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As the new school year is starting to take shape, I thought it would be a good time to share some of the things are doing to start the year.

The Primary grades (K-2) have been working on letter recognition and finding there way around the keyboard, using Type 2 Learn.

3rd Grade has tarted working on “Who Am I” a short project to help them learn about each other, they have also been working on there spelling lists, helping them get a head start on some of their homework.

The 4th Grade have been working on their Yearbook project, which covers some of the important milestones of 4th Grade, like 1st week of school and science projects. They will continue to add to this project as the year goes along.

The 5th Grade is already deep into their Biome project, which will help them prepare for what they might find at Camp Edwards this year.

The Jr. Hi has been working on some creative writing, Ask them about “What would Happen If…” They will soon be starting on a Social Studies project for Ms. Peters.

Updating Your Blog Page  To update your Blog page, which you should be doing at least once a month, follow these steps. 1.     Get to your blog page on the internet, (1^stinitiallastname.edublogs.org, (ex. jgaliotto.edublogs.org)) or you can go to www.pennoyerschool.org and click on the link to either classrooms or departments, click on the link to your class, and then click on the link to your blog page.

2.     Scroll down the right hand side of your page and click on login; enter your login name (1^st initiallastname) and password, the one you created on the first day of school. (If you don’t remember your password, click on Lost Your Password.)

3.     Once you login you will be at your dashboard. To add a new post to your existing blog, click on Write in the blue bar at the top of your screen.

4.     Click in the title bar and add your Title. Click in the post box and write your message. Click on publish, and your blog will be updated. At the top of the page click (View Site) to see your published work.

5.     If you wish to add pictures to your post, save the pictures you want to a folder on your desktop (Create a folder called “Blog Pics” on your desk top and save them in there).

6.     Once pictures are saved in your desk top folder, open up the post that you wish to put the pictures into. Under the Save and Publish buttons; click on Upload to make sure it is hi-lited.

7.     Next to File click on the Browse button. Navigate to your desktop, and then to your Blog Pics folder. Click on the picture you want and click on Open.

8.     Click on Upload to get your picture to the Edublogs website.

9.     Leave it as thumbnail and Link to: File. Make sure that your cursor is blinking where you want to insert your picture, in the editor where you were typing your post. Click on the Send to Editor Button.

10. When you are finished adding pictures and typing, click on Publish, and your Blog will be available on the Internet.

The more often you update your Blog, the easier this gets, Practice, Practice, Practice.If you have questions, please let me know.

Hi,

Well I’m trying to put to good use some of the things I learned in Ann Pennstone’s PowerPoint to Podcast class at IL-TCE a few weeks ago. After assembling the assorted hardware and software, and having a social studies class just completing a power point project I thought I would I would use them as part of my first effort to podcast their work. I’m learning that you cannot record more than 4 or 5 students in a 40 minute class with only one microphone. Hopefully I can get things moving a little more smoothly as I become more familiar with the tools. Right now the podcast are located here on my school’s server. Take a listen and see what you think of our first efforts.