January Update

January 2019!

Here we are in 2019!  At Parkland, we are a semester based school and so are wrapping up our Semester 1 classes and looking ahead to our Semester 2 classes.  We have many good things to look back on from this first semester including working with our Marine Science class, our Outdoor Education class, and our Marine Biology class as they explored our local marine environment, took photos, videos and time-lapses to showcase our local beaches, harbours, Goldstream park, and nature.

We have big plans for this next semester, with new Geography, Outdoor Education, Marine Science and other classes that will be out exploring our local environment, hopefully with some better weather, less rain and more sun!  We plan on also working with students closely in learning how to edit and publish our photos, videos and compilations and adding to our shared google map.

Our Map is coming along as well, with small additions and ideas for adding our local SENĆOŦEN place names, descriptions and important places to the map.

Artifact Development

Artifact Development

Creating and developing digital artifacts takes time, pre-planning and many different dependencies, like creation software, publishing support and vision.  

We are working towards training our students on how to use iMovie, basic image manipulation, storage, archive, and retrieval of our assets and finally, how to share and publish our artifacts.

So far, we have created special 360 degree photos that capture all around you, giving an immersive experience.  Feel free to use your mouse to look around you in this photo below of Mackenzie Bight, a beautiful inlet on the Saanich Peninsula, near Brent wood Bay

We have also created a time-lapse Canoe trip through our local marina and harbour, near Sidney BC:

Finally, we have our shared Google Map that we have been adding different Layers to, place names, pictures, videos and other artifacts to embed right on our shared map:


Being able to embed these artifacts directly on our Blog is super helpful for sharing, distributing and telling our story of our project.  We can also store these artifacts in our Google Team Drive, as well as allow team members to share and add things to the collection.

Our plans for future artifacts include more videos that are edited, have interviews with local elders and other members of our community, as well as short time-lapses of trips and changes in our environement.

The coming spring, and the change in weather will allow us to develop, capture and share more artifacts as we will be spending more time outdoors and working with more classes.

Finally, we hope to continue this project next year, so we can work on capturing more seasons and more changes in our local environment.