tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27629970472579739732024-02-18T23:20:29.413-08:00From The Desk Of...From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-46691626560842696782012-09-10T17:45:00.000-07:002012-09-10T18:16:38.617-07:00Classroom Library: Online OrganizerI know it has been a while, but I have been super busy since the beginning of the school year--haven't we all!<br />
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I have so much to share with you including my favorite, classroom pictures! However, it's going to take some time for me to upload them and get things ready so please stick with me!<br />
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Today I wanted to show you something that has changed a lot in my classroom. In the years past, my classroom library has been a mess. We organize it as a class within the first week and then I feel like after the first month or so it goes downhill. The mess starts in, no books are where they belong and the kids don't have responsibility for the books they are borrowing.<br />
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I do plan on showing you how I am organizing my classroom library but step one helped me start the process.<br />
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Another teacher in my school shared with us this <i>amazing</i> FREE website called <a href="http://classroom.booksource.com/">Classroom Organizer </a>by Book Source.<br />
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This great FREE resource allows teachers to organize their books and allows students to check out books. I'm not going to lie...it is VERY time consuming! But if you use their excel spread sheet that does make it easier in the long run.</div>
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In the end I had almost 200 books of my classroom library entered into a spread sheet. Once that was completed I uploaded it and it all went directly into the classroom organizer program!!</div>
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As a teacher you have a lot of different options to choose from. First of all, the "teacher page" will always be at the top of the page. At first I was worried that the student could go in and change things but it is password protected!<br />
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Once you are in the Teacher Page, you can control the classroom settings. Right now I have that my student can check out up to two books {they also get to check out two from the school library} and they get them for one week. After that week, Classroom Organizer will email me letting me know that they are overdue. Students can return or check out again. I also chose to track book location so if a student wants to know where a specific book is located, they can look it up and find the exact location on the bookshelves.</div>
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This site is also super easy for students to use! I leave up this main page on one of the computers. Students have certain times of the day where they can check out books. </div>
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They would click "Check out"</div>
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Then they need to find their name and click on it</div>
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Finally they can search for a book title, author, keyword, or ISBN #. After clicking "search" the options will come up. When students find the book they wanted to check out, they simply have to click "check out" and then they're done! The Location on the right side show the students where the book is located. This looks confusing right now because I'm not totally finished. Each book has to have the location, I can't just say all Andrew Clements books are in the F20 basket. I have to go through and put in each location (that has been the most annoying part). So as of now, I have put in the location for one of the books in that set. I also allows our classroom librarian (that is a job) to put the books back if their sticker comes off {more about stickers and organization in another post}.</div>
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<b><i>"Pin it" button coming soon!</i></b>From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-31107077835177092602012-07-25T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-25T08:00:02.633-07:00Noise ManagementLast year I had a difficult time managing the noise level in my classroom. I hate to complain about it because I'm a loud person. But when you have 20/28 kids who are "loud people" it makes it difficult to get things done.<br />
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I read a lot of education blogs and found this fantastic website over at <a href="http://5thgraderocks5thgraderules.blogspot.co.nz/">5th Grade Rocks, 5th Grade Rules.</a><br />
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This is an <a href="http://ictmagic.visibli.com/share/texdW3">awesome website</a> that allows the students to see how loud they are by watching how high/crazy the balls bounce. The louder you are, the higher the balls bounce. I will definitely be using this in my classroom this school year and shining it up on the scree {via epson} so the kids can see how loud they are when working with partners or groups.</div>
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Have you used this in your classroom before? Was it successful?</div>
<br />From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-66764740386110423492012-07-23T06:00:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:00:09.026-07:00VistaPrint: Post cards<br />
Today I'm sharing with you my <i>favorite</i> <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/">VistaPrint </a>product. I'm pretty sure you will understand after I show you most of the creations I've made. Please remember I can't take 100% credit for all of these. VistaPrint gives you a lot of layout designs and you just plug in the info!<br />
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Most of these postcards have a front and a back, but a few I chose front side only. All of the postcards also come with envelopes!!<br />
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<i>Missing Assignment Postcards</i></div>
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<i>One of my first VP creations...not to creative!</i></div>
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As you can see, postcards can be used for SO many different creations both in and out of the classroom. I'm excited to hear how you would use them!From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-64996242809518630802012-07-20T16:31:00.000-07:002012-07-20T16:31:34.488-07:00Blog hoppin'<div style="text-align: center;">
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Joining my first blog hop over at <a href="http://gr3istheplace4me.blogspot.com/">Grade Three is the Place for Me</a>! {How cute is that title?!}</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This will be my first year teaching 5th grade. Prior to this, I taught 4th grade for four years. In the beginning I didn't really like 4th grade but I really grew to love it. I am nervous about going up but excited to work with the same kiddos and a different group of teachers. </span>{I had a <i>wonderful</i> 4th grade team to work with and I know 5th grade will be great too}</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started this blog a few years ago, but it kind of fell apart. I started grad school and was super busy with that for three years. Now that grad school is over {yay!} I can get back to this and enjoy blogging!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blog about things you love or things that do and even don't work for you. I love reading about organization and new ideas for the classroom. I hope to share the good, bad, and the ugly with you from my classroom and experiences. </span></div>
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If you're interested in a specialized subway art for your own school, please contact me for more information at FTDOBlog@gmail.com</div>From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-23985520391732558102012-07-18T10:27:00.001-07:002012-07-18T10:27:48.749-07:00Oh, How Pinteresting!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Super smart!! I must use this!</i></div>From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-69001830040255044722012-07-16T19:18:00.001-07:002012-07-16T19:39:05.624-07:00VistaPrint: Business Cards<br />
I have an unhealthy relationship with VistaPrint. Literally we are BFFs. I don't know how I would survive without it. The teachers at school would laugh at me because I would always bring in items I made from VP. Then they started using it too. Let's just say they haven't teased me about it since!<br />
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Today I'm starting with Business Cards. I use them for business and for other creative things!<br />
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This creation is based off of the <a href="http://www.expandingexpression.com/">Expanding Expression Tool </a>(EET) that we use throughout the school. It's an <i>amazing</i> tool and is very helpful to our students, especially in their writing. I took the pictures of each of the beads and put them on a business card. Each student stapled a card into their writing notebook and took one home. I highly suggest you check out the <a href="http://www.expandingexpression.com/">EET </a>website!</div>
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The Desk Fairy comes to my class about once a month. She usually leaves a piece of candy or a ticket. The kids LOVE the desk fairy and always ask when she is coming back. The desk fairy and I are not the best communicators, so I never know when she will be back!</div>
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One of my teammates <i>always</i> made fun of my love for VP (in a nice way). So one year for her birthday I went VP crazy and basically got her one of everything. She is our 4th grade team math teacher, so I thought the turtle with the bar graph was appropriate.</div>
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Not only do I use VP for school but I also use it for the piano lessons I teach. It's great to have some cards with me and set them out at local stores (after I ask) or hang them on boards in restaurants in town.</div>
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It was a great experience and I really learned a lot about PBL. I can not wait to incorporate my economics PBL unit into my classroom in November!!<br />
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To find out more on PBL and the Buck Institute for Education, click <a href="http://www.bie.org/">here</a><br />
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I have also attached a great PBL video that is hysterical! Once you watch the video make sure you click the <i>More to this story</i> at the top (above the video) to find out more about the kids from Newport New, VA.<br />
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<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/newsome-park">From Worms to Wall Street: Projects Prompt Active, Authentic Learning | Edutopia</a>From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-45707940531212458192010-09-07T07:44:00.000-07:002010-09-07T07:44:00.490-07:00Do you believe?<div style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" style="background-image: url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/HAMLOnSNwzA/hqdefault.jpg);" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HAMLOnSNwzA?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HAMLOnSNwzA?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The other day <a href="http://lilacsandavocados.blogspot.com/">Rache</a>l posted this video on her blog. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you <a href="http://lilacsandavocados.blogspot.com/">Rachel</a> for sharing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a cool video! I hope to show this to my class, even though 4th grade may be a little young. I think they will like the music!</div>From The Desk Of...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226766482072429142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762997047257973973.post-91217038305356318822010-08-29T07:04:00.000-07:002010-08-29T07:04:09.244-07:00A Vision of K-12 Students Today<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The First Day of School</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Will they let me go when I need to go to the bathroom?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if I get lost on my way back to class?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if the other kids are a hundred, a thousand, times smarter than I am?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if we have a spelling test, or a reading test, or an...anything test, and I'm the only person who doesn't pass?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if my teacher decides she doesn't like me?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if, all of a sudden a tooth gets loose?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if I can't find lunch, or I sit on my lunch, or I (oops!) drop my lunch someplace like the toilet?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Will they let me starve or will somebody lend me a sandwich?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A cookie? A cracker? An apple? Some juice?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if they say, "Do this," and I don't understand them?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if there's teams and nobody picks me to play?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And what if I took off my sneakers, and also my socks, and my jeans, and my sweatshirt and T-shirt,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And started the first day of school on the second day?</span></span><br />
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This year I am going into my third year of teaching, so I am still in "survival mode" as I call it! I am slowly incorporating my own ideas or ideas shared from others into my classroom. There are so many websites that that I have booked marked on my computer, and when I want to go back and try to find one idea I read about, I never can find it! I often say, "where did I find that article on...." when I have 20 articles in my folder. I want this blog to be a resource for teachers to come to to get ideas from other teachers.They may use every idea or they may use one. A blog is nice because you can book mark single ideas instead of the entire thing.<br />
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The key to making this blog work is YOU!! I can blog every day about my new idea or experience, but then you would only get ideas from me. While I do have some good ones I am excited to share with you, I am still learning so much. That is where I need your help. I want this blog to be made up of hundreds of authors, including you. I want to hear your new ideas. I want to know what works or doesn't work in your classroom. Did you go to a great professional development class and want to share with someone? Here is your place!!<br />
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So here is your homework...find a topic your passionate about, an article you want to share, or just a little piece of advice. Write it up in an email (with your name and blog address if you have one) and email it to me at FTDOblog@gmail.com. I will post the entries {the emails} in the order in which I receive them.<br />
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