Facebook for Educators?

Hello-

I know that I have been to conferences before where colleagues have discussed using a a program similar to Facebook that is designed specifically for educators to share classroom pictures, posts, etc. Are there multiple programs for this?  Any thoughts on this would be appreciated greatly. Thank you!

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With a Blink of an Eye...

     My last post was a couple of months ago already when I said something about feeling relaxed, refreshed and excited to get back on top of my blog.  Lol!! With a blink of an eye, it is now November, almost Thanksgiving and my first post of the school year. How does this happen? It is my 15th year of teaching kindergarten and I am still evolving as a teacher, especially this year as we follow the CCSS.  So I will try again with my blog, starting now!!!

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Back to Blogging

Ahhhh, for the first time in a long time, I feel that I can take a deep breath and gather my thoughts.  I hope that all of you are feeling the same way! I have been away from my blog for s-o-o-o-o long :(! It was a really difficult couple of months, but I am hoping to start fresh! 

I am a blogger who enjoys reflecting on my own teaching, sharing best practices and fresh ideas, and discussing everyday experiences with other teachers! At this point, I don't have anything to sell or freebies to give away, but still look forward to blogging!!!

I also am addicted to TpT! and love, love, love hearing what people are using in their classrooms!

Hope to connect soon!

Sarah 

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Welcome 2013!

Happy New Year!

Tomorrow is back to school after a wonderful holiday vacation.  I always feel a renewed energy when returning back to school after the new year.  I'm not sure if it is because I was able to spend lots of time in my classroom over the break (I need a life, but it is so relaxing for me). Now when I walk in tomorrow morning, I can take a breath and feel prepared!

I also feel that January is a great time to reflect on my teaching and make necessary adjustments to guide instruction for the remainder of the year.  It is also a fantastic time to get students to work on the self reflection process (which is needed for APPR even for kindergarten!)

Another reason I am looking forward to going back to school tomorrow is that I know this vacation has been too long for some of my students and they need to come back to a smiling face and a comfortable routine. I too long for that routine when I have been home for too long. We will start the day off with a celebration of course! What a great way to come back!   We love to celebrate EVERYTHING so we will ring in the new year (because I certainly didn't make it up to see the new year and hopefully they didn't either!)

We will talk about making class resolutions and complete some adorable New Year's projects as we ease our way back into our routines that make us all comfortable and we  prepare to give 100 percent until our next vacation.

Hope you are just excited for the new year and all that it brings!

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