Twitter Fun!

We have officially started tweeting as a classroom. We will have 2 "tweeters" of the day. They are able to take pictures of their learning or our classroom happenings and tweet about it. So far, so good.

We talked about some of our rules of tweeting and digital citizenship. Our most important: Only first names and an adult has to approve your post before you tweet. We also have a tweeting board so all of us can tweet in a day. I have been pulling a few of the kids' practice tweets and tweeting them. They are so excited to show off their skills and are counting down the days when they get to be Tweeter of the Day!

Remember to follow us: @tweetingin3rd

And... if you are new to Twitter, I can help. It really is a unique and fun tool.

Just a few notes:
* Midterms went home today. Let me know if you have any questions.
* February 2nd: PTA meeting @ 6:30
* February 13th: School DANCE!
* February 16th: No School
* February 20th: Skateland Family Skating Party

Have a great weekend.

Adventures with Twitter

I am so excited! We are finally up and ready to rock with Twitter. Start following our classroom @tweetingin3rd and look for our Tweeter of the day coming soon. Kids will have opportunities to post about their learning in school and other events throughout the day. Can't wait!

Into the New Year

What a great start to our new year! We have finished up benchmark assessing and midterms will come home by the end of January with current grades and those results. We have lots to celebrate.

Hopefully everyone enjoyed their holiday gift. We had such a fun time making them and got to bring out our inner creative side. I am so impressed with how cute they were.

During our holiday party we finished wrapping our gifts and then watched The Polar Express in our pjs with Mrs. Jenson's room. We got to enjoy our yummy snacks (thanks again to those who sent in items) and hot chocolate. We had a large train, an entrance to the North Pole and even train tracks leading to all our classrooms. Unfortunately, the train tracks didn't last too long with wet boots, but it was worth it to see the kids' faces in the morning light up with excitement.

 

Hopefully everything will slow down a little bit and I will get back to my regular posts. The kids are super excited because our classroom got a holiday present too, an iPad mini. Once they go through iPad training, they will be ready to get their hands on it. Keep an eye out for a post soon on Tweeting from our classroom. I can't wait.

Hopefully we will see a few more iPads in our classroom before the year is over. I have been writing some grants lately. :-) The kids are super excited!