tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67355892150348138342011-12-29T17:49:53.983-08:00Nedranoreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-30136977950976685262008-05-23T18:41:00.000-07:002008-11-16T12:57:28.339-08:00

I am no longer maintaining this blog. I have moved to a new site. Please come and visit me at My Journey into the World of Elementary Tech.

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-40826735655282177252008-01-02T19:21:00.001-08:002008-01-02T19:35:22.937-08:00

First of all I want to thank Laura and her mom for the time and effort they put into their wonderful blog. As an elementary teacher, just learning about blogs, this is an exemplary blog that I can show my students and the administration to begin teaching them about blogs. Second of all, I'd like to thank all of the people who generously matched Laura's funds. I was surprised and honored to be

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-15254266718671859962008-01-02T19:12:00.000-08:002008-01-02T19:37:04.644-08:00

As I begin a new year that I know will be filled with new learning I am trying to decide what direction I want my blog to move in. Do I want it to be a place where elementary tech teachers can share lessons, after participating in 25 days to Make a Difference do I want to promote blogs and causes to help others, do I make it a place where parents/students go, do I leave it as it mainly is now, a

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-60473546266573881712007-12-15T18:39:00.000-08:002007-12-28T09:40:20.000-08:00

I just read Laura's blog 25 Days to Make a Difference. Very inspiring. Let's see how many ways I've tried to make a difference since Thanksgiving time and then if I try harder between now and Christmas will I make it to 25?1. Bought pre packaged food for food bank at Hannaford's Grocery Store2. Bought my Christmas cards through Roswell Park to support cancer patients3. Sent $100 donation to my

Nedranoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-34446039030229178702007-12-07T19:44:00.000-08:002007-12-07T20:32:16.898-08:00

Tonight's plans were to stay home, crank the Christmas music and wrap presents and start working on Christmas cards. But instead once my husband and daughter left for a hockey game I collapsed on the coach with the lap top and spent the evening browsing more wikis/blogs. Tonight I was checking out Cool Cat Teacher and reading her post to Newbies. (Notice I have links and tags now.) I also

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-50010322368578611192007-11-26T19:23:00.000-08:002007-11-26T19:36:01.300-08:00

Well, I'm finally back to work after attending NYSCATE and then the Thanksgiving break. It was an energizing yet relaxing week off. I went back with new plans to make the work more meaningful and to get the kids doing some work together. I'll let you know in a week or two how that's going. I feel much better about letting go of the constant grading and stressing about that issue. I talked to one

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-4867556438236695952007-11-18T18:33:00.000-08:002007-11-18T19:05:06.640-08:00

I just read, in my new Google reader, a post about writing down your goals and reading them at least once a day. By doing this people stay focused on the outcome and are more likely to achieve the goal. I think that's something I need to work on for my new position as elementary tech teacher. I need to figure out where I want to go. I have skills that I have to teach and make sure they are

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-86141464664224372972007-11-18T13:56:00.000-08:002007-11-18T14:02:59.139-08:00

Well, 3 workshops in a row with no break is almost too much! Today was disappointing. I didn't come away with any real helpful information. I should have left the second presentation and gone to something else. But when there's only 3 other people in the room that's hard to do-I was wishing I wasn't so polite! The third session was a sales pitch which I knew going in. I was hoping to win

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-46715310203449110162007-11-17T20:53:00.000-08:002007-11-17T21:09:00.723-08:00

Well it's almost midnight. I better get some sleep so I'm ready for tomorrow's conferences. I've been checking out sites all night. I'm so glad I finally found out how to use delicious. It led me to blogs by kindergarten teachers. Finding these sites will help me figure out how to use them with my tech classes. A few ideas I'm contemplating are posting the 5th graders news articles on a wiki and

Nedranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735589215034813834.post-71307855410680586582007-11-17T10:22:00.000-08:002007-11-17T12:30:36.347-08:00

Well, I've been at NYSCATE for 4.5 hours and I'm feeling overwhelmed with all the new information but excited about the new possibilities. So far I've set up a gmail account and reader account and am using this blogger account for the first time. David has a great point that I need to live this before I ask the kids to do it. Hmmmm does this mean I'll be spending even more time on line? One of

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