CHAT NEWS from CHAT PRODUCTIONS (Volume 3 - Issue #1 for Summer 2024)
Jul 02, 2024 3:06 pm
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@ the CHAT CLUB
Volume 3 – Issue #1 – Summer 2024
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My Rainbow Dancing Shoes Music Video
BowTie Guy (Chris Atkinson) from CHAT Productions released his first vocal recording in early 2024 called My Rainbow Dancing Shoes with the associated music video being created and released during the summer of 2024. People that know BowTie Guy well, know that he loves to dance, especially in his very bright flashing shoes. Participants were invited to join the dancing fun in creating and learning the exciting and bopping dance moves of My Rainbow Dancing Shoes.
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Leader of the Pack
CHAT Productions encourages learning and growth through play when facilitating in person, or virtually. Providing interactive games that encourage individual learning, but within a competitive context (leaderboard), one has the opportunity to grow and learn. Below is an online activity that helps individuals identify visually the different solar system planets. To start play one has to provide an alias name (ex: BTG). If you have the need to be competitive, don't hesitate to repeat the activity as you aspire to be the LEADER of the PACK!
New web-series called HAPPY GRAMPS released
CHAT Productions has created and produced a new webseries called HAPPY GRAMPS which can be found on YouTube. The series was developed with families in mind and is hosted by an animated wickedly witty weezer geezer who shares clean jokes and quotes, as well as song clips and parent tips. HAPPY GRAMPS is not a super fast-paced show of one-second shots, but is what we would describe as a methodical and thought provoking show. HAPPY GRAMPS keeps each episode shorter than 3 minutes in length, though a longer collection of episodes are provided within the playlist of HAPPY GRAMPS on YouTube.
CHAT member is running for Cancer Research
CHAT CLUB member (Stefan Atkinson) is doing it again... most of us would not want to be running from Memphis TN to Peoria IL (750km)... even for charity! Stefan will be doing this for Cancer Research via the St. Jude's Children's Hospital Running Team again during the 2024 summer. Please consider contributing at this link, and contributions of $30 or more will receive a very cool looking T-SHIRT from St. Judes Children's Hospital that can be seen here.
Ty the T-REX supports BASIC MATH skills
Ty the T-REX, our first fun loving cartoon character from CHAT Productions would like everyone to be a little bit more accurate and faster with their basic MATH facts, so he is sharing and encouraging us to play his simple NUMBER THUMPER game. If you, or some little (or big) ones want to improve your addition, subtraction, and multiplication basic math facts, you will want to check out and play the simple math game called NUMBER THUMPER!
FRENCH Translation of the Mz. Muzik Show
As we know, Canada is officially a bilingual country. In addition, we have many other languages that are used and spoken within Canada today. CHAT Productions is currently testing out a PILOT service inwhich the latest Mz. Muzik show has been is translated into French. Yes, where else better than to start with the FRENCH language? Question....is there a need, or a request for more translations of other CHAT content or videos into French? What about other languages.... Manadrin, Hindi, Spanish...etc. Let us know if you think it would be cool, or a need for these translations of our content to be done. Should we be doing more translations of our content we have developed? Let us know...
Developing Assessment Literacy with Educators
During this past year, CHAT Productions has provided some courses in developing educator's assessment literacy. Content that is shared is generally structured around the new Saskatchewan Assessment Resource Framework which advocates for a shared responsibility between teachers and students during the assessment and learning process. Thoughtful interactive learning activities, as well as just plain fun games are incorporated to support the assessment literacy learning process. An example of one of these "just plain fun" games is provided below - see if you can achieve 100 jumps.
Saskatchewan International Children's Festival in Saskatoon
Mz. Muzik and BowTie Guy performed at the super fun and very large 2024 Saskatchewan International Children's Festival in Saskatoon. In addition to being on stage, the two performers/educators hosted over 100 Grade one and two students in an engaging KAZOO workshop. Students learned a little about music theory, the kazoo instrument itself, and the workshop culminated with students performing three different songs for the workshop audience. Check out a few of the team's performance highlights of their original tunes and activities in the video below. We hope to see you at a festival or a school in the future!
Thank you to the CHAT CLUB members who responded to the last game picture clue provided in CHAT NEWS Volume 2 Issue #1. Two popular answers to the picture below were "Stairway to Heaven" and "Highway to Hell" - Thank you for those CHAT members for submitting your song title ideas!
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