Happy Friday! The whirlwind of the back-to-school season has almost calmed in the Petty household. We're almost settled into our crazy weekday routine of laying out clothes the night before, setting cell phone reminders, packing backpacks and lunches, ensuring that all dance, soccer, and piano requirements are ready to go, enjoying a nighttime read, and finding some time to rest and recharge as a ... Read More about Cell Phones in the Classroom – My Policy
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Google Classroom September 2018
Hello, and happy Friday! When I opened Google Classroom today, I wasn't expecting anything special. But - that's typically how things go with Google and their updates to Classroom. You open the site and get ready to share announcements or post an assignment and ~BAM!~ Google tosses an early Christmas present your way, and it makes your day! Google recently unveiled a new and improved ... Read More about Google Classroom September 2018
Back-to-School Giveaway – Teaching with Technology
Hello, and happy Sunday! Here in the US, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and back-to-school season for many teachers and students. We've been back at it for about three weeks and I ALMOST feel like I'm back "in the swing" of getting up to an alarm, missing my afternoon nap, and teaching hard all day. September 1 also marks a very important season - in addition to the return to ... Read More about Back-to-School Giveaway – Teaching with Technology
Back-to-School with Educational Technology
Hello, all and happy Wednesday! If you're back to school like me, I hope your school year is off to a fantastic start! I'm still struggling to settle into a routine that includes 3 ballet classes, two jazz/tap classes, 3 soccer practices, piano lessons, working out, making lunches, fixing (and eating) supper, teaching three online classes, teaching all day ... I could go on, but you get the idea! ... Read More about Back-to-School with Educational Technology
Technology in the Classroom: Teacher Goals 2018-2019 Edition
Hello, and happy Wednesday! Today was an emotional day for me - our daughters went back to school, and we now have a 2nd grader and a Kindergartener. Ohhhhh the emotions! I made it worse last night by looking through my girls' baby pictures, watching videos of when they learned to walk and talk ... the waterworks were in full force! However, I did NOT cry today as we walked them to their classroom ... Read More about Technology in the Classroom: Teacher Goals 2018-2019 Edition