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I have a favorite author today because he made my students feel important.
a typical interaction between someone else and me about favorite books—> PERSON: So, who is your favorite author? ME: I can’t pick one favorite author. I have many favorites. PERSON: Well, if you...
View ArticleAnd Change-o Was Her Name-o.
When I started this blog last year–the inaugural year of my school’s 1:1 iPad initiative, I thought the name I chose was so clever. I mean iPad … iTeach … iLearn. Get it? How delightfully clever am I,...
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#slowchated Week 5: Balancing Life as an Educator AKA The Wild Ride
This is cross-posted here –> SLOWCHATED. Now that week 6 is nearly coming to a close, I am ready to publish (the overly long) reflection of Week 5. (Brevity in writing is NOT one of my...
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#NETA14InstaWalk: Another Dynamite Opportunity to Network at This Year’s...
The NETA convention always presents plenty of opportunities for educators from all over Nebraska and nearby states to connect on a personal level, from Tweet ups to a Twitter hashtag (#NETA14 this...
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Why School? (as inspired by Mrs. Ripp’s 5th graders)
Dear #phsCONlit students, Today, we are going to be reading some of Pernille Ripp’s 5th graders’ blog post about this question: WHY SCHOOL? 1. Think about your own answer to this question (Why...
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#slowchated Poetry is for everyone (AND this is a party)!
This post is cross-posted here: #SLOWCHATED BLOG. You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what’s in your heart. ~ Carol Ann Duffy...
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#NETA14InstaWalk … or InstaParty?
If you’re looking for THE #NETA14InstaWalk Tasks & Badges, CLICK HERE–> This Mission Is Possible! You are cordially invited to our party, our #NETA14InstaWalk party, that is. Later this week,...
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#NETA14InstaWalk: This Mission IS Possible!
All righty #NETA14 attendees: We have a mission for you–a mission of possibility–if you will. Welcome to the #NETA14InstaWalk. We are your task masters and hosts, Jodie Morgenson (AKA morgetron) AND...
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Playing with Beowulf
This assignment was featured in an episode of “Learning World” on Euronews. Check it out! Our portion begins at the 6 min. 30 sec. mark. –> Learning World Photo Credit: jason via Compfight “Playing”...
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Diamonds: The Beautiful Thing About Today
Photo Credit: Tc Morgan via Compfight I would like to say that Maya Angelou’s worldview shaped mine, including the way I view what it means (and how awesome it is) to be a woman. I love Maya Angelou....
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How to Submit an Assignment to Mrs. M., Digitally, Using GoodNotes or Pages
Photo Credit: Melina Hermsen via Compfight Using GoodNotes: 1. When you receive an assignment via your class’s Google Drive, open it in GoodNotes. This will allow you to write directly on the...
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“Don’t worry about the grade. Focus on what you’re learning.”
Photo Credit: Kristina Alexanderson via Compfight On Thursday, one of my students bombed his vocabulary and sentence structure test. He seemed less disappointed when he found out that he could retake...
View ArticleCongrats to the Cast of THE DETECTIVE by Scotty Strigenz
Stewart Kerney: Sam Keyes Camden Mortar: Cameron Miller Jameson: Weston Pratt Tony Parson: Tanner Pollock The Detective: Scotty Strigenz Ben Kevlar: Ben Keyes Ghost Ben: Ben Keyes Guitar Guy: Ben Keyes...
View ArticleCongratulations to the cast of KILL THE LIGHTS by Sabrina Barton
Emilie: Sabrina Barton Anthia: Jordyn Post Kitty: Emily Hochstein Lucy: Mackenzie Heneger Rose: Karlie Miller Lucien: Sam Keyes Hugo: Cameron Miller Lord Loxley: Tanner Pollock Fletcher: Scotty...
View ArticleCongratulations to the cast of THE SIMPLE INVESTIGATION OF THE HYENA AT...
Luci: Sabrina Barton Barta: Jordyn Post Miss Netherlands: Jenny Welsh Maggie Finn: Baylee Ferryman Miss France: Kennedy Heimes Miss Holland: Hannah Contermans Talia Mason: Sophia Vollmar Locke: Sam...
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Why School? (as inspired by Mrs. Ripp’s 5th graders)
Dear #phsCONlit students, Today, we are going to be reading some of Pernille Ripp’s 5th graders’ blog post about this question: WHY SCHOOL? 1. Think about your own answer to this question (Why...
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The MOSTLY Paperless (and Increasingly Empathetic) Classroom: A Revised...
I have always been a tree hugger, both literally and figuratively. This is me hugging a tree that George Washington planted at Mount Vernon. Three years ago when we began our iPad initiative my...
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Two-Sentence Horror: A Quick, Fun, Challenging Writing Assignment for High...
Photo Credit: Brenda Clarke via Compfight Right before Halloween, one of my sixth grade teachers sent me a post on Facebook leading me to an aggregation of two-sentence horror stories. She still...
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The Lament of the High School Grammar Teacher
When I was in high school, I diagrammed exactly ZERO sentences. In fact, I didn’t even know what that was until college, when I took a Linguistics class well after declaring secondary language arts as...
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I am pro-digging for explanations about anti as a preposition.
Photo Credit: Wessex Archaeology via Compfight Prior to recently, I have only ever thought of anti as a prefix. However, it recently showed up on a list of “frequently used prepositions” for my AP...
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