I have a little secret about blogging. Sometimes I don't feel like blogging. Sometimes I want to avoid the little post box. Sometimes, like right now, I'm so far behind on my email that I wonder if I will be eaten alive when I do open my inbox. But I blog anyway. I've realized I… Continue reading A Blogging Secret
Write –> Publish –> Touch Other People’s Lives
Annie Campbell, some of whom you know from the "Write Now In Room 204" Blog is a master third grade teacher. I met Annie at the TCRWP Summer Writing Institute in 2008. We were both taking Carl Anderson's upper grade revision session. I haven't seen Annie in person since July 2008, but I've been in… Continue reading Write –> Publish –> Touch Other People’s Lives
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QR Codes
My kids are junkies when it comes to QR Codes. They love spotting them. They are addicted to the thrill of scanning. They like the possibility of where the QR Code might take them. Today in the Tech Workshop (which should be renamed to Taking Time to Tackle Technology), we talked a little about QR… Continue reading QR Codes
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SOLSC + Thinking About Slicing in a New Way
Last week my friend posted a link on her Facebook page to a blog called Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures. Specifically, it was a link to a post entitled "Public Toilets vs. Newly Potty Trained Girls and Boys." I clicked on the link and was transported to a post about public bathroom experiences with toddlers. … Continue reading SOLSC + Thinking About Slicing in a New Way
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Infographics
Words + pictures have always intrigued me. As a scrapbooker I use words + pictures to document life. As a blogger, I know when an image is included it always impacts me more. (I've been thinking of making this a goal --- to include more images in my posts.) As a teacher I'm well aware… Continue reading Infographics
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And a Copy of Every-Day Dress-Up Goes to…
Many thanks to Random House for sponsoring a giveaway of Selina Alko's new picture book, Every-Day Dress-Up. If you missed the original post about this fantastic picture book, then click here to read it now.
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The Carpenter’s Gift + A Giveaway
Every year, just before December sets in, I ask the publishers who are kind enough to send review copies to me for books about Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanza so I can inform readers about some of the best new books that are out there. This year The Carpenter’s Gift came from Random House and touched… Continue reading The Carpenter’s Gift + A Giveaway
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Mission Complete
I have to be honest, I thought I could do it, but I just didn't know that I would be able to pull it off. Thirty days of writing during my busiest month of the year. (In case you missed my first post on the 750 Words November Challenge I took on you can click… Continue reading Mission Complete
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What are you writing?
Short post since my internet is slow at best, although nonexistent is more accurate. My school was canceled today. I spent a lot of my day writing. I've been revising my query letter and my first novel. So far the first 38 pages have been revised into 18. It's hard work. Hard. Hard. Work. Not to mention… Continue reading What are you writing?
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Social Networking: Trying Out Pinterest and Twitter
A couple months ago I started seeing images that had the words “via Pinterest” on my friends’ Facebook news feeds. It took about a week ‘til my curiosity was piqued enough to find out what Pinterest was. Once I found out what it was, I requested an invite. Once I received a Pinterest account, I… Continue reading Social Networking: Trying Out Pinterest and Twitter
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SOLSC
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What fuels writing workshop?
Around my school, we have three more Mondays of school left in 2011. That's not much, and yet, during this season of grey days, holiday excitement, and indoor recess, it can seem so l o n g. It has me thinking about the energy level in writing workshop. Is it high or low? Like other… Continue reading What fuels writing workshop?
