Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Grade 2 - New Year's Eve in 2 Minutes

2nd graders,

I am out of school at an educational technology conference. I am being a student, learning from other teachers about new tools, ideas, and how I can be a better computer teacher. Learning never stops, even if you're a teacher.

Today you will watch a short video and then comment on it.



For anyone that has difficulty commenting you can read this post and watch the video and if you still have questions, this post might be helpful too....



Your questions:

  • What did you do this past New Year's Eve?
  • What did you think about the video?

Please answer the questions in full and complete sentences.

I hope you enjoy the video!


Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL)- please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment.

114 comments:

Sylvie J. said...

This is so cool! I really enjoyed it.
Sylvie J./URL

Rawlinsc said...

I stayed up to wached the ball drop and it's really cool

HiteshP said...

I had a party on new years eve. I think the video was good like the time laps.

TarinF said...

On new years eve I stayed home and did nothing.The video was a very good time laps.

MiloR said...

I got presents .the viteeo was grat.

MaribelO said...

For New Years Eve my dads friend,his wife,their son and my godmother came over and we had so much fun! I thought the video was so awesome!

elijahs said...

i went to florida i think it is cool

Hazel v said...

I went to my friends house and had boys agents girls war girls won. The video was great.

Cate f said...

I went to my sisters friend's house for nee years eve.
We had fun. I think the video was so loud and fun.
It went so fast I loved it. When the ball dropped it looked so colorful. I think I saw some fireworks after the ball dropped.I liked the music.

Isaac A said...

I think people started leaving and coming an hour later and earlier. I was watching it on tv

Johnny Hj said...

I went to my friends birthday and had junk food on new years.

oscar s said...

On new years I went to prospect park too see the fireworks with my friend Theo and his sister!

Roshanm said...

i like the footed. i saw the ball drop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GiseleB said...

l really liked the video because I saw the ball drop.On new years eve I state up to 1:30 in the morning.

DaynnaRL said...

I did for New Year is celebrate with my two moms and my best sister Zoe.The movie was great even more people come when it gets darker.It is rally about the New Year.

Siena A said...

i think people started leaving and coming an hour
later

Eshal A said...

On New Years Eve i watched the news, and the news said that lots of people were watching the ball drop. I loved the video because of the song.

Charlie C said...

The video was cool. And I watched the ball drop
on new years eve.

Ruby F said...

on new years eve flew writ back from florida i liked it

Sarah B said...

i think the video was really good.On new years eve I was at my grandma and grandpa's house wat

Ariel M said...

I went to my cosins house to celibate.
I loved it.

Max C said...

I had a play date with my friend Ralph on New Years Day! The play date was really really fun. My grandparents came because New Years Day is my birthday! The video had the ball drop and the 2014 lights went on and confetti fell.

Karinne J said...

i like the...no,I love the video.I had juice and milk and cake and soup and honey buns. I also played video games and watch tv and stayed up late.Boy I had fun!!!

Elias S. R. said...

I loved the video! I loved how it got darker and darker. I loved how everything moved so fast.On new years eve my mom tried to wake me up at midnight but I said no but Gracie woke up.

Alea A said...

I really really liked the video.For New Years my mom got crazy glasses for my sisters,me and her.

Prue S said...

I went to friends house and there lots of people when we got there and we had a party and lot of fiercers.I think the movie is cool.

Rebecca M said...

I went to Randy's house I stayed there for one or two nights.And I loved the video.

Ben.S said...

The video was pretty good.I liked when there was fireworks coming behind the tower the ball was dropping from.I also liked when the ball had electricity going around it.I watched the ball drop until 11 and then I watched the fireworks.

Valentina C said...

I like the video because I love New Years Eve.This New Years Eve I whent to my frends house.

aaron j said...

I loved when the towers shined with all of the pictures on it.This New Years Eve i went to a store to get a cake it was great.

Ruby r said...

I stad at home and stad up to12 o clook . I relle love the vido.

Kaitlyn L said...

I wached the ball drop and stayed up in till midnight. I also got to eat potato chips.I also think this was a grate video and I really enjoyed it.

Lionel N said...

I liked the music. I went to my cousin.

KarissaV said...

On New Years Eve I had a party and on the TV when the ball dropped everybody was screaming hugging.I love the video you made about New Years Eve.

JackL said...

I thought the video was great. How are you? I went to Florida with my German friend and my uncle.

Elias.M said...

On New Year's Eve I went to my friend 's house for his birthday and then I went home and made my own ball drop and I stayed up all night and watched the ball drop on TV and it was really cool.And the video was amazing!!!!!

Denisse R said...

the iike pop sparkle yellow bleu pink
in new yeas i aet popcorn .I like the vedo.

Noah L said...

I thought the video was cool because it had fire.
I watch tv. Play video games.I ate pizza.

Ralph D said...

I think that the little people in the biddings.

I celebrate and watched TV shows.

LillabetG said...

For some reason through the video the music made me feel something. On new years eve I watched the ball drop on TV and ate um.... I don't remember how to spell the name of the cookie.

aramisCJ said...

I think all the people must of been nerves and crowed. and loud.

Stephon P said...

I wheat to a hotel to celebrate new years Eve and the
video was great

Thea s said...

I thought the video was funny because everything was moving so fast. On new years eve I had a party with my friends.

Zara B said...

I think it was amazing because of the lights.

On New Year's Eve I slept all day.

Sajel s said...

I was in my house and I watched fire crackers blow up.I really liked the ball drop.

Joshue A said...

I was in manhattan with my hole family and when the ball dropped my dad and my mom kissed very much and then we went home and watched the ball dropped and we went over are friends house and we had a party.

Mayaw said...

For some reason the video fell something through the video the music made me feel something.one new years eve I watched the ball drop on Tv and ate Um........I don't remember how to spell the name of the cookie.

Willa N said...

I thought it was beautiful. I went to Boston to see my cosine and saw the ball drop.

Logan N said...

This year for new years Eve me and my parents had friends from Main over. My friends name was Henry. After the ball drops in the video there are fireworks and confetti

Nasera A said...

the count down of 2014 was so awesome I wish I could be in it my brother and my dad were in it and my mom was in it to my dad works in the store that was next to the count down my other brother was in it to my sister was bragging to go there but she didn't get to I was bragging to but I didn't get to.

JerodR said...

Last new year lots of my relative were at my house. This video i liked a lot.

ElliottP said...

I liked the lights and the butylfulnes

Jolie p said...

I like the video because the video is colorful !

KateB said...

what I like about this video is that the ball drops and fireworks come out

jamesl said...

on new yers I had my cosins over and we canted dawn .I like the vitow because the peole look like ants.

Elizabeth f said...

I liked when the ball groped. I got to watch it.

EliotT said...

i can't explain what i did on new years eve but in the video it looked so beautiful

Jillian C said...

What I liked about the video is it showed us how it looked like on New Years Eve in New York City. And what I did for New Years Eve is my my moms friends came over and my friend Callie came and all of us watched the ball drop on t.v.

laila o said...

i hav a big dinner ,and we had chines food.we all had fun.

EmiliaK said...

This New year i had a party and we had a dance
party and my friend came over and her moms
friend and my moms friend. i liked all the lights
and i liked watching the ball drop.

AaliyahR said...

it was colorful on new years I went to boston it was a very long flight to boston and it was fast and fun to watch.

AdelineB said...

I liked all the colors and lights. I watched the ball drop on TV with my brothers friend.

DominickG said...

I liked the move because I saw a boll and it pop then
it said 2014.

EdwardC said...

this New years eve i slept in my moms room. I stayed a wake until 9:31pm. Then i went o sleep because i was tired . Then at 11:59. It was 16 seconds before happy New year. I liked when the ball dropped

Zelde M said...

I like how fast and happy and fun it is. I also like the end the people look like they are flying away. and the fireworks are so beautiful. I forgot what i did. it looked like everyone was happy.

SandyS said...

i enjoy it a lot and it is fast and it is really cool and there is a hole bunch of people and it is fun to see and it is nice to see.

Alan R said...

on Sunday i went to my further house.

NicholasH said...

I love the movie because they have a celebration

DiegoL said...

it was fast and beautiful everybody was
like ants and i saw the ball drop.

AnabelG. said...

i that is was beutiful they did it

Diego said...

This video is all about NewYears. The thing I like about it is that the video is short.The other reason I like about it is nice

CrieR said...

it was cool and it was people was going fast all gowing house.

AllisonL said...

the time was going very fast and when the big ball reached the bottom and the big hand of the clock reached the number 12 am the big ball it ex

GusS said...

I whet to a party . Iike the vido.

ElizaG said...

I went to my friers houses.I did not like the vied.

sadie c said...

I dote no what i did on New Year.
I like the video because it reminded me of my family

Odin F said...

On new years I watched TV. I think that the video was about how buys new years was.

Augusto V. said...

I don't remember what I did on new years. I like the video




















Niall L said...

I do not remember what I did on new years I loved the
video

Kelly L. said...

What I did on new years was that I slept over at my grandparents house. What I thought about the vido was cool.

Grace k said...

i forgot what i did on new years

i think the moovy is a little dramatic

Juan.M said...

The biro is about New York

Daisy L said...

This New year me and my family had a party i had fun . It was almost my birthday it was on January 6. I also think it was cranded

Sally said...

I loved the video I think it was very crateiv
but i don't no what i did

Gabriella C said...

i don't remember what i did on New Year. What i liked about the video

Richard C said...

We saw a videos in new yer

Emmett N said...

On new years I went up state. To visit my friends.

Eva A said...

On Newyears went to my nabers house.I

Helena .P said...

i dont know what i did on new years
i loved it.

Samantha C said...

I was at my aunts house watching the news new years
eve ball I thought the video was really sad.

Taylor V said...

on new years day my god sisters and I went to ihop for breakfast

Zoe R L said...

I don't remember what I did on New Year. I think the

Mirai ST said...

I don't remember what I did on New Year.

I think this video was very fast and very cool.

Jonathan a said...

I,don;t reember
the vidoe was geat because it was fast it look like people were like

Jonay M said...

On new years I stood up all night to see the ball drop with my family.I think it was interesting to watch this video

Willa VC said...

I don't remember what on new years. I think the show
was colerful.

Charlie O said...

I don't remember what I did. I hated the video

Kayla H. said...

I went to Maine and then I went to Tennese and did fireworks. I though that the video was so cool it remind me of a big party.

GracieSR said...

On new years eve i saw the ball drop on tv, Don't remember anything else. I thought the video was cool because everything was so fast and the ball drop at the end.

BriannaD. said...

On new years I stayed up all night.
I thoght the movie was very amazing.

Theodore N. said...

I don't remember what I did on new years.
I loved the video.

darwinN said...

I liuk the vituo and it maks me slep and it is cool.

Madalyn M said...

i liked the viteo when the ball dropt and on new york eva I had to go to sleep at 8

Jimmy M said...

In New years day me and brother and my dad went to toys a rus and we sell a brate in there. I think the video is good .

EllieM said...

I forgot what I did on New years eve. I loved the video! I loved the way that it got darker and darker when time was going bie and I also loved the video because I loved the way that you got to see all the people walking bie throughout the day.

Luka s said...

I lik't the viteo!
On new years eve my daddy and papa let me stay at my grandma and grandpa's house.

Owen Y. said...

On new years eve I went to my grandparents house and watched the ball drop. I kind of liked the video.

LuciaT said...

On new years eve I stayed up bill midnight, watched fireworks explode, and had a brownie sunday. I had no idea what what was happening

KaiC said...

For new years eve I went to puerto rico and stayed up until 12:18 at night to se the fireworks. I liked part of of the video and some of the video I found boring. The part I thought was boring was the beginning and the part I thought was the rest because there were all the people moving really fast and there were fireworks.

JamesA. said...

I think the video is cool because everything is really speedy. over new years eve I went to Hudson New York.

ZoeG said...

I frigot what I did for new year. I like'd the video because it was fast ford.

JacobC said...

I watched the ball drop and the video was awesome.

DamianR said...

I loved the video because it is cool.

Jaileen R said...

I liked the video and also for New Years Eve i went outside and me and my family went and saw the fire works and also we had a New Year Eve party and invaded my whole family and cousins it was so so so much fun at the party we went to a really cool place for the party we had lots of fun and cake and cupcakes and drinks like soda apple juice and crush and we saw the ball drop and that is when we had the New Years Eve party.