Work With What You Have!

I was the Featured Teacher on today's Classroom 2.0 Live presentation today! If you have never participated in one of these Saturday presentations, it is well worth the the time.  I have learned so much about web 2.0 tools, best practices, classroom management, and more from these live webinars.

Today I talked about making the most of what you have. Instead of lamenting or complaining about what you DON'T have in your classroom, use what you DO have to its fullest potential!

In my presentation, I share how I made the decision to do more with technology in my classroom, goal setting, and examples of projects and tools that I have used to transform my classroom in to a global classroom.



LiveBinder Link: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=937692
(Note: Click on tab for "Louise Morgan-Featured Teacher" in the LiveBinder)

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

What a fun day we had creating our UStream video and celebrating Cinco de Mayo!
AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ON OUR GOOGLEDOC!

Live broadcast by Ustream

The students really enjoyed dressing up and feasting on authentic Tex-Mex fare prepared by their parents.  It was a wonderful, memorable day!

The girls looked lovely in their skirts and blouses - They had fun twirling!

The boys looked muy guapo! They were so proud to be dressed up at school!

Authentic Tex-Mex food!

Enchiladas and Empanadas!

Tamales, burritos and more enchiladas!

Thank you to our parent volunteers who helped make our celebration a success! 

Even our vice-principal, Mr. Shepard, joined in on the fun!

A fun day that we will always remember!

Cinco de Mayo Presentation Friday May 4th!

We're going LIVE! 

After much preparation the time is almost near for our Cinco de Mayo presentation! Due to the high interest in our project, we will be presenting LIVE on UStream Friday May 4th at 9:30am CST. Don't worry if this time doesn't work for you, it will be recorded so your class can watch it at a time that is convenient. I have created a Google Document where your class can leave feedback and ask questions. 

We look forward to your participation!

Collaboration with a Bilingual Class

I am currently collaborating with Gabriel Verrone, a bilingual teacher, to create a presentation for our Cinco de Mayo Skype in the Classroom Project.

Working with 40 students who are researching, practicing scripts, and creating products has been challenging but fun. We have been meeting every Tuesday in the library to work and learn together.

Our project will include history, clothing, crafts, music, and food. The information will be presented in both English and Spanish. We have had such a great response to our project, that we are considering doing a live stream or group Skype sessions. A teacher in Chicago, David Karnoscak, recently used UStream to share student presentations on Native American Tribes. 

The nice thing about Ustream is that it can reach many classrooms at one time and feedback can be entered on a "check-in and chat" roll.  We haven't quite decided which route we will go for our presentation yet, but I will keep you posted on our progress. May 5th is just around the corner!

Do you have any suggestions on how to best present this awesome project?

Part of the 5-Star Blogger Challenge on Charity Preston's The Organized Classroom Blog