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Category Archives: blogging
Voicethread: Advice for First Time Bloggers @ncarroll24 #edtech #spedtech #tichat #edchat
From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. What advice would you offer to first time bloggers? Please share your tips for effective blogging by adding comments to the Voicethread below. Share this Do you know somebody else who would find … Continue reading
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Updated Blog Roll #edchat #spedchat #spedtech #assistivetech #SLPeeps #SLPchat #OTpeeps
From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Our updated blog roll is now posted under the Recommended Blogs tab above. Over the next several days descriptions of each blog will be added. READERS: Do you know of any great … Continue reading
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Changes to Diqus Commenting System
From Patrick Black over on Teaching All Students. I’ve been using Disqus to manage comments on Teaching All Students for quite a while now, and it is a great system. Jeremy and I have decided to make a small change … Continue reading
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taking a bow
There’s nothing like a pat on the back once in a while! The fabulous Renee from Closed on Sunday has given me an award! And I didn’t have to bribe her or anything!
So I think this means that I’m a versatile blogger, which is just a really nice way of saying that I can’t stay focused on just one topic. Yay for variety!
Okay. Like any good blog award, there are strings attached. I must…
A. Thank the person who gave me the award
Thanks, Renee! If you haven’t checked out Closed on Sunday yet, you totally should. She’ll regale you with tales of cupcakes gone wrong!
B. Share seven things about myself
1. I have three cats. If I lived alone and didn’t have my husband to keep me in check, I’d have about three dozen cats. I guess this means I’m that crazy cat lady on the inside.
2. I drink black tea every morning. I used to drink coffee, but I was making it so strong that it was starting to give me headaches. And what’s the point of drinking coffee if it doesn’t look like mud?
3. I think regret is the worst feeling in the world, because there’s absolutely nothing you can do to make it better.
4. I’ve thrown a tantrum or two in my classroom (once the kids were gone and the door was shut).
5. I’ve always wanted to host a murder mystery dinner party. I’ve been to a couple, and they were so fun!
6. My second grade teacher slapped me in the face once because I corrected my work in pencil instead of black pen (this was in France, though, so perfectly legal). It was our first year in France, and I still remember my dad chewing out my teacher in his broken French. I think the worst insult he came up with was: “YOU MEAN LITTLE OLD LADY!”
7. When I was in high school, I refused to stay home from school when I felt sick. Unless I was throwing up, I’d go. My parents would urge me to stay in bed, but I wouldn’t. I was too afraid on missing out on something very cool or important!
C. Pass the award onto 15 other bloggers
FIFTEEN?? Really?! This teacher is too busy for fifteen. Let’s just bend the rules a little…. Since I did seven things about me, I’ll pass this award on to seven other bloggers. And if you’d like to grab this award for yourself, too, I won’t stop you!
So here they are:
I’d love to read your “seven things about me”! If you have such a post, please link up in the comments 
Tag, you’re it!
How great! Kerry from Momma May be Mad has given me this lovely blog award:
In order to accept this award, I must:
- Thank the person who gave me the award
- Sum up my blogging philosophy, motivation, and experience in/with five words
- Choose ten other blogs I consider to have substance
So, THANKS A MILLION, KERRY !!!!
!!!!Ummm, if you know me then you should know that saying anything within five words is a challenge (unless, of course, it’s: I want ice cream now). So here goes nothing:
Venting, sharing, reflecting, connecting, and fulfilling
Hey…. I did it!
Ten other blogs who have substance… all of the wonderful blogs that I read out there have substance, so if you weren’t named in this list, feel free to swipe the award anyway. Don’t worry, you can and you won’t even get caught!!
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Best of– teaching in california
I got my very first teaching job in California. Here are some gems from those two years:
And if you’re wondering…. Yes, this was a rerun!!
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Substitute bloggers
Since I’m out of reach from the Internet this week (yes, this is the ghost of Sarah Past writing a scheduled post!), I thought I’d leave you with some of my favorite blogs to keep you occupied.
So until my much anticipated return to the blogosphere (ha!), feel free to check out these gems!
Positively Splendid has recipes, crafts and general goodness that you won’t want to miss!
If you’re anything like me, you’ll love playing around with the color combinations at ColourLovers.
If you’ve ever wanted a super fun way to surf the web, go check out Kirtsy. You can thank me later.
If your life is feeling average, check out these funny average folks!
I love perusing all the crafts and tutorials at One Pretty Thing, and I’m sure you will too!
I always enjoy visiting Mighty Girl (and her shopping site is pretty cool too!)
And finally, you can always count on Mint for lovely eye candy!
So there you go! Be good for the sub…
Tootin’ my own horn
This goes against everything I was taught (don’t brag, stop showing off, don’t draw attention to yourself, there’s always going to be someone out there who’s better than you). But today I throw caution to the wind! Upbringing be darned!
I’m here to convince you that I belong on The A List. First of all, I’ve been blogging since 2006 …. which makes me Time’s Person of the Year for 2006. So… that’s gotta count for something right?
Secondly, and most importantly, I blog about my adventures and misadventures in the classroom. This makes for some hilarious and heart-wrenching reading! Like the time when a parent asked a teacher if they could babysit for them too. Or when a student revealed her mommy’s secret. Or when one of my students gave me the bad news about my future. Or my frustration over being taxed in my own school!
So if you’re a student, a teacher, or a parent (or if you’ve ever set foot in a classroom), you’re sure to find something to please you, amuse you, or anger you on this here blog. Come along and enjoy the ride!
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“Randomly shouting into the darkness”
After years of avoiding Twitter (and mocking it! When I first saw the video above I just about peed my pants!), I’ve finally succumbed. I joined Twitter two days ago, mainly for business reasons– to help promote my etsy store. You know, because two blogs, four email addresses, Blogfrog, and Facebook wasn’t enough!
If you’d like to join me there, you can click here! I will probably even follow you back, because I’m nice like that 
Featuring…
I’ve been featured at the latest Carnival of Educators! There are lots of other great posts by some great teachers.
Go check it out!
