I looked back through my lesson plans and reflected on the learning that has happened due to my students accessing digital learning tools online and on iPads then developed a list of 100 words! I love my job as Technology Teacher for K-5 students but knew that leaving behind my Classroom Teacher role for 20 years would most likely, come with a few bumps in the road. well, today is just that kind of day. Today we woke up to a revolution of snow. Line 2. that it made you want to throw open all the windows in the house. Today by Billy Collins. Since becoming connected, I have discovered that I can have Professional Development about the latest and greatest topics at any time of day. Perhaps students could explore an Essential Question such as “How have American Presidents shaped the history of the USA?”  Once they explore the Flocabulary song, they could dive into other research about their selected president. Yesterday was the 100th Day of the School Year. Today - Billy Collins. I shared this idea with my fifth grade students this week. (Random House, $26.) Billy Collins poems, quotations and biography on Billy Collins poet page. Cultivating life long learners through perseverance and personal interests. Change ). I learn from my Professional Learning Network who this week rose to 500 by the 100th Day of School! If we never try new things as people and as educators because we are afraid of the mistakes that we will make, we miss out. I saw it on Twitter this past week. Today. So this is where the children hide all day. It was truly a special day. I wanted the teachers at my school to hear about the special free year subscription to a new app that was just released at the end of January so I shared it with them also at the Staff Meeting. Connect to the link here and scroll down to see him reading a Tweet to a hashtag:   http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/as-late-night-ends-five-things-jimmy-fallon-should-bring-to-the-tonight/2164247. On Sunday we move the clocks ahead an hour and begin to fill in our NCAA tournament brackets. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. He looked up and with genuine words he said, “Mrs. 1941) is a genuinely popular poet whose books have sold over 200,000 copies since the appearance of his first collection, Pokerface, in 1977.Born in New York City he attended the College of the Holy Cross and went on to take a PhD in Romantic poetry at the University of California. It affected me and caused me to consider the many issues that arise such as what a “perfect” society would look like and what it would not look like. “Spring has never been a reliable season. None of this would have been a reality unless I had signed up for a Twitter account at @edu_maples. Since it is a book that allows children and people of all ages to entertain questions and ideas about love, family, caring for the elderly among many others, I would hope that readers of all ages will read it before seeing the movie. Next, they learned to open a Google Drive Document and compose their own “Today” poems while beginning lines of their poems in a similar way that Billy and I did. 3. I plan to read it again this year because I’d like to experience my reaction as an adult. Created by. Teachers can assign students to do things if they have signed up for the app which is a $99.00 value. Speaking of Great Starts, I laughed so hard this week when I viewed the Hashtag Video that Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake made as they made fun of the use of Hashtags. Students can draw then type descriptions or sentences on their drawings and export it to another app or save in their own personal digital portfolio within the app. ), I am so excited that Jimmy Fallon will soon move into Jay Leno’s place on The Tonight Show. The possibilities are endless. We don’t do it for the awards. A new collection from Billy Collins, former U.S. I am so glad that I am held in such high esteem by these awesome kiddos! For example, when I clicked on Abraham Lincoln’s name, a paragraph pops up with his image that gives interesting, accurate and age appropriate information about his life. It is called Drawp for Schools. I will tell you why she rarely ventured from her house. Learnerspaces and Makerspaces for the School of the Future, Professional Development for Managing & Utilizing iPads in the Classroom, In everything that my students and I do together, we strive to find ways to use reading and writing to make the world outside of our classroom a better place for all of us to be, Informed by Research, Inspired by Practice. I am linking up today with Ruth Ayres at her Celebrate Link Up. On his old show, Jimmy would select a hashtag for people to write about each week and then he would read the Tweets on air. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! One of my own daughters began researching Betsy Ross this week using instaGrok and was glued to the iPad screen as she explored the images and websites. They would scream, “Mrs. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Her child is publishing a book at the http://www.bookemon.com website in my Technology Lab. on the living room end table, releasing the inhabitants Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Learn. I celebrate this milestone because the words of my PLN invite me to consider best teaching practices and open me up to new possibilities. We do it because it is our passion. Tone playful wistful upbeat/relaxed emotionally charged Speaker/Theme Speaker- someone who is struggling with some sort of release Theme- veneer of perfection can hide powerful emotions Billy Collins Today... is just that day created program Poetry 180 won many prizes "Poet of and step out like someone walking in water. Maples, this is the first poem I’ve ever written that really says something. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/as-late-night-ends-five-things-jimmy-fallon-should-bring-to-the-tonight/2164247, Engineering Design Process in Book Creator App, Reflections on my Transformation of my Learning Environment. I have enjoyed sharing Flocabulary videos with students in the past, but I would always recommend previewing each one to ensure that it is appropriate for your intended audience. Billy Collins, “Snow Day” from Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems (New York: Random House, 2001). where they put on their bright miniature jackets. I remember Johnny Carson and have enjoyed Leno through the years. and the garden bursting with peonies, seemed so etched in sunlight Teachers can also set up class account so that children can take notes about their topic. Some years it includes too much summer, some years too much winter, and some years too much of both.”. I have experimented with having my own children make a Smore poster about a topic that they’ve learned about in school. and—clap your hands—the Peanuts Play School. During a Kellogg’s commercial during the Opening Ceremony I heard a sentence that echoed in my heart which truly embodies my experience as one who has tried a new teaching role:  “The only impossible journey is the one never begun.”  #greatstarts. But for now I am a willing prisoner in this house. If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you want to throw open all the windows in the house and unlatch the door to the canary's cage, indeed, rip the little door from its jamb, a day when the cool brick paths If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA! From her research I found a website that I placed on my school website called http://www.softschools.com/timelines/ and students used it this week on our school computers to research their famous person. In a recent blog post of mine, I mentioned how I was inspired to use the Copy Change Writing Technique to compose a poem about the snow and borrow poet Billy Collins’ “Today” for my inspiration. Write. I love to be inspired at zigzaggingedtech.blogspot.com. ), #rockstarstatus (My K-2 students saw me at the dance last night and thought it was so awesome to see their teacher at an after school event. (born William James Collins) is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. When I saw the pictures of apps that she placed in her Smore Poster, it validated me because I use most of the same ones with my K-5 students. Although it was made in Sept. of 2013, I had never seen it although 21 million others had seen it on YouTube! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Hopefully, I will add to your repertoire of teaching strategies as we share on Twitter. Reprinted with the permission of Sll/Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. If ever there were a spring day so perfect, I have enjoyed reading other blogs by authors who’ve linked to her Celebrate Link each Saturday. His parents, William and Katherine, raised their son in Queens and White Plains, New York. holding hands and squinting. a hammer to the glass paperweight Billy Collins's "No Time" is a poem that describes the speaker hurrying on a weekday morning to get to an unspecified location. Blog & site of children's book author Tara Lazar, Elementary Math COach and Co-Learner in Southwestern Ontario, Reflections and poems about life on the bayou, Where book love and the joy of a classroom community are shared, Resources for raising readers through elementary and middle school. Source: Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems (Random House Inc., 2001). The Friday Poem this week comes from two time U.S. not a single mouse to punctuate the blankness, schools and libraries buried, the post office lost. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-lxdLTPvJo, 7. STUDY. all but the few girls whispering by the fence. Spell. Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, Wow! Poet Laureate, Billy Collins, who invites us to “throw open all the windows in the house” and enjoy the perfect spring day. ( Log Out /  The local ABC news channel came and filmed our students whose classes had collected 100 items for local homeless shelters and charities. that it made you want to throw open all the windows in the house My heart skipped a beat when a fifth grade boy just started talking to me as I passed his computer. Poet Laureate, 2001-2003 (Poetry and Literature, Library of Congress). Billy Collins (b. Yes, there have been many stressful moments in this new job, but ultimately I am happy that I made the choice. Read all poems of Billy Collins and infos about Billy Collins. Today, by Frank O'Hara - Poem 105 of Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools, Hosted by Billy Collins, U.S. Gravity. I like how they provide a concise commentary acting as a reflective exclamation mark at the end of a  sentence. Today we woke up to a revolution of snow, its white flag waving over everything, the landscape vanished, not a single mouse to punctuate the blankness, and beyond these windows.

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