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Candace Townsley replied to Jamie Hill's discussion 'iPad apps for algebra class' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
Hi Jamie - what age group? Khan Academy has a website and an app (Algebra 1) that is GREAT!! A website that allows students to work at their own pace and sends you (and parents) "report cards" is: www.tenmarks.com   A list of others I…
Jul 15, 2011
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Candace Townsley commented on Steve Hargadon's group 'Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!'
Hi Bee - I would also suggest Wikispaces.  Since it's a wiki you can control the settings- only members can edit, lock specific pages... it's very easy!
Apr 15, 2011
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Candace Townsley replied to Anthony Locricchio's discussion 'Current Event Websites for middle schoolers?' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
A few sites I've used: www.teentribune.com (already mentioned) www.studentnewsdaily.com and http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com Hope those can help get you started!    
Apr 11, 2011
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Candace Townsley replied to Janet Toto's discussion 'On line dictionaries' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
I've used these at different times~ http://www.wordcentral.com/ http://new.wordsmyth.net/ Here you can pick beginner/children/advance http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english
Sep 13, 2009
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Candace Townsley replied to Traci's discussion 'Wiki' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
I use Wikispaces Here's a couple more links that have resources... they're really…
Sep 2, 2009
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Candace Townsley replied to Katherine Schutte's discussion 'Blogging' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
It might be easier to use a Wiki instead of a blog. We use Wikispaces. (I'm not familiar with Blogger.)
Sep 2, 2009
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Candace Townsley commented on Glen Westbroek's blog post 'Do web 2.0 tools affect student motivation?'
I'll be doing THIS YEAR what you did last year. Like you, my school blocks just about everything- but I've found various sites that I am able to use (Wikipedia, Edmodo, Edublogs). I'm very excited to incorporate Web 2.0 into the…
Aug 29, 2009
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Candace Townsley replied to Eric Hamilton's discussion 'Pen Pals 2.0 - Afghanastan and Pakistan'
Here is a website where you can post your request! http://onlineproj4tchrs.ning.com/group/needapartner Good luck!
Aug 25, 2009
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Candace Townsley replied to Aaron Maurer's discussion 'American History - Talented and Gifted Ideas'
Use Edmodo or Wikispaces to have students research the lives of soldiers, young children, parents (assign each student a "character" - such as Confederate soldier) then have them write "diary entries" that will give facts about…
Aug 24, 2009
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Candace Townsley replied to Monica Avalos's discussion 'Where do i begin?' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
Hey Monica - We are all dipping our feet in the Web 2.0 water here on this site. Isn't it exciting that we have access to all of these wonderful things?? Everything that I've signed up for this summer has wonderful HELP sections to guide…
Aug 5, 2009
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Candace Townsley replied to Mark Mitchell's discussion 'Learning to Blog' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
I hope you don't mind if I steal your idea. I got a wonderful birthday present from a photography friend using this technique to spell out my name & framed it. People LOVE it! I think my students would LOVE doing this!!
Aug 5, 2009
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the oldest profession in the world...

Yesterday we had a fundraiser for our Lego Robotics team - it was a car wash at a local bank. I donned my shorts, team t-shirt, swim shoes and a visor and got excited about raising enough money for an educational kit and field kit. The kids were eager to hold up their car wash signs and I volunteered to be the adult- to supervise the kids by the busy street.It was fun trying to get people to wave! Then we made a sign that said "Honk if you love Legos". The kids counted the number of honks they…See More
Blog post by Candace Townsley Jul 19, 2009
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The scales from my eyes are removed...

The past few months of Twittering have been eye opening and quite HUMBLING for me...Please indulge me as I explain... of course it's MY BLOG... so I allow myself this indulgence. :-)I came into teaching as a second career. I had wanted to be a music teacher when I first started college - specifically Orchestra or Choir - since I sing and play the violin. Upon listening to older students discuss how teachers were paid so poorly etc.. I changed my major and finished with a degree in Marketing and…See More
Blog post by Candace Townsley Jun 28, 2009
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Candace Townsley commented on Steve Hargadon's group 'Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!'
Okay - another comment/thought to pick your brains. I watched the live feed for the Edublogger Smack Down this morning and was COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED! I had thought about doing Vicki's Flat Classroom - but I think I'll be getting in over…
Jun 27, 2009
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Candace Townsley replied to Mel J. Janousek's discussion 'Technology Use in the Classroom' in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!
Besides just regular use of the computer and webquests - I have had the students use their cell phones. There was one day that they couldn't talk in class - we could only text one another. For the students that didn't have a cell phone or…
Jun 26, 2009
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Ready to get started...

One of my twin daughters is now all married... and all the family is gone. So - now I can get started on learning more about blogs, wikis and other such things that I've heard about but have never really used. When I took five of our Odyssey of the Mind teams to World Competition in Ames, Iowa - I "blogged" our trip on Facebook. I took tons of pictures and wrote about the days activities. It was a lot of fun - but parents were forced to sign up with Facebook in order to follow the blog. I would…See More
Blog post by Candace Townsley Jun 21, 2009
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the oldest profession in the world...

Posted on July 19, 2009 at 6:45am 0 Comments

Yesterday we had a fundraiser for our Lego Robotics team - it was a car wash at a local bank. I donned my shorts, team t-shirt, swim shoes and a visor and got excited about raising enough money for an educational kit and field kit. The kids were eager to hold up their car wash signs and I volunteered to be the adult- to supervise the kids by the busy street.



It was fun trying to get people to wave! Then we made a sign that said "Honk if you love Legos". The kids counted the number of… Continue
Candace Townsley

The scales from my eyes are removed...

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 7:36am 0 Comments

The past few months of Twittering have been eye opening and quite HUMBLING for me...

Please indulge me as I explain... of course it's MY BLOG... so I allow myself this indulgence. :-)



I came into teaching as a second career. I had wanted to be a music teacher when I first started college - specifically Orchestra or Choir - since I sing and play the violin. Upon listening to older students discuss how teachers were paid so poorly etc.. I changed my major and finished with a… Continue
Candace Townsley

Ready to get started...

Posted on June 21, 2009 at 3:56pm 0 Comments

One of my twin daughters is now all married... and all the family is gone. So - now I can get started on learning more about blogs, wikis and other such things that I've heard about but have never really used. When I took five of our Odyssey of the Mind teams to World Competition in Ames, Iowa - I "blogged" our trip on Facebook. I took tons of pictures and wrote about the days activities. It was a lot of fun - but parents were forced to sign up with Facebook in order to follow the blog. I would… Continue
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Excited but overwhelmed...

Posted on June 7, 2009 at 8:03am 0 Comments

A little over a month ago I started to use Twitter. I kept hearing Ellen DeGeneres talking about it - so I thought I would try it out. Being a "Facebooker" I didn't quite understand how Twitter worked. I certainly never thought I would like it better than FB - but boy was I wrong!



Since my tweeting has begun, I have started following teachers and teacher educators that have enlightened me as to how I can use technologies that I've used as a grad student (webinars, distance learning,… Continue

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At 1:00am on July 28, 2010, Sushil AdhikariSushil Adhikari said…
Hello,
Nice to see your page. I'm Sushil Adhikari, a blind person from Nepal. The information that you've imparted is very useful for me to understand and gain knowledge something about Americcan phenomenas. Now, I'd like to know the the education system and the condition of people with vision-impairment. Hope to get your response!!!
At 11:06am on August 5, 2009, Roseanne PerezRoseanne Perez said…
Ok Candace...I have a lot of books to help with Drama, monologues in particular. The problem is that I dont know where to start. I want to do some Shakespeare, preferable start with The Tempest, but I dont think I should do this right off the bat. I want to break the ice and also go through different types of dramas etc., Where should I start?
At 12:26pm on July 23, 2009, Roseanne PerezRoseanne Perez said…
Thank you Candance I started following her on Twitter. And if you have any resources for me, lesson plans, ideas, anything would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again and keep in touch
At 9:27pm on July 19, 2009, Roseanne PerezRoseanne Perez said…
Thank you very much. I also thought that I "knew everything" boy was I wrong. I started twitter basically out of curiosity and thats how I found classroom2.0 I cannot wait to explore everything..blogs, wikis, rss.....it is all so overwhelming. I really want to incorporate new tools in the classroom. I want to move beyond powerpoint presentations, if you know what I mean. Thanks for adding me and I will follow you as well.........Cheers....One more thing, admin just gave me Drama for this upcoming year. I'm excited but scared to teach something I really dont know anything about. I am currently reading books.....hopefully they will enlighten me...:)
 
 
 

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