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Making It Real!: November 2013
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Saturday, November 16, 2013. Microsoft PIL Continues to make dreams come true! Those that know me, know that teaching is one of my passions! I’ve been playing school and teaching since I was about 8 years old. I’ve taught 2. Grades. This year I made the jump to middle school and am teaching 7. Grade English. My passion for teaching is as strong now as that first year that I got hired – 24 years ago. The list of about 260 ...
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Making It Real!: October 2014
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Reading a book with the world! Over the past 2 weeks, my eyes have been opened even wider by the global power of communication and collaboration in my classroom and with my students! I made the decision this year to participate in the Global Read Aloud. We are reading The Fourteenth Goldfish. 6 Continents - over 190 different classrooms and locations. And reflect on what we just read. The ...
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Making It Real!: December 2013
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Friday, December 13, 2013. Hour of Code in a Language Arts class? After hearing about Hour of Code. I decided to dedicate an hour with my 7th grade Reading/Writing class to explore. They had a blast, and the range of emotions experienced by these kids was fantastic.they were excited, frustrated, challenged, surprised, determined.and not one of them gave up! All of my students finished and got the certificate to prove it!
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Making It Real!: November 2012
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Sunday, November 4, 2012. So where are we now? 1:1 and Windows 8 - 3 weeks later. In just 3 weeks - we have accomplished so much! The kids have adapted to having a computer as an additional learning tool with minimal hurdles. I spent a few minutes and created a list of what we have done so far - regarding web based programs, productivity tools and Windows 8 Applications. Daily math fact practice in a "fun" way. Taking pow...
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Making It Real!: April 2012
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Wednesday, April 25, 2012. My One Year Anniversary. Who knew a year ago, that I would be where I am today in my teaching. I certainly didn't. After 23 years of teaching, you're just supposed to pull out last year's plans and go forward, right? That was DEFINITELY not the case this year. The year started and I realized that my 24 fourth graders wouldn't be taught in the same way that I had taught fourth grade for the past ...
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Making It Real!: Reading a book with the world!
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Reading a book with the world! Over the past 2 weeks, my eyes have been opened even wider by the global power of communication and collaboration in my classroom and with my students! I made the decision this year to participate in the Global Read Aloud. We are reading The Fourteenth Goldfish. 6 Continents - over 190 different classrooms and locations. And reflect on what we just read. The ...
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Making It Real!: July 2014
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Thursday, July 17, 2014. Collaboration.Good for Teachers and for Students! This past week a whole new set of challenges appeared as I spent time working with a great group of educators! When I think about the experiences this week and the final product that we are producing, one word comes to mind.Collaboration! Working on the guide. Collaboration comes to mind again.adults collaborating for the students! I learned about ...
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Making It Real!: April 2013
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Sunday, April 14, 2013. Windows 8 in 4th Grade -. Using Technology as a tool to enhance instruction has been on my mind a lot lately. It's not about the "toy," but about how the teacher uses the various technologies to engage students and work to improve student outcomes. Here are some of our Windows 8 Start Screens - as of April 9. This is just one little piece of the Windows 8/ 1:1 computing experience that is having an...
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Making It Real!: October 2012
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A middle school teacher's musings as she moves her classroom into the 21st century. Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Windows 8 in the hands of fourth graders! The day finally arrived! After 9 months of planning and preparing - our 1:1 computing classroom is a reality! Microsoft Windows 8 is alive and kicking at Mountain View Elementary School in Purcellville, Virginia! The LCPS van pulled up LOADED with our Windows 8 computers. The Dell Backpacks were loaded in with the Tablet PC inside each one. The look of p...