Apple Field Trip

We took a trip to the Guildford Apple Store to learn how to use the "Garage Band" app.  Our hosts warmed up everyone with the "Bunny, Bunny" ice breaker .....

and then the kids got working on creating their own songs using the electronic instruments.

The fun even continued after we got home!

He's the King of All Creation

Here is a cool I-Movie Bekah made ....

 

 

The Apple Store

Yesterday we went to the Apple Store in Metrotown and we unanimously voted it as our very favourite field trip this year (maybe ever).

The Apple staff greeted us with free t-shirts and ear buds. 

They then guided us through the creation of our own movie trailers.

Working hard at directing, producing, writing and acting in our trailers. The kids were each given their own Ipad to use and were allowed to go all over the store during filming (running was even allowed!).

Thrilled with our accomplishments.

 

 Sarah's Trailer:

Matt's Trailer (made with Dane):

 Bekah's Trailer:

Coming soon to a theater near you!

Mindstorms Lego Robotics

Matt has decided he'd like to build a robot this year.  So, to help prepare him for this, we've signed him up for Mindstorms Robotics (level 3) where he will learn to design, program, and control fully-functional models. He will use software to plan, test, and modify sequences of instructions for a variety of life-like robotic behaviors and also learn to collect and analyze data from sensors, using data-logging functionality embedded in the software. He started last week on familiar territory building a remote control car.