"Hi Carolyn,
My district used wikispaces during our January in-service for the elementary teachers. We worked as grade level teams to create a wiki and then invited the other grade levels to join. The goal was to improve the vertical (between grade…"
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Fran Riley replied to Kristin Cook's discussion Grouping Sites for Student Use in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!"Hi Kristin,
I also teach first grade. I am new to using the web 2.0 resources and feel like I am behind, but I want to learn as much as I can. How comfortable are your students with technology? I find it to be quite a challenge for some of my…"
Fran Riley replied to Traci's discussion Wiki in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!"Ann,
I'm not sure. Both Kathy and Maria are teachers. I might be the free wiki for k-12 educators, but I could be wrong. I think both of them do presentations and use the wiki during their presentations so maybe it the premier one.
Sorry,…"
Fran Riley replied to Traci's discussion Wiki in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!"Traci,
Here is another wiki that is a wonderful resource http://primarypixels.wikispaces.com. Kathy Cassidy and Maria Knee created this wiki. It is all about web 2.0 tools for children in K-3. They both use web 2.0 tools extensively in their…"
Fran Riley replied to Traci's discussion Wiki in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!"Hi Traci,
I am new to wikis but here are some helpful sites.
http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/Wikis+in+the+Classroom- great website to explain how to use wikis in the classroom.
http://www.pbwiki.com/ - another wiki…"
Fran Riley replied to Donna Hebert's discussion Complementry Math Resources for Elementary Students"Deanna,
You asked some great questions. We use Everyday Math in my district, too. The district opted for K-5 full adoption instead of phasing it in over two or three years. That first year was a nightmare for the upper grades. The students and…"
Fran Riley replied to Donna Hebert's discussion Complementry Math Resources for Elementary Students"Hi Greg,
I checked out the website you created for Everyday Math. It is a wonderful resource. I can't wait to share it with my colleagues. I like the way you organized it by grade level and units. We've had complaints about Everyday…"
Fran Riley replied to Samuel Fye's discussion Looking for collaborators on a "First Day of School" project"Thanks, Sam!
I look forward to watching this project develop in the next couple of weeks. Our students start school on Sept. 9th.
When you set up the wiki, did you do it as a k-12 educator? Someone said that your wiki can be ad-free if you are a…"
Fran Riley replied to Samuel Fye's discussion Looking for collaborators on a "First Day of School" project"Hi Annemarie,
I just checked out the two links for the wikis you participated in last year. Wow-there were so many wonderful ideas. I am new to Web 2.0 tools so it helps to see how other teachers are using them. I was excited because I found a…"
Fran Riley replied to Samuel Fye's discussion Looking for collaborators on a "First Day of School" project"Hi Sam,
I am a first grade teacher in Pennsville, NJ. My students are 6 and 7 years old. I am new to all of this, but I love the idea of using a wiki to collaborate. The first day of school is a great idea. I've been following the…"
Fran Riley replied to Lauriene Tschang's discussion Goal: Blogging for elementary students"Hi Lauriene,
I teach first grade. I am new to all of this, but look forward to all the possibilities. I am interested in doing a classroom blog. I signed up on Edublog. How are you using your blog? Is your blog for the teachers or for your…"
Fran Riley replied to Nancy Bosch's discussion Back to School"Hi Nancy,
Happy 25th!
This will be my 27th "first" day of school. The best thing about school starting is that it is a new year, with new students, with new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow-not only for the students, but…"
Fran Riley replied to Elizabeth Davis's discussion How did you choose your profile photo?"I'm glad that you asked the question. I am new at this so I am a little leery about posting photographs out onto the Web. I had fun creating an avatar so I use that for my profile photo for now. As I become more comfortable, I may switch to an…"
Fran Riley replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion Introductions"Hi! My name is Fran Riley. I just joined Classroom 2.0. I've been teaching for 26 years-most of that time in kindergarten and first grade. I currently teach a regular education first grade with BSI (Basic Skills Instruction), ESL (English as a…"
Fran Riley replied to Monica Avalos's discussion Where do i begin? in the group Classroom 2.0 Beginner Group!"Hi Monica,
I am a beginner, too. I've been teaching for 26 years-most of that time has been in K and 1st. I teach a regular ed first grade class with BSI (Basic Skills Instruction), ESL(English as a Second Language) and Advances Studies…"
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- I've taught for 26 years-most of that time in kindergarten and first grade. I currently teach a regular ed first grade with BSI, ESL and Advanced Studies students. I am new to using technology in the classroom and want to learn as much as I can. I am married. My husband and I have two sons. Our oldest son is an IST major at Penn State University. Our youngest son is a senior in high school. We have one huge dog (black lab/great dane mix) named Maddix and a sweet black cat named Molly.
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- At 3:33pm on August 12, 2009,
Ruth Cohenson said… - Hi,
I took a look online, and Bayberry Ave is the address of the Cape May Court House PAC, not the Middle Twp School PAC. It seems more likely the workshop is at the school PAC...
- At 2:39pm on August 12, 2009, Ruth Cohenson said…
- Thanks- I will! :)
- At 4:07am on August 6, 2009,
Anne Mirtschin said…
- Hi Fran, this technology continues to be overwhelming at times, even for me who has been at it for two years. I suggest you read blog posts wherever possible to get a feel for what people are doing now and just start a blog yourself. Edublogs or blogger or blogmeister seem to be the most common blogging platforms. I use wordpress for my teacher type blog, where I map my journey but use edublogs for my class and student blogs.
When I started blogging I just wrote about what I was doing and hoped to achieve and over time it has taken direction. Have you had a look at voicethread. That is a great program that you can set up easily and wordle makes your work look good. Let me know how you go.
- At 4:38pm on August 5, 2009,
- Hello Fran and welcome to classroom2.0 You will find lots of resources here and we hope you will share with us as well.
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