EL MAGA BLOG

Don't leave without saying Goodbye/No se vayan sin decir Adiós

2011-05-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

Explore, Find, Imagine, Read/Explora, Encuentra, Imagina, Lee

Can you believe it?

Here we are at the end of the spring quarter.

Next we will be on vacation for the summer.

I hope you get good grades

because I want you to be the best

so I may feel proud of you.

Enjoy your vacation.

The good thing is you won’t have homework!

But take my advice:

Over the summer read as much as you can.

How about, at least one book?

And when we return in the FALL

you can write your book review on this blog

to share with others.

Until we meet again…

I will miss you, REALLY.

***************************

¿Lo pueden creer?

Hemos llegado al fin de este trimestre.

Próximamente estaremos en vacaciones de verano.

Espero que obtengan buenas calificaciones

porque quiero que sean los mejores alumnos

para yo sentirme orgulloso de ustedes

Disfruten de sus vacaciones.

Lo bueno es, que ¡No van a tener tarea!

Pero sigan mi consejo:

En verano lean lo más que puedan.

¿Qué tal, si al menos un libro?

Y cuando regresemos en otoño

Pueden escribir sobre el libro que leyeron

aquí en este blog para compartir con otros.

Hasta que nos encontremos nuevamente

Los extrañaré, DE VERAS.

Amigos para siempre,

El Maga

WHAT IS A BLOG FOR?

2011-05-24T11:00:00.000-07:00

HERE I AM AGAIN.

A BLOG IS FOR SHARING IDEAS. SOMEONE HAS TO WRITE IN IT. OTHERS SHOULD READ WHAT'S IN IT. AND EVERYONE SHOULD COMMENT ON WHAT THEY'VE READ.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH ME. IT'S BETTER TO SAY YOU DON'T AGREE WITH SOMETHING --THAN NOT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL.

REMEMBER THIS IS YOUR SPACE. AND YOU HAVE ALL THE FREEDOM ONE CAN HAVE TO EXPRESS IDEAS AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHERS WHO ARE FAR AWAY, PERHAPS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE FOR YOU TO CHECK THE BLOG TO READ MY RESPONSES. THEY WERE CAREFULLY WRITTEN THINKING OF YOU.

"LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART AND YOUR MIND."

EL MAGA

WHAT'S IN A NAME?/EL SIGNIFICADO DE TU NOMBRE

2011-05-24T10:51:00.000-07:00

FRIENDS, AMIGOS:

CUANDO ME ESCRIBAS, DIME QUIEN ERES. ESCRIBE TU NOMBRE. ES MUY IMPORTANTE. Y RECUERDA QUE TUS PADRES ESCOGIERON TU NOMBRE CON MUCHO CUIDADO. NUNCA OLVIDES QUE ES PARTE DE TU HERENCIA Y TE IDENTIFICA COMO UNA PERSONA MUY ESPCIAL, UNICA.

WHEN YOU WRITE TO ME, DON'T FORGET TO SAY WHO YOU ARE. WRITE YOU NAME SO I KNOW WHO IS WRITING.

YOUR NAME IS VERY IMPORTANT. REMEMBER IT WAS CHOSEN VERY CAREFULLY BY YOUR PARENTS.

YOUR NAME IS YOUR HERITAGE AND IT ALSO IDENTIFIES YOU AS A VERY SPECIAL, UNIQUE PERSON.

LOS QUIERO MUCHO,

EL MAGA

MAKE A WISH/PIDE UN DESEO

2011-05-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

MAKE A WISH
Go ahead, Make a Wish!

When it’s your birthday, blow out the candles of your birthday cake, and Make a Wish.

When you fly a kite gliding it through the sky, Make a Wish.

When after the rain you see a rainbow, Make a Wish.

When you drop a coin in the fountain, Make a Wish.
When you see a falling star, Make a Wish.

And here within your own space, Make a Wish.
Write it.
I will Wish that it is granted!

PIDE UN DESEO
¡Adelante, Pide un Deseo!

Pide un Deseo cuando es tu cumpleaños y apagas las velas de tú pastel.

Pide un Deseo cuando deslizas tu papalote hacia lo más alto.

Pide un Deseo cuando después de la lluvia devisas un arco iris.

Pide un Deseo cuando tiras una moneda a la fuente.
Pide un Deseo cuando veas una estrella caer del cielo.

Y aquí en tu propio espacio, Pide un Deseo. Escríbelo.
Yo Pediré que se te conceda.

Tu amigo incondicional,

El Maga

More Internet Safety Games

2011-05-11T15:43:00.000-07:00

Hola Amigos!!

A friend told me that you got new computers!! That must be exciting! What do you like about the new computers?

It would be fantastico if you could play this games below. It will give you a good understanding about the "not so good side" of internet and the troubles it can cause.

After playing the game, can you give me some examples of problems that might happen? What's an online vendor?

Online Lineup Game

Once you are done with that activity, try to do the one below. It's fun!

Auction Action

What can you learn from this activity? What do you think it's trying to teach you?

Have a great week and talk to you soon friends :)

*** Please answer the questions in the comment box below!

Internet Safety Activities!!

2011-04-18T11:28:00.000-07:00

Hola Amigos!!

Long time no talk or shall I say chat! Today's activity will be focusing on internet safety and how to prevent spam. Now you know spam is when you get a lot of junk mail, I'm sure you've had your own experiences with junk mail. Please share!

How would you teach a younger child about internet safety? What would you do advise them?

Take a look at the activities and play the games and tell me what you think!

Yours in Technology,

El Maga

Lots of fun things today!!

2011-02-27T22:30:00.000-08:00

Hola Amigos!!

Hope you are doing fantastic! You friend told me about your interest in Google Chrome, unfortunately the deadline has passed :( But they start a new pilot soon and here is form you can fill out, so they can inform you on upcoming openings!

GOOGLE CHROME

Also, I would like for you to checkout this website, called COOL TEXT, and it is a generator program. It has various templates and fonts you can select to make headings, titles, logos, etc.

I want you to make a collage, a collage is a collection of images and words put together, of different words on technology. Make sure you also include the name El Maga!

Here is an example of a collage!

SHARING WITH FRIENDS/COMPARTIR CON AMIGOS

2011-02-22T11:23:00.000-08:00

Tell Me

Why you are unique.

Why you are special.

Because what makes you unique is what you like and don’t like.

I LIKE: Scary movies, going to the beach-- and receiving mail from friends (hint…)

I DON’T LIKE: Onions, rainy days, and violence or wars

So there, I’ve said it. I have shared with you. Now it’s your turn to share with me. Tell me what makes you unique.

What do you like, and don’t like?

Friends Forever,

El Maga

Dime

¿Porque eres único?

¿Porque eres especial?

Porque lo que a ti te hace único es lo que te gusta y no te gusta

A MI ME GUSTAN: las películas de miedo, ir a la playa, y recibir correos de amigos (como de alguien como tú)

A MI NO ME GUSTAN: las cebollas, los días lluviosos, y la violencia o las guerras

Bueno, ya lo dije. Ya compartí contigo. Ahora te toca a ti compartir conmigo. Dime lo que a ti te hace único.

¿Qué te gusta, y qué no te gusta?

Amigos para siempre,

El Maga

I'm off to Travel /Me voy de viaje

2011-02-15T13:19:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone at La Clase Mágica,

I know where I will be traveling to this Spring break. I'm taking a trip to one of my favorite places in the world: Florence, Italy! There, I will visit lots of cool places. There’s so much to see.

What about you? What would you like to do? If you could choose a place to go on vacation, where would you go?

Remember that this is your space and you’re free to use it!

Yes, certainly you can. Go ahead and write about what you want to do

Friends forever,

El Maga.

Hola a todos de La Clase Mágica:

Ya se a donde voy a ir de vacaciones en Semana Santa. Me voy de viaje a uno de mis lugares favoritos en el mundo: Florencia, Italia. Allí visitare lugares bien padres. ¡Hay mucho que ver!

¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te gustaría hacer? ¿Si pudieras escoger un lugar para ir de vacaciones, a donde irías?

Recuerda: ¡éste es tu espacio y lo puedes usar libremente!

Sí, claro que puedes. Así que adelante y escribe de lo que quieres hacer

Amigos para siempre,

El Maga

Keyboard Games

2011-01-23T23:12:00.000-08:00

Hola Amigos!

I am very happy that you have internet again...we can finally talk! It has been too long! I hope your typing skills have not been affected by the lack of internet, but here is a game that you can play to get better (so we can chat faster!).

BUBBLES TYPING GAME
Krazy Keyboarding

Very Techno,

El Maga

p.s. In the comment box, let me know how well you did.

Pictures, pictures, pictures!

2010-12-31T22:31:00.000-08:00

Hola Amigos!

It's been a long time since we've spoken, but I have received some work from Solana Beach that I would like to share with everybody! I was wondering for some time why I was not receiving feedback from them, but it turned out they had some technical difficulties with their internet.

I hope everybody is having a great winter vacation and are enjoying their holidays!

Talk to you soon my computer savvy partners :)

El Maga

I am thankful - Yo doy gracias

2010-11-17T09:41:00.000-08:00

Make Thanksgiving last more than a day

Enjoy what you’ve got

You have friends and family

and much more than they sell at the store

So add up your blessings

Be thankful for the sun, the trees

for your eyes that see the beauty all around

your ears that hear all sounds and music, too

for arms to hug, and legs to walk.

Now tell me about things

That you are thankful for

Haz el Día de Gracias que dure más de un día

Disfruta de lo que tienes

Tienes amigos y familia

Y mucho más de lo que venden en la tienda

Así que cuenta tus bendiciones

Da gracias por el sol y los árboles

Por tus ojos que pueden ver la belleza alrededor

Tus oídos que escuchan los sonidos y música también

Por brazos que dan abrazos, y piernas para caminar

Ahora dime de las cosas

Por las que tu das gracias

Your friend,

El Maga

It's my birthday! ¡Es mi cumpleaños!

2010-11-02T11:38:00.000-07:00

You're invited to my party/Están invitados a mi fiesta

Guess what? Today is a very special day.

It’s my Birthday!

Don’t want any gifts, though your special talents will be greatly appreciated.

How about a song, a poem, a dance—anyone?

Or just a birthday wish, that’s fine.

Knowing that you care makes my day.

(By the way, today is also Día de muertos.)

¿Qué creen? Hoy es un día muy especial.

¡Es mi cumpleaños!

No quiero regalos. Pero sus talentos especiales serán muy bien recibidos.

¿Qué tal si me regalan una canción, un poema, o un baile?

Y si sólo me mandan un deseo de cumpleaños, está bien.

Saber que se acuerdan de mí, me hace feliz.

(Hoy también es Día de muertos.)

YOUR FRIEND,

EL MAGA

Chime In La Clase Mágica Fall/Otoño 2010

2010-10-18T13:11:00.000-07:00

Hey all at La Clase Mágica, isn’t it great to be back?! ¿Y que, no me van a saludar???

Look everyone, el otoño is a perfect time to reflect on the changes de la naturaleza. The autumn leaves turn into bellisimos colores of warm browns and orange. And it’s that time of year when we return para iniciar one more year of learning.

¿Quieren saber what’s in store for us? Estoy seguro que habrá many fantastic things to explore. So don’t miss out on anything. No se pierdan ningun detalle.

One more thing… de verdad, I really want to hear from you. Escriban, and let me know if any of you will become one of my Wizard Assistants this year.

Platiquen and talk about how much taller you are now. Or, pueden escribir about anything you want.

Chime in so I know you’re there. Que se oiga, o que se vea. Maybe send a picture. That will make me muy feliz.

Your friend,

El Maga

Dedicado a TODOS los niños/Dedicated to ALL the children

2010-05-25T12:46:00.000-07:00

La palabra que adoro oír es 'Hola'

Siempre suena a campana de alegría

Y sin embargo no me gusta oír

Una palabra triste, la palabra 'Adiós.'

¡Que se diviertan en el verano!

Pero no se olviden, vuelvan a LCM.

Nos vemos todos en el otoño,

El Maga

The word 'Hello' a word I love

It always rings a joyful bell.

But one word I don't like to hear

And that is the sad word 'Farewell.'

Have fun during summer!

But don't forget, come back to LCM.

See you all...in the fall,

El Maga

You're All Winners!

2010-05-18T13:58:00.000-07:00

¡Hola Niños de La Clase Mágica!

We're nearing the last stretch... I can't believe we started back in the Fall and now we're here in the middle of Spring. Look how together we've come such a long way. ¡Hemos progresado mucho!

During this time I know you've been doing a lot of creative things. So I am very, very proud of you.

Please let me know what you think has been the best LCM activity you've participated in. But don't just say: ___(some)____activity. Give me details of how you played this activity. And I especially want to know why you liked doing this activity.

How am I ever going to know if you don't tell me these things? That's what friends are for ¿qué no?

Can't wait to hear from you, y tú, y cada uno de ustedes.

Hasta pronto,
El Maga

Apple Store Fieldtrip (Reflection)

2010-04-25T20:41:00.000-07:00

Hola Amigos!!

Hope you had an amazing weekend! I heard about the Apple Store Field Trip and was told that it was fantastic. With your skills, maybe you can help me navigate the cyberspace more efficiently!

I would love to hear about your field trip and would like to know what you learned :)

Video is Posted!!

2010-04-20T10:49:00.000-07:00

Hola Amigos!!

Hope we are all well :) I would like to take a moment and commend you all for the hard work that you have done!! El Maga appreciates your comments and enjoys reading them.

Below is the youtube video that is the collection and contribution of everybody's work. Please take a moment to watch it and let me know what you think!

Digital Literacy Youtube Video

Youtube Project Continued

2010-04-11T21:44:00.000-07:00

Hola Ninos!!

Hope you had a fabulous weekend! I would love to hear about your weekend and what you did. I, unfortunately, was verrry busy surfing the cyberspace, and then could not find my way back!!

Can you please make me a drawing, a poem, or a painting about your weekend...it can be anything you are interested in :) My cyber friends would like to see your talents!

Can't wait,

El Maga

Youtube Project!!!

2010-04-04T19:54:00.000-07:00

Hola Ninos!!

Today, we are going to continue with our different projects, so I can collect all the material to make the youtube video. Remember, you can choose any activity you like!

For example, you can

* draw (online or hand-drawn)
* write a poem
* write a short song

Have fun!! And let me know what you decide to do :)

El Maga's Video Project Day #1

2010-02-28T11:17:00.000-08:00

Hola Niños!

I hope that all of you received the letter I sent you today! I'm soo excited to start working on our video project. Here is one idea to help us make our video!

Check out this cool online tool where todos mis amiguitos can learn to write Diamante Diamond poems... http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

These are diamond-shaped poems that describe either one central topic or two opposing topics (for example, night/day or winter/summer). Diamante poems follow a specific format that uses nouns on the first and last lines, adjectives on the second and fourth lines, and gerunds in the third and fifth lines. This tool has numerous word-study applications that you can use to make your poems.

Start by reading some examples of Diamante online by clicking on "See Answer". After you can go back to the main page to click "Get Started". You can write poems about anything you want!, but here are some ideas to help you get started...

Write about your familia, tu cultura, your favorite sports, your friends, or write about ME, el maga ;)

Amiguitos can ask the undergrads to print their finished Diamante Diamond poems and then send them to ME and I will start making our video!

Ok pues, Have fun!

El Maga

Outdoor aventura

2010-02-24T12:42:00.000-08:00

Hola amiguitos de Orange Place!

It's been a long time! Los niños de Casa familiar y Solana Beach have been catching up with me, y pues, I’d like to hear what you've also been up to. :)

It's almost March, and that means la primavera is getting closer. Time to get active! Enjoy todas las frutas that are harvested in the spring, like fresas y sandía. mmm!

I just got back from rock climbing in El Potrero Chico which is in Hidalgo,Mexico. ¡Muy emocionante!

Check out all mis fotos in the links below =)

The welcome sign

Hermosa view in the morning

View from the top!

Cloudy morning

Took this where my camp was set up

***Challenge yourselves to think of an outdoor aventura you'd like to go on en el futuro. Use your imagination and share with me!***

Animal Search!!

2010-02-24T12:30:00.000-08:00

Hola Ninos!!

Today we are going to Google image your favorite animals as well as looking at some youtube video about your favorite animals! Here is what you need to do:

1. choose one favorite animal

2. describe how it looks like

3. tell me what do you think it likes to do and finally...

4. would YOU buy that animal (will you parents let you buy it ;) )

Ok, vamanos, can't wait to see what you have!! oh, and if you don't like the image you find, draw your own.

And remember to HAVE FUN!!!

Internet Animals

2010-02-16T21:30:00.000-08:00

Hola Niños!

I am very happy to see that so many of mis amiguitos

have been reading my Blog!

Richard and Carolina, I LOVE to read your comments!! Muchisimas Gracias!

I hope that todos mis amiguitos are reading

because I blog for yoU!

I've been thinking about all of the cool animals

that I find here in the Internet world!!!

I want to share some of them with you....

Tell me what you think about all of these coool sheep (there's a lot!)

..... And these funky Storm Drain Creatures

¡Espero que les gusten!

..... ohh, and click here if you want to draw your own picture of an Internet animal.

Be creative! Tell me what type of animals do you think exist in the Internet!!

Saludos,

El Maga :)

2010-02-10T11:43:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day LCM Kids

This Maze/Laberinto is EZ, not complicated

I'm feelin kinda blue

Coz I haven't heard from you

When you're sending Valentines to a friend

Don't forget a very special friend--me

Send one Valentine my way

Enjoy that special day--

and don't eat too much candy!

A todos mis amiguitos y amiguitas en La Clase Mágica

Heartfelt greetings,

El Maga

Imagine the Internet!!

2010-02-08T14:58:00.000-08:00

Hola amiguitos!

I am happy to hear that things are going soo well for everybody at La Clase Magica! And also, that we have a few new amiguito friends who have joined us! Tell me HELLO if you are new, I would love to hear about yoU!

I've been thinking a lot about the Internet lately and how different it is from the real world! I want to find out what YOU think the Internet looks like???

Maybe it looks like outer space?? Click here to see what you think.

Or maybe you could draw me a picture?? Click here to draw online!!

Ok pues, Saludos!

El Magagagaga :)

Cool Stuff...

2010-02-03T14:13:00.000-08:00

Hola Niños!

I'm still waiting for more responses from my last post!! I want to hear what all of my amiguitos are thinking, and that means YOU!

For today, check out this video I found about Chimpanzees.... It's amazing how well they work together with humans!! I wish everyone in the world could learn to be helpful like these chimps :)

Also, check out this website if you want to find out how you big you REALLY are in comparison to the UNIVERSE (click the link and then press play) :) :)

-El Maga

Hola Solana Beach!

2010-02-01T12:48:00.000-08:00

Hola again!

I'm SOO glad to hear from all of you at La Clase Magica Solana Beach. Me gustan todas las respuestas. I'm amazed that all of you know so much about the Internet!

Lucila wanted to know how I got lost in the Internet. The story is really silly... When I went on vacation last summer, I went for an Internet surf all the way to the end of the digital universe (my family owns a nice little farm house in Wiki-sconsin).

When I was coming back home to La Clase Magica, I took a wrong turn on the Internet highway and ended up getting stuck in Junk Mail-aysia!!! Someone asked me to give them my email account and password, but it turned out to be a Scam!

That place was full of computer viruses, but I finally found my way back to my Homepage here at the El Maga Blog. So I warn you, be careful when opening your email, and always keep an eye out for Junk Mail or YOU too might get stuck in Junk Mail-aysia!!!

Remember that the Internet isn't always a safe place. Everybody who has the privilege of using the Internet should be responsible in everything that they do!

Also, I was so happy to hear from Joselin too! It's been soo long since we talked last! I'm sorry we can't do online chat anymore, but I still want to hear more about you and Judy!

Also, tell Jazmine that I took her advice and went to http://www.GirlsGoGames.com/ !!! It was soooo much fun! I wonder if she could tell me more about things she likes to do at La Clase Magica?

Espero que todo va Bien!

El Maga

I'm Back!

2010-01-27T14:28:00.000-08:00

¡Hola amigos!

For those of you who have never met me, HOLA!, yo soy El Maga. I am the electronic entity who created La Clase Mágica :) y todos ustedes son mis amiguitos. For those of you who remember me from last year, siento que desde hace mucho tiempo no hemos charlado, pero, I have been lost in the INTERNET!

It is a very BIG place and soo much has changed since I've been gone!! Dime, que cosas interesantes has encontrado tú en la Internet? What do you like about the Internet and why should I try it?

OK pues, I want to hear what you think!

Saludos,

El Maga

Saludos Casa Familiar Kids

2010-01-27T12:56:00.000-08:00

Hola niños y niñas at Casa Familiar,

Welcome to my blog. ¡Bienvenidos todos! Now you can post your messages to me here. You can write about what you do, what you think, how you are going to change the world, etc.

For Carolina: Don't worry about getting writer's bloc, it happens to all of us. Just be yourself. Eso es lo más importante. I know you're a good writer. Remember when you wrote that story about a Panda? That was an excellent story.

Thanks for the picture of the Siberian Huskies. Maybe in the future you can send me a picture of your dog Josie.

Keep me posted on what's going on at Casa Familiar. Cuentenme. ¿Qué han hecho?

Amigos para siempre,
El Maga

El Maga

2010-01-25T16:37:00.001-08:00

Do you know who El Maga is?

Picture Assignment

2010-01-23T14:02:00.000-08:00

Alright, this is another assignment the participants did. They were suppose to take just random pictures and from those pictures formulate a story in a timeline and present it through a PowerPoint.

Participants Performing a Commercial!

2010-01-23T13:33:00.000-08:00

When the Digital Literacy hub was at Los Robles in Vista, I did this assignment with the youth there and they seemed to enjoy it. If this interests you, this could be a potential activity.

(Videos will not yet be published)

Test Page

2010-01-22T10:41:00.000-08:00

This is only a test post. Please DO NOT respond.