Ms. Easton's Crazy Class

Video for Webquest!!

2008-12-17T11:18:00.000-08:00

This is a wonderful video on all the four seasons! It's very informative and exciting! Please watch students!!

~Web Quests~

2008-12-17T08:59:00.001-08:00

A web quest is a fun adventure online that students can learn about different topics by going to websites that are linked there and ready for the student's access.It is much more interesting and a more exciting way to learn than just reading in textbooks. It is very easy for students to learn. To learn more about webquests, visit these sites: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/using_quest.htm and http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm
We will be doing a webquest in our classroom on the four seasons of Utah. It will be very exciting and informative. Hopefully we will all know how to dress appropriately for the different types of weather!!

OUR LAST WEEK!!!

2008-11-18T15:39:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a great last few days with their students! I can't believe there's only 3 more days left!?! Time flies! Today Patty and I taught a lesson on Utah hero's. It went well and we have really developed such a fun bond with our students and they seem to trust us! Tomorrow is our last lesson- it's a review so we'll be playing a few different games with the kids to summarize what we've taught them in all our other lessons! It really has been such a fun experience and we probably have the best most well behaved kids ever! Not to mention the sweetest :) They love giving us hugs, asking our opinion on things, etc. They really do make you see the positive in things, even when you're sick and having a rough day :) It will be bittersweet to be done with field and be back in the classroom. We also have a fun little joke activity planned for our last day on Friday, but I hope it goes well, so in case not, I'll post about it later! I also wanted to just thank Patty for being such a great partner! It's been so much fun working closely with her everyday! She's the best! Hope you're all having as much fun as we are!

halfway there...

2008-11-13T16:45:00.000-08:00

Well it's the middle of our second week, so field experience is halfway over! It will be bittersweet! It has been nice not having to go to class but it has been a lot of work and stressful at times making sure our lessons work out! Patty and I taught two lessons this week..the first in front of our cooperating supervisor. Unfortunately, I became sick that morning and had to leave in the middle of our lesson, so that was pretty embarrassing! Luckily everyone understood and they made me feel good for still attempting to come to school everyday ( thanks Patty :) ) Our lessons have gone well and we've gotten a lot of constructive criticism that we will be able to remember and apply to our own classrooms one day! It has been so fun developing bonds with the children. They're so sweet and we are really lucky to have such a great cooperating teacher and class!

FIRST WEEK!!!

2008-11-07T13:25:00.000-08:00

Patty and I successfully finished our first week in field! We taught one lesson on Wednesday and it went really well! I love the kids in our class! They are such sweet and thoughtful students! Fourth grade is a good age! They're old enough where it's not strictly babysitting, but they're not too old that they're attitude-nal, as my sister would say, and they're not screaming to get out of elementary school yet! They were really receptive to our lesson on the explorers Escalante and Dominguez! We did a fun mini field trip where we pretended they were explorers experiencing bad weather, hunger, etc, and they were all acting so great! I cannot forget to mention our cooperating teacher! She's so wonderful and such a great example of organization, behavior management, and everything! These next 2 weeks should be even more fun!

Digital Storytelling Fun!

2008-10-29T12:44:00.001-07:00

Digital storytelling is a really fun way to view information and see pictures along with what you're learning. You can also incorporate music and do different sounds along with each slide in the movie! Some informative websites are: http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/ http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/ http://www.teachingteachers.com/ ! This Video off of Youtube is a very informative way to discover digital storytelling and might be easier and a little more entertaining than reading about it! = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yU8zE5LBBY ... Now that you are aware of digital storytelling, please create a digital storytelling lesson on mountain men! Pick one of your favorites that we have talked about in class and create a movie about his journey to Utah!! Have fun and remember these important steps!! : 1. Write out storyboard and script.
2. Select images you would like to use for your digital story.
3. Select audio you would like to use for your digital story.
4. Select content and text you would like to use for your digital story.
5.Open Photo Story 3.
6.Import images into Photo Story 3.
7. Add titles, text, and/or information to your pictures (remember in using text less is more)if needed.
8.Change the effects of the pictures.

.... Make sure to have narration, music, pictures, a credits page, etc.. .we'll discuss more about this in class!
HAVE FUN!!

Why Be Kind to Our Teeth?

2008-10-29T12:37:00.000-07:00

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Election

2008-10-22T11:32:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to remind you students about the upcoming election for the future President of the United States. It is very important for all of us to be informed on the two candidates, so I just wanted to let you know if you have any questions we can take a class period or two to talk about it!! Watching the news, reading the newspaper, etc. are all great ways to stay up to date and informed! Thanks :)

Halloween Fun!

2008-09-22T19:19:00.000-07:00

This is a fun page that everyone should check out to get in the halloween spirit!!!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffq75s4_0fr8tqmxm

Welcome!

2008-09-03T08:11:00.000-07:00

Hello Students and Parents,
Welcome to my blog! Just a little background about me... I was born and raised in Southern California and a few years ago moved up to Utah for college. I love children! I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a little girl and am so excited to "hopefully" be able to change the lives of at least one student for the better! I look forward to working with you all and please feel free to contact me for anything!
Thanks :)
Ms. Easton