New Google Certifications...

I started looking into getting Google Certified this past spring.

 Little did I know that they were in the middle of updating/upgrading their certification testing.  :(  That did put a damper on my enthusiasm, so I put it on my summer list of things I want to accomplish.  I also put it in writing to my principal as a summer goal so I was making a real commitment to get it started.  What was I thinking?!?  That means I really have to follow through with this!!  Well, I'm happy to say I started on that path today!!  I've begun the road to achieving my "Educator Level 1" status today.  I've worked through about a third of the lessons, but wanted to take a quick break and blog about it...plus my brain's on overload and it needs a cool-down for a few minutes!  Who knew there was sooo much to learn about a web tool that I use every single day?  And I mean I use it e-v-e-r-y single day!! Anyways, here's a link to the newly updated and upgraded Google Certifications!  I will be happy to report when I've finished my first certificate!  Happy Googling!

Just have to brag...

Just wanted to post a quick pic of a bulletin board I'm proud of putting together.  The "Little Man" helped me get all the pieces together and up, it took us a little over 3 hours to get it all together and up.  My class had a fun time writing messages on their "Twitter" feeds in binary.  Glad I went to Baltimore for the Code.org seminar where I got the great idea!!

Happy Summer Vacation!!

The most wonderful time of the year...at least for teachers!  It's time to recharge batteries, de-stress, relax, and then start thinking about what we want to do differently next year.  On my list this summer is to start a blog (Ta-da!  It's started!), attend "Summer Camp" with Richard Byrne to learn some new tech tricks, and spend some sunny days on the beach with the hubs. Anyways, back to why I'm starting this blog, my goal is to make this my running record of what things I want to try, things I have tried, and finally how it went (both positive and negative).  If I pick up some followers along the way, even better!  I hope they share their experiences so we can all become better at what we do...teach!