Monday, January 9, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Mark Your Calendars
January 11th—Early Release at 1:30pm
January 16th—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—Holiday (no school)
January 19th—Class Awards Day at 11:00am in the classroom (room 126)
*Each child will be receiving an academic award. Lunch will be afterwards at 11:30am. If you are able to stay you may have lunch with your child in our classroom.
*Please let me know as soon as possible if you will be buying a lunch from the cafeteria.
January 20th—Field Trip to Marbles Children Museum
*Please make sure permission slips and money are returned by Tuesday, January 10th.
January 23rd—Teacher Work Day
January 24th—Beginning of the 3rd Quarter
January 25th--National Weather Service Presentation (10:45am-11:25am)
January 25th--National Weather Service Presentation (10:45am-11:25am)
January 26th—Report Cards go home
February 7th--Parent Workshop: Bully-Free Creekside (K-2) in the Media Center (6:00-6:40pm)
February 7th--Parent Workshop: Bully-Free Creekside (K-2) in the Media Center (6:00-6:40pm)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Why blog?
Happy New Year! Thanks for visiting our new class blog. Here you will find news, schedule updates, homework calendars, and more. I decided to create a blog because it is more interactive than a traditional website. Now, if you have questions or comments about something that you see you can ask me by commenting on a blog post. If you join our blog you will get an email anytime there are new posts added.
You can still access our website to view past newsletters at http://mrsharrellsfirstgradeclass.yolasite.com/newsletters.php.
You can still access our website to view past newsletters at http://mrsharrellsfirstgradeclass.yolasite.com/newsletters.php.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Reading and the Brain
Check out this video! Whether you have a child who can decode words like a champ or one who struggles to comprehend, you will learn some good information about how the brain works while reading.
Watch Reading and the Brain on PBS. See more from Reading Rockets.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
My First Movie
After having some success with the DPS Technology Challenges, I was brave enough to try making my first movie using still images, video clips, and music. I used Movie Maker to develop the how-to style movie; presenting how-to make a hooded towel. Using my kids as inspiration and the help of a teacher at my school who offered a professional development on Movie Maker, I was able to complete my first movie. See how you like it...
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Challenge Five Option B- Web 2.0 Wiki Edit
I just created an account at http://dpsweb2pointoh.pbworks.com/w/page/27461072/FrontPage. It was fast and easy. I was intrigued by the fact that I could use a wiki to communicate with other educators while learning more about how to use Web 2.0 tools within the classroom. I decided to go to the K-2 Science wiki. Jeni Foote had already been there and had posted a website that her class uses during their study of Balance and Motion. Since my class is currently studying that topic, I viewed the website and found it very interesting (The website shows how to use trash to create a balanced art form.). View her idea for extension and the Web 2.0 tool that I shared at http://dpsweb2pointoh.pbworks.com/w/page/27461134/K-2%20Science.
My wiki edit says, "Try showing the following presentation to help students become aware of balance and motion within their environment...
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AawUAZRab4htZGd0cXJuejhfMTVranBma2Zr"
Using a wiki to collaborate with other teachers will help us all become more aware of what is out there for our students to experience.
My wiki edit says, "Try showing the following presentation to help students become aware of balance and motion within their environment...
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AawUAZRab4htZGd0cXJuejhfMTVranBma2Zr"
Using a wiki to collaborate with other teachers will help us all become more aware of what is out there for our students to experience.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Challenge Four- Sharing Creative Commons
Round and Round It Goes
I created this presentation using photos from flickrCC. I chose the topic, Balance and Motion, because my class is just beginning a science unit on the subject. The pictures found in this presentation are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic License. Creating this presentation was difficult and confusing. I am still not sure if I applied attributions correctly. I am thankful for the website, Web 2.0: Cool Tools for School. There I found online presentation tools and a link to flickrCC.
It would be helpful to use Creative Commons in the classroom to show pictures of different concepts and images from all across the world. The old saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words," rings true for many of the images available for use on Creative Commons.
I created this presentation using photos from flickrCC. I chose the topic, Balance and Motion, because my class is just beginning a science unit on the subject. The pictures found in this presentation are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic License. Creating this presentation was difficult and confusing. I am still not sure if I applied attributions correctly. I am thankful for the website, Web 2.0: Cool Tools for School. There I found online presentation tools and a link to flickrCC.
It would be helpful to use Creative Commons in the classroom to show pictures of different concepts and images from all across the world. The old saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words," rings true for many of the images available for use on Creative Commons.
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