Laptop and Library Carts


Classroom Setup, Fourth Grade, Reading, Technology, Third Grade

This laptop cart has been quite a project! Getting all of the parts that fit the way I wanted to hold the computers was no easy feat! I needed the cart from IKEA specifically so the middle shelf could be adjusted… and that took about a month to get here. Luckily, I found some cheap file folder holders at Ocean State and zip ties at the Dollar Store. Amazon had the colored washi tape and power strips that could hold a bunch of wide plugs. Then a few laptops had plugs on the top, others were too big for the […]

Spelling Headaches Finally Solved


Assessment, ELA, Fourth Grade, Homework, Technology

It’s always a challenge moving to a new grade level, and I’ve been feeling like I’m trying to dig my way out of a hole ever since the year started.  All of the wonderful plans I had put together in my head, and in some cases on paper, finally had their chance to be implemented, and while some of them worked out well, some of them didn’t go as well as I’d hoped. Spelling has been my biggest nemesis so far this year, but I think I have finally gained the upper hand! Last year I continued using Words Their

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Apples, iPads and TV’s, Oh My!


Technology, Third Grade

Our school purchased a handful of iPad’s to see how we can start incorporating them into the classrooms.  There are only 3 so far,  and as of right now we are limited to using free apps, once they have been approved for download, so it’s harder to come up with creative ideas for the students.  Even better than iPads for the school, is the news that I have gotten approval to try a pilot program in my room using the Apple TV and a permanently mounted flat screen television.  No more checking to see if the projector is available during

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The Beginning


Technology

Many years ago, I tried to put together a website where I could document and share the ideas I was using with my class, but time never seemed to be on my side with keeping it updated.  For a few years, I did really well keeping a website up to date for my own class, but as I took on the role of webmaster for my school, that website fell to the wayside as well.  Many of my colleagues have mentioned that I should have a teaching blog, so here it is.  I know how much I appreciate the efforts

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