Friday, April 29, 2016

How Do You Open Your Assignment and How Do You Turn It In?


Everyday in Google Classroom students ask me how to OPEN an assignment.  My answer is "Click on the OPEN button."  Another question I get quite frequently is "How do I turn in my work?"  My answer is always the same:  "Click the blue TURN IN Button."  My hope is that students will begin to look around Google Classroom and try to figure these things out before asking for help.  Reading the directions to the assignment always helps too.  Remember that problem solving on your own helps you make decisions and can be really important to your success.  My word to the wise for Google Classroom:  When in doubt, click the blue button.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Teaching 5th Graders to Blog

We are embarking on a new journey with the 5th graders from Southview:  Blogging.  We are going to have each student set up their own blog and learn the ins and outs of blogging as they research their career for 5th grade career day.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

My Computer Lab Plant...

I have a new plant in the computer lab I named him Kevin after my brother's middle name. My Southview family bought the plant for my brother's funeral. He passed away this week. I will take care of Kevin the plant making sure he has sunlight and water. hopefully Kevin the plant will enjoy being in the computer lab watching all the kids having fun and being safe online. 

Friday, August 15, 2014

School Day Number 2...

At Southview we have a four day rotation today is the second day of school and we have 172 more days I keep track in the computer lab and the students love to see the number shrink each day. 

Thursday, August 14, 2014

1st Day of School...

Today in the Computer Lab, I showed the students from Day 1 the Computer Lab Rules PowerPoint. It had a pirate/ship theme. I assigned everyone their very own computer for the school year and we logged in and made Name Plates. I made K-3 ahead of time. 
I drank a big cup of coffee when I got home from school to wake up. I was tired. 

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Open House

Tonight was my first open house at Southview as a computer lab teacher. Lots of students stopped by the lab to say hi and take my summer computer survey. I asked each student what their favorite computer lab activity was and what did they do the most online over the summer. 

Getting Ready for School to Start...

Today I am able to be in the Computer Lab and get to work on the things I need to have done before the first day of school which is 2 days from now.  Wish me luck!