Communicating More Frequently, Mentoring

One of my goals this year is to communicate more frequently on this blog. I am going to try to update this on a weekly basis even if I don't have anything exceptionally noteworthy. I think that I've been getting away from the original intent which is to reflect on my journey of growth as a teacher integrating technology.

The Global Learner veterans at Adams 14 school district finished giving a two and a half day training for the new Global Learner mentees. I will be working with two fantastic teachers from other schools. I understand the feeling of frustration and being overwhelmed with all the new technology. Two years ago, I went through the same thing. If I had had a mentor I think it would have reassured me. Sometimes you just need a nudge in the right direction every once and a while.

Welcome Second Graders

Bienvenidos al salon de clase de Mr. Fisher. Vamos a utilizar mucha tecnologia interesante. Mi meta es usar la pantalla SmartBoard y aprender y usar VoiceThread. Vamos a trabajar con dos clases -una de Hanson y la otra de Haskin Elementary en Center, Colorado. Mi numero de telefono es 303-853-5862.
Welcome to Mr. Fisher's Classroom. We are going to be using some exciting technology this year. My goal is to use the SmartBoard and really work on VoiceThreads. I am excited to work with Mrs. Talamantes from Hanson and Ms. Martinez from Haskin Elementary.
My classroom phone number is 303-853-5862.

Practicing Embedding VoiceThread in blog

This post is just a practice for embedding a post during the training for the 2009-2010 Global Learners training. This was one of the more popular training segments and I think the appeal of Voicethread lies in it's simplicity. Many primary teachers were excited about using this with their younger learners who do not type or write well yet. More to come on VoiceThreads later.

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