Catching Up

Curriculum night is over, and I think it went well....I am hoping that parents will take time to visit the Rummel Creek site and see all of the wonderful things that are available.
At the PTA meeting I was able to share two student created videos - one from Fifth Grade and another from Second Grade. The students have worked hard to learn the iMACS and iMovie....their creations are great. I was able to post two of them on the Rummel Creek Library Wiki....so take a look. It's our first attempts, and already the students are ready to create more and have made suggestions on how to improve!
Today is Monday...the library was once again filled with students exploring the macs and the iTouches...it's wonderful to see the activity. Parents, you too can come and test the equipment and explore with the students....the APPS webpage has been fixed...it's a little easier to read. Trying to keep up with all of the ones the students suggest. So keep coming back. I'll try to keep them in Alpha order by title within the subject area.

TCEA

I'm sitting here waiting for a session to start. I have so many ideas floating around in my head. I've learned a lot in a very short time and can't wait to share it with the students at RCE. I've updated the webpage with many of the sites that I learned about. Many of the sessions I have attended have been geared to PreK through 2nd grade. The links for these grade levels has expanded. Please visit the Library Link, Curriculum Link and grade levels for hot links to all kinds of activities to enrich your students learning. My enthusiasm and excitement is not showing as I write...but hopefully you'll see the results soon at RCE!

Library is CHANGING

I've been contemplating how to get a little more energy in the library...well...the macs and iTouches have done the job. Starting at about 7:20 every morning, students arrive and begin the morning exploration on the computers. At 8:00 we have to push them out to class. It's a good problem. Wish I had more. The late comers get the "old" black PC's...but even those are seeing more use then in the recent past. Its fun to watch the students work together to figure out a problem. I'm not doing a lot of teaching yet, just want them to explore...they are actually teaching me. I've learned a lot about the iTouches. Very cool piece of equipment. My life is changing daily as we add new apps to the device. This morning we had many things going on in the library - KRCE is back on the air, the Odyssey groups were practicing, and then the computer users took over the rest of the space. Nice and busy..Nice and loud...just like a library should be. Be checking the RCE wiki for samples of the student products soon...we've got some Steven Spielburg's in the making!
Curriculum night is fast approaching - we'll be focused on Literacy and Technology...come and see how technology supports the classroom curriculum. Bring your own laptop or iTouch and join us in creating wordles, animotos and more! February 16th - in the Library, Kiva and labs!