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eInstruction finalists!

Help our music video win $25,000 worth of classroom technology!

Please vote for our video:
http://eimakeover.shycast.com/contestant/456/

Jamie Hall, 6th grade math & science teacher at Centennial Campus
Middle School (CCMS)
, a group of almost 20 CCMS students, and Lodge
McCammon from The Friday Institute collaborated to create a music
video about how Mr. Hall and his students use technology in their
classroom.

We entered this video into an international competition put on by the
company eInstruction. With almost 300 entries, our video has made it to
the top 5 in the middle school category!!! If we win the contest,
then Mr. Hall and CCMS will receive over $25,000 worth of technology
to be used in his classroom.

Interesting facts about the video:
1. A 7th grade CCMS student is singing lead vocals (amazing talent!!!)
2. Almost 20 other middle schoolers are singing back up vocals
3. The entire video was filmed using a $130 Flip Video Camera

However, we need your help! 30% of the final “score” for our video
will be based on public voting. So, please check out the video, vote
for “eInstruction - it’s time.” Help us spread the word by
forwarding this email to others who enjoy supporting Centennial
Campus Middle School, NC State University’s College of Education and
The Friday Institute.

Please vote for our video:
http://eimakeover.shycast.com/contestant/456/

**you will need to register for an account on the site before you
vote but it only takes a moment!

Klondike Bar Video Contest Submission

This was my submission for the Klondike Bar Video Contest. Did not even make the semi-finals. Bummer :)

Apple - Insomnia

Every year Apple puts on a film contest where high school and college students have 24 hours to create a 3-minute video based on a top-secret list of elements — special props, dialogue, settings — you get the idea. Include a minimum of three elements, submit within 24-hours, and the video’s go up for peer voting until Nov 9th. Ultimately, two winners are chosen: one peer-vote favorite and one judge favorite. Check out the winners from last year.

View (and rate) our submission!

Download “Fool For You.mp3″ here…this is the song from the film.

Read More About The Contest

The team: Lodge McCammon, Jenae Jongebloed, Dave Frye, Brian Bouterse, Jennifer Forrester

vmware contest - Grand Prize Winners!

vmware contest - Grand Prize Winners!vmware contest - pic

Lodge, Brian and Sammie win the VMWare video competition! The video will be played for 10,000+ at the VMWorld General Session on Wednesday, September 12th at 8am. After the session they will be presented with a check for $15,000 which will be given to the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the money will be used to improve education in North Carolina. Check out the song and video!