Friday, May 18, 2012

Technology in the Classroom


I'm so excited!  I now have a document camera and projector in my classroom!!!  Isn't she pretty??



We used to have one cart per grade level (except 2nd grade for some reason - we had to share with 3rd grade) and it was a challenge to get time alone with it.  But thanks to the help of DonorsChoose and some hard-working colleagues who did some heavy-duty fundraising, we now have a lot more of these babies in our school!  I just got it this afternoon and can't wait to use it!

On the other hand, is it a FULL MOON?  Oh my goodness it was a whirlwind of craziness at school today.  My kids had a music concert (they did such a great job!) and it ended at 1:45ish.  Most of them got picked up right from the concert.  I had only 8 students for the last hour of school.  It would be so weird to only have that many all the time!

Happy Friday!!

16 comments:

  1. Congrats! Isn't Donors Choose wonderful?

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    1. Yes! Yes! Yes! I have a colleague who has had so many projects funded by them, she is teaching me her ways!

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  2. I love donorschoose.org too! Enjoy your new technology!

    Lorena
    Little Treasures

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  3. You are going to LOOOOVE it. I have had one for two years, and now I can never go back. It's ruined me.

    Buzzing with Ms. B

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    1. So excited to use it! The closest thing I had in my room was an overhead projector (what's that?!?)

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  4. Yayyy!!! I love my document camera too! I can't imagine not having it because I use it for everything!!! And the kids love it too!!

    Molly
    Lessons with Laughter

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  5. I went from having a document camera to not having one, and I have to say- you will fall in love!! It's so great for showing things up close, especially student work or example work!

    Jenny
    Luckeyfrog's Lilypad

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    1. That's exactly what I want to use it for! I think sharing student work is soo important. This is the perfect way to do it!

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  7. That's the same doc cam that I use... I don't know how I ever taught without it!

    ❤Traci❤
    Dragonflies in First

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  8. Congrats! She is gorgeous :)
    I just got the Luna camera but I need a projector. Which one did you get?
    Thanks!
    My Second Sense

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  10. Wow! a document camera...
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