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I've had a lot of people ask me about "Going Google," and I can truly say it has been a great learning experience.<br />
Our district became a Google Apps district many years ago! While still in my classroom, my principal <strike>forced</strike> ... encouraged us to use Google! I am so glad she did because my knowledge of Google helped me land the job I have now!<br />
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Way back in 2014, I became a Google Educator. In order to become a Google Educator, I had to pass a series of five tests - one for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and I chose to take Chrome and Chromebooks. Each test cost $15 each and took about 90 minutes to take.<br />
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Then, they did away with Google Educator...<br />
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My colleague, Leslie, and I decided that we wanted to try to become a Google Trainer so through an intensive application process, she and I were chosen to be Google Trainers! That has been an amazing experience because we get to share the greatness of Google with others!<br />
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Since becoming a Google Trainer, I have thought of trying to become a Google Innovator, but first, I had to become a Level 1 and Level 2 Educator. These two new titles became the replacement for Google Educator that I had completed back in 2014. I was all gung-ho to take my Level 2 test in April of 2016, and... I failed. <img class="bitmoji-image" data-downloadurl="image/png:5433.png:https://render.bitstrips.com/v2/cpanel/8139913-129494744_20-s4-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" data-reactid=".0.0.1.0.1.$5433" data-src="https://render.bitstrips.com/v2/cpanel/8139913-%s-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" draggable="true" height="200" src="https://render.bitstrips.com/v2/cpanel/8139913-129494744_20-s4-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" width="199" /> <br />
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So I had no hope of applying for that round of Google Innovator. I think I got a bit overconfident, and felt like I didn't need to go over the training. Words of wisdom: Do the training -- no matter how much you think you know about Google!<br />
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So a whole year goes by, and I procrastinate taking the Level 2 test again until finally I decided that it is not going to take itself. I begin by taking doing ALL the training for Level 1 educator, and then taking that test. Google gives you three hours to take this test. I finished in two hours. They validate the test as soon as you finish so for those few minutes that they are validating is torture!!<br />
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The next day, I began doing the training for the Level 2 test. Again, after I did ALL the training, I took the Level 2 test, annnnnddddd...I passed! <img class="bitmoji-image" data-downloadurl="image/png:6607.png:https://render.bitstrips.com/v2/cpanel/9319680-129494744_20-s4-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" data-reactid=".0.0.1.2.1.0.$6607" data-src="https://render.bitstrips.com/v2/cpanel/9319680-%s-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" draggable="true" height="200" src="https://render.bitstrips.com/v2/cpanel/9319680-129494744_20-s4-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" width="199" /><br />
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Google gives you three hours to complete this test too, and finished in two hours 45 minutes. Again, it was torture as they validated my work, but WHOO-HOO, I passed! I did both tests within the span of about two weeks, and I only had about two weeks left in the window to submit my Google Innovator application.<br />
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I had already been toying with my video and vision deck already, but I wanted everything to be perfect! With that being said, I submitted my application a couple of days again. I had a pit in my stomach as I hit the submit button. Now, I am anxiously waiting for next week, June 6th, to be exact, when they will announce the latest cohort for Google Innovator in Washington, D.C. #WDC17<br />
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Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-63969549690288761632017-05-22T15:14:00.000-04:002017-05-22T15:34:03.236-04:00An Update on the Bomb-Diggity! Finally!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Okay, so it's been an H-O-T hot minute since I last blogged and a lot has happened since then! I'm going to try to bring you up to date!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I left the classroom after 25 years, and I am finishing up my third year as an instructional technology coach. That first year as an ITC was, to say the least, interesting. My colleague, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/msfagin" target="_blank">Leslie Fagin</a>, and I were hired at the same time, and neither of us had any experience. We worked really hard on trying to learn as much as we could in our new jobs! Part of that was developing our Personal Learning Network. I had this blog where I would share what I was doing in my classroom, but I began to really reach out and connect with others via Twitter. This was eye-opening to me because before, I had used Twitter mainly as a place to follow my favorite celebrities, but low and behold --- I could actually learn from Twitter!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Another component to my new job is to present at conferences. Leslie and I have done just that, from presenting at our local RESA conferences to state technology conferences, to the largest edtech conference in the world - ISTE. I have presented at ISTE 2015, ISTE 2016, GaETC 2014, GaETC 2015, GaETC 2016, RESA Drive-in Technology Conference 2014, RESA Drive-in Technology Conference 2015, and ASCD 2015. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If I look at where I am now, I have been able to accomplish so much in a short amount of time. I am most proud of being about to work with teachers on how to effectively integrate technology into their lessons using the SAMR framework. The WHAT, you say? More about that in an upcoming post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am excited about being a part of the ISTE #ETCoaches Blogging Buddies Project. I joined this project because it is going to force me back into blogging. I have missed it so much, but wasn't really sure of how to move forward with it since I was no longer in the classroom. I hope you will stick with me as a work with <a href="http://www.twitter.com/shoemap" target="_blank">Pam Shoemaker</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexLCarterEDU" target="_blank">Alex Carter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/WSHebert" target="_blank">Waneta Hebert</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/MrEandre" target="_blank">Emmanuel Andre</a>. This is a great group of educators, and I look forward to learning from them, as well as them keeping me accountable!</span><br />
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Sooooo, like Farley, I am obsessed with Big Brother! I am currently watching an episode of Big Brother After Dark. I can't get enough of the regular show so I have to record all the BBAD episodes too.</div>
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I am absolutely LOVING my new job! I am the Instructional Technology Coach for all the elementary schools in my district! Love, love, love it! The running joke in my family is that I can go to the bathroom when I want to! Come on now teachers, you know what I mean!! That is big if you can go when you actually need to go!</div>
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I'm thinking that I still have a huge learning curve that goes along with my new job, but it's getting smaller!</div>
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I am NOT wanting to take my son tomorrow to his study visit tomorrow. He has a kidney disease and was asked to be a part of a national study. He's been in the study since he was about 7 and gets to have tests that he wouldn't receive in a normal course of care. Tomorrow is the LONG visit - 7 hours with blood draws periodically throughout the day and an echocardiogram...Fun stuff...</div>
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I am needing absolutely nothing. I am been so blessed in my life!</div>
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The three trips I would love to take are to London, Washington, D.C., and Paris. Three beautiful places that are so full of history. I would love to ramble and explore in all three of these cities!</div>
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So, that's it for my September Currently! Now, it's time for you to go link up! Hurry! It's not too late!! </div>
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<br />Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-12342501984967393022014-08-03T15:23:00.000-04:002014-08-03T15:23:18.486-04:00New job and Back to School Sale<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the world of The Bomb-Diggity Classroom, it is kinda strange that I am not getting my own classroom ready for a new group of students. I definitely would be stressing as many of you are. I am totally loving my new job, but I am going to miss my former coworkers and the students! </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As we have been preparing for the upcoming year, one of the items on the agenda was to train the new teachers. I had three sessions on Mimio, which is an interactive whiteboard application, and my partner had three sessions on Google Apps. We both were extremely nervous since it was our first official presentations with our new jobs! </span><br />
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Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-92209294529418495392014-07-17T20:49:00.000-04:002014-07-18T15:05:20.617-04:00Five for Friday...Well, The Whole Summer Really...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! I know, what's up? I haven't blogged since Mother's Day! Sooooo, I guess it's about time!!<br>
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I'm linking up today for Five for Friday with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a>, but it's a post not for just one week. It's for the WHOLE summer!<br>
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First up, I was honored with being named my school's Teacher of the Year! It was such an honor! We have some amazing teachers at my school so I was so surprised! My principal actually called my husband and told him and then surprised me during my end of the year celebration! He and the boys even kept it a secret!!<br>
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Next up, I had applied for a new job as a system-wide technology coach. I found out that I was one of six finalists for an interview. I had not interviewed for a new job in over 11 years! I was a bit rusty! In fact, my interview started out horribly! I had to do a 5 minute introduction about myself and then a 10 minute demonstration of a Google App since we are a GAFE school. In the first 5 minutes, I tried to put my flash drive in the wrong port and then, I CRASHED the computer! Really?!?! The interview could only go up, right??? Thankfully, it did. During the demo, I taught the interview committee something they didn't know about the Gmail! The IT director knew, but the others didn't so I felt really good about that! However, the first part of the interview still loomed over me. Stayed tuned till the end of the post to find out the results...</div>
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A very sad part of my summer was that my husband's dad passed away. He had been off and on sick for about 2 years and my husband's mom has been taking care of him. In June, he was hospitalized, went to a nursing home for rehab, relapsed, and passed away in the span of 3 weeks. It was the first loss of a parent for either my husband or me so it has been quite an adjustment for all of us, but everyone's doing okay for the most part.</div>
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I got the job!!!! Even after the horrible start to my interview! When I called my husband, he said, "Sooooo, everyone else did worse than you???" My response was, "I guess so!" Another lady and I were hired to split the schools in our county and as we have been talking about the job, we also have discussed our interviews. She went home and cried because she felt hers went horribly too. We have laughed that we are the best of the worst!! I am so excited about this new challenge, but I have a HUGE learning curve to get through! </div>
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I have made these for my classroom mothers and through multiple siblings. It was awesome to hear that some of them still have them and treasure them!<br />
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<br />Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-47456359597721963102014-03-02T20:07:00.002-05:002014-03-02T20:16:39.688-05:00March Currently and Math StrategiesHappy Sunday y'all! Tomorrow is Monday, but for some of you Spring Break is just around the corner! I don't have that luxury! We don't have another break until the end of April! That seems like a V-E-R-Y time away!!<br />
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I'm stopping in tonight to link up with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Farley</a> for her Currently linky! Love it and I love her new blog design! Hop over there and take a peek! <br />
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Listening to the Oscars pre-show on E! I love looking at all the beautiful dresses!</div>
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Speaking of math, I have just finished re-working a pack that I have used with my parents to help them understand all the Common Core addition and subtraction strategies. I absolutely LOVE teaching my students these strategies and I tell them it's like choosing from a menu (think CAFE) and they should pick the strategy or strategies that they understand and use it (them) in order to efficiently solve the given problems. I want them to have a grasp of all the strategies, but they are not necessarily going to be proficient in all of them. I want them to use what works for them because everyone sees and thinks about numbers differently. The goal of using these strategies is that students think flexibly about number. </div>
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Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-64677067611980231512014-02-25T22:09:00.000-05:002014-02-25T22:10:28.849-05:00It's a Sale! Hi y'all! I hope you all have been having a great week so far! It's only Tuesday and I'm exhausted already! This is only my second week working a full week since Christmas! That is really hard to believe, but because of holidays, Snowmageddon, and Icemageddon, we have not had a full week! <br />
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Anyway, I wanted to stop by and remind you about the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Bomb-diggity-Classroom" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> sale! This is a fabulous time to stock up on your wish list wants! See you at the sale!!<br />
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Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-24800965594824333042014-02-10T20:02:00.001-05:002014-02-10T20:04:24.789-05:00Valentines, Ice, and a FREEBIE!!It's almost the day of LoVe! My kiddos are so excited! Typically, Valentine's is all about some candy. However, at our school, we have STRICT no sweets rule! That means we can't have cakes, cookies, cupcakes, candy, etc. at our parties or give any type of food as a reward. <br />
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Well, there goes the cute little Valentines cards that includes the candy. To get around that, I've decided to do a cute, little Valentines homework pass. I think they'll really love it! I mean, who doesn't like a night free of homework!?! Teachers included!!! <br />
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Here in Georgia, they are calling for more snow and ice! You've probably heard of what happened in Atlanta two weeks ago. Snowmageddon?? Many schools have already cancelled for tomorrow and Wednesday. We haven't yet. They <u>SAY</u> our area should really get bad until Tuesday night...We'll see! Anyway, with as much ice that is expected, we may not even make it to school on Valentine's Day! I sure hope so though! <br />
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Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-37795704337753678652014-02-01T11:48:00.000-05:002014-02-01T12:07:56.279-05:00February CurrentlyI seriously cannot believe it is time for the FaBuLoUs <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Farley's</a> February Currently! <br />
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TRUTH - I love winter! I am so cold natured, but I can pile on some blankets! I love summer too, but the heat and humidity can sometimes be completely stifling!</div>
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FIB - I was never a jump rope champion. Maybe in my mind, but not in reality! LOL!</div>
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TRUTH - I could eat Mexican everyday of the year! Love it!</div>
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We went to school on Monday and planned for an early release day on Tuesday ahead of the storm. We waited all day for the storm to arrive. Well, not really. We waited until about 12:30. We had a little wintry mix, but by the time we dismissed just 30 minutes later we had full-blown SNOW! We hadn't seen snow for about 2 years so excitement was abounding!! All of our school system's students made it home in plenty of time before it got really bad in our county! Thank goodness! <br />
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Today, staff had to go in at 11. I got a good bit done! I think I'm caught up! Haha!!!!! Said, no teacher EVER!!!<br />
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Super Bowl Sunday is coming up! In honor of the event, I'm having a Super Bowl sale on Saturday and Sunday! Everything is 20% off! <br />
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Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-17533663911071006962013-12-01T20:57:00.002-05:002014-02-01T12:10:05.572-05:00Currently...and a {Sale}! It really is December 1st! This year has seriously sprouted wings and flown by! My grandmother always told me that the older you get, the faster time will seem to pass! She was certainly right! My goodness, these next 3 weeks before we get out for Christmas break is going to be a blur! It seems that we have something every single night until Christmas! Even our school Christmas party is tomorrow night! Talk about starting the season off early, but we wanted as many to be able to attend and if we waited...well, you know...<br />
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December 1st also means it's time to link up with the fabulous <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2013/12/currently-december.html" target="_blank">Farley</a> for Currently! So here goes...<br />
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Nothing says Christmas like a bunch of zombies! Ha! I really do like Christmas movies, but I am a little obsessed with The Walking Dead! A LOT of this season has been shot in and around my hometown so it's really cool to see all the local places! If you follow me on Instagram, I have posted some pics of the different locales. </div>
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You know that teacher bag we probably all took home with great intentions? Mine is still sitting in almost the same spot it was when I first brought it home! Yours too? Yeah...good intentions... I really wanted to get some things done, but alas, they did not get done so now I am cramming to get it done (and I'm blogging too --that helps get it done faster, right?)</div>
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Christmas shopping needs to get done quickly! Our first exchange gifts get-together is with my mother this coming weekend! She and her husband spend the winter in Florida and want to get an earlier start this year so we're doing Christmas this weekend! I at least have to get them done!!</div>
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I absolutely need nothing! I have plenty of wants! Just ask my husband! But honestly, I don't need a single iota! I really want to concentrate on being content in all things!</div>
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My favorite tradition is decorating for Christmas! I hate getting all the boxes out, but once I get everything going, I love it! Each little ornament and decoration has such meaning! Memory lane and Christmas all rolled into one! Ha!</div>
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Well, Thanksgiving and Black Friday have come and gone. Now, it is time for Cyber Monday and to wipe your wish list out! Click on the pic to take you to my store! Everything is 20% off and if you use the code CYBER, TpT is giving an extra percentage off!</div>
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Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-73434910164183519392013-11-26T17:00:00.000-05:002014-02-01T12:10:05.575-05:00Getting Ready for Christmas!Wow, it's been a hot minute since I've blogged! You know, it seems like we just got started with school and now we're getting ready for Christmas! It just does not seem possible! <br />
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I've been thinking a lot lately about my listening center! I feel like it is so important for my kiddos to listen to good quality literature, but I must face it...my listening center stinks. I mean, like<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a ton of books on tape (yeah, I know - I'm old), but the tape players never seem to be working correctly and you spend your time trying to fix them instead of being in your small group, which means I don't use my listening center. I tried to convert them using audacity.com, and some of them turned out great while others - not so much... So you see, I needed an intervention!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Enter QR codes! My kiddos LOVE to watch YouTube videos of books they love so I thought QR codes may be the answer! I didn't want them unsupervised in YouTube so I downloaded them in SafeShare first! Love, love, love!!! You just print out the single page in the pack that has the QR codes, laminate or put in a page protector, and VOILA! ---Your students are all set!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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In my house during the Fall, there is always a football game going on so it's no wonder I'm listening to football. Well...I should say it is my background noise as I'm writing this and then I'll find something else to listen to! </div>
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I am loving the cooler weather! Summer is Georgia can sometimes be brutal so I alway look forward to the beautiful Fall days with all the pretty foliage! </div>
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I would really love to POOF! have it be Thanksgiving Break next week! I really need to stop wishing my life away! </div>
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I am needing my sweet, precious 10th grade son to focus on his grades and not his social life! Ugh! Those of you with teenagers can probably relate, but wowzer...his grades have slipped and he's got to get back in the groove!</div>
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<br />Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-6548504917068704912013-11-01T23:02:00.000-04:002013-11-01T23:02:22.145-04:00Happy Day After Halloween Sugar High! So, it's Friday, which means it's time to link up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for Five for Friday. It's been a hot minute since I've linked up with them!<br />
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The week started off with my son being sick...right when I was about to leave for school...So the whirlwind of trying to find a sub and getting my plans to school began! Thank goodness, it was a short-lived illness and he was back to normal by later that night!<br />
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We had our yearly Literacy Days competition this week. It is a district/area competition and we got really late notice of it this year, but somehow our amazing staff got our school competition ready in time! I'm not sure if any of your schools do something similar, but for the K-2 level, they have the categories of poetry recitation, read-aloud of their best writing piece, and a play. For the 3-5 level, they have the same categories, except the writing is not a previously produced writing piece --they must write their writing at the competition! Anyway, each homeroom should provide a classroom winner for each category except for the play. We usually try to do at least one play for each of K-2 and 3-5. With the late notice this year, we did not do a play. <br />
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This is our school district's 60th Anniversary and they have some special events planned. This past Wednesday was an early release day and we had a parade honoring our school district! Each school was represented in the parade. At first, I thought, "Seriously??" However, I changed my mind! It was such a great event and sooooo many people showed up to support our district! It was really a lot of fun and uplifting to see our community as one. <br />
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I love seeing them dressed up for their Book Character Dress-up Day! They are just so darn cute! I didn't get any pics of my team, but we were the 3 Little Monkey Jumping on the Bed! (We only have three 2nd grade classes so we told everyone that the other 2 monkeys were at the nurse's office because they bumped their heads!) <br />
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Our school celebrated Red Ribbon Week all last week. Each day, we had a special day and/or event planned. Monday, was Wear Red Day. Look at these little cuties all in their red!<br />
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I also found out on late Sunday into Monday that my DonorsChoose project had been funded by Sonic! Oh happy day! It was an even better surprise to find out that it would be delivered within days. Gotta love DonorsChoose and Sonic!! Plus, our 2nd grade team was chosen for a Partners in Ed field trip grant! We were soooo excited!! </div>
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Tuesday was our World Series of Reading day. Our fabulous media specialist always plans for all day reading contests within our school during the World Series and the SuperBowl. She splits up the school into two teams and we read all day! The kids have a blast and the team with the most points wins a treasure tower token! They think that is great!! This year, some of my sweet kiddos I had previously got to come and be buddies with some of my students this year! </div>
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To end up our very busy spirit week, we had a masquerade dance. Our art teacher had them create masks to wear during the dance. Students paid for a wristband to get into the dance and then they jammed out for an hour and a half! Look how cute they are in their masks!</div>
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Anyway, I've got some kiddos that do not know their sight words so for that small group of kids, I am printing out this little FREEBIE for them and highlighting the words that they know. As I periodically check them, I will just continue to highlight the words. The students keep them in their book bags so that their parents can work with them each night. I'm linking up with Teaching Blog Addict for Freebie Friday!<br />
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This folder contains the Dolch sight word list plus the Dolch nouns and some additional sight words. Click on any picture to take you to my TpT store for this FREEBIE!!<br />
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And, to show myself some love, I want to try to take more time for myself. Sometimes as moms and wives, we forget about ourselves. Instead of a shower, maybe a bubble bath instead? Sounds good!! I also want to try to leave more stuff at school. We as teachers work too much!! And lastly, I want to reconnect with my friends, not just on the weekend, but during the week as well.</div>
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<br />Robin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334322671218399273noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681217077047088125.post-41866852157319583232013-08-31T21:12:00.000-04:002013-08-31T21:13:06.019-04:00Five for Fraturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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I'm a day late linking up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> because I fell asleep...and slept for 12 HOURS - make that a little over 12 hours!!! Can you say T-I-R-E-D?!?!<br />
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We had a great third week of school. Lots of stuff going on!</div>
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We practiced Read to Someone and they did an amazing job!! I was so proud to see them reading to each other in the correct way! It does a teacher's heart good to see!</div>
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We also got to celebrate our first birthday of the year with this little cutie!! To read more about how I use the Birthday Box, you can go <u><a href="http://thebombdiggityclassroom.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-birthday-box.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></u>. </div>
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We also had an all day training on Scholastic's new program called iRead. It really looks amazing and I cannot wait to get started!! It is computer based, but also has a whole group and small group component. It will look at what your kids have done on the computer and group them for you in order for you to do small group instruction with them. That little item is called The Groupinator. I cannot wait to use that bit of awesomeness!! There are some technical issuers that have to be worked out before we begin so we are supposed to get started at the end of September. Can't wait!!<br />
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On Friday, we had an almost all-day celebration of PBIS. The morning was filled with rotations to different areas of the building where someone was there to discuss the expectations for that area. For instance, we went to the cafeteria to discuss cafeteria expectations, then rotated to the hallway to talk about hallway expectations, etc., etc. At the end of the day, we had a pep rally with the local high school cheerleaders coming to pump them up! We also had a cup stacking demonstration from most of the grade levels. </div>
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And to end the day, we did a little Adventure to Fitness. If you haven't tried this website, you can read about it <a href="http://thebombdiggityclassroom.blogspot.com/2013/05/adventure-to-fitness-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The kids love it. It is great for indoor recess or if you have some time at the end of a crazy day! </div>
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I'm stopping in quickly tonight to share some fun place value task cards that I set up for my class to use! They will be happy, happy, happy when they see these Duck Dynasty themed place value task cards!<br />
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I have created two versions. The first version is just regular task cards with a recording sheet. The second version has a QR Code checking option. They are aligned to 2.NBT1 and 2.NBT3. <br />
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I just finished my first week back to school! It has been rough! My kiddos are great --talkative, but great! The only snafu has been transportation! When it takes almost an hour to get the kids finally out of the building, that's a problem! On the first day of school, one bus didn't even show up!!! They finally had to call the kids' parents to come and get them. CRAY CRAY!!!!!! And, the worst part, it wasn't just our school involved in the bus debacle of 2013! It was the WHOLE county!! Talk about frustrated parents! ( Not to mention the teachers!) It even made the Atlanta news! </div>
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But, it's Friday, Friday, Friday!!!! And that means it's time to link up with <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Doodle Bugs Teaching</a> for Five for Friday! I'm so excited to get to link up! This is the first one I have done since they started back in August!<br />
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Since I haven't been able to blog for the past couple of weeks, I'm going to give you an overview of getting my room ready and a peak at my classroom and our first week. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is right before open house for Meet Your Teacher Night. The top left shows the wreath I made for Monday Made-It over the summer. The top right shows my wish list. We put things on it like glitter, brown and white paper bags, popsicle sticks, etc. </span></td></tr>
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The kiddos have arrived! This is one of my sweeties with the frame I made for the first day! I don't think I ever posted about it, but I got the super-cute frame from Michael's and painted it and added the tag. </div>
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And, here are some of them working on our first "real" math task from our math frameworks. They did a fabulous job and I already know they are going to be great mathematicians. I can hardly wait to dive head-first into our math talk!</div>
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I can't believe it is already August! The next time we do a Currently with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Farley</a>, I will have been in school for 2 whole weeks!!<br />
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Listening - Have you watched this show? It's pretty funny! It seems like it would be really fun to be on this show!! </div>
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Thinking - My to-do list is foreva long!!! Good grief! I don't think I will ever get it done! At this time of the year, I am sure you all can relate!</div>
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Wanting - I'll take just 2 more weeks of summer. I would really be happy with just 2 more weeks. I donn't think it's going to happen though! I keep getting emails from my school telling me I just have to be there on Monday...</div>
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Needing - Since I don't think I'm going to get 2 more weeks, I really need to get my room done! One week prior to pre-planning is just not enough time! I like to go in and piddle and take my time, and really think things out, but not this year! It is a throw all together and hope it lands in the right place! </div>
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B2s Must Haves - All three things that I listed are not material back to school items, but are essential to a great back to school! </div>
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