Here’s a great year end project for your students: “Write a haiku and make a video of it.”

the Meaning of Life – stop motion from Vytautas Alechnavicius on Vimeo.

Haiku project – stop motion based on Marcia’s haiku:

“The Meaning of Life”

She asked me about
The meaning of life,
didnt Know what to say— blank

Song: Outside – To Forgive But Not Forget

Crew: Vytautas Alechnavicius, Goda Jankute, Sergejs Radkevics,
Add.Help: Christina and Grace

http://eportfolio.partyofdreamers.com

Beautiful sphere soars Bright bright bubble of childhood Dream reality

Today, Olympus Canada announced the winner of the “PEN Create It” contest. The winning entry is by Ted Nodwell (with 7161 votes) and is displayed above with its corresponding haiku.

If you would like to see other contest entries, click on the link below:

http://www.createitcontest.com/en/

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OLYMPUS TO SEND E-P1 HAIKU CONTEST WINNER TO JAPAN

Contest Runs Through December 31: What Will You Create?

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., August 19, 2009 – Olympus launches the “PEN Create It” photo and Haiku contest, promoting its new retro-chic E-P1 digital camera and creative capabilities. The contest challenges residents of Canada to capture an image with the E-P1 and write a Haiku that best supports it. The winner will receive an exclusive 12-day photography trip to Japan.

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Your Olympus PEN photograph is worth a thousand words!

Take your best shot with your new Olympus E-P1, write a Haiku that supports the photograph (and optional supporting video) and if you receive the most votes from friends, family and fans, you could win an exclusive 12-day photography trip to exotic Japan, courtesy of Olympus.

Online submissions only. Entry deadline: December 31 2009.

This contest is open to residents of Canada only.

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