Thank you, Mr. Ojukwu!

Thank you, Mr. Ojukwu (Olivia's dad)

You always bring an interesting assortment of books and get the kids excited about reading! You are so animated and easy to listen to! They're mesmerized!

Plickers

Plickers

Bringing technology into the classroom

https://plickers.com/

At a conference I went to a few weeks ago, I was introduced to the website, Plickers and was immediately hooked! We use technology a lot in J13....our interactive whiteboard, Elmo projector, my computer for fun apps, typing and brain breaks and I was eager to incorporate Plickers into our routine. According to the website, Plickers is "a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real time formative assessment data without the need for student devices." This basically means that students can answer  multi-choice questions by holding a QR code that is specific to them and I can scan all of them instantly to gather info about what they've learned. I've used it for a few weeks now and it's been instrumental in helping me think about groupings of students and inform my daily instruction.The kids love that I can "see" their names pop up on the screen (on my phone) as they're scanned, but also feel safe since I don''t reveal how they answered. WOW! This is a powerful tool! 

100th day of school

We're getting ready to celebrate the 100th day of school tomorrow!!!!!! Where has the time gone? Can't wait to post pictures of our celebration!!! Stay tuned!