Friday, June 11, 2010 5:54 AM Posted by Jennifer Carullo 0 comments
To view PartI of my final project, CLICK HERE!

World Wide Disasters

Monday, May 24, 2010 5:39 AM Posted by Jennifer Carullo 0 comments

This is my third digital story, and I feel it was my strongest so far. It was not hard to get right t the point when your looking over straight facts. This topic is uneasy on many people, and I feel my story was informative, and maybe even encouraging to some. To see what I graded myself, Click Here!

World Wide Disasters Narritive

Thursday, May 20, 2010 6:05 AM Posted by Jennifer Carullo 0 comments
In the past decade this world has been through tragedies that most people wouldn't even think were possible. We have been through hurricanes, earthquakes, attacks, tsunamis, and so much more. On the morning of September 11, 2001 terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airlines. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights. 
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the deadliest, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 and crossed southern Florida as a moderate category 1 hurricane causing some deaths and flooding there before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico. Most sever loss of life occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana which flooded as the levee system failed, in many cases hours after the storm had moved inland. Eventually 80% of the city and large tracts of neighboring parishes became flooded, and the flood waters lingered for weeks.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea mega thrust earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. 
The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating  tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing nearly 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. With a magnitudeof between 9.1 and 9.3, it is the  second largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph.
The 2009 flu pandemic is a global outbreak of a new strain of H1N1 influenza virus, often referred to as "swine flu". Although the virus, first detected in April 2009, contains a combination of genes from swine influenza, avian flu, and human influenza viruses, it cannot be spread by eating pork or pork products. The outbreak began in the state of  Veracruz, Mexico, with evidence that there had been an ongoing epidemic for months before it was officially recognized as such. The Mexican government closed most of Mexico City's  public and private facilities in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. 
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Leogane, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. By January 24, at least 52  aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake;the Haitian Government reported that an estimated 230,000 people had died, 300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000 made homeless.They also estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 6:00 AM Posted by Jennifer Carullo 0 comments
To see my Future Now Contest Rubric, Click Here!

Future Now Contest Video

Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:03 AM Posted by Jennifer Carullo 3 comments
This is my second digital story.  I am part of both my high school varsity softball and basketball team.My story is about how becoming part of a team has taught me various life lessons. I have become close with all my team mates and they have taught be how to become a team player.

Being a part of a team narrative

Friday, April 23, 2010 5:36 AM Posted by Jennifer Carullo 0 comments
Coming to high school everyone has first time jitters, becoming a part of extra curricular activities could help make you a lot more comfortable wit your surroundings. I play on both the varsity softball and basketball team for my high school. Not only have I excelled in the sports but I made so many new friends. My team mates and my teachers have taught me to really become a team player, and these skills will stay with me for the rest of my life. I love doing sports after school, and I can rely on all of my girls and know they will always be there to pick me up when I fall.

Digitales Refelction

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:41 AM Posted by Jennifer Carullo 0 comments
I watched three digital stories that were all pretty much on the same level of advancement. They all told a story, with both images and words. The only compliant I would have was that two of the three stories I watched the pictures and words weren't on the screen long enough for me to read the captions, and I had to go back to get the full understanding of the story. All stories over all were good, and did well when it came to the rubric. They gave me some ideas for my future digital stories.

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