Onda ninga omulongi.

Namibia on NPR

2011-10-10T07:06:00.000-08:00

I was listening to NPR this morning and they had a story about Namibia. It is not very often that there is a story about Namibia unless someone famous went there, like when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt went there back in 2006(?) to have their baby. It was about how Namibia is getting local buy-in for conservation by having locally run conservancies. Local communities protect the animals

Don't Be Afraid of Socialists

2011-08-22T07:17:00.000-08:00

I had been visiting the Hilton (5 stars!) Sky View Bar and I was taking the elevator down to leave. There was a nicely dressed man with a Socialist International badge/name tag next to me. me: Is there a convention in the hotel? guy: Yes, a meeting of the Socialist International. Don't be afraid. me: I'm American. I have to be afraid. guy: No, those old cliches are done.

NAM 2011

2011-08-19T07:26:00.000-08:00

Taxis are now N$8. In the north, the first taxi driver I had told me to buckle up. (Subsequently, most taxis told me the same.) Guess the government has been cracking down with more checkpoints. There have been a lot of accidents. There was a terrible accident between Windhoek and Swakopmund. The Namibian printed a picture of a bakkie that threw its passengers onto the road.

Onamutai

2011-08-14T08:58:00.000-08:00

I have always thought it embarrassing when you live in a place for so long and you seemingly never learn how to say its name correctly. I totally accept some responsibility for this, but sometimes the deck is stacked against you. Here is a little proof that the pronunciation of Onamutai is a moving target. Here are two government signs that spell the village differently. The one

New Music Videos from Namibia

2011-08-12T07:13:00.000-08:00

Onda aluka kuNamibia nale. Onda talelapo nookaume vange. While there, we also worked on some new music videos. This time I didn't do all the work, but helped Kinzzo learn how to make the music videos himself. I hope to see a bunch of videos from him into the future. Here are a couple of the best and the rest are on youtube... I helped Kinzzo with this video, his first video

Witchcraft and Sorcery in Ovambo

2011-05-23T16:19:00.000-08:00

I picked up a copy of Witchcraft and sorcery in Ovambo (Transactions of the Finnish Anthropological Society). I thought it would be more interesting, maybe I expected more exciting examples of supposed witchcraft. Instead, it was more about documenting how every time someone got sick or died, they found someone in the community they didn't like and blamed them. Though, now I am interested

Onda Hafa

2011-05-10T15:49:00.000-08:00

Onda hafa. Itandi dulu okuteelela okuya kuNamibia. Onda hala okuya kOvenduka nOnamutai. Onda hala okulanda oshikombo nokulya oshifima. Ohai di po paife, takamifa aishe...

Pi Day!

2011-03-14T09:25:00.001-08:00

I have finally succumbed. It is Pi Day and we are celebrating it in my math classes. I think we need a bit of a break from linear equations, trigonometry, proportions, etc. Hopefully the students will appreciate a lighter day with a little bit of pie. My lesson plans are at http://www.lesson-connect.com, they are all pretty similar. Here is the Algebra Lesson Plan.

Oonte's Children's Choir Christmas CD

2010-12-13T08:14:00.000-09:00

I just ordered my copy of the Oonte's Children's Choir Christmas CD. It looks really good. Check it out at http://www.oontecd.org/index.html.

It has taken too long, but...

2010-10-10T10:53:00.002-08:00

It has taken too long, but I finally have a useable version of my web application I have talked about for sometime. http://lesson-connect.com is a tool for writing, storing, viewing, and sharing lesson plans. My lessons are at Math Kings. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Colors and Numbers

2010-06-02T13:47:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of videos about numbers and colors in Oshiwambo. They are not in Oshikwanyama, but the words are pretty close (except nhee is four in Oshikwanyama).

HIV/AIDS Awareness Vids at Youtube

2010-05-31T12:18:00.005-08:00

I just got access to Youtube again. So I was searching to see if there were any new or interesting videos from Namibia. These aren't from Namibia, but they were dubbed with Oshiwambo. There are a some more of these videos there. The one above is my favorite.

Oshanas: Sustaining People, Environment, and Develepment in Central Owambo, Namibia

2010-04-25T17:30:00.006-08:00

I had this book, Oshanas: Sustaining people, environment, and development in central Owambo, Namibia, sitting on my bookshelf for a while. I finally decided it was time to read it. This book pops up I think in a lot of school libraries in Namibia. I know I have seen a bunch of copies around. I bought this copy off of Amazon. Oshanas are the temporary lakes and rivers created every year

Kesh' Apa Ye Ta Twalange

2009-12-16T20:39:00.004-09:00

Here is one of my favorite hymns in Oshiwambo. I know the first verse really well, I still need to learn the others. First Verse of Kesh' Apa Ye ta Twalange Kesh' apa ye ta twala nge,Everywhere he carries me Nda hala oku-mu-shikula.I want to follow him Omukulili a fila ngeThe Redeemer died for me Efyo lidjuu kuGolgata.A hard death at Golgotha Nda hala shili ndi hadjeI want truly to not go from

Ondi hole olwiishi netama.

2009-11-18T20:58:00.003-09:00

Onda hole olwiishi netama. Actually, it has been a very long time since I have eaten ketchup on rice. Probably not since a couple poor days about a year and a half ago. I honestly would never have said when I first saw people doing this in Owamboland that I would do it. I kind of had a hankering for it a few days ago... I could also go for some oshingali nondjove. However, I can make that

The Power Stone

2009-10-31T10:42:00.004-08:00

I finally received my copy of The Power Stone a couple of weeks ago. I put off watching it because I had waited so long and wanted to savor it. It was really good. I had been afraid that it was just going to be a slide show of Cocky Hahn's black and white photos, but surprisingly there was a lot of old, authentic video, reenactments, in addition to interviews with the sons of King Mandume's

Selma ta Fukala

2009-10-25T07:56:00.005-08:00

I love this song. The music itself could probably give me a headache. However, it is one of the few, "popular" songs that I can actually keep up with and understand. Also, I love the words because they totally describe a party or feast at a homestead. Hopefully, Pedrito won't mind if I share this song. I would buy this album, but I have looked everywhere and have not been able to find it.

Okaana kaMeme

2009-10-23T22:07:00.005-08:00

Someone asked me a bit ago to put up some translations. So here I go. Today, I am going to use a part of a song by Pablo that includes him singing a traditional Owambo song. I first encountered this song in Hai Ti when I first went to Namibia. Hopefully, Pablo won't get mad at me if I post a bit of his song. Download/Listen to "Okaana kaMeme" by Pablo. Okaana kameme (mOshikwanyama)Mother's

The Dogg

2009-09-22T21:06:00.001-08:00

The Namibian is reporting the Dogg got hit in the face with a bottle in a night club....

Obama speaks about Africa

2009-07-09T11:43:00.004-08:00

I saw in the Economist a review of an interview President Obama gave concerning Africa. It focuses on governance and the economic situation of many countries in Africa. I will be very interested to hear what African leaders will say about his comments. Will Obama be able to tell the "truth" of the matter and have people listen, or will leaders disregard him and say he is just another

another new blog

2009-06-10T12:47:00.002-08:00

I have a new blog. It is for stuff unrelated to Namiba, but don't worry. I will still be posting stuff here as I find it.

Running Race In Namibia

2009-05-14T14:04:00.004-08:00

CNN is covering a race called Racing the Planet. It is affiliated with a series of races across deserts. This leg is occurring in Namibia. I wish I could find a map, but have failed so far. I wish that I had known about this, it would have been fun to run. Oh well, Fisher and I are having our own Racing the Planet from Jacksonville to Miami this summer... UPDATE 5/17/09 The race has started

Myths and Legends of the Bantu

2009-05-11T17:03:00.003-08:00

Originally published in 1933, the goal of Myths and Legends of the Bantu seems to have been to demonstrate that Africans were not so primitive as to not have a history, mythology, etc. Perhaps, I was not the intended target audience. I was hoping for a book that would be a compilation of myths and legends in their original forms (obviously translated). Unfortunately, book is heavy with

Namibia is Paradise?

2009-05-01T17:30:00.002-08:00

Some researchers have been mapping the DNA of various groups of people living in Africa. They hypothesize that where the most diversity is, is the origin of the human species. They found that the center of the most diversity was located on the Angolan/Namibian border. So was Owamboland the location of the Garden of Eden? That never crossed my mind when I was living there... I should point

Next time I visit...

2009-04-25T16:18:00.002-08:00

I will have to track down some of this beer, the first/new microbrewery in Namibia...

Onamutai Sunday School Choir

2009-04-15T20:40:00.006-08:00

After I sold some of their albums in the US and they sold some in Namibia, the Onamutai Sunday School has managed to buy their first keyboard. Thank you to those that bought albums or otherwise contributed. Special thanks to Kauluma for handling the money and getting us these pictures. Tangi tate! Pictures of the choir and their new keyboard are below. Click here if you would like to listen to

A Computerless Country?

2009-04-12T11:05:00.004-08:00

I was following links on an unrelated search and happened across the following page. It is part of an online encyclopedia of sorts. They are discussing the merits to deleting an apparently orphaned webpage about the Kwanyama language. It provides little useful content and hasn't been edited for a long period of time. This is unfortunate, as I really appreciate Oshikwanyama. However, it

Languages

2009-03-19T22:09:00.000-08:00

I am sure everyone has heard about the new map of dying languages put out by the UN. Here is the link. Oshiwambo is not endangered, but one language from Namibia is, Khwe. Actually, it is listed as "definitely endangered".

Oimbale

2009-03-18T21:36:00.002-08:00

I found a link to a site appended to an email, The Oshikuku Basket Project. They have a beautiful site and I would bet there baskets are great as well. "...the Oshikuku Basket Project was created to utilize traditional Namibian art to economically and socially empower Owambo women. Monthly meetings provide a space where together the women negotiate prices and encourage standards of excellence,

Political Parties in Namibia

2009-03-15T21:10:00.002-08:00

The Namibian has an interesting article that summarizes a survey that was conducted in Namibia. Instead of summarizing a summary, read it yourself.

Kaulinge's History of the Kwanyama

2009-01-31T08:36:00.005-09:00

I am almost finished reading a book called Healing the land: Kaulinge's history of Kwanyama (History, cultural traditions and innovations in Southern Africa). It is the translation of the oral history of the Kwanyama by Tatekulu Kaulinge. Okwa dalwa mu1900. Okwa fya mu1992. He was born in 1900 and lived long enough to see liberation. He died in 1992. Kaulinge recounts a version of how the

Google Maps

2009-01-14T17:06:00.030-09:00

Owambo

2009-01-11T15:02:00.005-09:00

I picked up another book off of Amazon.com, Owambo. It isn't very interesting or all that informative, but I didn't expect that it would be essentially 1970's propaganda from the South African government. There was even a letter stuck in the cover of my copy emphasizing how South Africa had been targeted by UN resolutions and inferred that these were unnecessary since as the book would

Smart Boards

2009-01-07T05:37:00.001-09:00

Embedded video from CNN Video Have these started showing up in better off schools in Namibia? I doubt it, but it isn't impossible...

Wierd English/Kwanyama Videos...

2008-12-30T14:55:00.001-09:00

So I was doing a search on YouTube and I found these videos - they are super random/strange... There are a few other variations: dinosaurs, space, and jungle.

Ekalanyana by Tunakie

2008-12-29T14:44:00.000-09:00

Oshimaliwa

2008-12-13T21:15:00.002-09:00

Yeah! I found an easy way to add currency conversion to a web page! So from now on (hopefully), there will be current exchange rates for the US dollar and Namibian dollar at the right in the side bar.

Taku Taku

2008-12-07T13:42:00.001-09:00

I still can't get enough of Taku Taku. If I had time to practice, I would practice to dance just like them. I may have to make time.

South Africa is the Next China

2008-12-06T10:32:00.002-09:00

South African Companies Unlock Sub-Saharan Africa is brief little article describing some of the success businesses, specifically South African businesses, in sub-Saharan Africa. I have shopped or bought a lot of the brands mentioned in the article. I have mentioned to friends before that I have thought that SA is as China is to the rest of the world in southern Africa. One random thing is

Tate Festus oku na ouluvi.

2008-11-30T10:17:00.003-09:00

I was looking at a friend's blog and it had a new link on it that I hadn't seen before: www.waalyewaa.com. It has some interesting stuff on it, but by far the most intriguing was Tate Festus and his odd take on the advice column. Here are couple questions and responses that he had... She's too passive... During sex she just lies there and expects me to do everything. But sometimes I feel I

Omahokololo Owambo

2008-11-20T14:05:00.005-09:00

I recently tracked down a copy of book that I have never seen before. I ordered it from one of the rare book stores that advertises their books on Amazon.com. The book includes three translations of folktales in Afrikaans, English and Oshiwambo (some of it in Oshindonga and some in Oshikwanyama). Most of the stories were new to me, although I had heard the one about the boy chased up a

Oshimaliwa natango

2008-11-14T11:06:00.002-09:00

The Namibian dollar continues to weaken against the US dollar. The Namibian Exchange Rate Update Last Update: Friday, November 14, 2008 at 10:44:45 AM $10.3528 £15.4536 €12.9591 What is the cause? Is this change noticeable to Namibians?

Oshimaliwa

2008-11-12T08:10:00.003-09:00

Meme ange! Tala apa. The following is what The Namibian is reporting as the exchange rate for the Namibian dollar now. Exchange Rate Update Last Update: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 8:11:31 AM $9.9880 £15.7856 €12.7000 It has really weakened against the dollar. When I went this summer, I could only get about N$8 or N$7 for US$1. Now it is almost N$10. This is weakest I have seen it

Yeah!

2008-11-04T18:33:00.003-09:00

Either way the election turns out, we have to be happy to see the coming end of Bush's term! 7pm Alaska Time (?) - NPR IS CALLING THE ELECTION FOR OBAMA!

Onda tila nai.

2008-11-01T10:52:00.005-08:00

Even though I am not in Namibia currently and do not know all what is happening there now, the rumblings that I am hearing from people and from reading the Namibian, leaves me greatly troubled. I fear there are ominous events on the horizon. Namibia has been peaceful during the time that I have been familiar with it. However, in Africa and even some surrounding countries they have had their

Kwanyama Crosswords!

2008-10-27T17:57:00.002-08:00

So Webster's not only makes dictionaries, but they sell foreign language crossword puzzle books. I picked up the two that are available for Oshikwanyama. One is with English hints and Oshikwanyama answers with the other being Oshikwanyama hints and English answers. The puzzles do not seem to be too tough, they are geared towards people in foreign service. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time

Another Kwanyama Dictionary

2008-10-24T17:39:00.005-08:00

Webster's, as in the people that make the dictionary, has an online dictionary project that intends to include all words from all languages. Obviously, that includes Oshikwanyama. There is a small English/Kwanyama Thesaurus that they are selling to help fund their project. It is alright, I would have appreciated it much more when I was actually living in Namibia. Probably the nicest feature

Maps

2008-10-19T12:00:00.001-08:00

Onamutai, Namibia Onamutai Combined School, Namibia Eumbo liTate, Namibia Running Routes My short run My supposed 10 mile route... One time, I ran to Ongha. My Lake City run To Fiesta Foods My current short run My current weekend run

Omishe di dule eyovi

2008-10-18T16:43:00.004-08:00

So when I was in Namibia last, I made a visit to my favorite bookstore in Namibia and especially the north, Edumed's. There, I found a bunch of books I was interested in, but I had a limited budget. I think I only picked up Omishe di dule eyovi by Paavo Hasheela. It contains more than a thousand proverbs in Oshikwanyama with the literal English translations and explanations. It is awesome!

Okaana kaMeme

2008-10-13T19:53:00.004-08:00

Made with Pencil, iMovie, and GarageBand. Sorry, but what can you expect from a donkey?

Honorary Namibian Citizen Wins Nobel Peace Prize

2008-10-10T08:32:00.003-08:00

Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today. According to various reports, Ahtisaari says the most important thing that he accomplished was his work towards helping Namibia transition to independence. He must have been a big contributor since he was made an honorary citizen.Read the article from CNN. I have actually never heard of the guy before and did a

Tate Ndongi

2008-10-06T08:15:00.003-08:00

Made using Pencil, iMovie, and GarageBand. Just an experiment. See this video tutorial.

Rooibos

2008-10-01T08:03:00.002-08:00

Eenyika daKalunga 2! Onamutai Sunday School Choir Listen Now! I finally burned through some older tea that I had around started drinking the Rooibos tea that I brought back after visiting Namibia. It is wonderful! It is so tasty compared to the other stuff I have been drinking. Or perhaps it is a matter of having drank similar teas for a couple months, the Rooibos comes as a welcome

Ovamboland by Hermann Tonjes

2008-09-28T20:19:00.006-08:00

Eenyika daKalunga 2! Onamutai Sunday School Choir Listen Now! I am not quite sure why it is so difficult to find books on Namibia, or rather I am not sure why it is when I do hear about a book, it is out of print and/or difficult to find. Even books published in the 1990's are difficult to find. Anyway, after seeing a tatekulu's version of Ovamboland by Hermann Tonjes, I decided I

Bugs Bunny mOshiwambo!

2008-09-27T17:06:00.000-08:00

Eenyika daKalunga 2! Onamutai Sunday School Choir Listen Now! It is so random what you can find on the internet. It is even more random what you can find on the internet in Oshiwambo.

Oshiwambo on YouTube!

2008-09-25T16:58:00.001-08:00

Eenyika daKalunga 2! Onamutai Sunday School Choir Listen Now! I found a cool little video of some Oshiwambo on YouTube, check it out below!

More Javascript Math Games

2008-09-21T19:37:00.009-08:00

Eenyika daKalunga 2! Onamutai Sunday School Choir Listen Now! I realized that somehow I managed to not post all the Javascript math games that I wrote while teaching in Onamutai. I also realize they are pathetic and not really games, but when you have computers that are from the Pentium 100 era and really slow internet, what more can you run? Also, just calling them a game got most

Eenyika daKalunga 2!

2008-08-12T19:23:00.056-08:00

Fundraiser Complete! Final Totals Goal:US$300 Albums Sold:7 (in the US) Money Raised:$250 Digital Download download mp3s (.zip - 27.2M) download VBR (.zip - 73.9M) other download options... album art .jpg | .pdf Onamutai Sunday School Choir has released its newest gospel album, Eenyika daKalunga 2! (the follow up to Eenyika daKalunga). It has something for everyone: songs in

Computers for Onamutai - Onda talela po!

2008-08-06T18:32:00.004-08:00

Tuhafeni wearing his Computers for Onamutai shirt. As some know, I returned to visit Onamutai for a few weeks. During that time I was pleased to see that the school is improving and is making the most of the computers that we helped donate. The teachers and students made it clear that they greatly appreciated the help that everyone gave in helping them replace their stolen computers. During

Vure Maak Warm by Sixxa

2008-08-06T17:16:00.001-08:00

As promised, the music video for Vure Maak Warm by Sixxa. This song is different than the others since it relies more on English and Afrikaans than Oshiwambo. Also different is that the video is more of a story than just the showing off of the other videos. All the music videos can be seen on YouTube.

Ondeya by Kinzzo

2008-08-05T17:16:00.001-08:00

There are more musicians than just DJ Rambo in Onamutai. There are also Kinzzo and Sixxa. So I guess they didn't want to feel left out, so I helped them make their own music videos. They are in the process of submitting these videos to the tv stations in Namibia to get themselves promoted. I really like the video that we made for Ondeya (I am coming) by Kinzzo. I especially like how we

Efindano by DJ Rambo

2008-08-04T17:15:00.001-08:00

Efindano by DJ Rambo is another video that we did. It is less kwaito and more gospel. Efindano means "a win". The second video is kind of like an introductory video/documentary. We did it just for fun in Windhoek right before I left. You can find all the music videos on YouTube. Enjoy!

Oshike by DJ Rambo

2008-08-03T17:14:00.001-08:00

Surprisingly, I kept really busy in the village. Most of the time that I was not hanging out at school, I was helping to make music videos. Seriously... The song Oshike by DJ Rambo was the first video I did. There are two versions, the first is kind of a practice one (though I perhaps enjoy it more that then "real" one). You can find all the music videos on YouTube. Enjoy!

kEtosha

2008-08-02T17:14:00.000-08:00

Right before heading down to Windhoek to come back to the states, I managed to fit in a short trip to Etosha. It seemed a shame to go all that way to Namibia and spend the whole time in the village and not do anything touristy... Unfortunately, this trip I didn't see any predators except for jackals. However, we did see everything else... Eenduli Eendjaba Eengolo Eendjaba I

Bye Bye

2008-08-01T17:13:00.000-08:00

So I am sitting in at an internet kiosk in London Gatwick Airport. Unfortunately, the stupid kiosk's USB is either disabled or not working so I can't upload any pictures. I will do that later I guess. Check back later... So, I am on my way to NYC to see Lars and then on Monday I will return to Minnesota. Overall, my trip has been great. I have had fun and not been bored really even once.

Onda ya

2008-07-25T17:13:00.000-08:00

So, I have returned to the capital, Windhoek. I left the village this morning and must say that I was sad to go. I really like Tate Vinia's house/family and the village of Onamutai. Maybe I will have to come back and see if I can stay...

A Party

2008-07-21T17:12:00.000-08:00

With Mee Jacobina(Ndahafa) Oshikombo shange The Sunday School Choir at the party Onda dipaya oxuxwa With Burre Tate Simon with Penda and Pandu Kakwali!

kEumbo

2008-07-18T17:11:00.000-08:00

Meme Vicky naPenda Tate Vinia naPenda Burre okwa teleka (he cooks). Lovisa Shikupe okwa teleka oshosho. Tuhafeni okwa lilonga.

kEnguantale

2008-07-09T17:11:00.000-08:00

Enguantale at sunset. Visiting Tate Kamboloto's Owambo parents. Waiting for a hike with Johnny. So this past weekend I was really busy. Although honestly it is difficult to say that I was busy when I spent so much of the weekend waiting to hitch a ride. I headed out Saturday morning and must have waited three hours at a cuca shop near the Supa Dupa to catch a ride to Enguantale...

kOnamutai

2008-07-05T17:10:00.000-08:00

Eating meat with Tate Mwiikeni at Oshekasheka's School Bazaar Ndakulilwa with Meme Vicky and Tate Vinia's new baby, Penda! Tate Vinia with his car. Tuhafeni and his Computers for Onamutai t-shirt. So they are keeping me pretty busy in the village. I have helped with some classes, cleaned up the computer lab, and have been working on a music video for the song Shike by DJ Rambo (it is

Still in Windhoek

2008-06-23T17:10:00.000-08:00

My phone is network locked! I hadn't thought about that when I bought it. They never mentioned it when I bought it. Supatronix offered to unlock it for N$450... It is cheaper to buy a cheap phone for N$320 and then sell it when I leave. I am hanging around the Cardboard Box waiting for Kauluma to come into town. I did eventually get a hold of him yesterday. I had been texting his old

mOvenduka

2008-06-22T17:09:00.000-08:00

Last night Hileni picked me up and we (eventually) met her friend Birga at Sardinnias. I had a great time. The food was good and the company wonderful. We talked about cats. We ended up going to El Cubano, another place I had never been before (perhaps a bit suprisingly). It was fun. The decor was kind of cool, especially one painting in particular. The people wre nice and everyone was

Minneapolis to NYC to London to Windhoek

2008-06-21T17:08:00.000-08:00

It takes a really long time to get to Namibia. The two really long layovers really didn't help... The first was aobut 20 hours in NYC (from Minneapolis). I was supposed to get in at 8 pm, but because of delays really got in about 11 pm and then it takes a bunch of time on the train and subway to get where you want to go: Lar's place (everyone wants to go there). I crashed ther and then

Onde ya paife

2008-06-13T17:07:00.000-08:00

Onda mana okulilonga paife. Onda hala okumona ookaume vange vokuNambia. Itandi dulu okutateleela shaashi nda pumbwa oshikundu noxuxwa nondjove. Onde ya paife. Ohandi ka shanga apa kombinga Namibia. Ohandi ka tula omafano Namibia apa. Alukeni okulesha. (Ombili ohandi shanga nai. Onda dimbwa okupopya mOshikwanyama.)

Conic Sections

2008-05-31T14:00:00.010-08:00

I made the movie using the animation feature of Grapher (utilities folder on Apple computers). Here is the file. The following interactive activities were created with GeoGebra Parabolas Sorry, the GeoGebra Applet could not be started. Please make sure that Java 1.4.2 (or later) is installed and active in your browser (Click here to install Java now) Move sliders to

Angular vs. Linear Velocity

2008-04-06T06:32:00.005-08:00

So I am teaching a unit on angular velocity. As I was preparing, I remembered a great Calvin and Hobbes comic strip where Calvin's dad blew his mind by pointing out the difference between angular and linear velocity. I found the strip via the website AMU Reprints (www.transmogrifier.org is also great). I am going to print it out and give it to the kids. I hope that it will engage their

GeoGebra

2008-03-11T15:42:00.006-08:00

So, I have used Geometer's Sketchpad, but I thought there had to be an opensource solution somewhere. Well, I was right. There is a tool called GeoGebra. It is pretty cool. It is definitely a bit different from Sketchpad and not quite as powerful, but it is neat and free (not to mention multiplatform since it is written in Java). GeoGebra is interesting in that it tightly couples algebra and

Oshilongwa oshiti omulongo na imwe: Adjectives

2008-03-08T16:07:00.001-09:00

Review Shanga mOshikwanyama. 1. Ndakulilwa is dirty. She has to bathe. Show Answer Shanga mOshinglisa. 2. Kandi hole okulya omakondo hooves oikombo. Show Answer Lesson: Adjectives It is so boring to write or speak without adjectives. So here finally is how to use adjectives in Oshiwambo. First, you need some

Fractals

2008-02-17T16:42:00.013-09:00

Do all the shapes we study in math resemble real life? Some things certainly do. However, there are many things that do not. Benoit Mandlebrot thought that regular geometry was insufficient to describe all the things we see. He coined the word fractal from the Latin frangere to break. Organic or

Fraction Circles

2008-02-11T11:14:00.001-09:00

Information | Updates! | Results Alright, it did not take me too long, but down below is the new, improved (and hopefully bug free/finished) fraction manipulatives game. Now, I don't know if this

Math Manipulatives: Fractions

2008-02-05T08:38:00.001-09:00

Information | Updates! | Results UPDATED BLOG ENTRY-HERE! So, way back in the summer, we had an arithmetic methods class and one of the interesting activities for helping kids think about/

Geometer's Sketchpad

2008-01-30T16:02:00.001-09:00

Computers for Onamutai Information | Updates! | Results So I am taking a Geometry methods class. The goal of the class is not to teach me geometry, but teach me how to teach geometry. So we have been constructing figures by hand with straight edges and compasses which is kind of fun. I am a bit rusty, but I kind of think it is fun. Last class was an introduction to Geometer's

San Francisco

2008-01-12T16:05:00.000-09:00

Oshivike osha ya, onda fuda kuSan Francisco, California. Tate Kamela na Tate Kamboloto ova kala mu California. Onda li nda hala okumona ookaume vange nokutalela poSan Francisco. San Francisco osha fewa nawa nawa. Otwa lya oikulya inyenye muChinatown. San Francisco, tala nawa nawa opo u dule okutala Golden Gate Bridge. Ame ondi li naTate Kamboloto. Chinatown, San

My Favorite Oshikwanyama Sayings/Phrases

2008-01-02T16:01:00.000-09:00

Below are some of my favorite Oshikwanyama/Oshiwambo sayings. My favorites are my favorites because of their frequent use, importance, they are interesting, etc... They are in no particular order. In case I am forgetting some real winners, let me know or leave a comment below. Ino ka xwika. This is a strange saying told to me by Kauluma. He said it literally means "Don't burn the baby",

Onda ninga omukongo.

2008-01-01T16:04:00.000-09:00

Omudo mupe naumuyambekelwe! muMinnesota ovanhu vamwe ove hole okuya koukongohunt woifitukutianimals/game. muNovemba, ondaile koukonga woshinamwenyoanimal hashi ufanwa odeer. Oshinamwenyo oDeer osha faresemble hangala omenyespringbok. Oukongo watya ngaha ohaukala mofukawoods. Omunhu oho kala welimwenenenabe silent, nongeenge uwete oDeer umbashoot nawa (shonekaaim nawa). Onda konga deer.

XO Laptop

2007-12-31T06:37:00.000-09:00

Computers for Onamutai Information | Updates! The fundraiser was successful. Thanks to all those that donated. Click here for the results. So, I received my XO laptop about two weeks ago. Between

Sledding

2007-12-04T16:03:00.001-09:00

Paife, muMinnesota omwa talalato be cold. Otu hole okudanato play modausnow. Ovanhu vamwesome people ove hole okukulumukato slide modau.

Ondi hole okudansa!

2007-11-30T16:03:00.000-09:00

Onda fya oudjabored okushangato write oilongwalessons. Onda halawant okushangato write oinimathings oikwaoother. NgengeIf u pukelost, u na okutulato put omhukumouse pombadaon top oshityaword sha kupukifacaused err. If you are lost, place your mouse on top of words to get the English equivalent! Ame ohandi lilongostudy kuUniversity of Minnesota. Ohandi lilongo omwaalumath nokulongato

Thank You!

2007-11-14T12:54:00.000-09:00

Principal's Thank You Letter Here are the results of everyone's generosity: almost US$3400 raised. That is about N$21000. The school received the money at the end of June and

Oshilongwa oshiti omulongo: Defective Verbs

2007-11-11T16:00:00.002-09:00

Review Shanga mOshikwanyama. 1. He does not want to go to school tomorrow. Show Answer 2. Where is the bathroom/pit latrine?. Show Answer Lesson: Defective Verbs I have not given all the verbs available in Oshiwambo/Oshikwanyama, because there are some that are irregular and are used

Oshilongwa oshiti omuwoi: Future Tense

2007-11-10T15:59:00.001-09:00

Review Shanga mOshikwanyama. 1. She does not cook well. Show Answer 2. I did not study hard. Now, I have not passed. Show Answer Lesson: Future Tense Subject Concords Noun Class Stem Past Tense

One Laptop per Child: XO Laptop Buy 1 Give 1

2007-11-09T07:18:00.000-09:00

So a while back, I signed up for the opportunity to participate in the supposed $100 laptop for kids in developing nations. Well the day is rapidly approaching and I got my email reminder which is below. (The reason that they are $200 is to cover shipping and because this promo is for driving up the numbers ordered to drive the prices down.) You are receiving this email because you

TI-84 Programs for Geometry (MATH 5335)

2007-10-29T12:27:00.001-08:00

Computers for Onamutai Information | Updates! I sent the donations to the school. It is my understanding that the first donations were used to purchase one server computer and five client computers. They are still working on getting hooked back up to the internet.

Midpoints of Segments

2007-09-28T10:14:00.001-08:00

Oshilongwa oshiti hetatu: Adverbs

2007-08-26T16:58:00.001-08:00

Computers for Onamutai Information | Updates! I transferred the last of the donations to the school. They have started purchasing the replacement computers. When they have reactivated their internet connection and emailed me pictures, I will post them right away.

Oshilongwa oshiti heyali: Negative Present Tense

2007-08-23T16:57:00.001-08:00

Oshilongwa oshiti hamano: Present Tense

2007-08-23T16:56:00.001-08:00

Partial Products Multiplication

2007-08-06T12:36:00.000-08:00

Computers for Onamutai Information | Updates! I just sent the last of the donations to the school. It is my understanding that the first donations were used to purchase one server computer and five client computers. They are still working on getting hooked back up to

Partial Sums Addition

2007-08-06T12:09:00.000-08:00

Quiz

2007-07-17T16:55:00.001-08:00

So you feel like some hot music! So you feel like dancing! Namibia and Southern Africa has some of the hottest omatudi around. Check it out at YouTube. (The first few are in Oshiwambo (of which Oshikwanyama is a dialect). The rest are from outside Namibia.)