Archive for October, 2007

Singshot transformed: interesting program idea

I just read about a new “face” for Singshot.com - the former karaoke/audio reading website - on the YALSA blog. Here’s what Beth Gallaway had to say:

“I’m not clear if the site was originally owned by Maxis’ EA Games, with intent to launch another Sims Expansion pack, but I don’t care if it was a bait & switch, because the tools are really cool, like Movie Mashups - you can make your own machinima music videos with clips and stills from the Sims. You can create an avatar of yourself that looks like a Sims character. Plus, they added 100 new songs at the beginning of month, and this may become a regular thing: over 80 new titles were added at the end of September, with hits from current pop artists like Teddy Gieger, Nickleback and Fallout Boy, plus a nice mix of country, R&B, and Christian artists as well …”

Wouldn’t that be a fun teen program? Hook up the PC to a projector, plug in a couple mikes, and you’re ready! Or have kids create recordings of poetry, comedy routines, or stories - lots of possibilities!


Add comment October 12th, 2007

31 author chats in 31 days this month

31 top authors for teens will participate in online chats that are open to teens anywhere with an Internet connection this month. All the chats are at 8 pm Eastern, and some of the authors include Brent Hartinger, Stephanie Meyer, Holly Black, Ann Brashares and Meg Cabot. The full schedule, downloadable posters and bookmarks, plus directions to join the chats, are all posted on the Readergirlz website.


Add comment October 1st, 2007


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