When I have my summers off I start thinking of all these new and cool ideas for my classroom. This year I have some cosmetic issues I want to fix. For small groups I never have enough chairs or they are super squeaky! They also take up a lot of room. I would much rather have stools. I want to start a twitter wall for daily tweets to practice use of social media (21st century skills) without being on twitter. I try to be conscious of the amount of paper I use. With that in mind I use an app called Showbie. It is a wonderful tool and I want to fully use it, but I have to pay for the teacher account versus the free account. The only problem is they cost money, and I don't know about you but teachers aren't rich. Our bonuses come in smiles and hugs from happy students. With all this in mind we have to buy all this neat stuff out of our own pocket. I could choose not to have any of this, but my room would be basic and not flow as well. They wouldn't fully be able to experience 21st century skills. All children love using technology, and I try to ensure they use it as much as possible in their education. My school is located on the south side of Fort Wayne, IN, and is in the middle of a very low income neighborhood. These children are not used to experiencing many things, and I try to bridge that gap in their education using technology. You can go many places using technology. Please check out the
flyer I created and consider making a contribution to my classroom. Anything helps!
Thank you!
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