Video Project 1: Bears

Vermont has several laws to protect wildlife. Over the years, black bears have been a rising issue.

Though black bears are known as carnivores, they are true omnivores. Their food sources include plants, small animals, seeds and insects. When spring time comes around, food is scarce. The bears often travel closer to resident’s homes in search of plants and seeds.

There have been several cases of black bear attacks in the state of Vermont. The bears
get into bird feeders and gardens of homes around the state. There have also been several cases where home owners spot the bears and feed them. The bears may seem harmless at first but they can get quite aggressive.

On May 30th, 2011, a woman was attacked in Cabot, Vermont. Jessica Miller claims she was trying to shoo two cubs off of her back porch when her cat ran outside. She immediately grabbed her cat which resulted in the cat letting out a dreadful cry. When the mother bear heard the cat’s cry, she reacted as if one of her cubs were in trouble. The bear attacked Miller leaving her with claw and bite marks on her leg. Miller had apparently been feeding the bears for a few years. She
was previously warned by the states game warden not to feed the bears. She claims she had not been feeding the bears that year and it was simply a mishap.

Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife officials says that bears have been poking their noses closer to non rural areas in search for food. Officials claim that the bears usually will not attack
unless provoked. They strongly advise that residents take caution to the bears.

Bird feeders should only be used during the winter seasons and garbage cans should be put in a location where the bears cannot get into them. If one see a bear or come in contact with it one should keep their distance and holler at the bear until it leaves. Stay indoors until you are positive that the bear has left the premises.

It is also advised that all pets and animals are kept inside because bears will eat just about anything that crosses their paths. Pet food and grills will also attract these bears. The black bear usually will travel around so if you hear a neighbor mentions a bear sighting don’t ignore it. To avoid a bear attack take all of the previous precautions.

Video Project 1 Idea- Group 4

Group 4 has decided to make a video about selling a house. People say the housing
market is turning around, so we are going to videotape a mock showing of
Patrick's family home they are selling. He will walk around and point out the
highlights of the home and go over the asking price with the potential buyer.
The story will talk about different sellers dropping their prices regularly
because the market is still not that great. And also address the idea that
people do not actually buy the home, but buy the land the house is on.
We will have back ground noise from the house: echoes because it is
empty, voices of Patrick and the buyer and outside noises when they take a
stroll on the property. Jessie and Kristin are thinking about low background
music, but not 100% sold on the idea.

Patrick and Kristin will shoot the video and do the talking.
Jessie and Kristin will edit the video.
Linda and Patrick will work on the story.

Slide Show 2

Learning how to tie one’s shoes is an important skill that one learns at a young age. Many methods have been used to help children learn this more easily. Some are taught songs, poems, or even dances. Each of these has some kind of catchy rhythm that helps children catch on to this skill and enjoy it while they learn.

“Two snakes escaped from the zoo and live the holes in my shoe! In and out they twisted and fought, till their tails were tied in a knot.” This is an example of a poem that children are taught in kindergarten. This poem is fun and keeps kids attention.

Teaching people how to tie their shoes is everywhere. There are children’s books, magazines, and computer games. Many children shows have done skits on how to teach children how to tie their shoes, shows including Arthur, Rugrats, Full House and Spongebob. Spongebob even did an episode that had a song at the end. “Just do a loop de loop and pull, and your shoes are looking cool.” This line is teaching kids while persuading them that they will can look cool by learning this skill.

Different types of shoes require different types of knots. If one is wearing a sneaker one might want to use the basic knot that he or she first learns. However, if one has shoes that have longer laces, they might want to use the double knot to shorten up the laces, however, double knots are usually a bit more difficult to untie. Boots are a little different. Boots require extra support and lacing. Usually one has to go lace around metal clamps up the ankle and back down just so that way there is some more support.

Now days there are hundreds of different types of shoes. Slide on shoes have become really popular along with flip flops and Velcro. The skill of tying shoes is a forgotten talent. Older generations of kids took pride in knowing how to tie their shoes, now; kids have so many different types of shoes that tying their shoes hardly seem important anymore.

Tying your shoes is a fun skill that when learned is something one usually never forgets. It sticks with people for life and those people will teach their kids who will teach their kids. Hopefully this skill will continue to be taught by parents, guardians, and teachers.

Slideshow 2 Synopsis

Learning how to tie your shoes is an important skill that many learn at a young age. Some kids are taught a pretty basic way but other has different techniques and tactics while going about it. Group 4 is going to interview one person and ask them how they tie their shoes.

We decided to switch up roles this time. We will be breaking up in editing and taking on new positions.

Patrick is going to interview his coach. He will ask him basic questions and take pictures with each step that he responds to.

Kristen is going to be doing a lot of the sound and video editing. She will also find music that goes along with the story. Jessie and Linda will be helping out whenever they can on the audio editing as well.

Jessie will be writing the synopsis and the 400 word story that goes along with this project. She will show the story to the rest of the group to make sure everyone agrees on it.

When we are all finished with our parts, we will come together for the final cut and collaborate all of our individual work. Group 4 is going to show an old skill in a new light.

SLide Show 2 Idea

For the slideshow 2 project, Group 4 is going to learn how to tie shoes. We will interview one person on the way they tie their shoes. During the interview we will have pictures that will document how he/she is doing it.

Student Athletes

Follow this link to the slide show:
http://kansas-kristinbrooks-lsc.blogspot.com/2012/03/slideshow.html

Student athlete. That is a common term here around Lyndon State College. These are students that have decided to play a varsity sport or an intramural sport during their college career. Lyndon offers a variety of extracurricular activities for students with the stipulation that being a student comes first. Notice how the term is not Athlete Student.
How do these men and women balance being a student, an athlete, work and a social lift? I think maybe they are cloned. But seriously, how do people learn to multitask and where do they learn time management skills? Many people have different systems; some prefer the trial and error method, some talk with employers and some utilize their resources that coaches and teachers offer. Any way you look at it these are lifelong skills that students cannot learn by just opening a book in the classroom. Lyndon offers students these extracurricular activities to help broaden their skills for the job market.
Baseball just doesn’t teach you about the sport, but offers students a chance to travel to other states and see the other sights of New England. All of the sports here at Lyndon offer that chance to students. Along the way students learn how to plan accordingly for papers and projects. Students work as a team to help each other with homework and find ways to work through the stress that is accompanied with high education. Coaches work closely with their players to make sure they are on the right track to graduation, because at the end of the day that is the main goal.
Student athletes don’t just come in the form of a varsity player though. Lyndon offers intramural sports as well. These are teams that are formed by students with no coaches. They do not have to “tryout” and “cuts” are not made. These sports a little more laid back in the fact that there are not practices to attend, but it is just as time consuming as the varsity teams. These students have to make sure that they have all the players for their teams and that there are enough teams to play. Not only do they play they help organize. Even though these students do not have a coach to help them through, there are many other faculty members that can and will help.
In the end it is up to the student to make sure that they have their priorities straight. Student comes first and athlete comes second. Lyndon encourages students to pursue any extracurricular activity they are interested. It helps build those skills that are not taught in a book or on the computer. These are valuable skills that will help everyone through life.

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