be for real begginners. It wouldn't be for kids and it wouldn't be for adults. I give it a 0/5</span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;">Typer spider is a really good site. It is a little childish but it has good levels. It has easy, medium, and hard. Yes it has baby graphics but hey we don't need graphics so it is fine. It is good for all ages. 5/5</span></p><p><span style="color:#993399;">It says on this site that it is an online game. That costs money. So For our school I wouldn't get it because we probably couldn't afford it for every computer.</span></p><p><span style="color:#663333;">Typing Tutor was a great website. It had easy keys but the speed could be increased for someone who is really fast. This has a 4/5</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></p><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-58243391508307964332008-04-04T11:55:00.002-04:002008-04-04T12:07:25.755-04:00Learning how to typeSo far I have made 3 write ups in my blog. This is my 4th. What I am doing is rating 3 programs that teach you how to type.<br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Type Faster Typing Tutor: I would give this on a scale of 1-4 a 4. It has a lot of programs. It has a typing one for normal people, one for blind people, and one for spanish speaking people.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Typing Test I would give it a 2. It is only a test to see how fast you type now. It doesn't give you a way to advance in your level of typing.</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Tux Typing this is a good program. It is more for kids. It has games. It's mascot is als0 a cute little penguin, So I would give it a 3.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I hope this will help you when buying a typing program</span><br />Love Flacogal13St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-90684338495349962162008-04-04T11:51:00.002-04:002008-04-04T11:54:22.796-04:00HiHi I'm Flacogal13,<br />I love basketball and running. I have good grades in school and love the auther Erin Hunter. She has such a way of writing. I am in 7th grade and have 1 really good friend. She has been since I was little. Well tha'ts all I'm telling you guys Hope you like the blog.<br />Love Flacogal13St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-82457140980359888002008-04-03T21:04:00.002-04:002008-04-03T21:07:46.802-04:00Discover EngineeringOur country needs to more engineers, but many students don't understand what engineering is or if they would be any good at this type of career. The site (Discover Engineering ) <a href="http://discoverengineering.org/">http://discoverengineering.org/</a> has lots of information about engineering including some Videos and some GAMES under the Cool Stuff section.<br /><br />We will be trying some of these games this week and letting you know what we think. Please feel free to try some and give us your opinion.St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-30505926648456890392008-04-03T20:57:00.003-04:002008-04-03T21:04:33.865-04:00Keyboarding SitesMany students at our school are working on their keyboarding skills. Learning to type without looking takes lots of practice and their are many programs and websites that can help you do that. We will be adding our opinions or reviews of these products in the comment sections of this post. Feel free to add yours.<br /><br /><strong>We will be reviewing the following programs:</strong><br /><br />Type Faster<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.typefastertypingtutor.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.typefastertypingtutor.com/</a><br /><br />Type Master<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://typingtest.com/" rel="nofollow">http://typingtest.com/</a><br /><br />Tux Type<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/</a><br /><br /><strong>and the following websites</strong><br /><br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sunmoonusa.com/TryAl.htm" rel="nofollow">Al Bunny's Typing Class</a><br />Type the letters and see if the bunny can beat the turtle; free download<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://library.thinkquest.org/18709/data/contents.html" rel="nofollow">Computer Circus</a><br />Choose the keys you want to practice<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/flashtyping.html" rel="nofollow">Flash Typing</a><br />Attempt to vaporize asteroids (letters) before they hit your space ship; free download<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/" rel="nofollow">Dance Mat Typing</a><br />From BBC; learn and practice keyboarding<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.freetypinggame.net/" rel="nofollow">Free Typing Games</a><br />Lessons and tests<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.shelbycs.org/technology/keyboarding.html" rel="nofollow">Keyboarding Lessons and Ideas</a><br />Information about teaching keyboarding, technique checklist, resourcesClick Introduction to Keyboarding for Elementary School Students for step-by-step lessons.<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.literacycenter.net/letters_en/typing_en_uc.asp" rel="nofollow">Keyboarding Practice</a><br />Type a letter on the keyboard and watch it light up on the screen<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d1homerow.html" rel="nofollow">Keyboarding Practice</a><br />Basic practice exercises; home row and more<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.learn2type.com/" rel="nofollow">Learn 2 Type</a><br />Interactive exercises which help you learn to type<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.popcap.com/launchpage.php?theGame=typershark&src=gamestack" rel="nofollow">Typer Shark</a><br />Typing games; play online or download<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://teachingtreasures.com.au/k-3only/alphabet.htm" rel="nofollow">Typing ABCs</a><br />Practice typing the letters of the alphabet<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.atomic-arcade.com/game/2269/Spider-Typer.html" rel="nofollow">Typer Spider</a><br />Practice typing from letters to words<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.typingpal.com/" rel="nofollow">Typing Pal Online</a><br />Online typing practice and exercises site; In "Practice," the game will not let you move on until you type each letter correctly<br /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/rvirga/TypingTutor.html" rel="nofollow">Typing Tutor</a><br />Online game; practice using the home row keys; speed is adjustableSt. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-32935358382031338002008-03-25T13:06:00.002-04:002008-03-25T13:08:55.693-04:00Drama Club ProductionOn Thursday, March 27, 2008, the Drama Club will be performing a production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in front of the whole school! It will start at 9:00. Be prepared to be blown away!<br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">Vanity♥Jakes</span>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-91906006103391059512008-03-25T12:57:00.002-04:002008-03-25T13:00:06.144-04:00IntroductionHi I'm Flacogal13,<br />I am a 7th grader at St. Albans City School. I have started writing blogs to inform the student body about 1 stuff happening in school and 2 a cool electronic device. I love basketball, cross country and hanging out with my friends. Hope you love the blogs.<br />Flacogal13St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-63667560030965322112008-03-21T12:06:00.006-04:002008-03-24T12:02:15.109-04:00Alpha smart<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr26VSDOaMZxCHcw_ZpmA61UwF23_jUIGUBFmwg0yLyZjXuWPaefneAFbCUYwdGjxVOnjI9O0O3CnKocDPN6sKjnRZwQGojOXnGRTt-mJJ9ICKcGeZBITYYuY1rsAqCqi3adA1lI9SbFQ/s1600-h/20051215-dana_wireless_large.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180227938165409106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr26VSDOaMZxCHcw_ZpmA61UwF23_jUIGUBFmwg0yLyZjXuWPaefneAFbCUYwdGjxVOnjI9O0O3CnKocDPN6sKjnRZwQGojOXnGRTt-mJJ9ICKcGeZBITYYuY1rsAqCqi3adA1lI9SbFQ/s320/20051215-dana_wireless_large.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div>http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=dana+alphasmart&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi<a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pikesoft.com/blog/media/2/20051215-dana_wireless_large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pikesoft.com/blog/index.php%3Fcatid%3D4&h=385&w=465&sz=40&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=65Bg6I83YzhmdM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=1%20"> </a><br /><br />PRO’S-THIS IS LESS EXPENSIVE THEN A LAB TOP. TEACHERS DON’T REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SOMEONE STEALING IT. IT IS GOOD TO USE WHEN WE R SHORT ON COMPUTERS BECAUSE U CAN SEND WHAT U TYPE IN IT TO THE COMPUTER.<br /><br />CONS-YOU CAN’T DO AS MANY THINGS AS U WANT WITH IT. </div></div></div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-12005004886246381572008-03-21T12:01:00.006-04:002008-03-25T13:09:53.552-04:00Raider's News<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc6o1Nw-FA46AjSHugl2HtnZKVcjUnttE2ibB_r2BjF8d3iEm_p8JHqV1SX6Tnp9a2_Hqy-r753LzPiPqZv7UcQcJ23-c3kdkB6HCLlb9lXUe_0_5DrTFIG7VrKt6Kpn4hW7cTJLEqwBU/s1600-h/idol2_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180227809316390210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc6o1Nw-FA46AjSHugl2HtnZKVcjUnttE2ibB_r2BjF8d3iEm_p8JHqV1SX6Tnp9a2_Hqy-r753LzPiPqZv7UcQcJ23-c3kdkB6HCLlb9lXUe_0_5DrTFIG7VrKt6Kpn4hW7cTJLEqwBU/s200/idol2_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0_TVF8Uve2As8ZdWOZ-zFGnEwDMb3C6FDHBuofJiQNvFtr6w8MaU5Qa2wcTshPNlaxabFmpNs4tvfanmQj3WY2mwBfuaoDG5etCTqShY9IG1RS_wGPNx9ldGBC-05XiQI3fHS-3OjUWs/s1600-h/microphone.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180227495783777570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 141px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px" height="160" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0_TVF8Uve2As8ZdWOZ-zFGnEwDMb3C6FDHBuofJiQNvFtr6w8MaU5Qa2wcTshPNlaxabFmpNs4tvfanmQj3WY2mwBfuaoDG5etCTqShY9IG1RS_wGPNx9ldGBC-05XiQI3fHS-3OjUWs/s200/microphone.gif" width="152" border="0" /></a> <strong>Raiders Idol<br /></strong></div><br /><div align="center">It has been heard that this year St.Albans city school will he holding <span style="color:#6633ff;">Raiders Idol!</span><span style="color:#000000;"> This is a time where people who usually sit quietly in a corner can come out and shine. We had a Raiders Idol two years ago and it was a success. We are hoping many other students will join in this great event. I don't have the date yet but I'll write as soon as get the information hope you come and watch. </span><br />Flacogal13</div><div><a href="http://www.americanidolworship.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/idol2_2.jpg">http://www.americanidolworship.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/idol2_2.jpg</a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/btna/microphone.gif">http://web.ukonline.co.uk/btna/microphone.gif</a></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">The school has raiders idol for fun. It is fun for kids to sing so being able to do it in school is awesome</span></div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-85478513580915483772008-03-20T13:05:00.008-04:002008-03-24T12:15:38.443-04:00Verizon Samsung<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmZuK_wQy6Ct06C9sqcvRzagVlp_N9VMTcMik9R8aOXcDCQE9jMgk_-2NqtwZ0RAKUhmAHI0dB-0qZUlI5UR-8mhvFMs467r_NFlO8JJ_Q9euUYIzuSRXnmUc3dBRqGisPZ_cuffomz8G/s1600-h/samsung_sch_u540.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180223063377528066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmZuK_wQy6Ct06C9sqcvRzagVlp_N9VMTcMik9R8aOXcDCQE9jMgk_-2NqtwZ0RAKUhmAHI0dB-0qZUlI5UR-8mhvFMs467r_NFlO8JJ_Q9euUYIzuSRXnmUc3dBRqGisPZ_cuffomz8G/s400/samsung_sch_u540.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>March 18, 2008<br />Learning Lab<br /><a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=2909&changingCompletedOrder">http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=2909&changingCompletedOrder</a>=<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My phone is a Samsung. A lot of cool things about it are that you can insert a memory card to hold more songs, pictures etc. It is slim short and almost has no weight to it. Some of the tools on it are calculator, calendar, notepad etc. It also has a built in voice command thing. You could say, “Go to my songs.” And it would go right to your songs.</div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-80447251894454798592008-03-20T13:04:00.005-04:002008-03-20T13:16:20.714-04:00Ipod Video<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOGyvVxaphwjDwfJV8cJB6YkO00XWGSpKzGzKZul37SgpeIFohwdlHejRWHtPCFR_rt0iFtu6PDN17XzNbYCR3h8fepauvpOAYgDleBjltv2-zhfo6ISde3YrOr-ILJRJKJ0Jvvp0Nmv2/s1600-h/apple_ipod_classic_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179873788047082674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOGyvVxaphwjDwfJV8cJB6YkO00XWGSpKzGzKZul37SgpeIFohwdlHejRWHtPCFR_rt0iFtu6PDN17XzNbYCR3h8fepauvpOAYgDleBjltv2-zhfo6ISde3YrOr-ILJRJKJ0Jvvp0Nmv2/s320/apple_ipod_classic_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRHL7FH76FiRE0uV0LoCBrVbTu1_cn7wGSrQCVJwevdpM-vA0WRhMBBHssYf0keVGexlNu37ecKdOymXzak3gDJ_o-SrUCbg4lmxbvH8-odVm9GvQ6eFUfql7XTuDJw3lCLuiG_GdW9T-/s1600-h/apple_ipod_classic_1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Pros- you can listen to music, watch videos, and look at pictures. It fits in your pocket. You can also get it in black or white. You can choose form a 80 GB or a 160 GB.<br />Cons- sometimes when you want music videos of pictures form another computer itunes deletes everything that you already have on it.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://regmedia.co.uk/2007/09/11/apple_ipod_classic_1.jpg">http://regmedia.co.uk/2007/09/11/apple_ipod_classic_1.jpg</a></div></div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-23514442514171310732008-03-20T13:02:00.030-04:002008-03-25T13:01:24.420-04:00NEO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGxTKf5bmYuj_DMj2sFxxp6aOhlQ1wRshbR1jYgjcwvNthJpH8Rrkw26htmmlNn0y_yaCckt-1h6TNz65ANLygG61wR7FW8U0QXB3mhDnLJGBQP_Eece1rxoAOWBYLVRxaV7_ScrPnt2I/s1600-h/alphasmart-neo-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179873822406821058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGxTKf5bmYuj_DMj2sFxxp6aOhlQ1wRshbR1jYgjcwvNthJpH8Rrkw26htmmlNn0y_yaCckt-1h6TNz65ANLygG61wR7FW8U0QXB3mhDnLJGBQP_Eece1rxoAOWBYLVRxaV7_ScrPnt2I/s320/alphasmart-neo-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Neo is a very small computer. There are many good things about it and some irritating things. So here they are…<br /><br />Pros…<br />It is good for kids to have instead of Microsoft word. They can bring it anywhere and type an essay etc and then the next day hook it up and press print.<br />It has a calculator for math.<br />At night teachers could type the in the assignment for the students to do.<br />It’s not dangerous. Students couldn’t use it in the wrong way.<br />Easy to carry (not heavy)<br />Runs on batteries<br />It has a thing called the beamer, which can send messages from one NEO to another NEO within 3 feet.<br />It has a thing called the beamer, which can send messages from one NEO to another NEO within 3 feet. (Good for sending to a teacher)<br />Teachers can create a quiz<br /><br />Cons…<br />If you hold the backspace /it won’t delete them all. You have to click it over and over until it’s gone.<br />It can only hold up to 8 files<br />Doesn’t have internet<br />Runs on batteries<br />It has a thing called the beamer, which can send messages from one NEO to another NEO within 3 feet. (Not good for sending harassing messages.<br />the picture at the top is a NEO it was found at this site... <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://vancefry.com/wp-content/uploads/alphasmart-neo-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vancefry.com/projects/red-neo/&h=351&w=555&sz=78&hl=en&start=21&um=1&tbnid=5CNJtexqZQ4l8M:&tbnh=84&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3DNEO.%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN">http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://vancefry.com/wp-content/uploads/alphasmart-neo-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vancefry.com/projects/red-neo/&h=351&w=555&sz=78&hl=en&start=21&um=1&tbnid=5CNJtexqZQ4l8M:&tbnh=84&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3DNEO.%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN</a></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">You cannot go online with a NEO and I have not yet found out the price for one when I do I will inform you.</span></div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-56148151380757232092008-03-20T13:02:00.028-04:002008-03-20T13:18:20.637-04:00MP3 Player<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0E_BDAyEewQ2rKuZ7SOW3MUkUiTduv3ltha8Ayd4Hkde8WrCRNLKDkprjq5LtAVDNGqWrItVBE0izvUbiLYxaIsmzgIlkRMdG4658twtKIKpTi2suaANSToD281jKGJK-lD6ECCprMWV/s1600-h/MP3+Player+pic..jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179874264788452594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="223" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0E_BDAyEewQ2rKuZ7SOW3MUkUiTduv3ltha8Ayd4Hkde8WrCRNLKDkprjq5LtAVDNGqWrItVBE0izvUbiLYxaIsmzgIlkRMdG4658twtKIKpTi2suaANSToD281jKGJK-lD6ECCprMWV/s400/MP3+Player+pic..jpg" width="219" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5774421#ShortReviewTitleBar">http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5774421#ShortReviewTitleBar</a><br /><br />This is a RCA Pearl MP3 player with 1GB Flash memory. It includes an LCD screen with 7 backlights, and takes 1 AAA battery for 7-15 hours of music. It can hold over 100songs, and voice recordings with a built in microphone. This device can be plugged into a computer’s USB port directly, or with an extension cable to download and upload songs onto it. The backlight shows what’s playing along with other information, and comes on when a button is pushed. The price is of this MP3 is $34.88. This isn’t too bad for how good it works! It is small, space saving, and easy to use.<br />I really like this MP3 Player!! It is easy to use and can store a lot of songs. I’ve had it for a few months now, and I’m still happy with it. If I had to buy another,(which I did because I lost it) I would!</div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-27640504068717506612008-03-20T13:02:00.024-04:002008-03-20T13:16:22.445-04:00Silver iPod Nano 2GB<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGqEdGwc8LBIJZlPzk_I-Ehe5rmi0CH49cLTPnDbupcu2P9WUlawBsm9UG-9oEJp6A0X5nGS5BqaRW0F2YHxS9_56F3teXY1dHPOFsdrYR12uNNIrOAOBIlBKkDfbFLbrGDTqZTtqMdcL/s1600-h/silver+iPod+nano+2gp+pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179873899716232418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGqEdGwc8LBIJZlPzk_I-Ehe5rmi0CH49cLTPnDbupcu2P9WUlawBsm9UG-9oEJp6A0X5nGS5BqaRW0F2YHxS9_56F3teXY1dHPOFsdrYR12uNNIrOAOBIlBKkDfbFLbrGDTqZTtqMdcL/s400/silver+iPod+nano+2gp+pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cjXDxtSzAwQILLlycJJngKv-MAHLt9enAESWHF738KO6ld0Jtz8miMFZ5a71-1WXxhssSbElXL0jTaAErhqwVYZwTp27609laoX3GPo_a-N42t_Xknk49XHncd5n5hbijur_o4L-bFV5/s1600-h/silver+iPod+nano+2gp+pic.jpg"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></a><br /><br /><div>http://www.google.com/products?q=silver+Ipod+nano+2gb&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Price: About $150.00<br />With an “iPod” you can download/buy songs. But you can also download speeches. But with a Nano your can get pictures. You could take a pick and put it on the computer and then put the pick on to your “iPod”.</div></div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-76267323573041807702008-03-20T13:02:00.023-04:002008-03-20T13:16:18.777-04:00Zune<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NBmCvegxdx284EcncT4SFGIPiwjPOX57auey3KqgIMscV9gWWsFv1aC0Xq9NfgGazWbKHnlo0wcRE1G0bmYRAf2Xb4km7X_NbfbWno8gRB_Fbp3Az48ShIb_3AsqGmC_N7tRECWu8tg8/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179873830996755666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NBmCvegxdx284EcncT4SFGIPiwjPOX57auey3KqgIMscV9gWWsFv1aC0Xq9NfgGazWbKHnlo0wcRE1G0bmYRAf2Xb4km7X_NbfbWno8gRB_Fbp3Az48ShIb_3AsqGmC_N7tRECWu8tg8/s400/images.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zunescene.com/zune-pictures/">http://www.zunescene.com/zune-pictures/</a><br /><br /><br />I have the original zune 30. It works really well. I like that it has a radio, so if I don’t feel like listening to my songs I can listen to the radio. I like how you can store pictures on the zune. I like the big screen of the zune. It’s cool that you can connect to other zunes and share songs.<br />What I don’t like about the zune 30 is that I don’t know if you can download videos from you tube. Sometimes when you are trying to scroll down a list it sticks. It gets scratched if you drop it.<br /><br />I have the newer zune. It works well. The newer zune has many of the same qualities that the original older version has. You are able to download music, listen to the radio, they have pod casts, and you can download pictures. On the new zune you can also down load music videos. I like the radio on the zune so I can listen to other songs besides the ones that I had already. What I don’t like about my zune is that it comes with songs on it and they are in a different language. I also don’t like that when you download a song you can’t delete it. </div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-17983528509216697152008-03-20T13:02:00.020-04:002008-03-20T13:15:36.358-04:00The i-Pod TouchPicture URL: <a href="http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=MTE3MzE&node=home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_touch">http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=MTE3MzE&node=home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_touch</a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179871125167359090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="252" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzjk1UmeZdaIBIo_mSudjUT35I2N6iiZzXcBQ7XtHxfhyphenhyphendVS0FJA4PNi2AUT8nk68O8uYmBIiMIz-myug1Z_XIzuTALZhnRQP4vdV68B6FmJC24SVRuX5lYOjtK8nMbbIzdCsOLAnMsm5/s400/Monique+and+Jake+(i-Pod+Touch).png" width="168" border="0" /><br /><br />This is the <span style="color:#ff0000;">i-Pod Touch</span>. It is an <span style="color:#ff0000;">awesome</span> electronic device. On the <span style="color:#ff0000;">i-Pod Touch</span>, you can listen to <span style="color:#ff0000;">music</span> (duh!), watch <span style="color:#ff0000;">movies</span>, look at some of your <span style="color:#ff0000;">favorite pics</span>, and even go on the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Internet</span>! The only issue for some people is <span style="color:#ff0000;">price range</span>. For the <span style="color:#ff0000;">8 GB</span>, it costs <span style="color:#ff0000;">$299.00</span>. For the <span style="color:#ff0000;">16 GB</span>, it costs <span style="color:#ff0000;">$399.00</span>. Last but not least, for the <span style="color:#ff0000;">32 GB</span>, <span style="color:#ff0000;">$499.00</span>. Even though it may take some <span style="color:#ff0000;">moolah out</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">of your pocket</span>, it is <span style="color:#ff0000;">simply the best</span>! The pro of this device is the<span style="color:#ff0000;"> awesome features</span>, and the con of this device is basically, the price. <span style="color:#ff0000;">I suggest you stop looking at this computer screen, drooling, and get out to your nearest electronics store and buy one!<br /></span><br />I think that the i-Pod Touch has a lot of <span style="color:#ff0000;">educational value</span> to it. Not only do you <span style="color:#ff0000;">learn</span> how to use it, but you can also <span style="color:#ff0000;">fetch information</span> – for say, a project, or something like that – on the Internet. You could also <span style="color:#ff0000;">watch educational videos</span>, or <span style="color:#ff0000;">listen to music while you work</span>. That is how I think the i-Pod Touch has educational value.<br /><br />Posted by <span style="color:#33ff33;">Vanity Jakes</span> and<span style="color:#cc33cc;"> </span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Yo'Mo</span>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941263355803496079.post-33282065250152077062008-03-20T12:39:00.004-04:002008-03-20T12:58:14.723-04:00First Look at the XO<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1vFKsLF7koKFN_1RZQsB6T3NAJkXDetpNDQaTboteZy0oaThQtbsFMNnU0wZgKz0yp5uzGAxfodkdF4dCmhh3mClvg9c8tt1YumiT2HlD3rJHaDXErkf_3I0_xe26NsfM7vRqr-FpngO/s1600-h/100_1256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179866155890197586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1vFKsLF7koKFN_1RZQsB6T3NAJkXDetpNDQaTboteZy0oaThQtbsFMNnU0wZgKz0yp5uzGAxfodkdF4dCmhh3mClvg9c8tt1YumiT2HlD3rJHaDXErkf_3I0_xe26NsfM7vRqr-FpngO/s400/100_1256.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>With a first glance at the XO laptop, it looks like a kids toy, it is not just that. It is a powerful learning tool.</div><br /><div><br /><div>The product is nicely made and durable. The battery life is quite good, and it also recharges quickly. The wi-fi strength is also good due to external antennae. </div><br /><div>This product is d<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbLrlL5X6Cm8ud12-5uuioyBRno687I8wMrFtXY8Nc6KiR3hq3TNYx6suEa6I69yDjF4soNDvbv8Uqd5jTb__-jZ7RMjwOBuguYBTCml3zSpvJm0pApxqCHQ550HxZmEnxn9z6f9M1Q9C/s1600-h/100_0199.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179868913259201634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 187px" height="247" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbLrlL5X6Cm8ud12-5uuioyBRno687I8wMrFtXY8Nc6KiR3hq3TNYx6suEa6I69yDjF4soNDvbv8Uqd5jTb__-jZ7RMjwOBuguYBTCml3zSpvJm0pApxqCHQ550HxZmEnxn9z6f9M1Q9C/s400/100_0199.jpg" width="340" border="0" /></a>urable, and basically a full fledged laptop. Without Windows, it reduces the price, bringing it down to about $200.</div></div>St. Albans Student News Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03430911808606805664noreply@blogger.com3