Apr 29
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Barnes & Noble has announced it’s summer reading program. Students can get a free book after reading 8 books.
Find out more info here http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/
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Mar 15
Custom pot of gold animation for Saint Patrick’s day
Here is a neat little generator you can use to make something for your blog or web page for St. Patrick’s Day.
Mar 05
Barrett Tiger TV - Mogulus Live Broadcast
Every Thursday at 11:30AM EST the second grade students at Barrett Elementary present a live news and variety broadcast. You and your students are invited to watch and participate. If you have a class picture or a video you made that we can share on the air, please let our producer, Renee Shaw, know by emailing her at Renee_Shaw –at– apsva.us
Once you have seen the show, you can participate by contacting Ms. Shaw about creating and sending in one of these segments:
- Meet and Greet - students share their cowboy or cowgirl names (not real names)
- Around the campfire - students share their non-fiction writing and reading fluency
- How To Howdy do - students teach others how to do something
- Vocabulary Valley - students can share words they are learning to make their writing more interesting
- Guinea Pig Gulch - send in student writing or just an audio and we will have Ginny the Guinea Pig read it for you
Don’t worry about the grade level. All grades are welcome to join in the fun. Tune in every Thursday just to watch and feel free to have your class ask questions or answer our survey questions in the chat room.
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Feb 19
Auditorium - The Online Experience
You have been warned. Auditorium is a strangely addicting game of problem solving. Give it a try but keep in mind you have been warned.
Jan 15
Lots of things happening in DC and this has to be one of the coolest. Meet Ruby Bridges. Follow the link above for more info. She will be downtown on January 19.
Here is a link for more things happening for students and their families.
Dec 28
My aunt Argagatha made this sweater that I thought I would share with you.
You can see it bigger here http://www.thisisgrow.com/archive/officemax/myholidaysweater/ee704c5c.73040 You can also create your own!
Happy Holidays!
Nov 08
Steve Dembo went and did it again. If you missed it last year, you really need to check this out. Using a site called Elfster, everyone signs up to participate. On the given date everyone is assigned a person to buy a gift for. It’s a great way to meet new educators.
http://www.elfster.com/apps/exchange/Join.aspx?euid=803A526C-7575-4E2F-BE36-37DCA2671A0F
We’re now using Elfster at our school for different gift exchanges during the year.
Nov 03
Like Free Rice http://freerice.com/. Instead of rice you are earning cups of water. They display a geographical location and you need to place your flag on a map as close as you can. The closer you place your flag to the correct location, the more cups of water will be donated.
I was reminded of this site by Jennifer Dorman. She shared it in the Discovery Educator Network Diigo group. Find more great links and share ones you find here http://groups.diigo.com/groups/discovery-educator-network
Oct 26
I had a blast at the Costume Party. Thanks everyone for coming.
Oct 24
Thought I would share this costume idea that I have used a couple of times at my schools. It is super easy and inexpensive. It’s a rollercoaster. Well just one seat from the rollercoaster. We had great fun miming the ride going up hills, around corners and screaming all the way. Some of the kids just thought it was the best time to try it out. You should be able to figure it out by looking at these pictures. let me know if you have any questions.
Oct 02
Thanks to Heather Hurley for sharing this with me.
Sep 23
This is only for Bank Of America customers but what a great offer. The first weekend of every month BofA customers can show their debit card or some other customer ID and get in free to over 70 museums around the country.
http://promotions.bankofamerica.com/museums/
Sep 23
Casting Call: Wa$ted, an Eco-makeover Show : Planet Green
Hey everyone in the New York City area (within 2 hours)! You have a chance to be on the reality show Wa$ted on Planet Green.
Here’s the skinny from the Planet Green blog:
Requirements:
- Must live within 2 hours of NYC
- Must own home/apartment
- SHOOT is about 2 days, plus some additional time over the course of a month
Application:
Please submit photos and a short bio of why you think your family needs an eco-makeover to greenhome@liontv.usClick the link for more info http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/wasted/wasted-casting.html
Sep 19
Just in time for International Talk Like A Prate Day - http://www.piratequiz.com/
My pirate name is:
Dirty William Bonney
You’re the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean — not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate’s life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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Sep 14
Splash for Trash: International Cleanup Day
Get your diving gear and wet suits out because the DEN in SL is going back to DIVE WORLD. To help raise awareness of Splash for Trash on September 20th in REAL LIFE, the DEN in SL along with PADI are going to host a virtual world cleanup on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th.
The folks at PADI have created an awesome scavenger hunt for the DEN members. Here’s the skinny: someone has put trash all over Dive World. DEN members will each be given a trash bag and then let loose to do their part to clean up the sim. The person with the most will win.
So here is the info from the DEN in SL blog.
Please join us on September 16th (NOTE: This is a Tuesday!!!) and our friends from Dive World. We’ll be meeting at DEN in SL HQs at 5 p.m. SLT (7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST) sharp to teleport over to Dive World.
Join like minded environmentally conscious friends in Second Life and gear up for International Cleanup Day with this fun cleanup activity. Once you dive the depths of the beautiful waters of Dive World, removing marine debris as you go, stay and dance your virtual socks off on the beachside dance floor!
But the fun doesn’t stop there, get involved in the real world and volunteer to help make clean waters a reality and join the biggest underwater cleanup of its kind. Project AWARE is calling all divers, snorkelers and water enthusiast to make their data count and help reverse debris trends this September. About International Cleanup Day: Project AWARE Foundation spearheads global underwater cleanups during International Cleanup Day and year round. This annual volunteer event addresses the devastating impact of marine debris on the aquatic environment. Project AWARE empowers dive centers and individuals to clean the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers and shorelines. Volunteers take part in practical cleanup solutions and collect data which is vital for change.
International Cleanup Day is held annually on the 3rd Saturday in September but cleanup and data collection activities are supported by Project AWARE, partners and volunteers on an ongoing basis. In 2007 a total of 358,617 recorded volunteers helped Project AWARE clean 34,560 miles of shoreline and remove seven million pounds of rubbish.
To find a registered event in your local community visit https://www.projectaware.org/english/take_action/international_cleanup_day_locations.aspx
This event really sounds like fun. Hope to see everyone there.
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