Reading is FUNdamental: Everybody Wins!
From Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh, Everybody Wins! is a lunchtime literacy and mentoring program that pairs elementary school students with volunteers from local companies and organizations to share lunch, conversation, and good books.
In Spring 2013, participants in the Everybody Wins! program at four local Pittsburgh Public Schools discussed their mutual love of books, and the benefits of reading aloud to someone one-on-one. Participating schools include: Pittsburgh Faison K-5, Pittsburgh King PreK-8, Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 and Pittsburgh Weil PreK-5
This project was made possible with support from Reading Is FUNdamental Pittsburgh and United Way of Allegheny County.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 11 – Microphone Building 101
On our eleventh day of Radio Camp, campers were asked how they thought microphones worked; “microchips,” “electricity” and “fleas on tiny treadmills” were all pretty common explanations. After recording their imaginative reverse-engineering’s, they learned about the true inner workings of a microphone, starting with what a transducer is and does. All of this techno babel then led to each camper building their very own dynamic microphone out of household items.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 10 – Technology
On our tenth day of Radio Camp we asked our campers what they thought “Technology” was. The most frequent answers were “electronics” and “Xbox 360,” but the campers soon learned that it was pretty much everything around us. After learning some scientific definitions, they then made these recordings about not only what they think technology is, but what else they would like to know.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 9 – Posters and Radio Ball
[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/SDA 2013 – Day 9/”/] On our ninth day of Radio Camp campers first made recordings about what they learned the day before (the…
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 8 – Rhythm, Tempo & Dynamics
Our eighth day of Radio Camp was crazy, super fun! We learned a slew of new scientific-y terms like: rhythm, tempo and dynamics, and we also learned how to play Radio Ball! The game is a combination of freeze tag and kickball, with a kernel of cleverly disguised learning at it’s core. Then, with Mr. Andy on drums, the campers danced the afternoon away, mirroring his drum beats and exemplifying the previously discussed terms with their footloose feet.