I am so glad I started this blog in the summer. I have been working on the look of my blog all day. I am pretty tech savy as far as what I use in my classroom and home but start talking about web design, and coding and I am completely lost. But not anymore, well not completely anymore! Just for some background I do not use any sort of photo editing programs and I make most of my classroom materials on Word. I just discovered Publisher this last school year and couldn't even use that correctly... Today I downloaded GIMP, which is really cool, made my own blog header thanks to an awesome tutorial from Mommy Moment, downloaded a free background for my blog from LeeLou Blogs and created my own button, thanks again to Mommy Moment. There is no way that that I could possibly get this all done during the school year!
I also joined the Middle Grades Bloglovin Bloghop. This is my first attempt at reaching out into the world of other bloggers and claiming to be one myself.
I even did some actual school work today...well sort of! I downloaded some useful tools from Teachers Pay Teachers from The Clutter Free Classroom, The Science Penguin, and Tracee Orman. So a big thank you to them for being way more creative and computer savy than I am, so far. I also orderd a book on how to use interactive science notebooks in my classroom. It should be here Tuesday! After everything that I was able to learn today just from other teacher divas out there, I think there may be hope for me. I have even added other people's buttons on my blog so that I can spread the love.
Now that I have a button, please grab it!
Welcome to the blog world! I started a few months ago and have already made new friends! Stick to it! It is worth it, I promise! I was hired to finish out the year in a 9th grade class last year. This is my first full year teaching. (7th grade Civics). I am planning on doing the Interactive Notebooks as well. I got a really good resource on TpT ( I think it was called Ultimate Foldables for Interactive Notebooks) Oh EM GEE! It is AMazing! Check it out! If I find the link, I will come back and leave it under a comment. I am excited to be a follower!
ReplyDelete-Jessie
Lil Bit Country In the Classroom
Welcome to the blogging world!!! You will absolutely love it! My only advice is to blog when it comes naturally. I don't really pre-plan my blog posts. Unless you have tons of things on your mind that you already want to share, just let it come naturally. Sometimes, making deadlines for yourself or sticking to pre-planned things takes the fun out of it!
ReplyDeleteDo lots of linkys and meet others! You will have tons of new bloggy friends in no time!
Kelly
Koonce’s Korner