Final Post

My final post is a tribute to the rest of summer. Here are some links for local places to go and things to do for the remainder of the glorious summer. Our 2nd baby is scheduled to be born on Wednesday August 11th, so I have a little less than three weeks before we welcome the new addition to our family. We are planning day trips and spending time with family/friends before life gets chaotic for a little while.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and I wish you all the best as you begin the next school year! Dr. Hardy, good luck and best wishes to you and your family.

Visit PA

Dutch Wonderland

Strasburg Railroad

Shank's Mare

Hershey

Free Things to do in Lancaster County, PA

Things to do near Lancaster, PA

Twitter in the Classroom

I am still struggling with using Twitter in the classroom. I have been tweeting this week and like it because you get quick snippets of information. However, I would really struggle with the set-up and management of Tweeting in a middle school environment.

In my searches, I discovered an informative and helpful article that helped me make sense of how Tweeting can be effective in the classroom. I just don't think it's for me right now.

Teacher Blogs

There are so many teacher bloggers out there in cyberspace. Here are a few links to popular blogs that I visited.

Scholastic: Top 20 Teacher Blogs

Teacher Magazine: Teacher Blogs

OnlineDegrees.org: The Top 20 Teacher Blogs

I also stumbled upon an interesting article from USA Today called Teachers Speak Out of Turn

Internet Safety

Looking for videos about internet safety? The website netsmartz.org has dozens of tools and resources to teach internet safety. This link in particular has a list of links to videos about cyberbullying, internet safety, etc. We had a detective come to our school and use the netsmartz site to demonstrate how accessible students are online. He demonstrated how online predators can find students by actually finding one of our students online.

Great Web 2.0 Website

While I was out looking for information on Web 2.0 tools, I found this great website that has a list with links to Web 2.0 tools through Discovery Education. I liked it because it seemed to have many of the tools we talked about in class all in one convenient location. I have no doubt that I will forget about most of the tools we talked about and it's great to know that I can refresh my memory just by checking out this site.
Check it out! Web 2.0 Tools

My Glog

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Back to School

You may be wondering when the 2010-2011 school year begins. Click here to see the CMS school calendar.

School supplies and clothing reminder

Click here to see a message from our principal, Mr. Dague regarding school supplies and appropriate school attire.

Summer is here!

My third and final week of taking EDW summer courses! I am excited to spend some time at home with my family next week.