tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10007749388081867922024-03-18T04:48:24.928-05:00Teaching in Flip FlopsChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-52762029287163969722018-07-11T21:20:00.003-05:002018-07-11T21:20:55.291-05:00Write About It Wednesday: Class Dojo and Custom PlannersSo I promised myself I'd start blogging, so here we go! :) I'm all about technology, so my goal is to share at least one technology resource every week, but hopefully I'll get better about blogging and I can share more than one a week!<br />
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Do you use <a href="https://www.classdojo.com/">Class Dojo</a>? Have you ever tried it? If not, you NEED Class Dojo in your life! It's such an amazing tool! I found it a few years ago when it had the basic function of tracking behavior, but it's become so much more and it's growing even more this month! </div>
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So what can you do with Class Dojo? So much!! </div>
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<li><b>Track Behavior</b>: You can award positive, negative, and neutral points/warnings to students for all kinds of activities. You get to choose what activities deserve to receive positive and negative points. They can have a point value of anywhere from -5 through +5 including 0 which could be used as a warning. You can allow parents to see positive points, no points, or all points. </li>
<li><b>Parent Communication</b>: You can post announcements and reminders to all parents. This helps eliminate the old fashioned newsletter! Or you can still post your newsletter to the wall as well. You can also communicate one-on-one with parents, just like you would with a text. You can also share photos and videos with parents on the whole class stories, or individually. </li>
<li><b>Toolbox</b>: All of those tools we all love are in one place with Dojo. There is a timer, random student picker, group maker, noise meter, music, and 3 places to help post directions or questions including directions, think-pair-share, and today. These are all great places to get students more independent or following directions. All of these tools are available at all times. </li>
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That's NOT it either! Do you talk about <b>Growth Mindset </b>with your students? Class Dojo has the most adorable videos to help students understand Growth Mindset and Mojo (see that adorable green guy up there, yup that's Mojo) is the star with all of his friends. They're short videos that help students understand what Growth Mindset is. </div>
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The coolest new feature coming later this month is the <b>Portfolios</b>. Students will each have their own portfolio. They will be able to share their learning using photos, videos, drawing, journal entries, and more. Teachers will be able to approve and give feedback on things that the students post. Then parents will be able to view and comment on the things their own children post. The objects they post will be able to be organized into folders as well. </div>
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There are so many other cool features, but these are the main ones. The best part of all of it is honestly their support staff. They are extremely aware of privacy concerns, and they'll always help out if a district or administration has concerns about privacy. Overall, it's a great piece of technology that combines so many aspects from other technology tools that are out there. It's nice to have everything in one place!</div>
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Have you ever heard of a Happy Planner? Apparently it's all the rage with... everyone? I see them everywhere I go. Even Target has them! This is a Happy Planner:</div>
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I've always been an Erin Condren planner user. There's probably a post on this blog from years ago about how much I love the planner. The problem is, I hate writing in my plans. I feel like I'm doing twice the work. Insert, my own planner with the help of the Happy Planner punch and discs! By creating my own planner, I can type my own lesson plans, but still have the cute part of the Happy Planner. I am just finishing it, but I feel like I need more pages than just calendars and a checklist?!? </div>
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What other pages do I put in it? I could sit here for days wondering (Note: I've already redone the colors, stickers, and overall theme of it 4 times. I'm pretty sure the mister is sick of my complaining about it!)</div>
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-80374681295911165792018-07-03T16:51:00.002-05:002018-07-03T16:51:39.413-05:00The time we don't speak of...Once upon a time, in a land far, far away I was once a blogger. A blogger on this here blog. I started it back in 2011 when blogging, teachers on social media, and (gasp) Teachers Pay Teachers was just becoming a thing. It was amazing. I found it funny that people actually wanted to buy the things I was making for my own classroom. I wasn't making them for those people, I've just always been the <strike>crazy</strike> perfectionist type of person that needs things to be just how I like them. I don't like black spots on worksheets. I don't like Comic Sans. I don't like a the text to be off center. It seemed normal for me to just remake and create things the way I liked them. So that's where this all started. I blogged consistently for a while, and then I'd fall off, come back for a short while and repeat the cycle. At any moment I can search for something teaching related on Pinterest and come across my own classroom (sometimes not even knowing it's mine).<br />
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This all brings me to today. Right in this moment. Here I am, going into year 10 of teaching. That's crazy to think about. That's going on almost 300 students that have passed through my doors (although I was lucky enough to have some twice when I moved to 3rd grade). So here I am, year 10 and in the past few weeks I've had some sort of revelation? awakening? I'm not sure what I want to call it at this point.<br />
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Year nine was... was... interesting. Let's just use that word. Year 9 was the year I'll never forget. Outside of school I was finishing one masters, and halfway through another masters. I bought my first car (under my own volition). Plus I was living my best life outside of school. Inside of those 4 cinder block classroom walls, I had 29 third graders who exhausted every ounce of me. Many days ended in phone calls to my mom, dad, and texts to my boyfriend before he got home, upon which I would talk even more. I questioned what else I could do in life outside of teaching. I have never seen 3 teachers challenged as much as myself and 2 of my teammates were this year. I left that year behind without a thought the second that bell rang (the 5:00 flight to Arizona that night may have helped that!).<br />
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So here I am, it's the beginning of July, the downhill slope back to normal life and I've decided to start this adventure again. I'm telling myself this is a new year, with 21 (woo hoo!) new faces, and I'm determined to make year ten the best yet. In order to do this, I've decided maybe if I start blogging, instagramming, and facebooking (are those words?) again, it'll force me to keep my positivity and achieve my goals I'm setting for myself this year! (I suppose that'll really involved people reading my stuff and looking forward to my thoughts and ideas, but I'll hope for the best!)<br />
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In less than a year I finish my 2nd masters, this one is in Technology Coaching ("Technology Specialist") which is my absolute, 100%, <strike>obsession</strike> passion! I just attended ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference, and I'm going to blame that amazing experience on my new "rebirth" if we can call it that! I am obsessed with all of the technology that continues to come out. My goal is to sort through everything and find what I think will work best for me, and share out what are some amazing tools (even if they won't work for me). Can I call that goal one? Be a sharer of all things technology. Let's go with it!<br />
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If there's something else I'm obsessed with (aside from the Cubs and my dogs) it's crafting. It was scrapbooking when I was younger, and now it's making shirt, tumblers, pictures, anything! I bring that craftiness into the classroom occasionally, like when I need therapy and make a giant Elf Door. But I want to bring it into my lessons. Enter:<br />
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Now if you know me in any slightest way, which you don't, I am not a big reader. Might I even say (GASP) I don't like reading at all. So for me to <strike>go out of my way</strike> order from Amazon an actual, paper book is shocking. Absolutely shocking. I have followed Hope and Wade on social media on and off and I'm seriously in awe constantly of how creative they are. So I thought, if I'm already creative, and I love being creative, why can't I do that at school more often too? After all, for like 6 months of the year we're taking tests (okay that may be a <i>slight </i>exaggeration), so when we're not why can't we do fun things and still learn! Along the way, I figured I could share my experiences with the world, or at least blog about them so I don't forget them the next year!</div>
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So here I am, I'm putting the time we don't speak of (year 9) behind me, like it never happened. I'm going to pretend it's year 1 and I'm beyond excited to have my own classroom. Even though I'll be more than happy to never return to those first years when I had way too much stuff for my own good!</div>
Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-83205527561275534822018-01-22T20:06:00.005-06:002018-01-22T20:06:47.703-06:00Digital Citizenship Article<div>
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the article “Developing Digital Citizens” by Venessa Monterosa the author gives
tips to help start a conversation in a district about what steps to take in
order to incorporate digital citizenship.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In 2013
the United States’ second largest school district, Los Angeles Unified School
District launched a Digital Citizenship Week. One of the elementary schools in
the district kicked off the event. The district felt like the event was a
success, but wanted to find a way to get everyone in the district across grade
levels talking about digital citizenship. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The
article provides tips to teachers and districts on how to develop more
awareness of being a good digital citizenship. According to the article, 90% of
teenagers from 12-17 use some type of social media daily. Because of this, students
beginning early on need to learn about what type of digital footprint they
leave every time they are on social media. The author also reiterates numerous
times that colleges now use social media as a recruiting and filtering technique
as they admit new students. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Creating
a district-wide digital citizenship curriculum should involve many parts, just
as instituting any curriculum would. Some tips to help start that process are: </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Put</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">together a diverse team</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">: involve teachers, administration, and
students because they all provide a different view</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Define social media terms</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">:
for instance the difference between social media and social networking </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Identify key social media topics and content</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">: what are the most important topics to cover?</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Create a partnership</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">:
Involve Common Sense Education or other online community as well as community
members. </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Connect with a variety of stakeholders</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">: schools can showcase what they know to the community</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Establish a digital citizenship week</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">: helps emphasize the important of being good citizens.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Students
need to be prepared for the 21</span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> century and part of that is learning
how to be a good digital citizen. Talks about adding it into the daily curriculum
may seem time consuming or unnecessary, but it is in today’s society. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Monterosa, V. (2015). Developing digital citizens. <i>Leadership</i>, 44(3), 30.</span></span></div>
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-14432887313151362572017-10-10T22:37:00.001-05:002017-10-10T22:39:54.779-05:00Resource Sharing Activity Three<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hJZ8ZDo5MTQmpiZ1RKR2ZMamc/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframe>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-20418950053590446192017-09-24T19:22:00.000-05:002017-09-24T19:22:41.917-05:00Resource Sharing Activity Two<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hJZ8ZDo5MTcnk1ZEt0YV9DaG8/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframe>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-62068557035548403062017-09-09T23:34:00.001-05:002017-09-09T23:34:25.255-05:00Resource Sharing Activity One<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hJZ8ZDo5MTT0hjdjBjR0VNUDA/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframe>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-17684950773364840312017-07-19T19:04:00.001-05:002017-07-19T19:04:33.978-05:00Article Review - Using Digital Assessments in the Classroom<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The article “Emotions Experienced by Students Taking Online and
Classroom Quizzes” discusses the advantages and disadvantages of giving
students assessments online. It specifically addresses how a group of
undergraduate students felt taking different types of assessments. First, the author
mentions that there are many benefits to giving assessments online, especially
the idea of students taking control of their own environment. In many
situations students can control their own environment. There are many
disadvantages though as well. Some people question how secure tests can be and
if the technology is available (at school or home). As digital assessments have
become increasingly popular more studies have been done, but there still is not
a lot of information about the correlation between digital assessments and
emotions. From studies that have been completed, the authors mentioned that “When
educators first started using computers for testing, computer anxiety (anxiety
produced from being unfamiliar with using a computer) had small effects on
students’ performance, but these effects seem to have largely dissipated with a
general increase in familiarity with using computers.” It seems in most studies
there is not a large discrepancy between paper and digital, but more studies
need to be done in order to best meet students’ needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This article was extremely interesting to me, especially
because so many assessments are done online. In my classroom students cannot
adjust their environment as much, because they are on desktops. I could, however,
have the students use the math online component at home to take quizzes. Some
students may not have the technology available at home and there could be
parents or siblings helping those students. In the classroom though, like with
PARCC, I feel like students do become anxious especially because of how much
pressure is put on them and the things they hear. This is something that needs
to be changed! Hopefully as students <u>AND</u> teachers become more familiar with
online testing everyone will become more comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stowell, J. R., Allan, W. D., & Teoro, S. M. (2012).
Emotions Experienced by Students Taking Online and Classroom Quizzes. Journal
Of Educational Computing Research, 47(1), 93-106.</span></div>
Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-37308069502607496302017-07-19T18:38:00.002-05:002017-07-19T18:38:32.303-05:00Multimedia Lesson Plan - Online Assessment<div align="center" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 14.98px;">Online Assessment for Multimedia Lesson Plan</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/R4ahPYiGldjDfLkI2">Voices in the Park Quiz</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 14.98px;">Intended Audience</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 14.98px;">The student will be able to describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 14.98px;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 14.98px;">The student will be able to distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 14.98px;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 14.98px;">The student will be able to explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14.98px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In 3rd grade students have to be able to describe characters and how their points of view are different. They also have to be able to distinguish how their own point of view is different than that of the characters. I used the picture book Voices in the Park to help students understand this concept. There are 4 different characters that all see the same park in very different ways. First the class would have discussed point of view. Then listened to the book first, then read the real text together. After that the class would do a matching activity that was shown on the screencast. I chose Google Forms to setup a quiz that the students would take. There are 6 multiple choice questions. Then last question is a short answer question that I would grade later. The students would receive immediate feedback on the multiple choice section. The questions test both knowledge about point of view, and applying that knowledge to the story. This grade would be used in conjunction with the activity from the screencast. </span><br />
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-86075241487433258112017-07-18T18:49:00.000-05:002017-07-18T19:04:20.116-05:00Multimedia Lesson Plan - Screencasting<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">Screencasting for Multimedia Lesson Plan</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">Intended Audience</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">3rd Grade Students</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><br />Learning Objectives</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">The student will be able to describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">The student will be able to distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">The student will be able to explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">Rationale</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">In 3rd grade students have to be able to describe characters and how their points of view are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>different. They also have to be able to distinguish how their own point of view is different than that of the characters. I used the picture book Voices in the Park to help students understand this concept. There are 4 different characters that all see the same park in very different ways. During the podcast students listened to the story. Then I would have read the book together with the students. The screencast is used as modeling for group work the students would do to show they can explain point of view. I modeled matching characters and setting, then modeled an example of filling in the chart. By doing this with the students they were able to see what I was doing, as well as heard my thinking. When they go to fill in the charts, they will be able to re-listen to what I was modeling and see what I did as an example. Using the screen casting, as well as interactive features of <a href="http://www.explaineverything.com/">Explain Everything</a> will be a huge help in the classroom.</span><br />
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-4796180181729997272017-07-18T18:39:00.001-05:002017-07-18T18:39:29.475-05:00Article Review - Using Screencasting in the Classroom<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
In the article “Instructional Screencast: A Research Conceptual Framework” the authors discuss using screencasts as an instructional tool and how effective it can be. The main focus when looking at screencasting as an instructional tool is making sure to take into account the different learning styles of students in a class and how that tool will be a benefit to them. The authors recognize the effectiveness of screencasting as an instructional tool inside the classroom, but does explain that there are limitations. Screencasting uses working memory including the visual and verbal channel. Only a limited amount of information can be kept inside the working memory at one time. Because of this, screencasting may not work for all students. Some students may become too distracted by having visual, text, and audio all in the same place at the same time. The author emphasizes the fact that teachers have to know their students’ learning styles before any instruction to best reach their students.</div>
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Planning in a regular classroom setting without the inclusion of technology is difficult, but adding in technology helps reach more students. As teachers, we do have to make sure, just like the classroom environment we do not overload the students. We also have to make sure that the technology we use does not take away from the learning we want the students to accomplish. As teachers, regardless of if we are using technology or not, we need to be aware of all of our students learning styles, especially for those students that struggle so they do not fall farther and farther behind. </div>
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Abdul Razak, M. R., & Mohamad Ali, A. Z. (2016). Instructional Screencast: A Research Conceptual Framework. Turkish Online Journal Of Distance Education, 17(2), 74-87.</div>
Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-44416231471924979622017-07-17T21:42:00.000-05:002017-07-17T21:42:18.626-05:00Article Review - Using Podcasts in the Classroom<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />The article titled “The Power of Podcasting: Perspectives on Pedagogy” the authors discuss the benefits of using podcasts in the classroom in two specific types of ways. Those ways are using it for lectures, or instructional purposes, and the other is using it as feedback from instructor to student. For instructional purposes, podcasts benefit students in many different ways. The authors list some of the benefits as being able to listen at home or “on the go”, creating notes at one’s own pace, and being able to repeat the podcasts to clarify or fill in gaps. The article discusses that using podcasts for feedback is more effective than just using written feedback, especially when used together with the written feedback. There were studies done and students reported that they had the most positive experience when they received both written and audio feedback. </div>
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This article was very interesting to me, especially in reference to the feedback portion. I do not have to give a ton of feedback, but when I do on papers, I dread it. I think giving audio feedback makes giving feedback a lot easier. I could happily fill out a rubric, and then give audio feedback about why I graded the student the way I did. I also think in a third grade classroom that has stations, using podcasts gives the teacher some freedom to focus more on guided reading groups versus answering constant questions. It also gives a ton of opportunities for adaptations. Every year there seems to be a few students that are so far below reading level they cannot read the content required to complete assignments. By providing these students with audio clips, they can listen to the content and then still answer questions or complete assignments. Overall using audio in the classroom seems like a simple way that does not take a lot of work, to enhance the classroom instruction and feedback.</div>
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Palenque, S. M. (2016). The Power of Podcasting: Perspectives on Pedagogy. Journal Of Instructional Research, 54-7. </div>
Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-4933002572283571902017-07-17T17:20:00.000-05:002017-07-17T17:32:23.585-05:00Multimedia Lesson Plan - Podcast<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://clyp.it/qukngdml?token=7c7736e59e94ad04a0a76da69c7d46dd">Voices in the Park</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">3rd Grade Students</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><br />Learning
Objectives</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">The student will be able to describe characters in a
story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
actions contribute to the sequence of events</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">The student will be able to distinguish their own
point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">The student will be able to explain how specific
aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words
in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)</span></li>
</ul>
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">Rationale</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 107%;">In 3rd grade students have to be able to describe
characters and how their points of view are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>different. They also have to be able to distinguish how their own point
of view is different than that of the characters. I used the picture book
Voices in the Park to help students understand this concept. There are 4
different characters that all see the same park in very different ways. Having
students listen to an audio recording of the text first allows the students to
focus on the voices. Also, having this audio recording available for students
allows them to go back and listen to the story later if they are working on an
assignment and need to re-listen to the story. It also would allow for students
with lower reading levels to work on the skill of comparing the characters
without someone there to read the story for them. </span><br />
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-58714281674808841342017-06-29T20:51:00.001-05:002017-06-29T20:51:09.557-05:00Exploring Technology Tools in the Classroom - An Article Review 3rd Edition<br />
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The article titled “Incorporating Digital Tools to Support the Writing Process” focuses on two classrooms that use technology to create more authentic writing opportunities that will hopefully motivate their students. Both classrooms had students with some sort of special education needs.</div>
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In the first classroom the teachers used Skype and a Wireless Keyboard. The wireless keyboard provided the students and the teacher with more mobility. The teacher was able to move around the room with her students as they researched to become more engaged with them. The students were working on writing expository texts. For their final paper they had to write about if they wanted a class pet. The class discussed the topic together, follow by researching animals they wanted. Then, without having the ability to take her kids to a pet store, the teacher decided to Skype with a PetSmart employee. The employee was able to answer questions for the students while they recorded answers. When the interview was over the students asked to create a FAQs flyer for the store. They continued their research and eventually developed a flier for the store. Then they shared the file on Skype with the employee to get feedback.</div>
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The second classroom used Popplet and Book Creator. The students were working on recount writing where the students write about past personal events. The teacher first used Popplet to model her brainstorming. The created the plan and left the plan up on the board for students to see. Once students had come up with plans including a variety of pictures, vocabulary, labels, etc. they partnered up to share plans. Then they began using Book Creator to write their stories. They were able to draw and use pictures, as well as write their text. Once the books were finished the teacher was able to share the books among the whole class on their iPads so all students could read the stories during independent time.</div>
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Although both classrooms included students with special needs, these are all apps and tools that would benefit any classroom greatly. Writing is always a huge struggle, especially in third grade when there is a huge, dramatic jump from basic paragraph writing to multiple paragraph writing and researching. Once Common Core Standards came into play, it seemed like writing became mostly geared toward expository types of writing. This is the type of writing most students will do over their educational career. It is very hard to get students invested in their writing and realize how important writing will be as they continue through school. I also think it is important they see how writing is used. I never thought about using Skype as a research tool, especially with the lack of money to go on field trips. I personally have never used Popplet or Book Creator, but the idea of using a tool to electronically brainstorm sounds like a huge benefit. It allows students to easily move ideas around and revise their thoughts. I also love the idea of Book Creator so all students and I am assuming parents will be able to easily see end products once students are finished. Overall all of the ideas given in the article really seem to authentic, and extremely motivating ideas that would help students with writing.</div>
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Saulsburry, R., Kilpatrick, J., Wolbers, K. A., & Dostal, H. (2015). Getting Students Excited about Learning: Incorporating Digital Tools to Support the Writing Process. Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 16, 30-34. doi:EJ1064118</div>
Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-79945546441414656442017-06-27T15:30:00.002-05:002017-06-27T15:31:36.120-05:00Exploring Technology Tools in the Classroom - An Article Review 2nd Edition<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In the article “<em>The Wonders of Educational Blogging: Solving Classroom Issues with Edmodo</em>” the author, Patricia Thibaut, explains the benefits to using the social networking sites in the classroom and more specifically Edmodo. Edmodo is a site that is basically an educational version of Facebook. It is formatted the same way and provides a platform for teachers and students to interact in a safer, more educational way. The author of the article did a study with a group of students and a teacher in a sixth grade classroom. The study ended up showing the benefits of students using social networking, especially on a school safe site like Edmodo. Thibaut mentioned that students often feel that interacting on social media sites is less stressful. The students can think about their answers or arguments and have more time to contribute. It also provides an opportunity for students who do not feel comfortable participating in class to give their opinions. The author continuously reiterated the idea that while students are communicating back and forth they are given more ownership of their knowledge. Most people learn better when they are forced to explain things to others and Edmodo does this exactly this. By students making posts, creating games, etc. they are having to explain or show their knowledge in a way that becomes more than just memorizing facts. The social interactions among peers is also a huge benefit and creates a collaborative environment where students are constructing their own knowledge. Another social benefit was that students were receiving feedback from other students, whereas in a normal setting students often only receive feedback from their teachers. This created a more motivating and positive environment in the classroom.</span><br />
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the cubbies with our character pumpkin projects & monster writing </div>
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the front part of the classroom where a laptop will be, and my computer is</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">It has changed a little since then, I will post more pictures soon</span></i></span></div>
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behind my desk, normally there is a vent there so it's unusable space</div>
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these were the teams in their standings at that point</div>
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-86594516012322105382013-10-27T13:58:00.000-05:002013-10-27T14:00:27.340-05:00Sometimes Life Hits You in the FaceMy goal for the past year, has been to get back to blogging.<br /><br />I really do love sharing ideas about what is happening in my classroom, which has changed so much.<br /><br />The past year, year and a half really, has been the craziest whirlwind ever. So many things have happened and I'm definitely no where near I would have ever expected, because of both good and not so good reasons. Needless to say I'm here, and I'm hoping maybe I still have a few people out there who are interested in seeing what's going on in my classroom.<br /><br />I"m managing a half honors, half regular (well more like 3/4 honors, 1/4 regular)so I've had to get creative in what I'm doing. We also just instituted math common core, so not only is math different for me because of honors, but it's also tricky to try and find ways to incorporate the cc math practices. I'm trying though! <br /><br />Anyway, I hope I still have a few followers out there that can benefit from what I share... and if you are thanks for sticking with me :) Look forward to some ideas and pictures within the next few days! :)Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-14237056244443461482012-09-04T19:35:00.000-05:002012-09-04T21:25:51.940-05:00Quick, It's a SALE!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Soooooo.... Were you panicked today because you already felt like you needed to plan next week? Yea me too!! So here ya go: 20% EVERYTHING in my Teacher's Notebook Store! Clicky on the picture!!</div>
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{class behavior bingo} </div>
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{all about me poetry, as on the wall for curriculum night, then i turned it into a book}</div>
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{obviously this is my page - the cover has been on my to-do list for a week, oops!}</div>
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{2 of the kiddos pages... look at my adorable little heart faced kiddos!? tee hee}</div>
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-55020155204977294332012-09-03T22:30:00.000-05:002012-09-04T21:04:19.125-05:00Gettin' A Little Crafty & Erin Condren FINALLY!!So, over than being completely overwhelmed since basically August 1st... I have gotten a little crafty since school started. Although I probably could have been a little craftier but I've been wearing out my cowboy boots like it's my job. Anyone in the south looking for a roomie? Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Chris Cagle, Craig Morgan, Josh Turner, Joe Nichols, Thompson Square have all seen my cowboy boots lately. Oh, don't worry Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan have seen them twice ;) Justin Moore will see them this upcoming weekend as well!! So needless to say country music has distracted me a bit, as has college football which started this weekend. Go Gators!! Anyway onto the craftiness...<br />
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Quite a few people asked me about the magnets seen here:<br />
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To be honest, I'm not sure how ya'll even noticed those little glittery guys. So I needed another set, and I knew my teammate was eyeing them up, so I decided to make another set. I have to say in advance, I forgot to take after pictures, so this will be an updated post tomorrow after I take pictures at school :)<br />
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Here's my wonderful (winky, awful face) tutorial :)<br />
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{3: spread a THIN (thick takes forever to dry) layer of glue on flat bottom}</div>
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{4: lay out to dry on scrap paper}</div>
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{lay out as many as you want of one color on a piece of paper}</div>
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{6: apply glitter generously, remember you can save excess glitter}</div>
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{10: either use a glue gun, or these fab-o glue dots!}<br />
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{11: and these wonderful magnets... the thin ones don't work well}<br />
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{12: place the glue dot carefully on the glitter, then stick and press the magnet on that}<br />
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{13: write the numbers on! woot!}<br />
*if they fall, the magnet may fall off, just reapply another glue dot!*</div>
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Sometimes we all have kiddos that need charts, papers, or things and I needed somewhere to keep that stuff. He loves basketball so I thought this would be a bit of encouragement, and a little less girly than the zebra one I was storing the stuff on.</div>
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{front and back of the basketball clipboard - i love those textured sports ball papers!!}</div>
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I kept on fighting the whole "Where Are We" chart so students could put a magnet or whatever for where they are. I've never really needed it, because I've only really had kiddos that go to the bathroom, occasionally another teacher, or occasionally the nurse. Well I have quite a few kiddos that leave and go to numerous other places on different days all throughout the day. I can barely keep track of things. So I broke down and made my own version of "Where Are We" It hangs right on the window near the door so as they leave they remember. Once I made myself one, my teammate wanted one as well, so here they are:</div>
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That's all of my craftiness... then came along Erin Condren. FINALLY!! OMG!! In case you can't tell, I was excited (still am). I checked my phone every 2 minutes to see if my order had shipped. The day I knew it came, I'm surprised I didn't get a speeding ticket. I got home so fast! I wanted to rip it open, I even started to, but then I thought I should share my joy with you. So here it goes:</div>
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And yes, it would have been well worth the speeding ticket had I have gotten one on the way home. I'm so in love with it. She goes everywhere with me, back and fourth, between home and school. It has the gradebook part, the calendar part, the weekly lesson plan pages, and.... drumroll please... STICKERS with all of the important things (like drill, iep meeting, staff meeting, etc.).</div>
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If you don't have one, I highly recommend it. It's SO WORTH it!! I promise. I kept putting it off because I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend all that money on one, when school gives up both planners and gradebooks (I should mention they are the most boring planners/gradebooks known to man though). I actually wish I wouldn't have put it off all summer, because then I would have had it before school started. She had a sale in August where you got free pens and stuff so that finally made me do it!! (And I should note, in<i> no way</i> did I get this as a giveaway or did she ask me to post this or anything, I just needed to brag about it! LOL! I also thought someone may have been hesitant like me, and needed a real opinion!!)</div>
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{<a href="http://www.erincondren.com/store/index.php?cPath=318_1094">teacher's planner</a>}</div>
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That's the stuff I have now, but there are about 5 million other things I want to share with you. A few new things I've been making and implementing in my classroom. I promise I'll get on that this week. I also noticed I have over 1500 visitors on both here and facebook, so I'm in the process of coming up with a giveaway! If I can get over this cold I'll do it ASAP :) I hope ya'll had a great weekend!! Football starts Wednesday, if that doesn't get you excited I don't know what will!! :)</div>
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She does exist! I have been totally non-existent lately. I'm actually excited for school to start next week and things to calm down! Is that said I think things will calm down when school starts? It will though ;) Anyway I'm here to share my classroom. It's mostly done... there are of course some things that need to be finished and improved, but for the most part finished! They are totally not in order which makes me sad, but it's a huge pain to move them around, so bear with me! :)</div>
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{recess & word games plus our reading/spelling program} </div>
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{bins for groupwork, portfolios, etc. plus my old toolbox} </div>
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<br /></div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-68180772402107271532012-07-28T21:43:00.001-05:002012-07-28T22:04:42.910-05:00A Classroom Preview<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm very torn, part of me is extremely jealous that some of you are already in your rooms, the other part of me says it still means it's summer break! Because the second I step through those doors it's all over! Anyway I don't get in my building/classroom until next Friday, so I've been working hard the past few days trying to get some stuff together (that's also my disclaimer to those of you waiting on custom orders). Until I get into my room and set up my stuff, I took some pictures so you can see what I'm thinking. I've gone very back and forth about what I'm doing. I really didn't want to do zebra again, but it's so expensive to change themes. I figured I'll do what I can with what I have, that means a black base color for as much as possible with bright colors. It's kind of what I did when I got sick of zebra being everywhere last year. I just want things basic, clean, bright... I dunno how to describe it exactly. Anyway here are some previews:</div>
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Now on a side note, my apartment is so stuffed to the max with stuff! I got a huge hall of stuff yesterday when I went shopping. I went to the actual Lakeshore Learning store for the first time. I was totally impressed!! They had so much stuff!! I couldn't believe the variety of things they had. Like the cut out letters. Omiword they had like every pattern imaginable. Plus most stores don't ever put stuff on sale, but everything I bought was on sale!! I also went to Sam's. I got 4 packages of binders for my Bright Books. I got Ziploc baggies, folders, pens, markers, etc. All that good stuff. A few other stops at a few other stores and I'm doing pretty good. I have about 15 of these drawer things, but I couldn't resist finding this one for so cheap because it's always so expensive everywhere!!</div>
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I'm totally excited to get back to my room, but totally overwhelmed. I wish everyone started school at different times so I could still work on stuff for other people, but get my stuff done too!! I'm beyond excited to enjoy my last week of freedom though :) Have a fantastic night ya'll!!<br />
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Oh, and I forgot!! Teacher's Notebook is having their Back to School Bonanza!! This is so amazing! You need to see this!! Umm... hello you can win $25 to spend at Teacher's Notebook!! They're doing it everyday until all of the money is gone!! Go enter so you can win!!<br />
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Tracy over at Creekside Teacher Tales recently made it to 100 followers!! She's having a giveaway. You can win one of two prizes packed full of giveaway units from lots of us fabulous bloggers :) One packet has this little lady:</div>
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So I've been so busy trying to get as much of my stuff uploaded as possible, redo my store, begin a TPT store, and try to do custom orders for everyone else, that I've completely neglected to even have the slightest thought about my own room. Well unfortunately for me, that seems to be backfiring on myself. School starts in about 3 weeks, not to mention there's 3 days of institute, and all the time getting my room finished. Maybe I should say started? I'm starting fresh in a new room, so I'm starting to feel the pressure. Anyway throughout summer I've found things I wanted to make for my room, many inspired by things I've seen on Pinterest or in friend's rooms and I've made them for myself, but I know other are now using all of the things I've been making and would probably enjoy them. Some of these things I've already posted, or posted last year, but I'm fixed them up a bit. I decided to make a freebie folder on my computer with many of these things, and I felt like it was overflowing today so I posted a ton of stuff! I normally put freebies on here through google docs, but everyone seems to have problems with google docs, so I posted everything on my TN store. Eventually by the end of this week I'd like to have them all on TPT as well, but one thing at a time! So anyway, here are all of the crazy freebies I posted today:</div>
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{<a href="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/FlipFlopTeach/relax-poem-testing">testing poem</a>} </div>
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{<a href="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/FlipFlopTeach/welcome-poem-poster">welcome posters</a>}</div>
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I hope everyone enjoys them! I'm trying to get inspired here to get crafty or something. I actually walked in Michael's yesterday hoping to get inspired, and walked out with NOTHING. I've never ever done that in my entire life. I usually leave with 50 more things than I wanted in the first place!! Enjoy!!</div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1000774938808186792.post-65630220608691849432012-07-22T23:56:00.000-05:002012-07-23T00:31:22.193-05:00Ramblings of a Tired Teacher Plus a Mini Q & AOmiword ya'll... I could post for 3 hours on everything that's been going through my head! Okay so I promise this time nothing bad has happened to force me to neglect my little old bloggy, it's more of a good thing. A new person has come into the picture a while back that has been taking me away from all of my bloggy friends. I have to admit he's taken away some of my time from here, but he's kinda great and exactly what I needed, even though ya'll may not like it ;-)<br />
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So anyway between that, the fact that for a while I couldn't stop laying outside in the hot summer sun, and the fact that I've been redoing everything I haven't posted. Now that I'm, do I dare say it, OVER summer. Hello? Bring on fall! I don't know if I can even go outside one more time in this heat and humidity. Legit, I'm jealous if you live in a dry state, this whole sweating as soon as I open the door thing is too much for me. Anyone in AZ looking for a fun roomie?<br />
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So I haven't moved much from the couch since Thursday night. I have completely redone my Teacher's Notebook store. I spent ALL day, yes ALL day, on it. Plus I opened a Teachers Pay Teacher Store, because I know some people don't go on TN. Wow, I didn't expect how much work that would be. I'm exhausted... I know things could be worse. I could not be sitting on a couch/floor/plastic patio chair (yea I brought that bad boy inside for a change of pace for my butt) in the AC watching TV. I thank goodness that I can do that, but I'm actually really exhausted right now. I'm trying to get custom orders and everything done before I'm back at school in a few weeks (le sigh).<br />
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Just in case you're looking for something here's what I have on TN right now, plus some of the additional older packets and games, everything comes in 5 themes: Black & White Polka Dot, Colorful Polka Dot (pages have different colored backgrounds), Chevron, Bright Stripes, and (Duh!) Zebra!! Remember I am willing to customize!<br />
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So I neglect my blog e-mail a lot, but I've gathered some of the common questions and I thought I'd take some time tonight to answer a few of the questions as best as I could. Then I'll get back to posting other things tomorrow and this week! Here's my mini Q & A:<br />
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{<b>what do you use to make your files</b>}</div>
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I use all kinds of programs in Windows. I have a Dell, not a Mac, so I use Microsoft office programs like Excel, Word, Powerpoint. I also use Photoshop, Paint, and a few other editing programs depending on what I'm doing. It really all depends on what I'm doing, how I want something to look. Sometimes I use more than one program on a project. Plus everything gets converted to an Adobe PDF. For those of you that don't know, almost all (if not all) of the graphics all of us bloggers use are copyrighted, so we cannot give you an editable file. You could then pull the graphic from our document and use it on your own. Plus you may not have the same fonts as me, so your document would not look the same.</div>
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{<b>can you teach me how to make the things you do</b>}</div>
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I have to be honest and tell you I wouldn't have the patience or the time. I say that with a laugh, because all it reminds me of is trying to get my Dad to type a simple letter on Word. We had so many arguments over it, I'd end up just screaming at him to give me the file and let me type it. No, but seriously it would take FOREVER. There are so many buttons and effects and things you can do. The way I learned was just playing around with buttons and effects. Click on things, see what they can do. It's the best way to learn!</div>
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{<b>where did you get that font? clip art? frame? background?</b>}</div>
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I get things all over, depending on the exact thing and style I'm looking for. I have some buttons on here of people that I like. There are a few others I plan on putting buttons for because I get a lot from them. Anything you get from me should have an info page attached where you can find where I got things. Fonts I get from all over! The majority of my backgrounds lately (minus the zebra) I have made. I get picky on backgrounds so I end up making them.</div>
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I am usually willing to customize to an extent, especially now with school right around the corner. In about 2 weeks my entire self will be devoted to getting my classroom ready ASAP. I'm moved into a new room, but by moved, I mean my Mom shoved all of my stuff in every nook and cranny we could find so I could leave on the last day of school. I'm starting fresh, AGAIN, for the 4th time! (Ugh, side note, it's so weird for me to say this will be my 4th year teaching, does anyone still get that after teaching for 7, 8, 10 years?</div>
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My zebra stuff from last year was from ALL over! You wouldn't believe how many stores I went to, and I had everyone in my family looking out for stuff. There are fabric pink and black bins on a shelf that I got from Meijer (I'm not sure if they have those everywhere but in the Western suburbs in Chicago we have them). Rugs I got from Meijer and Target. I'm pretty sure Target still has the big ones (they're expensive though). My seat sacks were made by my aunt. LOL, not she doesn't sell them. Although I've tried to convince her to go into business with me. Maybe she'll retire and finally do it! Other stores I've gone to are the typical ones like Walmart and Sam's Club. Other's were off the wall places that I don't even remember. I have noticed that clearly everyone got the message that I was doing zebra, and decided to start selling more zebra stuff for me (okay I know I'm not that important, but let me have my moment). I've seen tons of stuff all over the place that's all zebra. I thought, what the heck! Where was this stuff last summer?!?</div>
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Okay, so I've also had questions on how I manage homework, my behavior chart, bucket fillers, and a few others. I'll try to answer those, along with a like top 25 list or something I've been tossing around in my brain. I can only handle a few more minutes on this computer. I'm sure I've developed wrist issues and eye issues from starting and typing so much this weekend! </div>
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Ya'll do me a favor? Do a rain dance for us in Chicago (and everywhere else that's been dry)!! It's supposed to be 100 tomorrow, and that's not the "How it feels" temperature!! Ugh, I'm dreading it already? Can I stay locked up in my cave instead? Love ya'll, thanks for still reading and sticking with me when I neglect my lil' old blog!! </div>Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161090944993930021noreply@blogger.com2