Thanks Isaac
Thanks to Isaac I didn’t have to go to school today. Since my school is in Tampa we were lucky that Isaac decided to travel more to the west. All we got were some heavy rains. I got more time today...
View ArticleDon’t ask if you don’t want to know…
I put out my teacher survey today and have already gotten some interesting results. It is online and anonymous so I told teachers to honest. Yikes! I need to work on some of the perceptions they...
View ArticleRSS Feeds
I have been spending time reading on twitter and checking out many blogs and websites of the people I follow. I am still old school in my browsing and was bookmarking my sites. Atleast I am using...
View ArticleSummer Reading Success!
We had a great time in the library today with our summer reading celebration. Over 100 1st-5th grade students did their summer reading and qualified for our celebration. Students enjoyed four centers:...
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Global Read Aloud 2012
I am really excited to be starting the Global Read Aloud with Mrs. Fadden and Ms. Mattox’s 4th grade class. We will spend the month of October reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate ....
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State Conferences Matter
I went to my state conference, FAME this past week. I had a really good time and connected with some great people. Not all of my friends were able to go this year, but I haven’t missed a...
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Social Media is Great!
I didn’t use twitter much before this school year but I have been dipping my toes into the twitter stream and it feels nice. I unfollowed most of the fluff and starting following school librarians,...
View ArticleApril is a Busy Month
April is a busy month and I couldn’t be more excited! Since I have started using Twitter for my PLN my eyes have been opened to all kinds of fun projects and activities to do. So in addition to state...
View Article#ShelfChallenge – Day 1
Well the day has finally come, I am supposed to start my #shelfchallenge today. I didn’t get off to a great start. I have book fair for most of the morning and then spent the rest of the school day...
View Article#ShelfChallenge – Day 3
Well, day two was a bust. After school I worked on finishing up the yearbook and finally left the building at 7:00pm! I was so tired I went to bed at 8:30 without reading the bag of books I brought...
View ArticleA Poetic Evening
Andy Plemmons in Athens, GA blogged about doing a crowd-sourced poem with his school (you can read his post here). I thought is was a wonderful idea and decided to create a form and sent it out to...
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I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
Well, the April Shelf Challenge is over, phew! Did I get all the way through my assigned section, the S section? No, no I did not. Am I still glad I tried? Yes, yes I am! It was great fun to read...
View ArticleA Great Opportunity for Librarians
I read an article about a new website for crowd funding called Cofundedu.com that got me really excited. The idea is to try and get 50% of your conference cost funded by donations and the site will...
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Why we do it
I’ve had a fun summer. I spent time with my soon to be first grader. We swam, relaxed, went to the mountains in North Carolina and to Disneyland in California and of course read, read, read. While we...
View ArticleStill Here!
This has been a busy, crazy year but I am still here. I’m looking forward to my state conference, FAME, at the end of this week. I am presenting with my good friend, Julie Hiltz, and then plan to...
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Dinosaurs and Coding
Last week was Hour of Code week. Since we have just gotten our iPads ready for use I thought this would be a perfect week to let the students explore a coding app. Since I was seeing primary classes,...
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State Conferences Matter
I went to my state conference, FAME this past week. I had a really good time and connected with some great people. Not all of my friends were able to go this year, but I haven’t missed a...
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Reflect Connect Obsess
Winter break is a time to rest, relax and spend time with family. It is also time to reflect, connect and obsess about how to make your program better for your students! Reflect: I spent time...
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Coding Club
Last week we started our next session of after school clubs and I am doing a coding club. I have 14 third through fifth graders meeting me in the lab after school on Thursdays. We have started out...
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No Reading Aloud Until 4th Grade!
Don’t let the title alarm you! I’m all for reading aloud starting at an early age and continuing to read aloud even as students get older. You will see why fourth grade in just a few seconds. :...
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