Twitter Teaching

Here is a great article that gives 100 ways to teach using Twitter:

http://www.diigo.com/annotated/83ed37d7fdce95c38312e00622488369

It is good for all levels of teaching. ENjoy!

New Blog

Here's a cool blog I thought I might use to teach my students about French Culture. This blog writer even made her blog into a book! http://www.french-word-a-day.com/

Wiki

I just thought that with my wiki I could have my students collaborate on their country project. I have 3 8th grade classes and each class is collaborating on 1 country. They each have a part to contribute about the country (music, attire, fast facts, culture etc.). I am having them all bring the info in, but I think it would be better managed if they all just contributed to the wiki! I got this idea viewing Sara L.'s blog while I was leaving her a comment. Woo-hoo!

My wiki

http://weberfrenchclass.wetpaint.com/?WPC-action=invite

This is a link to my wiki. This is a complete work in progress and I really need to start thinking about what my students can post/contribute to the site. Maybe they could do their own quizlet sets and post them on there? Or resources they find?

My wiki is called, "Mlle Weber's French Class" and has games, reading and study tips to help learn a foreign language (French). My hope is to have my students use what is given to them and continue on at home to work on their own.

If you have any ideas of how my students could contribute more, PLEASE let me know!

The Open Road

After a long day at work: parent complaints, data meeting, confusing papers and CMT testing, I was at my end. Not to mention some grocery shopping on top of that and the slowest drivers on the road. When I got home, I just turned to my boyfriend and told him we should take our bikes out. The weather was a tad nippy, but still warm enough to log my first 7 miles ever on a motorcylce. there was just something about riding that put me at ease and made my day all the better. Can't wait for more Spring days ahead and more riding! :)

Technology

I just came up with a bright idea: a technology day! I think that staff should have one day a week to focus on technology. This could be as simple as a half day every Wednesday to allow teachers to catch up on technology. This could be as simple as sorting out e-mails or looking at their RSS feeds to catch up. This could also be a time to introduce new technologies and ideas into the classroom. Or, even better, a time to teach the older generation just how useful their computers are if they used them more often! What do you guys think?

Create an Avitar!! Use it in your classroom

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Hopefully this embedded link works! Go to http://www.voki.com/ to create your own. You can even have the students in your class create a play using these avitars!!