Definitely late to the party

I'm usually an on time girl but I'm definitely fashionable late for this party. As a matter of fact I totally missed the window but I'm going to share anyway.

I love John Shu's blog Watch. Connect. Read. He includes so many great book trailers and I really enjoy getting insights from his author interviews. I definitely want to share more of these with my students as well as doing more of my own book talks about great books I would like to recommend.

For implementing BYOT/BYOD in fourth grade in January I think we did a great job. I would like to spend some more time exploring android apps so I can better integrate them as well.

oops I missed "into"

  I love poetry and have shelves of great books that I have collected over the years. I just need to remember to pull them out and share them more than a couple of times a year. I did get a kick out of our guyku/galku gallery this year hmmm I think I need to write a post about that one.

 

I got a good start this year utilizing Wixie and edmodo for assignments (as well as some other tech) but there is still a long way to go.

I know there is so much potential and it's time I went beyond edmodo and actually had them reflecting on their personal kidblogs.

I'm not sure why I have so much trouble with this but next year I am really going to make a conscience effort.

It was fun checking out lots of other ideas at

Ahead in 2013

I'm sitting on the beach reading some posts and thought it would be fun to join in another linky party since I have some free time. If you'd like to join stop by Making it As A Middle School Teacher too.

 

Time to go grab some lunch.

 

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Resolution Solution

It that time of year again. Time to make some goals. I'm not the best with keeping my resolutions so I think I will just call them goals this year. Maybe if I post them up I will feel a little more accountable.
School: We are starting BYOT in fourth grade when we return after break. I'm excited but also nervous. I love to integrate technology but now I really want to focus on making it an integral part of what we do daily. I also want to make sure it is meaningful and not just a fun add on.
Blogging:I love reading blogs and learning so many things from all the fabulous teacher bloggers out there. I am very good about keep up with my reading but this summer I started my own blog with the intention of giving back. I have been horrible about sharing what I'm doing in my classroom. A goal for 2013 is to post more regularly. Ideally for right now that would probably be once a week.
Personal:I really need to focus on healthy choices. I need to make time for me - especially going to the gym. I get so caught up in school that it consumes me.
Last year year there was a lot of talk about picking one little word to guide the year. This year I'm going for completion (until I can think of a better thing to call it). I get so excited about things and jump I jump right in. Unfortunately I don't always keep my focus and I start things that I don't always follow through with. I'm going to work on actually following things through to completion.

 

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