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Permalink Reply by Cerese Godfrey on July 19, 2008 at 5:56am

Hi,

After 10 years out of the classroom, but not education, I will be back in the classroom teaching 3-5 reading and math. I do have 16 years of classroom experiences, but lots has changed since I was active in the classroom. Hope to have this network to help me "get back in the swing of things." I am up on technology, but the seamless integration is rusty. Hope to get lots of advice!

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Permalink Reply by Karen on July 19, 2008 at 7:02am

Hi
I will be going back to teaching first grade this year, after spending two years as the computer lab teacher (K-5). It will be my 12th year teaching first grade.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Barth on July 20, 2008 at 8:43pm

Hi everyone, I'm a first grade teacher in Grayling, MI. It is a small town where the whole county comes to the school building. My building is K-2. I am the techno-guru at our school, and everyone looks to me to lead them in the right direction. I love teaching, I love reading, and I love computing!
msbarth.wetpaint.com - in development but getting there

I'm 1/2 done with my Masters in Reading, considering switching to Ed Tech. Hmmm....how to choose between two loves???

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Permalink Reply by Cathy on July 22, 2008 at 7:11pm

Hi Everyone! My name is Cathy and I teach second grade in a suburban district located on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Next year I will move to a first grade position with the possibility of looping with my students. I am fond of the process and have looped several times in the past.

I have earned my masters degreein education from Saint Joseph's University with certification in Reading, Special Education, and Elementary Education. I have a true passion for reading instruction and love to follow the work out of Columbia University.

Currently, I am stepping out of my comfort zone to take a series of courses in E-Learning. I am learning so much about technology, but still have so far to go. There is much to learn these days.

I look forward to working, growing, and exporing together as a community of learners. I love the idea of sharing our delicious accounts. My account has recently been established. The address is...
http://del.icio.us/Rencavagec My class webpage is as follows: http://radnortsd.schoolwires.com/59992620225443/site/default.asp?

Cathy_Pennsylvania

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Muller on July 23, 2008 at 4:47am

Hello! I am currently leaving blended JK/SK to teach Grade 3 in Sept. So far I have spent my holiday taking courses and READING to get ready! I have 3 children, and many interests outside of school as well...gardening, cooking, etc
I love to collaborate with others and have a classroom blog that helps that happen sometimes! It is of Kindergarten now, but in Sept. it will be a grade 3 blog of course..
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=67293

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Permalink Reply by Kristi Meeuwse on July 23, 2008 at 10:42am

I teach kindergarten in Charleston, SC and am new to Classroom 2.0. I am on Flat Classrooms and have a brand new blog at meeuwse.edublogs.org. I try to integrate technology every chance I get! I have a wall mounted Smart Board in my classroom and 4 student computers we use for various things mostly in center time. I serve as a school district technology instructor and have taught graduate classes, workshops, and trainings. I am also the head of our technology committee at school. I was excited with a lot of the web 2.0 apps I saw in Florida this past winter at FETC but was dismayed to find that most of the great "free" things I could use such as wikis and most blogs, are blocked by our content filtering software in the district. I love teaching my kindergarten students to read. It is so amazing to me still after 19 years to watch them go from letters and sounds to sight words to full on reading! I started using podcasts last year to increase their interest in writing and reading.

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Permalink Reply by Katie on July 24, 2008 at 8:42am

My name is Katie and I teach 4th grade in Schiller Park, Illinois. I really enjoy teaching reading more than anything throughout the day! I'm always looking for new and exciting ideas to add to my classroom. I am happy to share my ideas as well! :)

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Permalink Reply by Dr.A.Khan on August 2, 2008 at 1:25pm

Hello there: I would like to get your advice for the elementary school.Can you recommend which material is best for reading for elementary level.Please let me know about it?
Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Linda Davenport on August 1, 2008 at 4:01pm

Hello all!
My name is Linda and this will be my 10th year teaching. I've taught Jr. High, 1st, 4th, 5th, and this year am moving to 2nd for the first time!! I will also be implementing the Daily 5 for the first time this year! I have 3 children- ages 12, 6, and 2 and am currently going for my masters in Reading. After that I will be going to get a second masters in Library Media Specialist (not sure quite what the degree is called yet!) I used to take pride in my technology background- but apparently have been under a rock for the last 5 years because I really didn't even know that blogs, wikis, etc were called Web 2.0! I just learned about del.icio.us a few days ago (pathetic I know). My username is thirteen11linna, however, we just got a new PC at home so I don't have many bookmarks yet. As soon as I go back (yikes!) I'll import from my school PC.
Can't wait to jump into this great network!!

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Permalink Reply by Dr.A.Khan on August 2, 2008 at 1:23pm

I am developing schools for third world countries to bring the kids upto the developed countries level.

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Pilver on August 4, 2008 at 1:19pm

Hello from Connecticut
My name is Rebecca Pilver and I work for an Regional Educational Service Center (RESC) in northeastern Connecticut. I was a classroom grade 2 and grade 4 teacher before working here as a staff development specialist. I provide all kinds of professional development...from literacy coaching to curriculum development work to one day workshops. Literacy and technology are my favorite areas.

I've been working with a colleague of mine to develop online literacy collaborative projects. Our Spice it Up a Notch with Nutmeg! wiki project is in its third year and it involves kids in talking, writing, and responding to literature using Web2.0 technology.

I am looking forward to sharing ideas with this group!

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Permalink Reply by Laura Hughes on August 5, 2008 at 3:37pm

Hi! My name is Laura and I am excited to be a part of this group! I am starting my fourth year of teaching and I am teaching first grade this year.... more about me and my interests outside the classroom on my blog...

I am excited to learn new things from all of you and maybe even be able to share a few things I've learned along the way!

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