Blogging with Shonda GAETI 2014

I learned so much today. We were introduced to some new assessment tools and vocabulary strategies. Quizziz will be the replacement for Kahoot!. I love that it is self paced yet the competitiveness is still there. My students get to rowdy when we play Kahoot!. I have to warn my neighboring teachers about the noise level. The afternoon session was really good. The presenters gave us several strategies I think my students will love. My favorite was Word Sneak. The idea of getting the kids talking and using the words is awesome. I can't wait to try this upcoming school year.

Today we got a change to research our family. Although I wasn't able to look at the U.S. Census from my free account, DeeDee Baldwin was nice enough to find my grandfather with his parents and siblings in the 1940 census. I thought that was awesome. Ok, so let me backup. This morning we two sessions on Microsoft Publisher and Fake News. Both session were great. I've learned some quick tips and will use those to create my classroom rules and expectations posters. I am nervous that I will not be able to finish my art project or that I will finish but not at the quality I desire. I will probably work through lunch tomorrow.

Today was a little fast past. Dr. Lee started the day with Adobe Spark which was fun. Spark is easy to use and free. Everybody enjoyed creating videos by adding images, narration, and audio. After lunch we had a presentation on 3D printing which is something I would love to do with my students. I just have to figure out where I can get money to purchase one. Our time was short in art. Everybody was able to prime their boards and pick out their background designs. I really wish we had more time. I take my art vert seriously. Now coding was a bit challenging. Dr. Lee stated the we must follow the coding rules. Some of us were getting lost. It reminded me of the 7th graders. We did not follow the rules very well.

Today was the start of an awesome week for GAETI participants. It was a combination of participants from the 2014 to 2017 institutes. I was one of the lucky ones because I am a member of the first GAETI workshop. It was so good to see Floraline, Collins, and Tony. I wished they all would have came back. That was the best workshop of my teaching career. Also, teachers from West Oktibbeha County High school are here. We had some catching up to do. Mrs. Angela is still loud and fun but I love her so dearly. I got a glimps of Dr. Lee. I can't wait to see what he has in store for us tomorrow. Today's presenters did a great job. The Funchess's from Yazoo jazzed us up with some wonderful musical strategies and Mr. Weir brought it home with some practical strategies I think could benefit my school and district greatly. Our schools has been doing the same thing for the past five years and it is not working. I think he could very change some things for us. Day one down, four mo

Today is bitter sweet. This is the last meeting for GAETI 2014 summer participants. It was so fun meeting Dr. Bracey and all of her colleagues who have shared such valuable tools and resources. I love seeing everyone in good spirit and hearing about different technology tools they have implemented and other accomplishments. This experience as been a great one. This is the last day of meeting and we are still learning. Today Dr. Bariswell introduced us to Camtasia. Camtasia is time consuming but I like it. Now I have to figure out how I can get access to this software. I see myself making a lot of videos in the near future. I tried humus, an egg roll, and a European cookie. I guess I can now considered myself cultured. Thanks GAETI

Today was the first follow-up meeting for GAETI 2014. I was so nice seeing everyone and to hear about all the technology everyone is implementing in there classroom. We also go some more awesome materials today. I can truly say because of GAETI this year started off so much better. I will slowly integration different technological tools into classroom. I sure the students would love them. I didn't want to pull of my rabbits out the the hate so soon in the school year. But most importantly, I first have to see how these tools address and enhance learning objectives. I was extremely tired but lunch have me a little boost of energy. A few class members weren't able to make it but I sure they will read all about in the blogs. Not only did GAETI provide better teaching strategies, it all open avenues for other workshops. On yesterday I was on th4e MSU-Starkville campus to attend the Stockmarket Game training hosted by MSCEE. I did have too many examples for technology use. However,