Whew! My life has been a whirlwind! Several wonderful and some not so wonderful things have occurred in the past couple of weeks.
First the good things. I finished my University of Phoenix classes – woohoo! Now, I can get certified to do what I have been doing for the past 3 [...]
Happiness is getting a carrot. Doesn’t take much does it?
Until next time ~ Danita
I LOVE this time of year! The newness, the freshness, the excitement – I love it. Yes, there is stress with trying to tie all the loose ends together to have the “perfect” classroom ready for the kids. The last minute schedule changes, the lunch schedule that isn’t quite set in stone, [...]
The teachers return on Monday and then the kids the following Monday. I’m so excited! I can’t believe that another summer has come and gone, but we get kids in a week! I’ve truly missed them. I know if I had some of my own I may not feel the same, [...]
Many congrats go out to my friend, Kim Collazo for winning a NCAECT grant for 12 digital cameras and 2 video cameras for her classroom! I am very excited for her and her students. I can’t wait to see what the kids do with these tools. Kim is a leader in technology [...]
Happy 1st Blog Birthday to Random Ramblings! I can’t believe that one year has flown by so quickly. What’s that old adage? time flies when you’re having fun. It truly does.
I have learned so much this past year and met so many wonderfully delightful people. I’ve met people from the four corners of the globe [...]
Yep, that was me skipping down the hallway on Friday. I had spent a couple of days in Susan Oriet’s 6th grade Language Arts class working on Voicethread. The kids made collages of books they had read and then we recorded their reports onto Voicethread. WOW! What a great experience! I had so much fun! [...]
The far reaching Internet has proven itself to me once again. I’ve had 2 very unexpected emails from people I have never met in person and probably won’t ever see face to face. But, we are communicating and discovering how we can help each other.
The first email I received was from a company [...]
This has been a great week. I’m having more and more teachers approach me and ask how they can make a wiki. I knew the fire would catch on, but I had no idea how quickly it would spread! The wikis range in ability, like our kids, and some teachers have put [...]
