spacegirlnz found a very cool nz history website that includes a calendar page so you can see what event happened each day …
this is a snapshot of the bottom of the calendar page
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thought it might be interesting to post every now and then
Busy Teacher’s Cafe — Classroom Management Page….ideas and tips to help manage and organize your classroom
In my classroom I begin my day with SODA – it’s based around Tony Ryan’s thinkers keys – apparently I’ve started a revolution because quite a number of parents (of kids in other classes) who attended a seminar run [...]
this is a copy of an email i posted on a yahoo group about social networking and blogs (hence the author reference) – i thought it pertinent enough to post here too …
My take on the whole social networking thing is this (coming from a tech POW – i’ve been using computers for nearly 30 [...]
ok … i’m still sold on evernote … i used it today to make notes for classroom things – including a log i have to keep regarding the softxpand thin client system i’m testing …
7. i can create different notebooks – so far i have 3 – a ’schoolbook’, a ‘logbook’, and my default notebook with [...]
i saw a mention of this program on twitter – where i seem to be seeing lots of programs mentioned – and signed up for a beta invite …
www.evernote.com
here’s where i think it’s great
1. it syncs with the server – that means that what i write on one computer i can access from the others [...]
I am a:
I have a secret passion – well – maybe not so secret – teaching is not about feeding information into kids brains – it’s about creating a place where kids are inspired, enthused, excited about discovery and learning – so my goal as a teacher is to leave my kids wanting more and having the skills to find out more.
This year I’ve moved up a year level and am enjoying the more sophisticated conversations and explorations that we are having in the classroom. It’s exciting to see kids motivated because our classroom is using 21st Century tools for their everyday teaching and learning.
This blog is really for my reflective practise – about things that have worked (or not worked) in my classroom and to share these with others in my PLN.
I should also mention that I’m a Kiwi living in the North Island of New Zealand (just north of Wellington).
